S05E14 · SCENE 1/22 · 00:01
The Marine Biologist · Comedy Club
Jerry Moon Landing Standup

Jerry performs standup about the moon landing making modern complaints seem trivial.

00:01→00:37
in the episode · 0m 36s · S05E14

What happens

00:01–00:37

Jerry opens with a monologue arguing that landing on the moon ruined perspective, making everyday inconveniences like coffee taste or pill bottles seem absurd by comparison. He jokes Neil Armstrong should have dedicated the leap to all complainers on Earth.

WhereComedy Club
DriverJerry
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadWine Purchase

Key lines

from this scene
00:02

We never should have landed a man on the moon.

00:17

We'd go, "They can't make a prescription bottle that'll open easily?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
deadpan0.8
petty grievance0.4
absurd0.2
monologue

Beats

00:02Jerry claims moon landing was a mistake
00:25Neil Armstrong joke about complainers

Scene in the episode

00:01–00:37
A · Wine Purchase
B · Babka Quest
C · Vomit Streak
D · Double Parker

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