S05E21 · SCENE 18/21 · 14:04
The Hamptons · Beach House Dining Area
Lobster Dinner & Kosher Trick

Group eats lobster; Rachel refuses (kosher); George tricks her into eating lobster omelet.

14:04→16:05
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What happens

14:04–16:05

Everyone enjoys lobster. Rachel declines due to kosher rules. George makes breakfast next morning: scrambled eggs with lobster. He tricks Rachel into eating it, saying her shirt shrunk in water as a hint. She realizes the lobster, is horrified, and leaves.

WhereBeach House Dining Area
DriverJerry
Positionact3 · payoff
ThreadLobster Poaching

Key lines

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14:23

You know, when you die you're gonna get some special attention.

14:41

The lobsters will scare him.

14:44

I'm gonna get him.

15:03

Really? Tell us more, Mr. Science.

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Scene DNA

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scheme0.9
social rule violation0.8
humiliating0.8
betrayal0.7
comeuppance0.6
chaotic0.5
argument

Beats

14:12Rachel kosher refusal
19:49Lobster in eggs revealed

Scene in the episode

14:04–16:05
A · Ugly Baby & Lies
278
B · Shrinkage Incident
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C · Breathtaking Compliment
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D · Lobster Poaching
182122
payoff → scene 11

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Kramer Gets Lobsters For Everyone | The Hamptons | Seinfeld · Seinfeld
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