Larry seeks professional help to secure information about his past. Meanwhile, his place as a gay rights supporter hits a snag.
WAR
53.1
Wins Above Replacement
“The Bowtie” ranks #59 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.8 — Elite. The episode packs 55 scored jokes at 1.6 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Larry David landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Wanda: Why are you asking me some bullshit like that? What the fuck, Larry?! I'm not your link into the black world, okay?
Wanda Reaction Beat Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: "Okay, I do... the dog is racist. But I didn't train him to be racist."
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Sue: This man has a dog that attacks black people. He has a racist dog.
Sue Escalation Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Marty Funkhouser: Why didn't you just say, 'hello Dan, I'm Larry'. 'Nice to meet you'? Problem? Yeah, problem. Now she's back with a woman.
Wanda: You think farrakhan went out and bought up all the bow-ties or something? He's sitting there holding on to bow-ties and only muslims get 'em?
Wanda Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 55 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry David: Maybe he said, "you're a doctor". I don't know. But why would he say I'm a doctor? I would know if I'm a doctor.
Larry David: What about... calling some bingo games or something? You got, like, a community center for bingo?
Larry David: Don't underestimate bingo.
Larry David Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: "I've got extra sneakers that I don't wear anymore - in pretty good condition, I must say."
Larry Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Larry David: Love the bow-tie.
Larry David: But honestly, I haven't seen a handicapped person in the bathroom, maybe ever.
Larry David: Well, that doesn't sound so hot.
Larry David Cringe/Discomfort Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Larry David: I think I would prefer handicapped.
Larry David: Do black men who aren't muslims ever wear bow-ties?
Man with stutter: F-f-fuck you! I have a s-s-s-stutter!
Larry David: Yeah, but you can walk.
Jeff · Larry: "Oh hey... we got a dog." "Really? Why?" "She wanted a dog."
Jeff Larry Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Larry · Jodi · Larry: "Are those new glasses?" "No, but I cleaned them." "You're so funny!"
Larry David: Oh, lesbians love me. They love me.
Larry David: More so than any other community. Including jews.
Larry: "The men's room key from the private investigator's office. I forgot to bring it back."
Larry Running Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Marty: "And I have Larry David's place card right next to hers."
Marty Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Larry David: She's dating a guy?! What? You're kidding! That's fantastic! Congratulations! Good for you.
Larry: "Congratulations! Good for you. She's not a lesbian anymore. Oh my god. Good going."
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Larry David · Cheryl: It's over? What's over? The marriage. Why would our marriage be over? You said, 'we need to talk.'
Larry David · Cheryl: Light up? Did I light up? 'Oh, it's over?'
Wanda: "Shit, I mean, you're renting, so I can be honest. I don't like it. Kinda cold, like a hotel."
Wanda Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Larry David: Is it wrong to assume that a black man wearing a bow-tie is a muslim?
Wanda: Why are you asking me some bullshit like that? What the fuck, Larry?! I'm not your link into the black world, okay?
Wanda Reaction Beat Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Wanda: You think farrakhan went out and bought up all the bow-ties or something? He's sitting there holding on to bow-ties and only muslims get 'em?
Wanda Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Wanda · Larry: What the hell... I think it's you, Wanda. One of y'all wanna grab cujo?
Wanda: You have a racist dog! That dog hates black people.
Wanda Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Wanda: Sheriff?! That's a perfect name for a racist dog.
Wanda Callback Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Wanda: Where did you get this dog, the klan meeting or something?
Wanda Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Wanda: Sheriff the fucking dog that eats black people. What the fuck, man?
Wanda: Looking at me like I'm a damn t-bone.
Wanda Visual Gag Escalation ★ Rewatch Loud diner: I'm sorry, we need to keep it down for Tucker Carlson over here.
Loud diner Setup/Punchline Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Restaurant patron: "I'm sorry, we need to keep it down for Tucker Carlson over here. 'Keep it down'!"
Sue · Larry David: Starts with a 'J' and it ends with an 'I'. Jedi?
Larry: "I wasn't really happy for him, I was pretending I was happy for him. But that's all. I was just pretending. No, I wasn't sincere. I wasn't sincerely excited."
Larry Escalation Character Comedy Sue: You used to be such a liberal guy, Larry. Look what you look like. Look at the bow-tie.
Sue Visual Gag Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Wanda: "This man is a racist. He has a racist dog. He has a dog that attacks black people."
Wanda Callback Escalation Callback Sue: This man has a dog that attacks black people. He has a racist dog.
Sue Escalation Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: "Okay, I do... the dog is racist. But I didn't train him to be racist."
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Larry David: Well, because we don't know what we're doing as much as the women know. You know, it's their equipment. They own the equipment, so they know what to do with it.
Larry David: You know what's going on down there? I don't have any idea.
Larry: "This project demands I get back to my base. I need my base."
Larry Character Comedy Absurdist Larry David: This project demands I get back to my base. I need my base.
Larry David: You're a gentile. You'll go in the middle of fifth avenue. It's different for jews.
Man with stutter · Others: I have a s-s-s-stutter, you p-p-p-pricks! Stutter my ass! That's for people who can't walk. Oh, all right, fine, okay. Oh, your stutter's gone, jackass!
Omar Jones: According to one of the brothers, you said, 'keep it down'. We talk, Mr. David. We talk.
Restaurant worker: You, my friend, are back in the lesbian bosom.
Server: "You, my friend, are back in the lesbian bosom."
Server Character Comedy Visual Gag Callback Marty Funkhouser: Why didn't you just say, 'hello Dan, I'm Larry'. 'Nice to meet you'? Problem? Yeah, problem. Now she's back with a woman.
Marty Funkhouser: And someone said, 'Larry went home to take a shit.'
Larry David: You are a muslim! Go, pray, pray.
Larry David: There's a lot of meshugana muslims, though, running around, are there not?
Larry: "There's a lot of meshugana muslims, though, running around, are there not?"
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Wordplay/Pun Disabled man: Really? First of all... we don't like to be refered to as 'normal', ok? We're able-bodied! Able-bodied, not normal. That's like from the eighties, who doesn't know that?
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