S07E09 · EP 119
Episode DNA
22 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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22 scenes · our breakdownJerry jokes about people wearing fake glasses to look intelligent.
00:01–00:37social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
2 ▸ 00:37Kramer asks Jerry and Elaine to sponsor his AIDS Walk.
00:37–01:07social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
3 ▸ 01:07Jerry reveals 31 waist; finds Lena's number on sponsor list.
01:07–02:41lie · scheme
4 ▸ 02:41Jerry calls Lena using a fake speedboat story; George and Susan discuss Jerry's jeans secret.
02:41–04:14lie · scheme
5 ▸ 04:14George tells Jerry about his fight with Susan and asks to double date.
04:14–04:36secret_exposed · betrayalGeorge tells Jerry about fight with Susan and asks to double date.
04:36–04:51misunderstanding · schemeJerry tells George he met Lena weeks ago but didn't call till today.
04:51–04:59secret_exposed · coincidenceElaine plans 25-block search for Sponges; George clueless on Susan's birth control.
04:59–05:41obsession · pursuit
10 ▸ 06:12Elaine finds last case of Sponges and buys all 60.
06:12–07:16obsession · pursuitJerry and Lena dine; she volunteers at soup kitchen; George and Susan join.
07:16–08:35social_rule_violation · coincidenceSusan pressures George; he reveals Jerry got number from AIDS list.
08:35–09:55betrayal · secret_exposed
13 ▸ 09:55Jerry finds Kramer playing poker all night before the AIDS Walk.
09:55–10:17secret_exposed · coincidence
14 ▸ 10:17Kramer continues playing poker, ignoring the upcoming AIDS Walk.
10:17–10:24avoidance · petty_grievance
16 ▸ 10:38George calls Elaine, desperate for sponges for make-up sex with Susan.
10:38–11:43coincidence · obsession
17 ▸ 11:43George continues pleading with Elaine for sponges.
11:43–11:59pursuit · dealElaine tells a friend about Jerry getting Lena's number from the AIDS Walk list.
11:59–12:17secret_exposed · coincidenceLena confronts Jerry about the AIDS list; she doesn't mind.
12:17–12:44confession · secret_exposedKramer exhausted; George learns he's out of the loop.
12:44–14:25betrayal · comeuppanceElaine interviews Billy for spongeworthiness; George struggles with condom.
14:25–15:05interrogation · schemeKramer refuses ribbon; Bob and Cedric harass him.
15:05–18:05social_rule_violation · petty_grievanceWalkers chase Kramer to force ribbon on him.
18:05–21:09social_rule_violation · escalationGroup recaps failures; Kramer arrives exhausted; Elaine rejects Billy.
21:09–21:43comeuppanceSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- December 7, 1995
- Overall
- #119
- Writers
- Peter Mehlman
- Director
- Andy Ackerman
- Viewers
- 32.3M (US)
- Pace
- 139 words/min · 169 questions
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