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The single funniest thing done onthis season ofComedians in Cars Getting Coffeewas not done by one of the comedians.
And it sure wasnt done by one of the cars!
Said funniest moment comes when Mulaney brings the rug home and places it in front of Tendler.
This is a tribute.
So, your wife sent you on this errand?
But, of course, I have no clearance to buy anything, Mulaney says foreshadowing-ly.
She knows how things will work together.
Thats where things fall apart.
Seinfeld: Well, she thinks she knows.
Mulaney:She does know.
Seinfeld: All wivesassumethat they know.
Its like all men think theyre funny.
Mulaney: Oh yeah, thats true.
After looking at many more than one more, they both agree on a fairly simple striped rug.
But no time for that!
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Rug in trunk, its time for coffee.
But little do these kids know, theydidntwin, theylost.
Back in the car.
The rug is Leonardo DiCaprio and the car is the freakingTitanic, bringing him to his demise.
Or maybe the rug is theTitanicand Seinfeld is the ships captain and Mulaney is Victor Garber?
At the apartment, Seinfeld helps carry the rug into the building.
At which point you know she isnt going to like that rug.
Tendler looks at it like the owner of an outdoor cat looking at a dead bird.
No, she says through a cool yet deliberate smile.
I dont think its going to work.
The moment that comes next isthemoment and it is (and I dont use this lightly) iconic.
The PunchLooking down at the rug, Tendler takes her shot: Youbothlike this one.
If she doesnt like the rug, Im going to throw you under the bus immediately.
And, Seinfeld does all there is left to do: make a face that says Whats the deal?
It looked like this:
Watching it over and over again, Ive wondered why its so undeniably funny.
But mostly, its a pretty simple high-status becoming low-status setup.
