Larry is forced to attend an ill-fated work meeting and investigates the truth behind a faulty toilet. Determined to unravel a mystery of his own, Jeff employs Larry's detective skills.
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“Angel Muffin” ranks #14 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 87.4 — Elite. The episode packs 62 scored jokes at 1.4 per minute, averaging 7.4 on craft and 7.3 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: You wash, and you wash, you hit 'em against the rock, and then you age your towels until I get it right.
Larry Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Dylan · Larry: Hey, buddy, what the fuck? Why didn't you call your dog's name? Couldn't say it.
Larry: I was climbing on the rim. Then I was holdin' it up with my foot because that thing can't come down in midstream because I don't have the urethral discipline I had when I was a youth.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Observational ★ Rewatch Larry: You wanna keep patting dry for the rest of your life, go pat dry because you don't know the pleasures of a rub dry.
Larry Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jeff: I got her pregnant. And she got an abortion. And, yeah... One big headache.
Jeff Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 62 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry: I love theater. Sue me. What am I, crazy?
Larry Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Larry: It's theater, you know? It's all live. It's happening.
Larry Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Larry: but the girl playing Juliet, my God, she was sensational.
Jeff: I accidentally erased the tape yesterday. I know, I've been hesitant to tell you.
Larry: Oh my God, Jeff, how did you do that? You fuckin' idiot. You're a fuckin' idiot, you know that?
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Jeff: Can I tell you something? I am. I am. I'm a fuckin' idiot.
Jeff Deadpan/Understatement Escalation ★ Rewatch Larry: Rock concert? Can't stand rock concerts. This is pure torture for me. Honestly, so loud, you know?
Larry Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Larry · Jeff: It's a nightclub. There's not gonna be places to sit. Exactly. And we're gonna have to go backstage and pretend that we liked it.
Larry Jeff Observational Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Jeff: I got her pregnant. And she got an abortion. And, yeah... One big headache.
Jeff Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Jeff · Larry: She's beautiful, flirted with me. What am I gonna do? What have you got going for you? I don't get it.
Jeff Larry Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Larry · Jeff: Pee before you leave, that's my credo. It's a good credo.
Larry Jeff Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Larry: I was climbing on the rim. Then I was holdin' it up with my foot because that thing can't come down in midstream because I don't have the urethral discipline I had when I was a youth.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Observational ★ Rewatch Larry: Those pants go right in the incinerator. I swear to you, if those pants touch that floor, I'm going home in my underwear.
Larry Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jeff: 'I call her Deuce. Number two.' 'Mary Ferguson 2? That's right.'
Jeff Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Larry: By the way, let me give you a little tip, okay? You're gonna be with this guy? Don't walk into any glass doors.
Larry Setup/Punchline Observational Larry: That dog is sittin' at home anticipating a doggie bag coming home. They're not expecting five slices. Got five slices there. What if you brought home three slices and gave me two?
Larry Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Mary: But pets should take precedence over someone I just met.
Mary Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: 'I'm gonna give my dog five slices of my steak and not this guy.' 'You should pay for the bill.' That's wow. I got the wow.
Larry Escalation Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Jeff: So when you go there, keep an eye out. When you're at the dentist, you need to find out what's going on.
Larry: What? What'd you say about my towels? Ratty towels? I have ratty towels? It's not a fact. My towels are not ratty.
Larry Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: Towels are better when they're washed over and over again, like a pair of jeans. They dry you a lot better. They're aged. Because new doesn't dry. You pat dry. I rub dry. That's the difference.
Larry Observational Absurdist ★ Rewatch Larry: You wanna keep patting dry for the rest of your life, go pat dry because you don't know the pleasures of a rub dry.
Larry Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jeff · Susie: Can we keep a couple aged? You see what you're doing now? You're turning him against my nice new towels.
Cheryl: A little ratty. Like your towels. When I say ratty, I think of your towels.
Cheryl Callback Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Cheryl: 'A little ratty. Like your towels.' 'What? When I say ratty, I think of your towels.'
Cheryl Callback Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: No, I don't agree to disagree. I disagree to disagree.
Larry Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: My ears are bleeding. This is really one of the worst experiences of my life, I'm not exaggerating.
Larry Escalation Deadpan/Understatement Callback Larry: I was clapping and swaying and clapping and swaying.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Callback Dylan: You got fuckin' tissue in your ears. To block sound, possibly?
