S06E05 · EP 91
season 6 · October 27, 1994
The Couch
written by Larry David · directed by Andy Ackerman · 28M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

13 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 62%lie 15%deadpan 15%social rule violation 8%

Story threads over runtime

click a block to open the scene
0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Kramer's Pizza Venture
B · George's Book Club
C · Elaine's Couch and Abortion Discussion
01

Every scene

13 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Jerry's apartment · Intro Monologue

Jerry jokes about furniture and recliners.

00:03–00:34lie · social_rule_violation
2 ▸ 00:34
2 · Jerry's apartment · setupKramer's Pizza Venture Idea

Kramer shares his plan to open a pizza place with Poppie, recalling his previous idea.

00:34–01:26
3 ▸ 01:26
3 · Jerry's apartment · setupElaine's New Couch and Poppie's Restaurant

Elaine shows Jerry her new couch and offers him her old one.

01:26–04:08
4 · Poppie's restaurant · escalationKramer and Poppie's Restaurant Discussion

Kramer and Poppie discuss their pizza venture and Poppie's pro-life stance.

04:08–05:53
5 · Jerry's apartment · setupGeorge's Book Club Assignment

Jerry and Elaine discuss abortion with Poppie at his restaurant.

05:53–07:39
6 · Jerry's apartment · escalationElaine's Moving Man Crush

Elaine and Jerry discuss the dinner disaster and George's book club.

07:39–09:59
7 ▸ 09:59
7 · Joe's apartment · escalationGeorge's Movie Rental Fiasco

George tries to rent the movie version of Breakfast at Tiffany's instead of reading the book.

09:59–12:40
8 ▸ 12:40
8 · Poppie's restaurant · complicationPoppie's Hospitalization

Poppie is hospitalized after eating the spicy gift.

12:40–13:00
9 ▸ 13:00
9 · Jerry's apartment · complicationJerry's Pee'd-On Couch

Kramer and Poppie prepare for the test pizza, and Jerry discovers a puddle on his couch.

13:00–15:32
10 ▸ 15:32
10 · Joe's apartment · complicationGeorge's Movie Watching with Joe and Remy

George watches the movie with Joe and his daughter Remy, but spills grape juice on the couch.

15:32–17:05
11 · Jerry's apartment · complicationElaine's Couch Return and Grape Juice Spill

Kramer and Poppie argue about putting cucumbers on pizza.

17:05–18:07
12 · Joe's apartment · complicationGeorge's Book Club Meeting

George attends his book club meeting but hasn't read the book or seen the movie.

18:07–21:55
13 · Joe's apartment · payoffBook Club Misunderstanding and George's Mistake

George mistakenly says Holly Golightly ended up with Fred, who is gay.

21:55–21:59
03

Same DNA

nearest episodes by gene profile
04

Collect this episode

live eBay listings
Listings from eBay; SceneClip earns a commission on purchases.

Episode facts

Wikipedia · Wikidata
Aired
October 27, 1994
Overall
#91
Writers
Larry David
Director
Andy Ackerman
Viewers
28M (US)
Pace
125 words/min · 135 questions

Where to watch

sponsored
NFLX
Stream all 9 seasonsNetflix · subscription
Watch
BD
The Complete SeriesBlu-ray / DVD box set
Shop
EP
The CouchDigital purchase
Buy
Links may earn SceneClip a commission. Illustrative availability.