S05E18 · SCENE 1/21 · 00:01
The Raincoats (1) · Comedy club stage
Standup birthday parties

Jerry performs stand-up comparing first and last birthday parties.

00:01→00:44
in the episode · 0m 43s · S05E18

What happens

00:01–00:44

Jerry opens the episode with a stand-up routine about the similarities between a person's first and last birthday parties, noting the confusion and lack of excitement at both.

WhereComedy club stage
DriverJerry
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadJerry vs Toby

Key lines

from this scene
00:02

The thing about birthday parties...

00:23

What is this ritual? What is going on?

00:39

Tell them, 'Thank you for coming to my birthday party."'

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
deadpan0.8
monologue

Beats

00:02Jerry opens with birthday party observation

Scene in the episode

00:01–00:44
A · Jerry vs Toby
B · George fire cowardice
C · Elaine promotion snub
D · Kramer toe rescue

Clips from this episode

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