S05E16 · EP 80
season 5 · February 24, 1994
The Stand-In
written by Larry David · directed by Tom Cherones · 25.4M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

20 scenes · 4 threads
deadpan 8%scheme 8%awkward 8%absurd 8%tense 7%social rule violation 7%petty grievance 6%humiliation 6%comeuppance 5%secret exposed 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Hospital Comedy Pressure
B · Spiteful Relationship
C · Stand-in Height Deception
D · Elaine Date Disaster
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Every scene

20 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Comedy Club · cold_openJerry Stand-up Bus Rant

Jerry performs stand-up comedy about the annoyance of driving behind city buses.

00:01–00:33social_rule_violation
2 ▸ 00:33
2 · Bus · act1Bus Ride Boredom & Fulton

George complains about boring girlfriend Daphne; Al Netche suggests Jerry visit sick friend Fulton.

00:33–01:53breakup · petty_grievance
4 ▸ 03:32
4 · Street · act1Street Talk & Stand-in Job

Kramer and Mickey reveal stand-in jobs and Mickey's growth crisis; Kramer insists on lifts.

03:32–03:49scheme · avoidance
5 ▸ 03:49
5 · Hospital Room · act1Hospital Visit Fulton

Jerry visits Fulton in hospital; Fulton demands a good laugh but remains stone-faced.

03:49–04:13social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
7 · Monk's Cafe · act1Monk's Breakup Interrupted

George tries to break up with Daphne at Monk's, but she reveals Al warned her about him.

04:45–05:52breakup · eavesdropping
8 · All My Children Set · act1All My Children Set Rehearsal

Kramer and Mickey rehearse stand-in scenes for All My Children; director calls lunch.

05:52–07:19impersonation · scheme
9 ▸ 07:19
9 · All My Children Set · act1Set Lunch Lifts & Tammy

Mickey wears lifts secretly; Tammy flirts; Johnny Bigiano suspects Mickey's height change.

07:19–08:15lie · scheme
10 ▸ 08:15
10 · Monk's Cafe · act1Monk's Pachyderm Pizza Story

Jerry tells George the Pachyderm story: hot pizza juggling leads to facial landings.

08:15–08:37coincidence · social_rule_violation
11 · Hospital Room · act1Hospital Phil Visits Fulton

Phil Totola visits Fulton, tries to cheer him; Jerry sets up Elaine date with Phil.

08:37–09:07seduction · scheme
12 · Monk's Cafe · act2Monk's Spiteful Commitment

George decides to stay with Daphne out of spite against Al; Jerry agrees it's the only choice.

09:07–10:35petty_grievance · scheme
13 · Monk's Cafe · act2Monk's Fulton Blame & Locker

Jerry blamed for Fulton's decline; Mickey's locker broken into, lifts exposed to Johnny.

10:35–11:51secret_exposed · betrayal
14 · Daphne's Apartment · act2Daphne Apartment Picnic Cancel

George cancels father-son picnic to prove commitment; Daphne doubts Al was wrong.

11:51–13:46scheme · lie
15 ▸ 13:46
15 · Jerry's Apartment · act2Elaine Date Pachyderm Story

Elaine and Phil date goes well; Phil tells Pachyderm story, then suddenly 'takes it out'.

13:46–14:48humiliation · social_rule_violation
17 ▸ 15:40
17 · Monk's Cafe · act2Monk's 'Took It Out' Spreads

Jerry tells Kramer about Phil's exposure; Kramer suggests 'it' just needed air.

15:40–17:58social_rule_violation
18 · Jerry's Apartment · act2Jerry Apartment George Marriage

George admits he dislikes Daphne but will marry her for spite; Jerry suggests mental help.

17:58–18:32petty_grievance · scheme
19 · Street · act2Street Phil Encounter

Jerry runs into Phil on street; Phil confused about date failure; Jerry sees public breastfeeding.

18:32–18:38social_rule_violation · humiliation
20 · All My Children Set · act3Set Rock Paper Scissors

On set, little people actors play rock-paper-scissors; Johnny and Tammy arrive; tension rises.

18:38–18:45rivalry · investigation
21 · All My Children Set · act3Set Confrontation Ostracism

Tammy rejects Mickey; Johnny exposes lifts; Mickey blames Kramer; Tammy leaves with Johnny.

18:45–20:15betrayal · humiliation
22 · Hospital Room · act3Hospital Stand-up Kills Fulton

Jerry performs stand-up for Fulton; Fulton laughs uncontrollably then suddenly stops, apparently dead.

20:15–20:59coincidence · comeuppance
23 · Monk's Cafe · tagMonk's Pachyderm Returns

Daphne breaks up with George; she met Jerry Persach (Pachyderm) who used pizza trick on her.

20:59–21:55coincidence · comeuppance
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Episode facts

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Aired
February 24, 1994
Overall
#80
Writers
Larry David
Director
Tom Cherones
Viewers
25.4M (US)
Pace
132 words/min · 109 questions

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