Still in Atlanta, Larry finds himself stuck at a rental home with a questionable lawn ornament. Meanwhile, Jeff pays the price for taking Larry's advice for Susie's birthday gift.
WAR
57.1
Wins Above Replacement
“The Lawn Jockey” ranks #39 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 83.8 — Elite. The episode packs 49 scored jokes at 1.3 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 7.2 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
Store Clerk: Store clerk says 'it's like 400 years long. Starts in Nigeria' about the 'long story'
Church crowd · Larry: Motherfucker's got a lawn jockey! What is wrong with you, man? It makes me sick! Oh, no, no, no! Get out of here, man. Hey, hey! It's not mine! Bye, Larry!
Larry · Homeowner: My sister's an avowed racist, and she's very sick. I thought this might cheer her up. That sounds familiar.
Susie: Hair dye. All right, you two. You have really gone too far this time.
Susie Visual Gag Escalation ★ Rewatch Larry · Jeff: Larry's two-gift strategy - buy two gifts, give one, see reaction, give second if disappointed or return if satisfied
All Jokes — 49 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry · Cellmate: Larry gives unsolicited medical advice about dairy intolerance to his cellmate based on sleep problems
Larry · Cellmate: Larry recommends Camembert cheese, cellmate responds 'What the fuck is that?'
Larry · Cellmate: Larry mentions giving up Marcona almonds, cellmate asks 'Is that like a nut?'
Larry · Cellmate: Cellmate says 'I don't know what the fuck you're talking about' to Larry's truffle oil description
Larry · Jeff · Cellmate: Larry asks Jeff to take down his cellmate's phone number because he doesn't have a phone
Larry · Joe D'Angelo: Larry says 'I didn't know it was against the law to give someone a glass of water'
Larry · Jeff: Jeff says lawyer looks just like Mocha Joe, Larry has natural antipathy because of resemblance
Larry Jeff Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Jeff: Still the hair dye, still going with it, huh? Oh, come on. I like it. I do. I don't think you do.
Larry · Jeff: Discovery of lawn jockey statue on rental property
Larry · Jeff: Larry says he can't stay in house with lawn jockey, Jeff worried about security deposit
News Reporter: News quotes 'I was thirsty and you gave me water' comparing Larry to Jesus
TV Commentator: You know, maybe it's not Rosa Parks on the bus, but you know, this is pretty important.
Larry · Jeff: Larry says 'This Larry David they're talking about seems like quite a fellow' and 'But we know better'
Larry Jeff Irony/Sarcasm Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Larry · Jeff: Tomorrow you have a Zoom call? I don't think so, Jeff. You're gonna have to change that. It's your birthday. No Zooming on my birthday.
Larry · Jeff: Larry claims if he wasn't born the world would be shit, Jeff responds nobody would care in It's a Wonderful Life scenario
Larry · Jeff: Larry's two-gift strategy - buy two gifts, give one, see reaction, give second if disappointed or return if satisfied
Jeff: Jeff's amazed reaction: 'How did I not think of that? So simple.'
Jeff Reaction Beat Character Comedy Jeff: How did I not think of that? So simple.
Jeff Reaction Beat Character Comedy Leon: Leon's reaction to lawn jockey: 'You fist bumped this motherfucker?'
Leon Character Comedy Reaction Beat Leon · Larry: This is heavy, man. What the fuck? Are you guys doing anything? Yeah, I'm holding it.
Leon · Larry: This is heavy, man. What the fuck? Are you guys doing anything? Yeah, I'm holding it.
Susie · Larry · Jeff · Leon: Susie threatens they'll eat the security deposit and demands exact replacement immediately
Larry · Stranger: Stranger recognizes Larry as water hero but comments on his sweater tied around neck
Leon: What do you buy a person who already has bullshit like this bullshit?
Leon Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Leon: Leon needs to 'drop kids off at the pool' - bathroom euphemism
Leon Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Store Clerk · Larry: Store clerk asks how much Larry would have paid for restroom in his condition - 'Five hundred?'
Larry · Store clerk: See? I'm a customer. No, he's a customer. You're just his friend who pooped in our toilet.
Store Clerk: Store clerk says 'it's like 400 years long. Starts in Nigeria' about the 'long story'
Store Clerk: Store clerk lists what they don't have: 'no black paint, no shoe polish, no tar, nothing like that'
Larry · Jeff · Leon: Larry uses hair dye to darken the white lawn jockey
Larry: So, for thousands of years, humans have been putting on their shoes using their index finger as a shoehorn...
Larry Callback Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Susie · Larry: Susie loves the sunglasses gift, calls them 'to die for' in Long Island accent reference
Larry: Check it out. You can see it. You see the shape of it? Look. Flat.
Larry Callback Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Jeff: You were right. Thank you. Let's go return it.
Jeff Callback Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Susie: Oh! Another fucking gift? You two sneaky cocksuckers.
Susie Reaction Beat Character Comedy Larry · Store clerk: After what you did? What... what did I do? I didn't do anything. Oh, I used the bathroom. What a crime I committed!
Store clerk: That'll be 650.
Woman · Larry · Leon: Larry is here to help us fight for our cause. Well, yeah. I am gonna fight. You know, I'll fight it in my own way. So what you mean is you're gonna do it no way.
Leon: Leon makes spaghetti with ketchup because they ran out of sauce
Leon Character Comedy Absurdist Joe D'Angelo: Lawyer obsessively talks about coffee beans, repeating 'You don't have the beans, you don't have the coffee'
Larry · Joe: I can't do this anymore. What's wrong? You remind me of someone I detest. Sorry.
Larry Joe Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Joe D'Angelo: Larry fires lawyer because 'You remind me of someone I detest'
Susie: Hair dye. All right, you two. You have really gone too far this time.
Susie Visual Gag Escalation ★ Rewatch Susie: Susie recognizes lawyer looks like Giuliani: 'It's Giuliani! No wonder I thought he looked like an asshole.'
Susie Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Leon: Leon suggests Black lawn doctor with stethoscope or Black lawyer with briefcase instead of jockey
Larry · Homeowner: My sister's an avowed racist, and she's very sick. I thought this might cheer her up. That sounds familiar.
Larry · Emmett: Larry gives Emmett (cellmate) expensive hat as thank you for lawn jockey, Emmett says Larry 'do a solid, that's what you get'
Pastor Sherman: Or should I call you Larry Daniel? Because just like Daniel, he walked into the lion's den without fear.
Church crowd · Larry: Motherfucker's got a lawn jockey! What is wrong with you, man? It makes me sick! Oh, no, no, no! Get out of here, man. Hey, hey! It's not mine! Bye, Larry!
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