Larry, Cheryl, Jeff and Susie encounter a ""nanny from hell"" whose reign of terror is thwarted by ten sponge cakes. Larry commits a ""penis faux pas"" after a pool party, and Richard Lewis seeks immortality from Bartlett's Quotations.
WAR
39.4
Wins Above Replacement
“The Nanny From Hell” ranks #103 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 75.8 — Great. The episode packs 44 scored jokes at 1.4 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.8 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 · Hugh: Fuck h-yoo. / Fuck you. / Fuck Hugh! / Hugh!
Susie: My fall was broken by... 12 sponge-cakes.
Susie Callback Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: She worked at that 'Looney Tunes' Lodge for 15 years and she kept hearing that song over and over. She must have snapped from hearing it.
Larry Callback Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: It's bigger than mine. He's got a bigger penis than me.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Observational ★ Rewatch Hugh · Larry: I'm not talking about your wife's tits. This is rude. / You could say my wife has nice tits as long as it's complimentary.
All Jokes — 44 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry: A little plumbing. Got to plumb. Plumb the depths... the depths of hell.
Larry Wordplay/Pun Escalation Larry: You ought to try schlepping marble one day. It's a schlep.
Larry Observational Deadpan/Understatement Larry: Hey, Hugh... that sounds funny.
Larry: He coined the phrase, 'The blank from hell.'
Larry Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Jeff Visual Gag Character Comedy Jeff: Oh, yeah, it sounds great. No, it is, it's really good. It's good, trust me. It'll all be fine.
Jeff Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Jeff: I was saying to my wife, 'You should let me date, because it'll bring us much closer...'
Jeff Absurdist Character Comedy Bakery worker: It's so moist, it's like eating a sponge.
Larry: No wonder you're going out of business.
Larry Deadpan/Understatement Observational Larry: 'It's like eating a delicious sponge.' Did I tell you?
Larry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Jeffrey: It's moot, they're going out of business. / That's not moot. / How's that not moot? / It's not moot.
Jeffrey: You have to use the cabana. They won't let you in the house.
Jeffrey Observational Setup/Punchline Worker · Larry: I'd love to make a concession... An exception?
Worker · Larry: You're gonna go number one, right? Yes. I'll be done in two seconds. Just number one!
Larry: Nobody can turn down the David charm once I turn it on.
Larry Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Larry: It's bigger than mine. He's got a bigger penis than me.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Observational ★ Rewatch Cheryl · Larry: It's like a freak show... We got a freak show here.
Larry: It's like having a 'whisper lunch.' Like the Mafia thing.
Larry Observational Wordplay/Pun Richard · Larry: This is the lunch from hell. / Where'd you hear that expression?
Larry: You've got arms on your chair. Look at that. I got no arms, what is that?
Larry Observational Cringe/Discomfort Larry: And for some reason I had a side dish of applesauce. I have to tell you it was really fantastic.
Larry Observational Character Comedy Hugh: You buy it at a supermarket. It comes in a jar.
Hugh Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Larry: The kid's got some penis on him. He's pretty good.
Larry Callback Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Hugh · Larry: I'm not talking about your wife's tits. This is rude. / You could say my wife has nice tits as long as it's complimentary.
Larry: Hugh, not 'you,' Hugh, okay? H-yoo... Hugh.
Larry Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Cheryl: It seems that one of the guests felt the cabana bathroom was beneath him and made his way into the main house.
Cheryl Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Callback Martine: No, I don't 'dime,' I didn't dime.
Martine Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Martine: Except I don't stink. Your home is big.
Larry: I happened to mention that I caught a glimpse of his son's penis... How about that thing? It's huge!
Larry Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Martine: Before that, I worked at Magic Mountain in the 'Looney Tunes' Lodge for 15 years.
Martine Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: She tells me she likes to pet horses. She enjoys a good corn dog.
Larry Character Comedy Observational Cheryl · Larry: I don't want the nanny from hell in my house. Where did you hear that... 'the blank from hell'?
Larry: She takes baths with her socks on.
Larry Absurdist Character Comedy Cheryl · Larry: My dad has been saying that... Richard Lewis coined that, Cheryl.
Larry: This is a win-win situation. Win-win.
Larry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Larry · Bakery worker: How many sponge-cakes do you have left? I have a dozen left. I'll take them all.
Susie: Larry, he's not fat enough as it is? He needs this many?
Susie Character Comedy Observational Martine · Susie: A big bird told me. / You knew I was pregnant? It's bad luck!
Larry · Richard: You 'clapse'? Yeah, I'll collapse. You don't say 'co-llapse,' you say 'claps.'
Richard: That's the 'porn baby'? Why is the porn baby here?
Richard Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Hugh's son: You shush. Shush! / You shh, 'poopyhead.' / No, you shush, dodo brain.
Larry · Hugh: Fuck h-yoo. / Fuck you. / Fuck Hugh! / Hugh!
Larry: She worked at that 'Looney Tunes' Lodge for 15 years and she kept hearing that song over and over. She must have snapped from hearing it.
Larry Callback Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Susie: My fall was broken by... 12 sponge-cakes.
Susie Callback Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — Curb Your Enthusiasm