S05E13 · EP 77
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18 scenes · our breakdownJerry performs stand-up about relating to nature documentaries and shifting allegiances.
00:01–00:33petty_grievance
2 ▸ 00:33Jerry shows Elaine his dying favorite T-shirt and shares a fake fact about Tolstoy's War and Peace.
00:33–02:12lie · obsessionKramer practices a Jack Nicholson impression while Jerry finds himself in alumni magazine.
02:12–03:10scheme · rivalryKramer gives Jerry an electronic organizer from the bank and talks about whales.
03:24–05:13scheme · obsessionJerry uses an ATM cash machine while George waits nearby.
05:13–05:40Jerry runs into college friend Diane and lies that George is a marine biologist specializing in whales.
05:40–06:36lie · impersonationGeorge is thrilled Diane remembered him but horrified to learn Jerry made him a marine biologist instead of an architect.
06:36–07:07lie · avoidanceElaine 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_violationElaine blames Jerry for the lie; George complains about the marine biologist persona vs architect dream.
10:06–11:28lie · betrayalKramer returns covered in sand from failed golfing; Jerry gets call from woman hit by organizer.
11:28–11:51coincidence · humiliationJerry meets Corinne at Monk's; she demands hospital bill payment for organizer injury.
11:51–12:54coincidence · schemeElaine reveals Testikov threw organizer; Jerry and Elaine plan to get Testikov to pay Corinne's bills.
12:54–15:41scheme · negotiationJerry and Elaine wait outside Testikov's hotel room.
16:23–16:46schemeElaine and Jerry confront Testikov; he discovers tape recorder and throws it out window hitting Corinne again.
16:46–18:07coincidence · escalationGeorge and Diane encounter a beached whale; crowd demands a marine biologist.
18:07–18:30lie · coincidenceAt Monk's, George recounts entering the water, finding the obstruction, and pulling out a Titleist golf ball.
18:30–20:41coincidence · comeuppanceGeorge finishes story: crowd cheered, Diane kissed him, then he confessed he wasn't a marine biologist and she dumped him.
20:41–21:47confession · breakupJerry reveals Golden Boy died but introduces replacement shirt Baby Blue; Kramer still covered in sand.
21:47–21:51obsessionClips
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- 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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