A undergarment purchase for his housekeeper lands Larry in hot water, while his father-in-law's fondness for The Passion of the Christ comes in handy more than once.
WAR
34.8
Wins Above Replacement
“The Christ Nail” ranks #101 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 75.9 — Great. The episode packs 44 scored jokes at 1.5 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.7 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: I can see worshipping Jesus if he were a girl. Like if god had a daughter... Jane. I'll worship a Jane.
Larry Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Larry: The nail. I must have dropped it! It saved me!
Larry Irony/Sarcasm Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Mel: That's blasphemy! He took my nail! He took the nail right off my neck! That's Jesus' nail!
Mel Escalation Absurdist Callback Mel: This is a nail. I bought this on the internet. It's from 'The Passion of the Christ'.
Mel Absurdist Setup/Punchline Larry: I didn't deliberately set out to look at the size, but I was... I had the bra in my hand, and it's kind of like, you know, if you have a driver's license you check out the date of birth.
All Jokes — 44 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry: Boy, they sure make a lot of noise.
Larry Observational Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Larry: so every anti-semite in the neighborhood will know that we live here in case they wanna burn down the house
Larry Dark/Subversive Observational Larry · Jesus: "How do you feel, Mr. David?" That's good. That's good, Jesús.
Larry · Jesus: By the way, Jesús... Jesus... either one? Either one, si. It's okay. Same thing. Si.
Larry: Do you want your life changed, Jesus?
Larry Absurdist Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Larry Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Larry: Well, they're very good for my feet, I could tell you that. My feet feel a lot better.
Larry Character Comedy Running Gag Larry · Cheryl: Why is it that before you have a meal, you do the whole cross thing, but not for snack. I don't think it applies to snacks.
Larry: There's gotta be a maximum number of times somebody can cross in a day. Uh, I wonder what the record is.
Mel: This is a nail. I bought this on the internet. It's from 'The Passion of the Christ'.
Mel Absurdist Setup/Punchline Larry: I can see worshipping Jesus if he were a girl. Like if god had a daughter... Jane. I'll worship a Jane.
Larry Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Larry: But, you know, to worship a guy... it's like a little kinda, you know, it's a little gay, isn't it?
Larry Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Larry: Good-looking woman, zaftig, you know? Good sense of humor.
Larry Escalation Absurdist Callback Larry: I was... your bra was kind of... it was about to fall off and I was... I was putting it back on.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Misdirection Larry: I didn't deliberately set out to look at the size, but I was... I had the bra in my hand, and it's kind of like, you know, if you have a driver's license you check out the date of birth.
Cheryl: I'm not gonna have that conversation with someone. I would rather just get rid of her.
Cheryl Character Comedy Escalation Cheryl: Oh hi, I thought you were Jesús! Jesús! No kidding. Yeah, his shoes sound like your shoes.
Cheryl Running Gag Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: 'Cause you know, between you and me, he could be quite a downer this guy, this Jesús.
Larry Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Larry: you don't wear a, uh... bra.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Awkward Silence Larry: Yeah, a lot of flopping going on.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Visual Gag Larry: They're inviting and cozy and cottony. What do you call that cotton? Puma? That's a sneaker. All right... pima! Pima!
Larry Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Jeff: I got a housekeeper who steals.
Jeff Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Larry · Jeff: You had to tell your housekeeper to wear a bra? I am buying her!
Larry: What, are you kidding? She's like 11 years old... She still believes in the tooth fairy?
Larry: I knew there was no tooth fairy even before my teeth fell out.
Larry Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Larry: I think she's about the same size as Maria, my housekeeper.
Larry Callback Cringe/Discomfort Callback Larry: I just found out, and I gotta tell you something. A little disappointed.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Callback Jeff: You don't tell me Cheryl's, I ain't telling you Susie's.
Jeff Escalation Character Comedy Susie: I'm gonna kill him! It's you! You're the tooth fairy!
Larry: I know, but it had to happen eventually.
Larry Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Callback Larry: It might be a blessing in disguise. The kid's 11 years old already. Enough with the tooth fairy!
Larry Escalation Character Comedy Callback Susie · Larry: you misanthropic moron! Maybe you shouldn't have propagated this ridiculous myth!
Larry: Not that there's anything wrong with it. But there is something wrong with it. What am I saying? There's a lot wrong with it.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Larry: I'm just saying this kind of foamy, soft material would be nice down there for me. That doesn't make me a pervert just 'cause I want to wear underwear made out of a bra.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Larry: I got a feeling I think I nailed it. I really do!
Larry Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Susie: You're a sick fuck, you know that?
Larry: I was trying to imagine what it would be like to be the housekeeper and have those breasts you know, working and doing dishes.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Larry: Because there is no fucking tooth fairy! And It's about time she learned that!
Maria: Oh, Jesús was very upset that you were talking about my breasts and wanting to buy a bra for me, so he said, 'Mr. David can go fuck himself'.
Maria Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Mel: That's blasphemy! He took my nail! He took the nail right off my neck! That's Jesus' nail!
Mel Escalation Absurdist Callback Larry: My god, she makes chicken salad, she wears brassieres, she does it all!
Larry Character Comedy Callback Callback Larry · Jeff: I don't know how I do it. Maybe you can get a job in a carnival somewhere. Yeah, have your own little booth. Step right up. You are... 36c!
Jeff: What fuckin' idiot put bones in a sandwich? I bit into a bone! There's bones in the chicken salad!
Jeff Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline Callback Larry: The nail. I must have dropped it! It saved me!
Larry Irony/Sarcasm Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — Curb Your Enthusiasm