Francine is injured using an exercise device being endorsed by Hank who's afraid she'll write about it.
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41.6
Wins Above Replacement
“The Hankerciser 200” ranks #89 of 90 The Larry Sanders Show episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 79.0 — Elite. The episode packs 54 scored jokes at 2.9 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.6 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
Hank: Hank's final ask of Francine: 'Could you do me one favor? Don't tell Larry how fast I buckled.'
Hank Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Artie · Hank: Artie's final documentary narration: 'Hank? Yeah. Sit down.' [pause] 'And I think today is what I consider to be a typical day at the Larry Sanders Show.' [Hank mutters: 'Shit...']
Artie Hank Meta/Self-Referential Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Hank · Larry: Hank reveals he has 'something brewing with the Beretor Electronics people... Cellular phones, baby.' Larry's face falls.
Hank Larry Callback Running Gag ★ Rewatch Callback Hank · Larry: Hank enters Larry's office to report he's resolved everything with Francine. Larry feigns ignorance: 'What did you say?' Hank: 'I said, uh... Oh, the "cunt" thing?'
Hank Larry Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 54 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Hank: That sign says, 'Applesauce.' No, no. I'm kidding. It says applause.
Hank Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Larry: The postal service announced today that they'll be putting in new vending machines at all post offices, which, for a dollar, the machine will open fire on everyone.
Hank Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Larry: Hey! I know this is a rerun, but you don't have to change the channel.
Hank Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Larry: Damn it! You made me miss the earrings.
Larry Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive Hank: everything but the refrigerator door. which you want to stay away from anyway if you're trying to slim down.
Hank Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement look at that body. look at Hank's.
Hank: hey, now.
Hank Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Caller: could I use The Hankerciser to reduce the size Of howard stern's ass?
Artie Deadpan/Understatement Observational Artie: Young people are a delight. They're the hope for a new tomorrow. And eventually they'll try to steal our jobs.
Artie: Ladies crapper? Third door on the right.
Artie: It's a lesson called, 'If Hank can do it, Anyone can.'
Hank: It's longer than it looks.
Hank: I think we've sold some down there. I'll check.
Artie Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Artie: In an open space, You could cram this Up his ass. I don't think you need To take it out the box.
Larry Physical/Slapstick Deadpan/Understatement Larry: You look like howdy doody Having a tantrum.
Larry: You're starting to sound like a reporter on A current affair, You know that? here's something you never hear On a current affair. Ow. Fuck you. Ow. you know, I don't believe I ever have heard that On a current affair.
Writer: You're a student, right?
Kevin: Uh, yeah.
Writer: What grade Are you in?
Larry: I won't say yee-haw!
Uh-oh.
Why not?
Larry: It's a cowboy term.
It's funny If you say it.
Try it.
Larry: Yee-haw!
Larry: The Larrystepper. That's it. No, the Larryciser-- Larryride--
Hank: Did she warm up Properly? Did she warm up?
Larry: Because We like our steaks Like we like Our talk shows-- Well done.
Larry: Ben-gay my ass. She was so bruised, She couldn't have sex.
Francine Larry Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Artie: I said let's all go down And have some fucking cheese.
Artie Deadpan/Understatement Meta/Self-Referential Students: Don't mind us, Hank. Pretend we're not here.
Hank: Alone, Goddamn it!
Artie: This is something You don't need to see. You're just in Your late teens. Let's go.
Hank: I knew it. And she is a judas!
Hank: So you get your own show, And I get to have dick.
Artie Deadpan/Understatement Escalation ★ Rewatch Hank: And I have to pay For the fact That you're back With that cunt.
Hank: I think it's that new Hay fever medication. I-- i-- I think it has Opium in it.
Hank: Please, have pity. I'm-- I'm drowning.
Larry: You, uh, slip on the ice?
Paula: My Hankerciser broke, and I pulled my neck.
Larry Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Darlene: I was rear-ended.
Hank Character Comedy Escalation Hank: Sweet Jesus. It's a house of cards.
Hank Larry Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Hank: is this, uh... Off the record?
Hank Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Hank: A guy showed me A thing on paper. It looked good, And he said I just had to Put my name on it, And, uh... I can't find him. I'm so fucked.
Hank: Don't tell Larry How fast I buckled.
Hank Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Francine: He started crying? no. He was crying. He was--
Larry: He buckled that fast?
Darlene Wordplay/Pun Deadpan/Understatement Francine: Besides, I'm finishing That article On cellular phones And brain tumors.
Francine Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Larry: How much time do you think It'll take to heal roughly? If you had to put A time frame on it?
Hank Running Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: Oh, the 'cunt' thing?
Hank Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Hank: You remember The guest hypnotist? I think he put some Sort of hex on me. Yeah, that combined with The hay fever medication Would drive--
Hank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Hank: I got Something brewing With the, uh, Beretor Electronics people. Cellular phones, Baby.
Artie: And I think today is What I consider to be A typical day at the Larry Sanders show. Shit...
Hank Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Hank: Hank's final ask of Francine: 'Could you do me one favor? Don't tell Larry how fast I buckled.'
Hank Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Larry · Francine: Cut to Larry and Francine: 'He started crying?' / 'No. He was crying. He was — He buckled that fast?'
Francine · Larry: Francine: 'Besides, I'm finishing that article on cellular phones and brain tumors.' Larry: 'Yeah, yeah. Good.'
Larry: After Francine leaves, Larry asks 'How's your leg? ... How much time do you think it'll take to heal roughly? If you had to put a time frame on it?' — continuing to inquire about the injury even as she's leaving.
Larry Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Callback Larry: Larry asks how long it'll take Francine's injury to heal, then asks again: 'If you had to put a time frame on it?' — clearly worried about his own sex life.
Larry Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Callback Hank · Larry: Hank enters Larry's office to report he's resolved everything with Francine. Larry feigns ignorance: 'What did you say?' Hank: 'I said, uh... Oh, the "cunt" thing?'
Hank Larry Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Hank: Hank's explanation for calling Francine a 'cunt': 'You remember the guest hypnotist? I think he put some sort of hex on me. Yeah, that combined with the hay fever medication would drive—'
Hank Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: Larry validates Hank's hex/medication theory: 'I think so. That's what it is.'
Larry Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement Hank · Larry: Hank reveals he has 'something brewing with the Beretor Electronics people... Cellular phones, baby.' Larry's face falls.
Hank Larry Callback Running Gag ★ Rewatch Callback Artie · Hank: Artie's final documentary narration: 'Hank? Yeah. Sit down.' [pause] 'And I think today is what I consider to be a typical day at the Larry Sanders Show.' [Hank mutters: 'Shit...']
Artie Hank Meta/Self-Referential Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — The Larry Sanders Show
