S09E01 · EP 157
season 9 · September 25, 1997
The Butter Shave
written by Alec Berg · Jeff Schaffer · David Mandel · directed by Andy Ackerman · 37.78M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)
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Kramer’s Butter Shave Was a Terrible Idea
Episode DNA
11 scenes · 5 threadsabsurd 19%tense 18%scheme 18%breakup 8%rivalry 7%awkward 5%comeuppance 4%chaotic 4%pursuit 4%triumphant 4%
Story threads over runtime
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Every scene
11 scenes · our breakdown
2 ▸ 00:102 · Jerry's apartment · act1Jerry and George
Jerry and George discuss mustaches
00:10–00:47lie · scheme
4 ▸ 00:544 · Jerry's apartment · act1Jerry's Career
Jerry talks about NBC
00:54–02:02scheme · rivalry
5 ▸ 02:025 · Airplane · act1Elaine and Puddy Break Up
Elaine and Puddy break up on a plane
02:02–03:10breakup · seduction
6 ▸ 03:106 · Kramer's apartment · act2Elaine and Puddy Break Up
Elaine and Puddy break up on a plane
03:10–07:47scheme · misunderstanding
9 ▸ 10:129 · Airplane · act1Kramer Cooked
Kramer is cooked from lying in the sun with butter
10:12–10:36breakup
10 ▸ 10:3610 · Jerry's apartment · act1Kramer and George's Limp
Kramer discusses his cooked skin and George's limp
10:36–11:19scheme
12 ▸ 13:3012 · Play Now office · act3Kramer Cooks in Butter
Kramer cooks himself with butter
13:30–14:58scheme · comeuppance
13 ▸ 14:5813 · Monk's Cafe · act1Elaine Calls and George's Cart
Elaine calls from Europe and George gets a motorized cart
14:58–17:06scheme · rivalry
16 ▸ 18:2116 · Park · act3Jerry Bombs and Bania's Act
Jerry bombs his set and Bania goes on stage
18:21–20:18pursuit · violence17 · Backstage · act3Bania Gets a Pilot
NBC executives offer Bania a pilot
20:18–21:08violence18 · Comedy Club · tagElaine and Puddy Final Breakup
Elaine and Puddy break up for good
21:08–21:44rivalry · comeuppance03
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Episode facts
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- September 25, 1997
- Overall
- #157
- Writers
- Alec Berg · Jeff Schaffer · David Mandel
- Director
- Andy Ackerman
- Viewers
- 37.78M (US)
- Pace
- 118 words/min · 124 questions
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Jerry SeinfeldJerry Seinfeld156 episodes · drives 890 scenes
George CostanzaJason Alexander154 episodes · drives 743 scenes
Elaine BenesJulia Louis-Dreyfus156 episodes · drives 430 scenes
Kenny BaniaSteve Hytner5 episodes · drives 5 scenes
Cosmo KramerMichael Richards147 episodes
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David Mandel9 episodes
David PuddyPatrick Warburton10 episodes · drives 5 scenes