S05E13 · SCENE 2/18 · 00:33
The Dinner Party · Jerry's apartment
Golden 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→02:12
in the episode · 1m 39s · S05E13
Golden Boy and Yuri Testikov

What happens

00:33–02:12

In Jerry's apartment, Jerry introduces Elaine to 'Golden Boy,' his six-year-old yellow T-shirt that is fraying at the collar. He refuses to hand-wash it, claiming the machine wash cycle is its 'game.' Elaine gets a call about picking up Russian author Yuri Testikov. Jerry then claims 'War and Peace' was originally titled 'War, What is it Good For?' citing Tolstoy's mistress as the reason for the change.

WhereJerry's apartment
DriverJerry
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadGolden Boy T-shirt

Key lines

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01:50

Did you know the original title for War and Peace was War-What is it Good For?

02:04

But it's a line from that song. That's where they got it from.

02:08

Really? I'm not joking.

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deadpan0.7
obsession0.5
petty grievance0.3
awkward0.3
rapid back and forthcoined phrase

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00:51Touch Golden Boy
01:50War and Peace lie

Scene in the episode

00:33–02:12
A · Golden Boy T-shirt
B · Marine Biologist Lie
C · Organizer/Whale Convergence
D · Kramer's Golf Balls

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