Larry commits a faux pas with Sammi’s fiancé, and tries to start over with his mail carrier and golf club security guard.
WAR
86.7
Wins Above Replacement
“Thank You For Your Service” ranks #1 of 120 Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 93.8 — Elite. The episode packs 50 scored jokes at 1.2 per minute, averaging 7.7 on craft and 7.8 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
Larry · Victor · Others: Real cannon fire chaos: 'There's a crater in the ground.' 'This is real! This is real!' 'It's live rounds, Larry!'
Larry · Sammi: Larry's communication analogy: 'If I'm saying something to you, I don't say to you, "I'm gonna say something to you," and then say it. I just say it.'
Larry · Sal: Larry's desperate apology: 'Hello, Sal! I'm sorry!' 'Hello! How's your cat?'
Larry Sal Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Victor: Larry 'dying' immediately and refusing to get up for three hours
Larry Victor Physical/Slapstick Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Ken: Larry's non-apology: 'It's my fault for offending you. I apologize. But she does look a little Asian.'
Larry Ken Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 50 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Sal · Larry: Sal's enthusiastic but awful Revolutionary War British accent attempts: 'Oi, is that... move that gun over here... and get ready. We're going.' vs 'Gentlemen, strike the flagstaff deep, Sir Knight.'
Sal Larry Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Larry: Larry's confessional about being trapped in conversations with Sal: 'The worst mistake I ever made was rolling down that window, in the first place. Just to be nice!'
Larry Observational Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Larry: Larry's dark confession: 'Secretly, I wish ill things on him so I don't have to do this anymore. It's a terrible thought, but that's what I think.'
Larry Dark/Subversive Observational ★ Rewatch Larry · Friend: Larry challenging his friend about reading John Adams biography: 'I don't think you read it in the first place.' 'What is this, "Dragnet"?'
Larry · Waiter: Larry's neurotic chef face request: 'if the chef makes a face of any kind, okay, just tell him to forget it and sauté it.'
Larry Waiter Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Ken · Others: Larry's baby comment: 'You know, she looks a little Asian.'
Larry · Ken: Larry doubling down: 'I'm not saying... something's on about it. It's good. It's a good thing.' 'That's a compliment.' 'She's exotic. I wish I looked a little Asian.'
Larry Ken Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Larry · Ken: Larry's non-apology: 'It's my fault for offending you. I apologize. But she does look a little Asian.'
Larry Ken Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Larry · Jean: Mail carrier correction exchange: 'Are you, uh... are you the new mailman?' 'Mailwoman?' 'Mail carrier.'
Larry · Jean: Larry's mother story: 'my mother used to encourage me to work in the post office when I was younger 'cause she didn't think I could amount to anything.'
Larry · Jean: Larry's anti-stickler rant: 'Don't be such a stickler. Why are you being such a stickler? Do you think that's a good quality, stickling? Don't stickle. Don't be a stickler.'
Larry · Jean: Larry's dating advice: 'if you were going on a computer date, one of those things, and you put down "stickler," nobody would call you.'
Jeff · Susie · Richard: Jeff's mysterious kitchen praise: 'You, especially, are going to appreciate it.' 'Why are you especially?' 'I have no fucking idea.'
Larry · Richard: Richard's garbage woman story revelation and Larry's disbelief: 'I never even saw a garbage woman in my life. You make up this story to me about fucking a garbage woman?'
Larry · Sammi: Larry's 'save the date' rant: 'That's so stupid. I don't save dates. The whole system's screwed up. You don't need to send me something to tell me you're gonna send me something, just send it.'
Larry · Sammi: Larry's communication analogy: 'If I'm saying something to you, I don't say to you, "I'm gonna say something to you," and then say it. I just say it.'
Richard · Neighbors · Larry · Victor: Multiple 'thank you for your service' repetitions and Larry's silence
Jeff · Larry: Jeff confronting Larry: 'You didn't thank him for his service, asshole'
Victor · Larry: Victor's confrontation: 'You didn't thank him for his service, asshole. They thanked him. Three people thanked him. Why do I have to thank him?'
Larry · Susie: Larry's sarcastic thanks series: 'Thank you for serving the hors d'oeuvres. Thank you for being a very good manager. Thank you for coming over in this brisk weather.'
