S08E09 · EP 143
Episode DNA
16 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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16 scenes · our breakdownJerry and Kramer joke about eating each other for survival after a plane crash in the Andes.
00:05–00:48lie · misunderstanding
2 ▸ 00:48George tells Jerry he has mono and can't have sex for six weeks.
00:48–01:13misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
3 ▸ 01:13Elaine tells Jerry about her doctor boyfriend Ben and his struggles with his licensing exam.
01:13–02:06misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
4 ▸ 02:06Jerry is assigned to do a Career Day presentation at his former junior high school.
02:06–02:44social_rule_violation · escalation
5 ▸ 02:44Jerry is bumped from Career Day by the zoo worker with the lizard.
02:44–03:05social_rule_violation · escalation
6 ▸ 03:05Elaine discusses her doctor boyfriend Ben's licensing exam and his near-passing of the exam.
03:05–03:54misunderstanding · social_rule_violationA fire drill disrupts Jerry's Career Day plans.
05:06–05:27social_rule_violation · escalation
12 ▸ 06:23George discusses his newfound intellectual clarity from abstaining from sex.
06:23–07:17misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
13 ▸ 07:17George uses a brain metaphor to explain his intellectual growth from abstaining from sex.
07:17–07:26misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
14 ▸ 07:26Kramer expands his smoking lounge idea to his apartment.
07:26–08:09social_rule_violation · escalationElaine's doctor boyfriend fails to help a diner customer in a medical emergency.
08:09–09:29misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
18 ▸ 10:37George discusses his newfound intellectual growth and Portuguese language skills.
10:37–11:01misunderstanding · social_rule_violationGeorge gives batting advice to the New York Yankees.
11:01–11:25social_rule_violation · escalationElaine becomes stupid from abstaining from sex with her doctor boyfriend.
11:25–13:17misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
21 ▸ 13:17Kramer's face becomes leathery from smoking cigars.
13:17–14:20social_rule_violation · escalationGeorge calculates the odds of having sex with a Portuguese waitress and decides to do it.
14:20–21:45misunderstanding · social_rule_violationSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- November 21, 1996
- Overall
- #143
- Writers
- Steve Koren
- Director
- Andy Ackerman
- Viewers
- 34.35M (US)
- Pace
- 124 words/min · 117 questions
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