Elaine's Stupidity from Abstinence · The Abstinence

S08E09 · SCENE 20/16 · 11:25

The Abstinence · Diner

Elaine's Stupidity from Abstinence

Elaine becomes stupid from abstaining from sex with her doctor boyfriend.

11:25→13:17

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What happens

11:25–13:17

Elaine becomes stupid from abstaining from sex with her doctor boyfriend, leading to frustration.

WhereDiner

DriverElaine

Positionact2 · complication

ThreadGeorge's Mono and Intellectual Growth

Key lines

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11:26
So if you like to tell jokes, and you love to make people laugh stand-up comedy may be the career for you.

11:58
Excuse me, darling, do l--? Do l detect a Portuguese accent?

12:28
-Are you all right? -l don't know. l just-- The last couple of days my mind has been kind of, you know...

13:09
-l don't understand. -Exactly.

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misunderstanding0.5

social rule violation0.4

tense0.3

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Beats

11:36Elaine's stupidity

12:47Garbage strike joke

Scene in the episode

11:25–13:17

A · George's Mono and Intellectual Growth

1 2 4 5 10 12 13 18 19 20 22

B · Elaine's Doctor Boyfriend and Stupidity

3 6 15

C · Kramer's Smoking and Legal Battle

14 21

setup|callback → scene 20

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