S05E13 · EP 77
season 5 · February 3, 1994
The Dinner Party
written by Larry David · directed by Tom Cherones · 33M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)
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George Tells The Beached Whale Story | The Marine Biologist

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 4 threads
lie 11%coincidence 10%deadpan 9%absurd 7%scheme 7%awkward 6%tense 6%obsession 4%cheerful 3%humiliation 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Golden Boy T-shirt
B · Marine Biologist Lie
C · Organizer/Whale Convergence
D · Kramer's Golf Balls
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Comedy Club · cold_openJerry Stand-up Nature Shows

Jerry performs stand-up about relating to nature documentaries and shifting allegiances.

00:01–00:33petty_grievance
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2 · Jerry's apartment · act1Golden Boy and Yuri Testikov

Jerry shows Elaine his dying favorite T-shirt and shares a fake fact about Tolstoy's War and Peace.

00:33–02:12lie · obsession
3 · Jerry's apartment · act1Kramer Nicholson Impression

Kramer practices a Jack Nicholson impression while Jerry finds himself in alumni magazine.

02:12–03:10scheme · rivalry
5 · Jerry's apartment · act1Kramer's Electronic Organizer

Kramer gives Jerry an electronic organizer from the bank and talks about whales.

03:24–05:13scheme · obsession
6 · ATM Street · act1ATM Balance Inquiry

Jerry uses an ATM cash machine while George waits nearby.

05:13–05:40
7 · ATM Street · act1Diane DeConn Marine Biologist Lie

Jerry runs into college friend Diane and lies that George is a marine biologist specializing in whales.

05:40–06:36lie · impersonation
8 · Jerry's apartment · act1George Panics Over Lie

George is thrilled Diane remembered him but horrified to learn Jerry made him a marine biologist instead of an architect.

06:36–07:07lie · avoidance
10 · Limousine · act1Limo Ride Organizer Thrown

Elaine and Lippman pick up Testikov in a limo; his organizer beeps, enraging Testikov who throws it out the window.

08:23–10:06lie · social_rule_violation
11 · Jerry's apartment · act1Aftermath Organizer Lost

Elaine blames Jerry for the lie; George complains about the marine biologist persona vs architect dream.

10:06–11:28lie · betrayal
12 · Jerry's apartment · act2Kramer Sand and Organizer Found

Kramer returns covered in sand from failed golfing; Jerry gets call from woman hit by organizer.

11:28–11:51coincidence · humiliation
13 · Monk's Cafe · act2Monk's Meeting Corinne

Jerry meets Corinne at Monk's; she demands hospital bill payment for organizer injury.

11:51–12:54coincidence · scheme
14 · Jerry's apartment · act2Plan to Confront Testikov

Elaine reveals Testikov threw organizer; Jerry and Elaine plan to get Testikov to pay Corinne's bills.

12:54–15:41scheme · negotiation
16 · Hotel Hallway · act2Hotel Hallway Wait

Jerry and Elaine wait outside Testikov's hotel room.

16:23–16:46scheme
17 · Hotel Room 308 · act2Testikov Confrontation Recorder Thrown

Elaine and Jerry confront Testikov; he discovers tape recorder and throws it out window hitting Corinne again.

16:46–18:07coincidence · escalation
18 · Beach · act3Beached Whale Discovery

George and Diane encounter a beached whale; crowd demands a marine biologist.

18:07–18:30lie · coincidence
19 · Monk's Cafe · act3George Whale Monologue

At Monk's, George recounts entering the water, finding the obstruction, and pulling out a Titleist golf ball.

18:30–20:41coincidence · comeuppance
20 · Monk's Cafe · act3George Confession Breakup

George finishes story: crowd cheered, Diane kissed him, then he confessed he wasn't a marine biologist and she dumped him.

20:41–21:47confession · breakup
21 · Monk's Cafe · tagGolden Boy Dies Baby Blue

Jerry reveals Golden Boy died but introduces replacement shirt Baby Blue; Kramer still covered in sand.

21:47–21:51obsession
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Clips

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George Tells The Beached Whale Story | The Marine Biologist2021-10-04
▶ Official Seinfeld channel · YouTube
Kramer Has A Fun Idea | The Marine Biologist2024-10-03
▶ Official Seinfeld channel · YouTube
Justice For Corinne | The Marine Biologist2026-06-28
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Episode facts

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Aired
February 3, 1994
Overall
#77
Writers
Larry David
Director
Tom Cherones
Viewers
33M (US)
Pace
135 words/min · 121 questions

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