A bag of cashews and rasins threatens Larry's working relationship with David Schwimmer; a dirty locker and a golf club threatens his club membership; Larry gets into a compromising situation with a dog.
WAR
48.7
Wins Above Replacement
“The 5 Wood” ranks #62 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.6 — Elite. The episode packs 48 scored jokes at 1.5 per minute, averaging 7.1 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: Larry taking a cashew from the casket during the eulogy
Larry Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: 'Was he an avuncular bald Jew?'
Larry Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Larry: 'Why should this guy be buried in eternity with my club? That's not fair.'
Larry Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Larry: Visual gag of Larry discretely reaching into the casket during the eulogy
Larry Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Larry: 'I'm more of a Jew-face than you?'
Larry Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 48 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry · Schwimmer: Don't let that pas de bourrée stuff... Oh no, I'm not worried about it. I mean, I'll get it.
Larry · Schwimmer: Larry immediately wanting to pitch mixed nut ideas to a stranger's father after learning about Health-Glo
Larry · Schwimmer: Larry's elaborate mixed nut combo pitch: 'pecan and a blueberry...dried cherry...a filbert'
Larry: If I said I want to combine a pecan and a blueberry, you know? And a dried cherry, and maybe a, uh, a filbert or something?
Larry Escalation Character Comedy Schwimmer · Larry: Schwimmer's dismissive 'stay in your element' to Larry's nut pitches
Larry · Steve: Larry repeatedly saying 'fierce' and adopting dance terminology
Cheryl · Larry: You're embarrassing me. Stop it, no. - I can't have Pirate's Booty? - No, but you can have a pear.
Larry · Cheryl: Larry examining Health-Glo packages and counting cashews: 'There's only four cashews in here'
Larry: 'Schwimmer's dad's pulling a fast one'
Larry Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Larry · Dental Hygienist: Dental hygienist asking Larry out because he 'reminded her of her college history teacher'
Larry: I was just really trying to get some cotton out of my mouth.
Larry: 'Was he an avuncular bald Jew?'
Larry Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Jeff · Larry: Jeff encouraging Larry to sleep with the hygienist: 'It's a gift from your wife'
Jeff Larry Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jeff · Larry: Jeff calling out Larry's gay mannerisms: 'you're talking really gay'
Jeff Larry Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Jeff: 'You've become Steve the gay choreographer'
Jeff Character Comedy Escalation Larry: 'I thought he had the good Hodgkin's'
Larry Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Larry · Norm: Larry defending his Hodgkin's knowledge with 'Party of Five' as medical authority
Larry · Sven: I'm sorry, I thought Sven was a Swedish name. - It's not. 'Cause I don't look Swedish, do I?
Sven: Sven's passionate defense: 'Culture, looks, names, history, food, dancing'
Larry · Schwimmer: Larry saving the Health-Glo package to show Schwimmer the cashew problem
Schwimmer: Schwimmer's explanation about cashew shortage in the industry
Larry: Larry's rebranding suggestion: 'I would call it raisins'
Larry Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Larry · Jeff: Larry getting a letter from the club for having a dirty locker
Norm · Larry: Norm's story about Burt Suzuki being kicked out for filthy locker
Larry · Marty: Larry asking Marty for the weatherman's tip at his father's funeral
Larry Marty Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry · Jeff Rosenthal: Larry finding and interrogating the 'Party of Five' writer at the funeral
Larry · Jeff Rosenthal: The good vs. better Hodgkin's semantic debate
Larry · Jeff Rosenthal: The entire good Hodgkin's vs better Hodgkin's semantic argument
Larry · Jeff: Larry discovering his 5-wood is in the casket
Larry: 'Sven must have put my club in there, probably on purpose'
Larry Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: 'That club's irreplaceable. It's 10 years old. They don't make it.'
Larry Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Larry · Jeff: Larry arguing why the dead man shouldn't be 'buried in eternity with my club'
Larry Jeff Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: 'Why should this guy be buried in eternity with my club? That's not fair.'
Larry Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Larry: Larry taking a cashew from the casket during the eulogy
Larry Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: Visual gag of Larry discretely reaching into the casket during the eulogy
Larry Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Jeff · Larry: Jeff's expletive-filled rant about being kicked out over 'a fucking 5-iron'
Jeff: 'You're fucking narcissists...It's all a game, all a big fucking game'
Jeff Character Comedy Escalation Jeff: 'there's like three fucking Jews in the whole club'
Jeff Character Comedy Observational Larry: 'I'm more of a Jew-face than you?'
Larry Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: 'The dog bit my penis!'
Larry Physical/Slapstick Escalation ★ Rewatch Cheryl: 'Why did the dog give you an erection?'
Cheryl Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Susie: Ted Danson connection: 'Is that why Ted Danson didn't want you to take care of his dog?'
Susie Escalation Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Anthony · Larry: Doctor Anthony turning out to be Steve's friend from dance rehearsals
Larry: 'I would call it May-October. I wouldn't say December'
Larry Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Larry: Larry's fake WASP persona: 'May-October relationship' correction
Larry Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Larry: Larry's elaborate polo backstory with mallet head injury
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Larry · Jim: Larry producing doctor's note from Dr. Anthony Parker for golf cart
Larry Jim Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Delilah: Larry canceling the dental hygienist date because 'a dog bit my penis'
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