S06E24 · EP 110
Episode DNA
25 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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25 scenes · our breakdownJerry struggles whether to move from chair to couch to comfort crying girlfriend during Beaches.
00:19–00:41social_rule_violation
3 ▸ 02:18Elaine arrives late at the nail salon after being thrown off a bus and suspects the manicurists are mocking her.
02:18–02:43scheme · rivalry
4 ▸ 02:43Kramer reveals Bette Midler will play in Improv softball game and warns Jerry about understudies.
02:43–03:12misunderstanding · eavesdroppingKramer suggests the Korean word for dog might be a compliment like fox in English.
03:12–03:29misunderstanding · coincidence
7 ▸ 04:34Gennice breaks down crying after dropping her hot dog while Bette Midler watches nearby.
04:34–04:47coincidence
9 ▸ 04:58Kramer fawns over Bette Midler, offering Italian ice flavors and settling on tutti-frutti when pineapple is unavailable.
04:58–05:08petty_grievance · social_rule_violation
10 ▸ 05:08Elaine asks Frank Costanza to translate at the nail salon in exchange for a manicure.
05:08–05:53obsession
11 ▸ 05:53George tries to intimidate Bette Midler at home plate during the softball game.
05:53–06:40deal · coincidenceGeorge strikes out against Bette Midler's team and quietly calls the pitcher 'you stink'.
06:40–07:21rivalry · threatFrank Costanza confesses to Elaine about his past Korean lover and cultural clashes over shoe removal.
07:21–07:52comeuppance
14 ▸ 07:52George charges home plate and collides with Bette Midler, injuring her severely.
07:52–08:39confessionKramer tends to injured Bette Midler in the hospital, bringing pineapple and watching Beaches for the fourth time.
08:39–08:55violence · misunderstanding
16 ▸ 08:55TV news covers Bette Midler's injury; Gennice believes George caused it for her big break.
08:55–10:03obsessionKramer berates Gennice, Jerry, and George for knocking Bette out of Broadway.
10:03–11:26misunderstanding · coincidenceFrank Costanza translates Korean insults at the nail salon and recognizes his former lover Kim.
11:26–12:06betrayal · rivalryKim recounts her past romance with Frank and how her father rejected him over shoe removal.
12:06–13:03secret_exposed · eavesdroppingKim recounts her past romance with Frank and how her father rejected him over shoe removal.
13:03–13:57secret_exposed
22 ▸ 14:33Lost and crying, Elaine meets J. Peterman who describes his coat in catalog style.
14:33–14:55A cab driver recognizes Jerry, George, and Gennice as the people who injured Bette Midler and ejects them.
14:55–15:37coincidenceJ. Peterman describes his shirt's 'touchability' while Frank uses his stopping short move on Kim, ending their reunion.
15:37–18:19humiliation · comeuppance
25 ▸ 18:19Kramer presents Bette Midler with a macaroni art portrait called 'Macaroni Midler' in her hospital room.
18:19–18:28breakupBackstage, Gennice receives a telegram about her grandmother's death but doesn't cry, then prepares to perform.
18:28–19:08obsessionKramer refuses to let Jerry, George, and Gennice see recovering Bette Midler, claiming he's calling the shots.
19:08–19:13double_standard · petty_grievanceOnstage, Gennice halts her debut performance to fix her shoelace, demanding to start over.
19:21–19:53obsession · rivalryOnstage, Gennice halts her debut performance to fix her shoelace, demanding to start over.
22:38–22:52humiliation · petty_grievanceSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- May 18, 1995
- Overall
- #110
- Writers
- Marjorie Gross · Carol Leifer
- Director
- Andy Ackerman
- Viewers
- 29.8M (US)
- Pace
- 119 words/min · 99 questions
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