S09E16 · EP 172
season 9 · March 19, 1998
The Burning
written by Jennifer Crittenden · directed by Andy Ackerman · 30.92M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

15 scenes · 3 threads
misunderstanding 24%social rule violation 24%awkward 24%humiliating 23%absurd 2%escalation 2%comeuppance 2%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Elaine and Puddy's Religious Conflict
B · George's Vegas Showmanship Fiasco
C · Kramer's Medical Acting Gig and Tractor Story Revelation
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Every scene

15 scenes · our breakdown
1 · car · setupCar Radio Presets

Elaine finds Christian rock presets on Puddy's car radio.

00:03–00:09misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
5 · Monk's Cafe · setupGeorge's Joke and Puddy's Radio

George laments losing respect at a meeting after a poorly received joke.

01:45–02:11misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
10 ▸ 03:57
10 · Monk's Cafe · setupKramer and Mickey Practice Symptoms

Kramer and Mickey practice retching and discuss their acting gig for medical students.

03:57–04:24misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
11 · Monk's Cafe · setupSophie's Phone Call and Medical Acting

Jerry receives a call from Sophie using 'it's me' and Kramer and Mickey discuss their acting gig.

04:24–05:32misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
12 ▸ 05:32
12 · Jerry's apartment · setupGeorge Leaves Meeting on High Note

George uses showmanship to leave the meeting on a high note.

05:32–05:41misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
13 ▸ 05:41
13 · Mount Sinai Hospital · setupMedical Instructor Assigns Diseases

The medical instructor assigns bacterial meningitis and gonorrhea to the actors.

05:41–05:53misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
14 ▸ 05:53
14 · Mount Sinai Hospital · setupKramer Gets Gonorrhea

Kramer learns he has been assigned gonorrhea.

05:53–06:00misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
15 ▸ 06:00
15 · Monk's Cafe · escalationKramer and Mickey Discuss Diseases

Kramer and Mickey discuss trading diseases and a surgeon leaving a sponge inside a patient.

06:00–06:17misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
16 ▸ 06:17
16 · Jerry's apartment · escalationGeorge's Showmanship and Puddy's Radio

George discusses his showmanship and seeing Titanic, Elaine reports on Puddy's radio, and Jerry gets a call from Sophie.

06:17–07:36misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
17 · Mount Sinai Hospital · escalationKramer Confirms Gonorrhea

Kramer confirms he has been assigned gonorrhea.

07:36–07:43misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
18 · Monk's Cafe · payoffKramer Plans Showmanship for Gonorrhea

Kramer decides to add showmanship to his gonorrhea performance.

07:43–08:41misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
19 ▸ 08:41
19 · Puddy's car · escalationKramer Describes Gonorrhea Symptoms

Kramer describes the burning sensation during urination to a medical student.

08:41–09:04misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
20 ▸ 09:04
20 · Church · payoffKramer's Theatrical Monologue

Kramer delivers a theatrical monologue about meeting a woman in a hat store.

09:04–09:40misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
21 ▸ 09:40
21 · Mount Sinai Hospital · escalationJerry Calls Sophie Back

Jerry calls Sophie back using the 'it's me' greeting and learns about the tractor story.

09:40–11:12misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
22 · Monk's Cafe · convergencePuddy's Religion and Tractor Story Speculation

Puddy confirms he is religious and doesn't care Elaine is not; George and Jerry speculate about the tractor story.

11:12–21:47misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
March 19, 1998
Overall
#172
Writers
Jennifer Crittenden
Director
Andy Ackerman
Viewers
30.92M (US)
Pace
122 words/min · 107 questions

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