Phil leaves the show to write a pilot. Larry gives Artie a special gift.
WAR
42.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Pilots and Pens Lost” ranks #15 of 90 The Larry Sanders Show episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 81.4 — Elite. The episode packs 36 scored jokes at 1.4 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.2 on impact, with Artie landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Dave Chappelle: First I'm hootie, Now I'm fucking kunte kinte, The deejay?
Dave Chappelle: Who the fuck am i, hootie?
Hank: It's all tears, cartwheels, And a hard-on.
Hank Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Beverly: He went down, He got in his own car. He drove there. He parked it. He got out. He walked in the doors, And he pulled out His own personal Credit card?
Beverly Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: It'll be a $29,000 story.
Larry Deadpan/Understatement Callback ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 36 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Phil: Yeah. Well, they say If you're going to quit, You better do it Early in the day.
Phil Deadpan/Understatement Absurdist ★ Rewatch Phil: It's about a bunch of guys In a ska band in seattle.
Phil Observational Character Comedy Very dark. Dark like friends?
Artie: You hear that sound, phil? I believe that's The needle breaking On the bullshit-o-meter.
Artie Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Did you say 'frigging'?
Artie: I'm trying to cut down On my cuss words.
Mother call?
Artie: Yeah. Yeah. She says hello.
Artie: Of 'my shoe in your rectumitis.'
Artie Wordplay/Pun Escalation Hank Observational Absurdist Hank: It's all tears, cartwheels, And a hard-on.
Hank Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Network Executive: How would you feel If one of the characters Was black?
Network Executive: Well, we got in our head Now that he's black, So we started calling him Keshaun.
Jonathan Katz: I said, 'thank you. I've been sitting All day.'
Hank: I have been on stand-by For my own phantas For 5 1/2 years now.
Hank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Dave Chappelle: Who the fuck am i, hootie?
Dave Chappelle: Maybe that's why They're sleepless.
Dave Chappelle: Every week A patron is murdered! I got to solve it. Kind of like a hip-hop Crime-solving type thing.
Artie: Oh, man, this is a bic. I'm talking about A rare black pen.
Artie Visual Gag Escalation Hank: It's not that I'm worried That, uh... Larry likes you More than he likes me, Because, you know-- fuck it-- You know, we both know he does.
Hank Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hank: He's such a cheap fucker.
Hank Reaction Beat Character Comedy Beverly: He went down, He got in his own car. He drove there. He parked it. He got out. He walked in the doors, And he pulled out His own personal Credit card?
Beverly Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Artie: [Artie crying after learning about the lost pen]
Artie Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dave Chappelle: First I'm hootie, Now I'm fucking kunte kinte, The deejay?
Bridget Fonda: Cocksucker? I don't know. Mother fucker? I don't know.
Larry: Is the whole family Like this?
Larry Reaction Beat Observational Hank: Slide it under, Asshole.
Sid: Nice going, dipshit.
Hank: Give me my pen back, Schmuck.
Hank Sid Physical/Slapstick Escalation Hank: By the way, I already have A travel clock.
Hank Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Bridget Fonda: He's got A very firm ass.
Hank getting Bridget to sign autograph 'on his lap'
Artie: Take your dick Out of your ear, You little troll.
Artie Character Comedy Absurdist Larry: You know What he means By his 'office?' No.
Hank: The van.
Artie Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Phil: I swear on my mother's life That I was just sick.
Phil Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Artie: From the guy That gives out $10,000 pens? Who does that?
Artie Irony/Sarcasm Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: That's a ph-1,000. That's the top Of the line. I gave you the, uh, One that cost 500.
Larry Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: But I'm sorry you're out For $10,000?
Larry Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Larry: Ha ha. What the fuck?
Larry Reaction Beat Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Larry: It'll be a $29,000 story.
Larry Deadpan/Understatement Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — The Larry Sanders Show
