S09E23 · SCENE 7/43 · 08:22
The Finale (1) · Elaine's apartment
Elaine Call Waiting Face-Off

Elaine calls Jill from home but loses a call-waiting battle to Jerry's news.

08:22→09:14
in the episode · 0m 52s · S09E23

What happens

08:22–09:14

Elaine calls Jill from her landline to apologize for the cell phone call. Jerry beeps in with the NBC news. Elaine clicks over, losing the 'phone face-off.' Jerry and George mock her for losing to a call-waiting emergency that was just TV show news.

WhereElaine's apartment
DriverElaine
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadTrial & Conviction

Key lines

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08:32

Well... Well, I was just calling to see how your fath...

08:44

Get off the phone.

09:09

That's even worse than your cell phone walk-and-talk.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
humiliation0.7
awkward0.7
misunderstanding0.6
petty grievance0.5
humiliating0.3
phone callrapid back and forth

Beats

08:54Jerry announces show pickup
09:05George mocks Elaine losing face-off

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08:22–09:14
A · NBC Pilot Pickup
B · Good Samaritan Arrest
D · Prison Life

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