S08E22 · SCENE 18/29 · 11:35
The Summer of George · Theater backstage
Kramer Fires Raquel Welch

Kramer fires Raquel Welch backstage; she attacks him and destroys his Tony.

11:35→13:22
in the episode · 1m 47s · S08E22
Kramer Fires Raquel Welch

What happens

11:35–13:22

Backstage at the theater, Kramer confronts Raquel Welch about her arm-less tap dancing. He fires her. She threatens him, then physically attacks him, destroying his Tony Award. Kramer flees.

WhereTheater backstage
DriverKramer
Positionact2 · payoff
ThreadKramer Tony Award

Key lines

from this scene
11:48

Relationship intern, huh?

12:22

And each of us would only have to be, like, a half-man.

12:50

She's a train wreck.

13:13

No, we want you to fire her.

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weights 0–1
violence0.9
chaotic0.9
threat0.8
betrayal0.7
menacing0.7
comeuppance0.6
humiliating0.6
argumentrapid back and forth

Beats

16:45Kramer fires Raquel Welch
16:50Raquel attacks Kramer

Scene in the episode

11:35–13:22
A · George Summer of George
B · Kramer Tony Award
C · Elaine Sam Catfight
D · Jerry Lanette Dating

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