S06E10 · EP 96
season 6 · December 15, 1994
The Race
written by Larry David · Tom Gammill & Max Pross · directed by Andy Ackerman · 26.8M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)
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Kramer's First Name Is Finally Revealed | The Switch

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 39%tense 20%misunderstanding 15%awkward 15%social rule violation 8%sad 2%lie 1%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Elaine's Tennis Racket Dilemma
B · George's Bulimia Suspicions
C · Jerry's Non-Laughing Girlfriend and Roommate Switch
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 · other · Tennis Uniform Joke

Jerry jokes about tennis uniforms in a stand-up bit.

00:01–00:36lie · misunderstanding
4 ▸ 01:56
4 · other · Jocelyn Landis and Newman

Jocelyn Landis and Newman discuss tennis.

01:56–02:05misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
7 · other · Jerry and Sandy's Date

Jerry and Sandy have dinner, and Sandy doesn't laugh.

02:52–03:27misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
8 · Jerry's apartment · Jerry's Non-Laughing Girlfriend

Jerry discusses his non-laughing girlfriend with George.

03:27–03:32misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
9 · Jerry's apartment · George's Bulimia Plan

George plans to spy on Nina with a matron.

03:32–04:58misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
10 · Jerry's apartment · Kramer's Mother and George

Kramer reveals his mother's name and George's plan fails.

04:58–06:30misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
12 · other · Jocelyn Landis' Injury

Jocelyn Landis reveals she injured her arm playing tennis.

06:35–07:41misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
13 · Jerry's apartment · Elaine's Racket Retrieval Plan

Elaine discusses retrieving the racket from Jocelyn Landis' office.

07:41–07:50misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
15 · Jerry's apartment · Kramer's First Name Revelation

Kramer reveals his first name is Cosmo.

09:24–10:19misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
16 · other · Jerry Meets Sandi's Roommate

Jerry meets Sandi's roommate, who laughs at his jokes.

10:19–10:40misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
17 · Jerry's apartment · Jerry's Roommate Switch Idea

Jerry and George discuss the roommate switch idea.

10:40–11:02misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
18 · Jerry's apartment · George's Doubt and Jerry's Determination

George doubts the roommate switch, but Jerry is determined.

11:02–12:46misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
19 · Jerry's apartment · George's Doubt and Jerry's Plan

George doubts the roommate switch, but Jerry is determined.

12:46–13:23misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
21 · Jerry's apartment · Jerry and George's Switch Plan

Jerry and George devise the ménage à trois plan.

13:32–15:35misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
22 · other · Elaine's Racket Retrieval Attempt

Elaine tries to retrieve the racket from Jocelyn Landis' office.

15:35–16:13misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
23 · other · Kramer's Mother and Newman

Kramer's mother, Babs, quits her job and is seen with Newman.

16:13–18:00misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
24 ▸ 18:00
24 · Jerry's apartment · George's Plan and Jerry's Refusal

George's plan for Nina fails, and Jerry refuses the ménage à trois.

18:00–20:37misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
25 · other · Kramer's Mother and Newman

Kramer confronts Newman and Babs about his mother's actions.

20:37–21:55misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
December 15, 1994
Overall
#96
Writers
Larry David · Tom Gammill & Max Pross
Director
Andy Ackerman
Viewers
26.8M (US)
Pace
123 words/min · 123 questions

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