Larry attempts to capitalize on a friend’s unexpected death and takes issue with a pattern of discrimination at a trendy restaurant. Later, Larry offers his dermatologist’s son a job and Richard has a suspiciously good day on the golf course.
WAR
55.6
Wins Above Replacement
“The Ugly Section” ranks #60 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.8 — Elite. The episode packs 49 scored jokes at 1.0 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.0 on impact, with Larry landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Sam: "The only word that comes to mind is, uh... magical."
Sam Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Jeff: "magical vagina is, is now available" / "Normal vagina, I'd wait a year. But magical vagina, six months."
Larry: Larry having a seizure/heart attack upon hearing magical vagina confirmation
Larry Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: In baseball, a tie goes to the runner. Here, a tie goes to the ugly.
Larry Observational Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Leon: That fuckin' vagina could pull a rabbit out of that motherfucker. Or put this fuckin' Pop-Tart in that fuckin' vagina and toast that shit.
Leon Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 49 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry · Carl · Jeff: "You bought a Bentley?" / "People... They'll follow you home and, and kill you." / "Yeah. Much safer in a Subaru Outback."
Carl · Larry · Jeff: "she's got this magical vagina" / "Huh? What the hell are you talking about?"
Larry: Really? Cheryl and I had sex four times a week.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Observational Carl: "It's like this little hummingbird nest. It's got this mind of its own. It's just alive."
Carl Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Carl · Jeff · Richard: Carl's violent Jets rant interrupting the vagina discussion
Carl: The three of you, just eat your food and shut up. Leave me alone.
Carl Character Comedy Escalation Larry: "or is everyone in that section way better looking than the people in this section"
Larry Observational Cringe/Discomfort Jeff: "You look like Einstein's gardener, for Christ's sake."
Jeff Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry · Jeff · Carl · Richard: "somebody at this table prevented us from sitting over there and I think you know who it is"
Larry · Manager: You have a good-looking section and you have an ugly section. Why would we do that?
Larry · Harold: Larry asking bathroom attendant to leave so he can defecate in privacy
Larry: This is not a job for human beings, to be here when other people are going to the bathroom. Nobody wants you here!
Larry Observational Escalation Larry: "When an animal goes to die, it leaves the pack. That's what needs to happen here. I need to be alone. I'm a dying animal."
Larry Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Larry: I'm opening up a coffee shop, okay? Latte Larry's. I'll give you a free cup of coffee and a scone for a week.
Larry Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Larry: "Most of the people who come in here are gonna be, you know, just disgusting human beings. Vile. Vulgar. The dregs of society."
Larry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Larry · Sam: Sam diagnosing Larry's rash, Larry saying he'll see his father instead "'Cause he's a doctor"
Larry · Sam: With all due respect, I think I'll go see your dad. Why? 'Cause he's a doctor.
Larry Sam Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement Harold · Larry: Harold getting fired because Larry asked him to leave his post
Leon · Larry: Leon's magical vagina theories: "could pull a rabbit out of that motherfucker" and "put this fuckin' Pop-Tart in that fuckin' vagina and toast that shit"
Leon Larry Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Leon: That fuckin' vagina could pull a rabbit out of that motherfucker. Or put this fuckin' Pop-Tart in that fuckin' vagina and toast that shit.
Leon Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: "How do you kill yourself when you're playing so well?"
Jeff: He said, 'I can't take any more disappointment.' That's what he used to say when we would watch the Jet games together.
Jeff Dark/Subversive Callback Callback Larry: "The Jets killed Carl."
Larry Dark/Subversive Absurdist Leon · Larry: Leon's condolence text suggestions about the magical vagina
Larry: "I don't want to listen to Louis Armstrong's son play the trumpet."
Larry Character Comedy Callback Larry · Jimmy: Discovery that Richard's putter is illegal and he never leaves clubs at the club
Club employee · Larry: He's probably the only one in the club who does that. You don't say. Isn't that interesting?
Larry · Hostess: Restaurant immediately seating Larry alone in the ugly section
Larry: "Look where I wound up in my life. In the ugly section. I'm in the ugly section... This is the proof."
Larry Character Comedy Callback Larry · Jeff: "magical vagina is, is now available" / "Normal vagina, I'd wait a year. But magical vagina, six months."
Veronica · Larry: "One night, he just woke up and yelled, 'Watson!'" explained as reference to Jets draft pick
Larry · Veronica: Larry asking widow about coffin handles for his coffee shop at the funeral
Larry: I really like the handles on the coffin. Do you know where you got those, by any chance?
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Veronica · Larry: Let me bury my husband first, and then I'll find out the contact info. No, of course. You bury, you mourn, and then you ask.
Larry · Veronica: "If you need to talk, I'd be happy to get together for coffee, or any meal of your choosing." / "It's a date."
Larry: "If it's fifty-fifty... One good-looking and one ugly, both go to the ugly... Here, a tie goes to the ugly."
Larry Observational Callback Larry: In baseball, a tie goes to the runner. Here, a tie goes to the ugly.
Larry Observational Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: What a horror show. This is a fucking horror show. How the fuck can you do this? It's not fair.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Callback Larry · Veronica: Larry's turtle death story paralleling Veronica's grieving process
Larry · Susie · Ted: Susie being seated in the good-looking section, Larry's outrage
Susie: "And I'm not a meeskite, you bald fuck!"
Larry · Harold: Larry making deal with bathroom attendant for good-looking section seating
Larry · Carjacker: Carjacker being a Jets fan and bonding with Larry over team's awfulness
Larry · Veronica: Larry asking widow to pay back Carl's golf winnings from the estate
Veronica · Larry: Veronica's Jets rant and kicking Larry out for mentioning the team
Larry · Attractive patrons: Larry finally seated in attractive section, celebrating with the beautiful people
Sam: "The only word that comes to mind is, uh... magical."
Sam Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: Larry having a seizure/heart attack upon hearing magical vagina confirmation
Larry Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Bystander: "Help! Uh, someone's having a seizure in the ugly section."
Bystander Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — Curb Your Enthusiasm