Larry tries to rid himself of an inept assistant, offends Jeff’s barber and gets into hot water over a new project.
WAR
61.3
Wins Above Replacement
“Foisted” ranks #42 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 82.9 — Elite. The episode packs 54 scored jokes at 1.1 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.1 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
Susie: Fatwa?! No, cocksucker. Foisted!
Susie Escalation Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: You know what the good news is? I'm still alive.
Larry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Ayatollah: Even if Larry David converts to Islam, he should still be sent to hell.
Larry: Sorry about your bird. The good news is I'm still alive.
Larry Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Jeff: 'Fatwa! The Musical,' written by Larry David.
All Jokes — 54 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Larry · Betty: I didn't really get an 'After you' vibe.
Larry · Betty: You have, uh, short hair, you wear a tie, you got a vest. It's, uh-- it's a look.
Larry: Type plus distance equals no door hold.
Larry Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry · Jeff: 'Fatwa! The Musical,' written by Larry David.
Susie: "The idea sucks, Lar."
Susie Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Susie: The idea sucks, Lar.
Susie Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Larry: He could wake up in the middle of the night and start punching.
Larry Dark/Subversive Physical/Slapstick Larry David: "Oh. Oh, look at me, everybody. I'm so cool, I hang out with lesbians."
Susie: She also happens to be a lesbian.
Susie Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Larry: I had lesbian friends before you knew what lesbians were.
Larry Character Comedy Escalation Mara: I was very constipated. I couldn't poop.
Mara Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Larry: I got married constipated. People do things constipated.
Larry Escalation Observational Mara: I feel like I'm wearing a cement inner tube.
Mara Wordplay/Pun Visual Gag Larry: Instead of sitting in a chair at your desk, put in a toilet seat.
Larry Absurdist Character Comedy Mara: Bird-like. He was bird-like.
Mara Deadpan/Understatement Observational Larry: Sorry about your bird. The good news is I'm still alive.
Larry Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Leon: I'm fuckin' lamping. What you doing?
Leon Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Leon: You can keep that boss shit.
Leon: "You can keep that boss shit."
Leon Character Comedy Reaction Beat Leon: Come on, I shot a porno constipated. I ran a 5k marathon constipated. I was in a hot dog-eating contest constipated.
Leon Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Leon: Fucking Jimmy Kimmel foisted that bitch on you.
Leon Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry David: "Larry, you-- you never get excited."
Larry · Betty: I have a couple of questions, logistically, about how the whole thing works.
Larry: Not really getting, uh, bride vibes from you.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Callback Leon: That's a fuckin' bride. You a goddamn groom.
Leon Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Larry: 150 for a bald man?
Larry Setup/Punchline Observational Cheryl: And there are very few charities that actually focus on the clitoris and talk about it.
Cheryl Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Larry David: "I think you got half the population focused on the clitoris."
Larry: You just-- you have to say that to yourselves to wean yourself off the relationship.
Larry Observational Dark/Subversive Richard Lewis: Sorry about your bird. The good news is I'm still alive.
Richard Lewis: I don't live in a Cuban dancehall.
Larry: Could you come up with a worse name than Soaps On?
Larry Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Numa: What kind of psychopath interferes with the nuances of a lesbian wedding?
Numa Character Comedy Escalation Larry: I saw wrong and tried to right it. That's all.
Larry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Larry: That's what Ted Kennedy said about Robert Kennedy at his funeral.
Larry Absurdist Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Larry: I cannot tell you how much satisfaction there is in trapping a butterfly in a net...
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Betty: I don't need you to hold the door for me, you prick.
Betty Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: She's a fucking saint, okay?
Larry Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Leon Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Leon: Larry David's office. What the fuck is up?
Leon Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Larry: Lampin'. There's no 'G' at the end. Lampin'.
Larry Callback Character Comedy Callback Jimmy Kimmel: I did foist her on you.
Jimmy Kimmel: "I did foist her on you. I really did foist her on you."
Larry David: "By the way, I just did it four times. I started to get denunciation elbows."
Larry: He doesn't like Waze.
Larry Absurdist Observational Larry David: "There's a small harem. Uh, he has a fetish for redheads. And twice a year, he goes to Ireland on a harem shopping spree."
Ayatollah: Even if Larry David converts to Islam, he should still be sent to hell.
Leon: "Fatwa by association. What kind of fucking question is that?"
Leon Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Larry: You know what the good news is? I'm still alive.
Larry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Larry David: "Tyra Banks dressed up as a fat person on her show to see what it's like being fat. Needless to say, it wasn't very pleasant."
Betty: Prepare to die, baldy.
Betty Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Susie: Fatwa?! No, cocksucker. Foisted!
Susie Escalation Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — Curb Your Enthusiasm