S08E16 · EP 150
season 8 · February 20, 1997
The Pothole
written by Steve O'Donnell · Dan O'Keefe · directed by Andy Ackerman · 33.83M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

19 scenes · 3 threads
misunderstanding 24%absurd 18%scheme 13%tense 11%confession 8%awkward 5%social rule violation 5%humiliating 5%chaotic 5%tender 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Toothbrush Misadventure
B · Flounder Delivery Fiasco
C · Adopt-A-Highway Chaos
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Every scene

19 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Jerry's apartment · act1Toothbrush Incident

Jerry and George discuss Jenna using a toothbrush he knocked into the toilet.

00:48–01:05scheme · misunderstanding
3 ▸ 01:05
3 · George's parents' house · act1Steinbrenner Keychain

George receives a keychain from Steinbrenner and loses it.

01:05–01:58misunderstanding
5 ▸ 02:46
5 · Kramer's apartment · act1Ordering Food

Elaine places an order with China Panda.

02:46–02:57scheme
6 ▸ 02:57
6 · George's parents' house · act2Adopt-A-Highway and Lost Keys

Kramer adopts the Arthur Burkhardt Expressway and George loses his keychain.

02:57–04:11misunderstanding
7 ▸ 04:11
7 · · Janitor's Closet

Elaine uses the janitor's closet as her apartment to order food.

04:11–04:45
8 ▸ 04:45
8 · Jerry's apartment · act2Toothbrush Sterilization

Jerry discusses sterilizing Jenna's mouth and George recalls the broad jump over the pothole.

04:45–06:23misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
9 · Jerry's apartment · act3Clean Mouth

Jenna comments on her clean mouth after Jerry's sterilization.

06:23–06:35confession
10 · Jerry's apartment · act3Avoiding Kiss

Jerry avoids kissing Jenna by claiming he has a cold.

06:35–06:47confession
11 · Arthur Burkhardt Expressway · act2Kissing Problem and Highway

Jerry and George discuss Jerry's inability to kiss Jenna and see Kramer's highway mile.

06:47–07:51scheme
12 · Building across the street · act2Clean Mile

Kramer comments on his clean mile of the highway.

07:51–08:18misunderstanding
13 ▸ 08:18
13 · Arthur Burkhardt Expressway · act2Neighbor Request

Elaine asks a neighbor to use their apartment to order food.

08:18–09:14scheme
14 · George's parents' house · act3Highway Signs

Kramer shows Jerry the signs on his highway mile.

09:14–09:41misunderstanding
15 ▸ 09:41
15 · Jerry's apartment · act3Roadwork and Kiss

George asks for roadwork help and Jerry kisses Jenna but bruises his lip.

09:41–11:09misunderstanding
16 · Jerry's apartment · act3Toilet Mystery

Jenna puts something in Jerry's toilet and refuses to tell him what it is.

11:09–11:32confession
17 · Arthur Burkhardt Expressway · act3Phone Call and Lane Widening

Jerry calls Jenna about the toilet item and Kramer explains widening lanes.

11:32–12:14misunderstanding
18 · Building across the street · act3Flounder Delivery

Kramer explains widening lanes and Elaine orders the flounder from the janitor's closet.

12:14–13:32social_rule_violation
19 · Arthur Burkhardt Expressway · act3Apology

Someone apologizes for not hearing and says they were in the shower.

13:32–13:40scheme
20 · George's parents' house · act3Keychain Dig and Janitor Confrontation

George hires maintenance guys to dig up his keychain and the janitor confronts Elaine.

13:40–15:04misunderstanding
22 · Arthur Burkhardt Expressway · tagPaint Thinner Search

Kramer asks Elaine for paint thinner and the janitor arrives.

15:24–21:13comeuppance
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Episode facts

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Aired
February 20, 1997
Overall
#150
Writers
Steve O'Donnell · Dan O'Keefe
Director
Andy Ackerman
Viewers
33.83M (US)
Pace
117 words/min · 119 questions

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