Larry figures out a way to fire a chef, and alienate an important restaurant critic, in the days before his new restaurant is scheduled to open. As Susie stews over a misunderstanding with Larry and Cheryl, the Davids spend some quality time at the car wash. With its grand opening at hand, the restaurant owners hire a new chef with a penchant for speaking his mind.
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“The Grand Opening” ranks #70 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 79.5 — Elite. The episode packs 42 scored jokes at 1.4 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 6.9 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 · Cheryl: Car wash entrapment sequence
Larry: Maybe one day, I'll get a chance to do something good for somebody like that.
Larry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Guy · Susie: Fuck you, you car wash cunt! / I had a dental appointment!
Guy Susie Escalation Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Andy Portico: Because I can't do 'thumbs up, thumbs down.' That's my whole gimmick.
Larry · Jeff: What about the muck, are we in any muck? / We are in a big muck. / If we're in mire, I would assume that we're also in muck. Usually one is in muck and mire. He said I was in a mire. I was trying to ascertain whether or not muck was involved as well.
All Jokes — 42 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry: That's the adult equivalent of 'The dog ate my homework.'
Larry Observational Setup/Punchline Larry · Jeff: Can't you just say yes? / No.
Larry Jeff Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Larry: What does that have to do with a cough? I don't understand that.
Larry Observational Character Comedy Larry Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement Larry: It's real original, the thumbs down.
Larry Irony/Sarcasm Observational Larry: I couldn't get dates. You don't see me taking it out on anybody.
Larry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Cheryl: I don't know about that.
Cheryl Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement Larry: You know how bookstores make you feel stupid? Health food stores make me feel unhealthy.
Larry Observational Setup/Punchline Larry: It's for my wife. It's for my wife.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Larry · Jeff: That's the chef. / Our chef's bald.
Larry Jeff Misdirection Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Phil: I just assumed... and I was right... that you were one of those people who find that men who enhance their appearance are wrong and stupid so I took my toupee off.
Phil Character Comedy Absurdist Larry: You came in bald just to get the job?
Larry Reaction Beat Observational Larry · Jeff: For the next five years was he gonna come in every day and leave the toupee at home? / Yeah, right. Or just wear it on weekends? Live a double life.
Jeff: You would've been all over that fat guy. You would've loved that fat guy, don't tell me.
Jeff Character Comedy Escalation Jeff: You have a bald accountant, a bald urologist, a bald travel agent. You have far more bald professionals than the average person.
Jeff Escalation Observational Jeff: I knew you'd say 'duly noted,' too.
Jeff Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Larry · Jeff: Poor kid lost his hair, he's getting chemo. / No, he's not going through chemotherapy. Another kid in class is, and a lot of the boys in the senior class as a show of solidarity shaved their heads.
Larry · Jeff: Maybe one day I'll get a chance to do something good for somebody like that. That's really touching. / You've already got kind of a head start, actually.
Andy Portico · Larry: All right, Larry David. I'm coming to your restaurant next week. / Oh, okay. / I'm gonna review it.
Larry · Andy Portico: It hit the ground. / Bullshit! / Hit the ground! / Get out of there! / Hit the ground, Portico. You're out!
Andy Portico: Ow, fuck! What have you done? / What the fuck?
Larry: He's a bald-faced... literally... a bald-faced liar.
Larry Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Larry · Jeff: What about the muck, are we in any muck? / We are in a big muck. / If we're in mire, I would assume that we're also in muck. Usually one is in muck and mire. He said I was in a mire. I was trying to ascertain whether or not muck was involved as well.
Andy Portico: Like a fucking Muppet.
Andy Portico: Because I can't do 'thumbs up, thumbs down.' That's my whole gimmick.
Larry · Andy Portico: You can't go like this? / I can't go like this.
Andy Portico: How am I supposed to eat that? Suck it up my ass?
Larry · Andy Portico: Larry accidentally spilling food on Portico
Larry · Jeff: Salmon's out. / Plenty of fish in the sea. / Who needs it?
Guy Bernier: Shit, shitface fuck, shit, cocksucker.
Cheryl: Look at your car. Why is your car always so filthy?
Cheryl Character Comedy Observational Cheryl: Listen to how low my voice is today. / Oh, hey... down, down, down-nn.
Cheryl Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Callback Larry · Cheryl: Car wash entrapment sequence
Cheryl: I got to go. I got to go! I got to go!
Cheryl Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Callback Guy: A pit plate? Why don't you call it a garbage plate?
Guy Character Comedy Observational Larry: The personality on this guy, huh? He's a piece of work.
Larry Reaction Beat Character Comedy Guy: Motherfucking cocksucker asshole!
Guy Character Comedy Escalation Callback Larry · Jeff: Portico. / Fucking Portico! That prick, I don't believe it. He's laughing right now. That motherfucker.
Larry Jeff Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Jeff Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive Callback Larry · Cheryl: Why is he cursing in English? 'Mutherfuck-erre.' / Where did he get that from? / 'Cocksuck-erre.'
Larry: Maybe one day, I'll get a chance to do something good for somebody like that.
Larry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Guy · Susie: Fuck you, you car wash cunt! / I had a dental appointment!
Guy Susie Escalation Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — Curb Your Enthusiasm