Not tipping for a favor gets Larry into bad graces with the studio lot's coffee guy, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus accuses him of leaving a ring on an antique table in her house. Meanwhile, he deals with the suspicion that their closeness during production of the Seinfeld reunion has led to Cheryl sleeping with Jason Alexander.
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“Seinfeld” ranks #108 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 74.0 — Great. The episode packs 70 scored jokes at 1.4 per minute, averaging 6.8 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
Kramer: Get out. That's recidivism. It's the same thing I saw last night on 'prison lockdown.'
Kramer Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch George: Tell her that sometimes you have to be away from something to really appreciate it. That's how I feel about cuban food.
George Observational Character Comedy Mocha Joe: That's for me bringing the jumper cables to your office. That's for not picking up my fucking coffee beans. One dog lives.
George · Amanda: This could be the news that finally kills her. Because of the shock or because she doesn't like me? i'm fine either way.
Susie: I respect wood so much that if I had a piece of wood in my hand right now i'd beat the shit out of you with it, okay?
Susie Escalation Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 70 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ George's ex-wife: I bumped into madoff on the street one day and he was wearing this quilted jacket with the collar up. And for some reason it just creeped me out. So the next day I pulled all my money out.
George · George's ex-wife: That's... That's my money! You have my money! Not according to the laws of the state of new york.
Multiple cast members: - I got it. - I got it. - I got it. - Would you let me get the check!?
George: Forgot to go to the cash machine.
George Cringe/Discomfort Deadpan/Understatement Cheryl · Larry: He doesn't have groat's... Oh, that's great. That's good news.
Larry: What is he, george clooney? I mean, come on.
Larry Observational Irony/Sarcasm Cheryl · Larry: Boy, you know a lot about this guy. We spend a lot of time together just talking about nothing between takes.
Jason: I can't. Whenever I make a move you see it a mile away. It's like a poker tell.
Jason Character Comedy Observational Jerry: You realize all your dreams are coming true? Your whole plan is coming to fruition.
Jerry Irony/Sarcasm Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Larry: Raise your kids without raising them.
Larry Wordplay/Pun Absurdist Larry · Jerry: Having said that, let me say this... So what is that? So you win either way. A comedian goes up on stage, 'you people are a bunch of morons. Having said that, i'm very happy to be here.'
Larry: I asked him to do me a favor. I didn't say I want to hire you. A favor implies no tip.
Larry Observational Character Comedy Larry: Having said that, I think this is a terrific title.
Larry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Julia: Has it ever occurred to you to use a coaster?
Julia Cringe/Discomfort Setup/Punchline Larry: It makes me feel comfortable and secure and I don't have to shake hands.
Larry Character Comedy Observational Julia: Having said that, I don't really think I'm buying your line of bullshit.
Julia Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Mocha Joe: You would do me a favor and we're even. What's the favor? Go into west hollywood to stern bros. Coffee and pick up my coffee order for tomorrow.
Mocha Joe: No going back in time. You said you would do me a favor. Now do me a favor.
Mocha Joe: No going back in time. You said you would do me a favor. Now do me a favor.
Larry Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort Cheryl · Larry: What are you doing? you're picking up beans? It's a long story. I'm gonna be like an hour late.
Larry Reaction Beat Escalation Jason: Cheryl calls me up, she says come on over. i go over, we worked for like two hours.
Jason Cringe/Discomfort Irony/Sarcasm Julia: I have known you since 1983. I know when you are lying. And right now you're doing that thing with your mouth when it's like...
Julia Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Julia: I will find out and I will drag that person by the hair and bring him into your dressing room soon.
Jason · Cheryl: Wait, is that in there? I know, but I don't say I made it. No, I say I made it. I know, it was so convincing. I'm playing george.
Jason Cheryl Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry · Jason: This is like the greatest relationship I've ever seen you have on the show. I know, george has never been this happy. I'm watching richard benjamin and paula prentiss here.
Larry Jason Meta/Self-Referential Observational ★ Rewatch Mocha Joe · Larry: An attempt is not a favor. What? It is a favor. It is a favor. That's as good as a favor. The effort was there.
Larry: Whatever happened to e for effort, jerry? E for effort! You people think about that. F for favor! C for coffee.
