Larry goes on vacation, but the problems follow him as Hank alienates a series of co-hosts as he anxiously awaits the opening night of Hank's Lookaround Restaurant.
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“The Grand Opening” ranks #45 of 90 The Larry Sanders Show episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 76.5 — Great. The episode packs 42 scored jokes at 1.6 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Hank landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Larry: Yeah. It's 9:30 a.M. We looked for you All night, Hank. No!
Larry Hank Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Hank: I'm gonna take A long fuckin' walk.
Hank Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Phil: He's telling me About his troubles At the restaurant. But you're Not in there. He doesn't know that.
Artie Phil Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hank: Make it go back. Make it go back. Turn back the world.
Hank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Hank: And it's called, uh-- Uh...
Hank Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 42 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Hank: Now that sign Says 'applesauce.' No, no. I'm kidding. It says 'applause.'
Hank Misdirection Wordplay/Pun Martin Mull: This is really very, very Close to a thrill for me.
Martin Mull: I know how much This show means to Larry And what a stickler He is for quality. At least, to the extent That one can have any In television.
Martin Mull Dark/Subversive Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Hank: I've been burning the, Uh, bulb at both ends
Hank Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Hank: That's not the question. What are you gonna Do this weekend?
Hank Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Martin Mull: Nothing really Aids digestion Quite like Centrifugal force.
Hank: You're A guest host, Guest being the, uh, Operative word here.
Hank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Martin Mull: You know what, I think This might fit Nicely up your ass.
Hank: They're reddish-brown, And they-- It completely, um-- It clashes with-- Clashes with The banquette.
Hank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Hank: You put him in the genuine Article, and he locks
Hank Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Hank: No friday night, No next night! No friday night, No next night!
Hank Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Artie: Did I say Jerry van dyke? I mean joan van ark.
Artie Character Comedy Observational Hank: All my celebrity friends-- And they're just sitting In all these booths, And I get to say To them, 'hey. Hey! This one's on me,' To some of them.
Hank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Artie: Larry's on vacation! He's not To be disturbed.
Artie Irony/Sarcasm Running Gag ★ Rewatch Burt Reynolds: No, actually I don't Live in the big house. I... I live back there in The guesthouse, you see. 'Cause I can't Afford the big house Because of the--
Larry: Yeah, is it that thing You're going through? Divorce.
Burt Reynolds: What does it pay?
Hank: 3 times, I heard.
Burt Reynolds: I've been divorced 4 times.
Hank: 4 times?
Burt Reynolds: Yeah. Who gives a shit?
Hank Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Burt Reynolds: Course, If you're a smoker, You'd have to smoke And then stop And then light up Again when you came In your section.
Burt Reynolds: Like, uh, smokey and the bandit. That was a-- That was a great idea. And, uh, cannonball run. That was a-- That was a great idea.
Hank: [Snobby voice] Ooh. Bravo.
Artie: It's beginning to smell Like a goddamn locker room.
Artie Observational Character Comedy Hank: Oh, boy, Another ego trip. Yeah. Give a guy A couple of car chases, And all of a sudden He thinks he's An incredible wit.
Hank Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Hank: My restaurant, At this moment, Has a very specific odor That is not conducive To the art Of fine dining...
Hank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Hank: I don't think Anybody's gonna... Come to The grand opening. [Sobbing]
Hank Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hank: Even my own wife Is not coming Because there's, You know, 'Sorry, honey, there's A death in the family,'
Hank Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Hank: You drink water, Arthur. You drink Through your ass!
Hank Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Hank: This fucking Electrical engineer! You know! This-- This-- this guy, He-- he comes in, He fills in at The last minute, And i-- I'm supposed to-- I'm supposed to think That this guy Knows fuck-all About anything!
Hank Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hank: Oh, shit, If I had a gun! If I had a gun, Artie!
Hank Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Phil: He's telling me About his troubles At the restaurant. But you're Not in there. He doesn't know that.
Artie Phil Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Artie: well, he's been in the men's room for an hour now... vomiting and weeping.
Artie Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Instead of Saying 'hank's Look-around cafe,' It says 'Look-round cafe.'
Artie Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hank: Ah, that's ok.
Artie: It is?
Hank: Mm-hmm.
Artie: You sure? 'Cause I could try To go out and buy an 'a.'
Hank Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Hank: And it's called, uh-- Uh...
Hank Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hank: I'm gonna take A long fuckin' walk.
Hank Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jerry Seinfeld: Hey, is this How things usually Work around here?
Larry: Yeah.
Jerry Seinfeld: I wrote this, Uh, script For your show. Would this be a bad time To give it to you?
Larry: Yeah! Yeah.
Larry: If this fucking booth Starts to rotate, I swear to god...
Larry Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: I'm gonna shove it Up Hank's ass If he ever gets here, The son of a bitch.
Larry Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jerry Seinfeld: He's just weird.
Larry: That's exactly What ours does.
Larry: Yeah. It's 9:30 a.M. We looked for you All night, Hank. No!
Larry Hank Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Hank: Make it go back. Make it go back. Turn back the world.
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