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Recap / Seinfeld S 5 E 18 The Raincoats

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Elaine dates a guy, Aaron, who's never heard of personal space and befriends Jerry's parents, much to Jerry and Elaine's discomfort. George sells his dad's old clothes while at the same time trying to weasel out of a big-brother-program. Jerry and his girlfriend Rachael try to see Schindler's List.


Tropes:

  • All for Nothing: Morty and Kramer's business deal goes when Rudy decides to forgo the deal due to the experience with Frank's clothes.
  • Brutal Honesty: Jerry bluntly tells his mother that George is a 'deeply-disturbed individual'.
  • Comically Missing the Point: When Jerry passive aggressively asks George if his parents would be comfortable with both mailing postcards alongside taking a strange kid with them to Paris, George meekly says they don't have to mail the postcards.
  • Gilligan Cut: Frank asks where his clothes are. The clothing store owner who he sold Frank's clothes to is seen burning them due to moths biting them.
  • Henpecked Husband: When Frank hysterically declares that they are going to move, Estelle gives a 'calm' that's enough and Frank silently concedes.
  • Mathematician's Answer: When Jerry asks his parents what plans they have, his mother repeatedly says that they have plans. She later says that they don't have plans and are trying to get out of seeing the Costanzas.
  • No Sense of Personal Space: Aaron is this in spades.
  • Sarcasm Mode: When George jokingly says that people staying with their parents will catch on, Jerry sarcastically agrees.
  • The Stool Pigeon: Newman sells out Jerry and Rachel making out during Schindler's List.
  • Strange Minds Think A Like: Jerry's mother greets Newman in the same cold manner as Jerry does.
  • Unstoppable Rage: Jerry goes full rage on Newman for ruining his relationship with Susan.

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