Larry · Jean: Larry's mail caddy idea: 'You could use a caddy on the route. They carry the mail for you... I'll mail caddy for you.'
Mail Carrier · Larry: The movie theater candy mixing concept
Larry · Jean: Larry's beckoning argument: 'Just wave. You gotta go like this so I can see you. Just look around. I'm right here. You... I can't see anything from down there.'
Larry · Mail Carrier: Larry's prepared witticism about 'Shecooktus'
Larry · Jean: Larry's dating performance preparation: 'I gotta psych myself up for dates. It's a big performance. I gotta shower and shave and prepare witticisms'
Larry Jean Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry · Jean: Larry's prepared witticism example: 'that whole thing about the made-up Jewish holiday "Shecooktus," that was all... that was prepared beforehand, yeah.'
Larry Jean Meta/Self-Referential Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Larry · Jean: Reset button conversation: 'I'd love to hit the reset button' 'No.' 'Why not... wha... no?' 'Why?' 'Yeah, you reset. Let's hit the button.'
Larry Jean Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Jean: Jean's mysterious face reaction when Larry mentions the reset button
Larry Jean Reaction Beat Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Callback Sal · Larry: Sal's rabbit ears monologue: 'What ever happened to rabbit ears? I can't tell you how many times my cable has gone down right in the middle of one of my favorite shows.'
Sal Larry Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry · Sal: Larry's reset attempt with Sal: 'I'd like to hit the reset button on our relationship and... and go back to the way it was before I ever put the window down'
Larry Sal Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Chef Curtis: Chef Curtis's face demonstration: Larry asking him to recreate his reaction to the sole request
Larry · Chef Curtis: Larry's horse whinny description: 'You did a semi-horse whinny?' and the chef's confused agreement
Larry · Chef Curtis · Waiter: The competing face demonstrations: waiter vs chef showing different versions of the same reaction
Larry: Larry's summary: 'It's a clash of faces.'
Larry Deadpan/Understatement Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Mr. Takahashi · Larry: Mr. Takahashi's formal accusation: 'It has been brought to my attention that you have disgraced Ken Carmen and his wife, Shelly.'
Mr. Takahashi · Larry: Soon argument: 'Expect a letter soon.' 'Soon? A day? Two days? Four days?' 'Everybody know what "soon" is.' 'Soon is not soon.'
Jeff · Larry: Jeff's Burger King analogy: 'Had the same situation with a girl at Burger King. Haven't had a Whopper in fucking three years.'
Jeff · Larry: Jeff's confused sexual questioning: 'You didn't tap that ass?' 'You didn't hit it?' 'And you going through the same shit if you had hit it?'
Larry · Sal: Sal's revenge reveal: Larry discovers he's 'at the very top of the do not admit list'
Larry Sal Escalation Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Sal: Larry's angry rant: 'I was the only one in this club who ever spoke to you... So unbelievably boring... about your fucking cat.'
Larry Sal Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Sal: Larry's rant about being the only one who talked to Sal
Larry Sal Escalation Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Sal: Larry's final insult: 'I was suffocating from the bullshit and drivel that was coming out of your mouth'
Larry Sal Escalation Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Larry · Other reenactors: Larry's premature Revolutionary War death: 'What are you... what are you doing? You got three hours to go, here. Are you crazy? Get up. This is nuts.'
Larry · Victor: Larry 'dying' immediately and refusing to get up for three hours
Larry Victor Physical/Slapstick Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Victor · Others: Real cannon fire chaos: 'There's a crater in the ground.' 'This is real! This is real!' 'It's live rounds, Larry!'
Larry · Sal: Larry's desperate apology: 'Hello, Sal! I'm sorry!' 'Hello! How's your cat?'
Larry Sal Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Larry · Mr. Takahashi · Ken's wife: Mr. Takahashi affair discovery: Larry catching him with Ken's wife in the car
Larry: Larry's vindication: 'I knew that baby looked a little Asian.'
Larry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Victor · Larry · Valets: Victor's mistaken valet attack: 'Redcoats, man!' 'Don't tread on me, motherfuckers!' while attacking innocent golf course valets
Jean · Larry: Jean's final mail delivery: 'Welcome home, soldier. Thank you for your service.'
Jean Larry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — Curb Your Enthusiasm