Larry · Jerry: They could be eating burritos behind those tinted windows at lunch. That's your proof? They've got tinted windows?
Susie: I respect wood so much that if I had a piece of wood in my hand right now i'd beat the shit out of you with it, okay?
Susie Escalation Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Cheryl · Larry: You said beans and clearly you were busy. You want to think I was busy with beans, go ahead and think that.
Larry: This is all your fault, mocha joe. Everything. You busied me with your beans.
Larry Callback Character Comedy Callback Larry: Why? It's kind of quirky that he's saying this stuff from the bathroom. Who else would do that?
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Jerry: Like twins in a womb, right? That's how we did this show.
Jerry Observational Character Comedy Larry: Cheryl! aha! no! Mocha joe! mocha joe! Somebody help me! Oh shit! Oh no! ow! Oh no!
Larry Physical/Slapstick Escalation Jerry · Larry: They're going to destroy the dogs now because mocha joe was bitten. Really? Yes.
Jerry: Then you go to a showroom. Go to a car dealer and check it out. Talk to a salesman.
Jerry Observational Deadpan/Understatement Mocha Joe: That's between the coffee and the wood.
Mocha Joe Deadpan/Understatement Absurdist ★ Rewatch Mocha Joe · Larry: This is a low-grade wood. Oh, so you discriminate amongst wood? I guess you could say that.
Mocha Joe: So you go to a funeral, you're more upset about the coffin than the deceased?
Mocha Joe: Oh, larry david, wood detective.
Mocha Joe: Those dogs are getting gassed. I'd do it myself if I could. And I'd have it televised.
Larry · Mocha Joe: Is there like another word for solid? Fav... I can't hear. What, larry? Favor.
Mocha Joe: Did you say favor, larry? Does this favor involve a tip?
Mocha Joe: That's for me bringing the jumper cables to your office. That's for not picking up my fucking coffee beans. One dog lives.
Larry: scampering and scurrying, I see you! What am I doing? What are you doing?
Larry Physical/Slapstick Cringe/Discomfort Larry: I'm george. You're not attracted to him, you're attracted to me. I wrote that stuff. I'm george.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Larry: It was so lame. Who's gonna buy that? They get together... We don't do endings like that. You know it's fantasy crap.
Larry Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jerry: Larry, we already screwed up one finale. We can't do another.
Jerry Meta/Self-Referential Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Jerry: How do you even have the show? What do you have? You have a three-legged goat here.
Jerry Observational Absurdist Jerry: There were two darrens on 'bewitched.' Nobody liked that second darren.
Jerry Observational Meta/Self-Referential Michael Richards: There's no john, paul, george and larry.
Larry: George is getting upset.
Larry Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Kramer: The itoilet. And I thought of it. That was one killer app.
Kramer Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Kramer: An iphone application that leads you via your g.p.s. To the nearest acceptable toilet wherever you are in the world. The itoilet.
Kramer Absurdist Character Comedy Jerry: A few bad strangers that ruined it for the rest of us.
Jerry Observational Irony/Sarcasm Larry: Pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty good.
Larry Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Amanda Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Amanda · George · Jerry: Dating? Just sex. She is easy to talk to.
Cheryl · Larry: You called his book a pamphlet? It's so thin. It is, it's very thin. It's not a book. I know it's not a book.
George · Amanda: This could be the news that finally kills her. Because of the shock or because she doesn't like me? i'm fine either way.
George: Tell her that sometimes you have to be away from something to really appreciate it. That's how I feel about cuban food.
George Observational Character Comedy George: That's how I feel about cuban food. When I'm eating it I don't really like it. When I'm away for a little while I Miss it.
George Observational Character Comedy Kramer: Get out. That's recidivism. It's the same thing I saw last night on 'prison lockdown.'
Kramer Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch George: See, that's another ponzi scheme.
George Observational Callback Callback Larry · Amanda: Do you respect wood? I... Guess so. You guess so? You don't know if you respect wood?
Larry · Amanda: Do you respect wood? I... Guess so. You guess so? You don't know if you respect wood?
Larry: Having said that, I would love for you to call julia and tell her that you left the ring stain.
Larry Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: Having said that, I would love for you to call julia and tell her that you left the ring stain.
Larry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — Curb Your Enthusiasm