Dylan Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort Larry: There was a guy standing behind me. So loud. Screaming in my ear. And he was drowning out the show. And this way, I was able to drown him out and still get the essence.
Larry Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Larry: I've seen the one where you were in the kitchen cooking. The boat movie.
Larry: You never cooked chicken alfredo with a friend?
Larry Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Larry · Dylan: In two words, it stunk. Go fuck yourself. I thought you said you could take it?
Dylan: I started a restaurant where you can sit and eat a meal with your dog next to you outside. First of its kind.
Dylan Absurdist Character Comedy Dylan: I took an edible soon as the show ended and it's really starting to kick in, so I need to get in my zone, do some yoga. Do some MDMA.
Dylan Escalation Character Comedy Network Executive: See that palm? That's where he's gonna be eating out of very soon.
Larry · Jeff: No, no, she's doing Habitat for Humanity. In New Mexico. Well, it's close to Mexico. And she's got family across the border.
Larry Jeff Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Julio: Nobody's talked to me about a toilet that doesn't stay up. If it was broken, they would speak to me 'cause I fix everything in the building.
Julio Setup/Punchline Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: If my arrival time was after my appointment time, I think I would lie about the arrival time. I'd feel like I'm not being a good patient.
Larry Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry · Angie: Are they diamonds? Yes, they are. Means they're expensive. I know. I treated myself. I don't wanna feel guilty about it.
Larry Angie Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: How does it feel to know that nobody wants to see you?
Larry Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Larry · Dr. Thanapapalous: You want me to turn down the Greek music? Yeah. This is a Greek office. It's the music of my ancestors.
Larry · Dr. Thanapapalous: You're kickin' me out? Yes, I'm kicking you out. Fine, good. But you didn't finish! You gotta put the crown in. My mouth is no good.
Leon: What you should do is this, you send an email before you go to the dentist, let him know what you wanna hear. He plays what the fuck I tell him to play. It's like playlist courtesy.
Leon Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Leon: One is for takin' off your clothes. And one is for puttin' clothes on.
Larry: Angel Muffin? Angel Muffin? That's her name? His name. Him? Him? You named a male, Angel Muffin?
Larry Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mary Ferguson: There's no gender to angels or muffins.
Larry: That's like a five year old would name their dog that. I could never say that name out loud. It's too humiliating.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Mary Ferguson: Look at that. Now this is how your towels should feel.
Jeff: Who doesn't take a day off for an abortion? How do you get an abortion, then clean someone's teeth in the same day?
Jeff Dark/Subversive Observational Callback Larry: You wash, and you wash, you hit 'em against the rock, and then you age your towels until I get it right.
Larry Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Dylan: I dive into that dumpster. It was disgusting. I had ravioli all over me. I sift through the garbage, I come out with this amazing miracle.
Dylan · Larry: Dumpster? 'Cause... I found him in the dumpster. You shouldn't talk to him like that.
Dylan · Larry: Hey, buddy, what the fuck? Why didn't you call your dog's name? Couldn't say it.
Larry: You know what? Forgot to mention, I spoke to the maintenance guy. And he said that you guys never spoke.
Larry Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Don Jr. · Larry: Larry, are you calling me a liar? I don't know. Who am I supposed to believe, the maintenance guy or Don Jr.? What is that supposed to mean? You don't know what Don Jr. means?
Leon: Mary Ferguson is gone, Larry. And it's your fault! That's two Mary Fergusons you cost me. Mary Fergusons don't fuckin' grow on trees.
Leon Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Leon · Larry: 'Yeah, fuck that. I'm taking this shit to my fuckin' room. What are you doing? Give me those towels. What are you doing? Fuck you, Larry!'
Larry: Since that visit, I've been listening to Greek music and it turns out, you know what, I really like it.
Larry Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Dr. Thanapapalous: 'This Julio, he promised me, he looked me in the face and he said he was gonna fix the urinal and he didn't. He's a fuckin' liar! Every day, he promising me and he doesn't fix it.'
Dr. Thanapapalous: You never lie to a Greek, especially the Greek mafia. I'm just kidding.
Dr. Thanapapalous: She had an abortion last week. Good. But you know what? She didn't miss one day of work.
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