S09E19 · EP 175
season 9 · April 30, 1998
The Maid
written by Alec Berg · Jeff Schaffer · David Mandel · directed by Andy Ackerman · 33.32M viewers · image Seinfeld Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

12 scenes · 2 threads
awkward 20%tense 19%scheme 17%misunderstanding 16%social rule violation 12%absurd 7%threat 4%coincidence 3%menacing 2%lie 1%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Nicknames
151115161718
B · Jerry's maid
21012
01

Every scene

12 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Monk's Cafe · cold_openGeorge's Nickname

George discusses getting a nickname

00:02–00:50scheme · social_rule_violation
2 ▸ 00:50
2 · Jerry's apartment · act1Jerry's Maid

Jerry hires a maid

00:50–01:50lie · scheme
4 ▸ 02:13
4 · Elaine's apartment · act1New Area Code

Kramer discusses the new area code

02:13–03:02scheme · misunderstanding
5 ▸ 03:02
5 · George's office · act2George's Nickname Backfires

George's nickname goes to a co-worker

03:02–03:49scheme · social_rule_violation
6 ▸ 03:49
6 · Elaine's apartment · act3Elaine's Phone

Elaine deals with phone issues

03:49–06:50misunderstanding · scheme
10 ▸ 08:53
10 · Park · act1Elaine's Phone Number

Elaine gives out her new number

08:53–09:23misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
11 · Office · act2George's Nickname Again

George tries to get his nickname back

09:23–11:42scheme · misunderstanding
12 · Various · act3Jerry's Relationship

Jerry's relationship ends

11:42–15:35scheme · misunderstanding
15 · Street · act1Kramer's Lost

Kramer gets lost

16:45–17:41misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
16 · Jerry's apartment · act2Maid to Order

Jerry meets Maxwell

17:41–18:24threat · social_rule_violation
17 · Elaine's apartment · act2Bobby's Calls Continue

Elaine talks to Bobby

18:24–19:46misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
18 · Street · act3Kramer's New Job

Kramer meets Maxwell

19:46–21:42coincidence · social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
April 30, 1998
Overall
#175
Writers
Alec Berg · Jeff Schaffer · David Mandel
Director
Andy Ackerman
Viewers
33.32M (US)
Pace
125 words/min · 152 questions

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