A discovery in Larry's backyard threatens to derail his latest creative venture, while a clumsy mishap threatens the future of his latest romance. Albert Brooks hosts an unprecedented event, and Leon makes arrangements for an upcoming trip.
WAR
56.4
Wins Above Replacement
“The Five Foot Fence” ranks #66 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.5 — Elite. The episode packs 53 scored jokes at 1.2 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 7.1 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
Larry: Albert is the one who inspired me to become a stand-up comedian. And that, more than anything, makes me wish he was really dead.
Larry Dark/Subversive Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Larry: to accelerate his demise
Larry Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Jon Hamm: The word that kept reappearing was repugnant.
Jon Hamm Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Leon: That's two feeble things in a fucking row. He's got one more left. I'ma drop his ass off at a nursing home.
Leon Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Larry: I remember what you wore. You wore a green sweater, tan pants, a blue and white checkered shirt. You had an almond decaf latte and a bran muffin. Now if I know all that, don't you think I would know if you paid me?
All Jokes — 53 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry: Fence? Honestly, nobody told me anything about a fence.
Larry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Larry: Trump has really ruined it for all Don Juniors, hasn't he?
Larry: Who throws a funeral for themselves while they're alive?
Larry Observational Absurdist Larry: to accelerate his demise
Larry Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Larry: Making him climb up six flights of stairs, telling him the elevator's broken.
Larry Dark/Subversive Escalation Larry: I drove this old lady around. She was blind. I never cleaned the car. She had no idea.
Larry Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: They're like horse thieves in the old west, aren't they?
Larry Observational Escalation Larry: Don't give me any notes. That's all. I'm not joking. I'm not joking. That's not a joke.
Larry Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Larry: I better get the money now before he forgets.
Larry Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: What are you doing? Were you, like stalking me?
Larry: I got my Jews confused. She's funny. Anti-Semitic, but funny.
Larry Character Comedy Observational Lucy Liu · Larry: I haven't had sex in a year, so I'm really excited. Pull over. I'm done.
Larry: You can't stand that the praise is going to somebody else.
Larry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Leon: I said, I'm taking my baby, my baby to Asia.
Leon Character Comedy Absurdist Leon: You are so fucking skinny, your arms can't even hold a fucking glass.
Leon Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Albert Brooks: I got a great idea. Why don't you two start a GoFundMe page?
Larry: Larry walking into the glass door
Larry Physical/Slapstick Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Leon: That's two feeble things in a fucking row. He's got one more left. I'ma drop his ass off at a nursing home.
Leon Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Lucy Liu: You've had a big night. I just feel like it was a lot for you.
Lucy Liu Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Larry: Can I knit as well?
Larry Deadpan/Understatement Escalation Leon · Larry: That's where you're going? This is the bathroom I use to drop the kids off at the pool.
Leon: The resort pool is not available to me?
Leon Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Leon · Larry: The resort pool is not available to me? It is not available to you ever. Never? Never. Never.
Leon: I'll be honest, AB, I haven't even seen any of your fuckin' movies.
Leon Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Albert Brooks · Larry: Then we can have a real funeral. A real one, okay? And people will say all these wonderful things about me. Yes, let's keep our fingers crossed.
Leon: that little fat motherfucker, who rolled on the floor, like in circles going, that motherfucker never got no ass. I guarantee you.
Leon Character Comedy Observational Leon: You tapped the door. You're never gonna tap her.
Leon Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Leon: You tapped the door. You're never gonna tap her.
Leon Wordplay/Pun Escalation Callback Larry Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Leon · Larry: Someone's tryna come up. Someone's tryna get paid. It's extortion.
Larry: I'm a living doll, as my mother would say.
Larry Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Marcos: But I know Marsha Lifshitz is that girl right there eating those left over tacos.
Larry: I remember what you wore. You wore a green sweater, tan pants, a blue and white checkered shirt. You had an almond decaf latte and a bran muffin. Now if I know all that, don't you think I would know if you paid me?
Larry: I remember what you wore. You wore a green sweater, tan pants, a blue and white checkered shirt. You had an almond decaf latte and a bran muffin.
Larry Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: Yeah, I walked into the door. I didn't see the door. How could I? It looks like air. Everybody's done it.
Larry Character Comedy Callback Larry · Golf buddies: Have I ever complimented you two guys on anything? No. I didn't tell you I like your new pink driver? No, you didn't. Must have been somebody else.
Larry: We're fucked. It's a big bowl of fucked.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Larry: You're a plopper! You've always been a plopper!
Larry Escalation Character Comedy Callback Jeff: Jeff reenacting the plopping motion
Jeff Visual Gag Callback Callback Larry: I am not a bad guy. Not a bad guy. A good guy. A very good guy.
Larry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Jon Hamm: Bashert means fate. Like you wanna say I'm feeling a lot of tsuris.
Jon Hamm: The word that kept reappearing was repugnant.
Jon Hamm Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Lucy Liu: I don't see you in a sexual way anymore.
Lucy Liu Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Callback Larry: And I could prove it to you. Let's go upstairs. Come on. I'll prove it to ya. You wanna test it? Test me. Come on. I dare ya.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Callback Lucy Liu: Watch out for glass.
Lucy Liu Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Jon Hamm: It would've given Albert tremendous satisfaction to see all these people gathered here to pay their last respects to a man they will see again in less than an hour.
Jon Hamm Observational Irony/Sarcasm Callback Larry: I'm very sorry that Albert is faux-dead. 'Cause I was going to leave him some faux money.
Larry Wordplay/Pun Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Larry: Albert is the one who inspired me to become a stand-up comedian. And that, more than anything, makes me wish he was really dead.
Larry Dark/Subversive Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Leon: He's a fuckin' COVID hoarder. Albert's a COVID hoarder.
Leon Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Leon: motherfucking office buildings and shit, they ostracized from the other pigeons and shit... 'Cause that goofy motherfucker ran into a goddamn building last week
Leon Observational Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Leon: You're forgettin' one key thing here. Free. Who wouldn't wanna go to Asia for free?
Leon Character Comedy Observational Susie: Let me tell you something, dementia boy, you gave me a lifetime guarantee and I don't care if you don't remember your dog's fucking name.
Susie Character Comedy Escalation Callback Larry: Here, keep it. I got another one.
Larry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — Curb Your Enthusiasm