Larry proves himself an unskilled Christmas tipper, while both Larry and Jeff prove incompetent at creating believable alibis for the messes they get in. After offending his housekeeper, Larry makes amends with her at the expense of his wife. Later, Larry attempts to reconcile with Cheryl's family after ruining their nativity scene.
WAR
51.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Mary Joseph And Larry” ranks #61 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.6 — Elite. The episode packs 50 scored jokes at 1.5 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 7.0 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: That Mary, by the way, has quite the bod.
Larry Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Cheryl: You ate the baby Jesus and his mother Mary.
Cheryl Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Jeff: Hey, 10 p.m. is the cut-off for platonic friends. After 10 p.m., it gets weird.
Jeff Observational Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Larry: The pubic hair. It's out!
Larry Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Becky: You swallowed our Lord and Savior.
Becky Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 50 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry · Doctor: My wife dragged me there. She had these tickets... It's a little embarrassing to me.
Larry: I don't like the idea that everything I do people are finding out about through my housekeeper, that's all.
Larry Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Larry: I got a pubic hair.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Setup/Punchline Doctor: That's not that unusual. I got people in here all the time with stuff stuck in their throat.
Doctor Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: Generally, between you and me, it's not something I do that often...
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Doctor: Whatever happened, stay away from that for a couple of days.
Doctor Deadpan/Understatement Observational Doctor Irony/Sarcasm Callback Callback Larry: I'm a Jew. To have a tree in the house, it's bad luck. My guy might not... may think I'm switching or something.
Larry Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Larry: What should I give... ah, you don't know...
Larry Reaction Beat Character Comedy Larry · Dora: Could you please just not tell them where I am? Even the doctor's office called up, and you told them I went to a U2 concert, you know?
Dora: Mr. Larry not home. Okay, okay.
Dora Character Comedy Observational Larry · Carlos: You can use the 'tú' form with me. 'Usted's' a little formal for us.
Carlos: Feliz navidad... a tú.
Carlos Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Larry: Hey, asshole, I know his name.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Larry: I don't know if it's 'Sonny Bo-no,' or Bon-no.
Larry Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Jeff: Because you spelled it, it's a draw. I don't owe you anything.
Jeff Character Comedy Misdirection Jeff: Nothing worse than Jews with trees.
Jeff Observational Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Jeff · Larry: They can't let them have their holiday. We have to horn in on their holiday.
Jeff: Hey, 10 p.m. is the cut-off for platonic friends. After 10 p.m., it gets weird.
Jeff Observational Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Larry: I was calling my housekeeper Dora... She was gonna quit, it was a whole huge thing.
Larry Escalation Character Comedy Susie: You're lying, or you're lying. One of you two assholes is lying, I just don't know which one.
Susie Character Comedy Escalation Larry: I tipped him twice.
Larry Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Larry: 'Cause he makes twice as much money. What do you mean, why?
Larry Observational Character Comedy Larry: Do you want your first tip back?
Larry Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: You know what? I think I'm gonna give her my grandfather's tallis.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry Callback Misdirection ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: He's lying, like the waiter.
Larry Callback Character Comedy Callback Larry: There's a little kind of thing you do at the end... you flip them over, the arms, they get, like, flipped over like a little penguin.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Observational ★ Rewatch Larry: I am never in that bathroom looking at cardboard. As soon as it runs out, you've got the new roll.
Larry Observational Cringe/Discomfort Larry: I'm never running out of there with my pants at my ankles screaming, 'More toilet paper!'
Larry Escalation Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Larry: Your sponge replacement's not so hot... if I can speak frankly.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Dora Deadpan/Understatement Misdirection ★ Rewatch Jeff: All right. I made a mistake, I'm sorry, I apologize. You sure did. I apologize profusely to both of you.
Jeff Escalation Character Comedy Jeff: I don't know why Cheryl doesn't like you. I'm sure it has nothing to do with your work.
Jeff Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Cheryl: What happened to the cookies? The cookies from last night?
Cheryl Setup/Punchline Escalation Cheryl: You ate the baby Jesus and his mother Mary.
Cheryl Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Larry: I thought he was a monkey.
Larry Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Becky: The Son of God was a monkey?
Becky Escalation Reaction Beat Larry: I thought that was all part of the zoo.
Larry Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Cheryl: Why would we have a zoo on Christmas Day?!
Becky: You swallowed our Lord and Savior.
Becky Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Susie: You lying piece of shit! Out of my house! And wait till I get my hands on that goddamn Larry David, the four-eyed fuck. I'll kill him!
Susie Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: We had one, but I ate it.
Larry Deadpan/Understatement Callback Callback Joseph Escalation Character Comedy Joseph: It's not junk, but we do put it in the trailer.
Joseph Reaction Beat Character Comedy Joseph: And around 4th of July we do hobo revolutionaries... And sometimes in November we'll do an equinox.
Joseph Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Larry: I got a pubic hair stuck in my throat.
Larry Callback Cringe/Discomfort Callback Larry: That Mary, by the way, has quite the bod.
Larry Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mary: Kill him, Joseph, kill him!
Mary Escalation Character Comedy Larry: The pubic hair. It's out!
Larry Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — Curb Your Enthusiasm