S4E05The Wallet
78.9
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Season 4, Episode 5 · 1992-09-23

The Wallet

Ranked #69 out of 172 episodes in Seinfeld

Jerry's dad has a bad time at the back doctor's; Elaine wants to part with her boyfriend; Jerry's unhappy with George's network "negotiating."

Wallet-switching premise escalates through character comedy across 47 jokes in 23 minutes.

Directed by Tom Cherones · Written by Larry David

78.9/ 100

Humor Index

WAR

50.5

JPM

1.9

Craft

7.2

Impact

7

IMDb

7.9

The Wallet” ranks #69 of 172 Seinfeld episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 78.9Elite. The episode packs 47 scored jokes at 1.9 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.0 on impact, with Morty landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.

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Our scorer flagged 16:00-17:30 wallet theft sequence as the stretch with the fewest or weakest comedic moments. Everything else lands harder.

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