The Heart Attack
🎞️ S2 E8 🚫 Too much

Seinfeld

Is Seinfeld S2 E8 OK for kids?

The Heart Attack

George thinks he's had a heart attack. The doctor tells him otherwise, but he might want to get his tonsils and adenoids removed. Elaine is interested in the doctor and he is interested in her tongue. George not wanting to deal with the cost and the procedure decides to take Kramer's advice of going to see a naturalist, which only makes the situation worse.

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

Seinfeld S2 E8, “The Heart Attack”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. George thinks he's had a heart attack. The doctor tells him otherwise, but he might want to get his tonsils and adenoids removed. Elaine is interested in the doctor and he is interested in her tongue. George not wanting to deal with the cost and the procedure decides to take Kramer's advice of going to see a naturalist, which only makes the situation worse.

Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (2). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Parents need to know

Age 13+

Sex talk, nudity, violence in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that Seinfeld S2 E8, "The Heart Attack", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for adult premises played dry — most of it goes over younger heads. Driven by sex & hookups (explicit, in dialogue), with nudity & bodies alongside it. Violence includes GEORGE says, "What? You mean with a knife?". Sexual content is explicit — for example, already facing the problems of old age. I completely skipped healthy adulthood. I went…; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 3 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in Seinfeld S2 E8:

  • Too much
    already facing the problems of old age. I completely skipped healthy adulthood. I went from having orgasms immediately to taking forever. You could do your taxes
  • Too much
    in the time it takes me to have an orgasm. I've never had a normal, medium orgasm.
  • Mild
    KRAMER The really bad thing about the heart is the sex thing. See, you gotta be careful about sex now. You get that heart pumping and suddenly, boom! Next

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Seinfeld S2 E8:

  • Too much
    Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.

Violence & injury 2 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Seinfeld S2 E8:

  • Caution
    GEORGE What? You mean with a knife?
  • Caution
    DOCTOR Yes. With a knife. You know, snip, snip. Anyway, you'd be completely under, you wouldn't feel a thing. And when you wake up, you can have some ice

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