Jerry Talks to Manager · The Bookstore

S09E17 · SCENE 29/20 · 17:56

The Bookstore · charity shop

Jerry Talks to Manager

Jerry tries to help Uncle Leo

17:56→19:58

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What happens

17:56–19:58

Jerry tries to persuade the store manager to let Uncle Leo off lightly, but the manager says he must make an example of someone. Jerry then points out George shoplifting.

Wherecharity shop

DriverJerry

Positionact2 · complication

ThreadGeorge's Book Trouble

Key lines

from this scene

18:06
REBECCA: It's DeMornay. Rebecca DeMornay.

18:43
GEORGE: I could take it in merchandise. Here I come.

19:23
NEWMAN: Well, don't tarry, I'm behind schedule as it is.

19:36
ZACH: Well, this is the first day of the rest of my life.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1

petty grievance0.8

tense0.6

awkward0.4

social rule violation0.2

argument

Beats

18:02George tries to donate the book

Scene in the episode

17:56–19:58

A · Kramer's Chaos

1 2 5 9 11 12 13 15 24 26 28

B · Elaine's Embarrassment

C · Uncle Leo's Theft

7 17 18

D · Elaine's Love Life

E · Uncle Leo's Shoplifting

23 30

F · Rickshaw Business

G · Elaine's Fake Relationship

H · George's Book Trouble

callback → scene 30

Clips from this episode

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Elaine's Accidental Office Romance | The Bookstore | Seinfeld · Seinfeld

Jerry Sells Out Family | The Bookstore | Seinfeld · Seinfeld

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Guess That Episode #1 | Seinfeld · Seinfeld

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