S09E07 · EP 163
season 9 · November 13, 1997
The Slicer
written by Darin Henry, Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin · directed by Andy Ackerman · 32.77M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)
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Kramer Takes His Fake Doctor Job Too Seriously #Shorts

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
misunderstanding 9%absurd 7%angry 6%lie 6%confession 4%comeuppance 3%coincidence 3%social rule violation 3%escalation 3%interrogation 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · George's Photo Problem
B · Kramer's Slicer and Elaine's Cat
C · Jerry's Revenge Date and Hives
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Jerry's apartment · cold_openElaine's Nightmare and Alarm Clock

Elaine has a nightmare with her friends and is awakened by her neighbor's alarm clock.

00:07–01:03lie · misunderstanding
2 ▸ 01:03
2 · Kruger Industrial Smoothing · act1George's Interview at Kruger Industrial Smoothing

George interviews at Kruger Industrial Smoothing and mentions the boom box incident.

01:03–01:28lie · misunderstanding
3 ▸ 01:28
3 · Monk's Cafe · act1George's Interview Continues

George continues his interview with Mr. Kruger, who hires him.

01:28–01:52lie · misunderstanding
4 ▸ 01:52
4 · Monk's Cafe · act1George Recalls the Boom Box Incident

George tells Jerry and Kramer about the boom box incident from 1989.

01:52–03:37lie · misunderstanding
5 · Monk's Cafe · act1Kramer Shows Off the Slicer

Kramer shows Jerry his new meat slicer and offers him a slice.

03:37–04:05lie · misunderstanding
6 ▸ 04:05
6 · Jerry's apartment · act1Kramer and Jerry Discuss the Slicer

Kramer and Jerry talk about the meat slicer and Jerry's date.

04:05–04:41lie · misunderstanding
7 ▸ 04:41
7 · Elaine's apartment · act1Kramer and Elaine Blow the Circuit

Kramer and Elaine blow the circuit to stop the alarm clock.

04:41–05:35lie · misunderstanding
8 ▸ 05:35
8 · Jerry's apartment · act1Jerry's Date with Sara Sitarides

Jerry's date with Sara Sitarides goes poorly as she talks about saving lives.

05:35–05:57lie · misunderstanding
9 · Foto Hut · act2George Picks Up the Airbrushed Photo

George picks up the airbrushed photo from the Foto Hut clerk.

05:57–06:03lie · misunderstanding
11 · Elaine's apartment · act2Elaine and Kramer Discuss the Cat

Elaine and Kramer talk about the neighbor's cat.

06:38–06:42lie · misunderstanding
12 · Jerry's apartment · act2Various Conversations at Monk's

George, Jerry, and Kramer discuss the photo, the slicer, and Jerry's date.

06:42–08:36lie · misunderstanding
13 ▸ 08:36
13 · Elaine's apartment · act2Kramer and Elaine Feed the Cat

Kramer and Elaine use the slicer to feed the neighbor's cat under the door.

08:36–09:27lie · misunderstanding
14 · Kruger Industrial Smoothing · act3Jerry's Revenge Date Backfires

Jerry's revenge date with Sara Sitarides backfires when a patient thanks her for saving his life.

09:27–10:54lie · misunderstanding
15 · Kruger Industrial Smoothing · act3George and Elaine Discuss the Slicer and Jerry's Date

George and Elaine talk about the slicer and Jerry's revenge date.

10:54–15:35lie · misunderstanding
16 ▸ 15:35
16 · Elaine's apartment · act3Kramer Reacts to Something

Kramer reacts to an off-screen event.

15:35–15:40lie · misunderstanding
17 ▸ 15:40
17 · Jerry's apartment · act3Kramer Impersonates a Dermatologist

Kramer impersonates a dermatologist and takes a photo of Kruger.

15:40–22:05lie · misunderstanding
18 · Monk's Cafe · resolutionAftermath at Monk's Cafe

The group discusses the events of the episode at Monk's Cafe.

22:05–22:37confession · comeuppance
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Episode facts

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Aired
November 13, 1997
Overall
#163
Writers
Darin Henry, Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin
Director
Andy Ackerman
Viewers
32.77M (US)
Pace
137 words/min · 118 questions

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