But the real crime is what Richard didn’t do. While watering Larry’s prized orchids, Richard notices a persistent drip, drip, drip from the ceiling in the living room. Instead of fixing it or turning off the water main, he simply places a bucket under the leak and goes about his business. The genius of this episode is how Larry David turns a minor household nuisance into a philosophical war crime. When Larry returns to find water damage warping his floorboards, he confronts Richard.
If you have ever come home to find a roommate placed a bowl under a leak instead of calling the landlord, this episode will trigger your PTSD. It is petty, it is loud, and it is perfect. As Larry stares at the ceiling, listening to the drip... drip... drip... you realize: he wasn’t angry about the water. He was angry that nobody else cared that the water was falling. cross s01e07 dthrip
Prejudice against drips is still prejudice. But the real crime is what Richard didn’t do
Air Date: November 11, 2000 Key Cast: Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Richard Lewis The genius of this episode is how Larry
"A bucket? Richard, you don't put a bucket under a drip! You stop the drip!"
"There was a drip. I put a bucket under it."