S07E04 · EP 114
season 7 · October 12, 1995
The Wink
written by Tom Gammill & Max Pross · directed by Andy Ackerman · 32.3M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

11 scenes · 5 threads
tense 18%absurd 12%social rule violation 12%awkward 9%scheme 9%misunderstanding 7%lie 6%betrayal 5%petty grievance 4%menacing 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Elaine's Date
2
B · George's Wink
418
C · Jerry's Diet
D · Kramer's Promise
E · Grapefruit pulp
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Every scene

11 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Jerry's apartment · cold_openJerry's Morning Routine

Jerry talks about waking up

00:01–00:45social_rule_violation · humiliation
2 ▸ 00:45
2 · Elaine's apartment · act1Elaine's Wake-Up Call

Elaine gets a wake-up call

00:45–01:19social_rule_violation · seduction
3 ▸ 01:19
3 · Monk's Cafe · act1Jerry and George Discuss Dating

Jerry and George talk about dating

01:19–02:16social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
4 ▸ 02:16
4 · Jerry's apartment · act1George's Eye Problem

George gets grapefruit pulp in his eye

02:16–02:29misunderstanding · humiliation
5 ▸ 02:29
5 · George's office · act2George's Wink Misinterpreted

George's winks are misinterpreted

02:29–05:46misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
9 ▸ 08:47
9 · Kramer's apartment · act1Kramer's deal

Kramer talks to George

08:47–10:03scheme · betrayal
10 ▸ 10:03
10 · Holly's house · act2Holly's mutton

Jerry eats mutton

10:03–11:57social_rule_violation · humiliation
11 ▸ 11:57
11 · Hospital · act2Kramer's promise

Kramer visits Bobby

11:57–13:57scheme · lie
12 · Various · act3Consequences

Characters face consequences

13:57–15:21comeuppance · confession
17 · Jerry's apartment · act2Jerry's Dinner

Jerry cooks dinner

17:08–20:05social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
18 · Yankees office · act3George's Job

George gets a new job

20:05–21:40lie · scheme
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Episode facts

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Aired
October 12, 1995
Overall
#114
Writers
Tom Gammill & Max Pross
Director
Andy Ackerman
Viewers
32.3M (US)
Pace
186 words/min · 136 questions

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