S07E18 · EP 128
season 7 · March 7, 1996
The Friars Club
written by David Mandel · directed by Andy Ackerman · 32.7M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 8 threads
scheme 16%absurd 15%tense 14%awkward 10%misunderstanding 7%lie 5%comeuppance 4%coincidence 3%pursuit 3%menacing 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Wedding Delay
1
B · Polyphasic Sleep
7
C · Deaf Employee
D · Jacket Mix-up
456811171820212324262829
E · Kramer's Sleep
F · Elaine's Work
G · Kramer's Near-Death
30
H · Elaine's Work Woes
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · home · cold_openJerry's Dream

Jerry talks about dreams

00:01–00:34lie · misunderstanding
4 · Kramer's apartment · act1Polyphasic Sleep

Kramer tries polyphasic sleep

02:52–03:46scheme · obsession
5 ▸ 03:46
5 · J. Peterman catalog office · act1Deaf Employee

Bob Grossberg introduced

03:46–04:55misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
6 ▸ 04:55
6 · Friars Club · act2Friars Club

Jerry loses jacket

04:55–06:10coincidence · comeuppance
7 ▸ 06:10
7 · Monk's Cafe · act2Kramer's Sleep Schedule

Kramer discusses his Da Vinci sleep schedule

06:10–06:32scheme · misunderstanding
8 · Monk's Cafe · act2Kramer's Date with Connie

Kramer discusses his date with Connie

06:32–06:50lie · scheme
11 · Elaine's office · act2Elaine Tests Bob's Hearing

Elaine tries to test Bob's hearing

07:31–07:36scheme · misunderstanding
17 · Elaine's office · act2Elaine's Discussion with Jerry

Elaine discusses her encounter with Jerry

11:06–11:28lie · scheme
18 · Monk's Cafe · tagKramer's Date with Connie

Kramer discusses his date with Connie

11:28–11:41pursuit · avoidance
20 · Jerry's apartment · act1Jerry's Jacket

Jerry loses jacket

12:14–12:35lie · scheme
21 · J. Peterman catalog office · act1Elaine's Work

Elaine tests Bob

12:35–12:40social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
23 ▸ 13:42
23 · magic show venue · act3Magic Show

Jerry finds jacket

13:42–14:59scheme · lie
24 · police station · tagPolice Arrest

Connie arrested

14:59–15:04comeuppance · betrayal
26 ▸ 15:08
26 · Monk's Cafe · act1Dinner Plans

Jerry and George discuss dinner

15:08–17:03scheme · misunderstanding
28 · Magic Show · act2Magic Show

Jerry and George at the magic show

17:29–19:59coincidence · pursuit
29 · Friar's Club · act3Jacket Return

Jerry gets his jacket back

19:59–21:11comeuppance · confession
30 · Connie's apartment · tagConnie's Arrest

Connie is arrested

21:11–21:46investigation · betrayal
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Episode facts

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Aired
March 7, 1996
Overall
#128
Writers
David Mandel
Director
Andy Ackerman
Viewers
32.7M (US)
Pace
123 words/min · 121 questions

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