Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Seinfeld S3 E8, “The Tape”, scores 2/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. While listening to a tape of his previous nights show, Jerry hears the voice of a mysterious woman who talks dirty into his tape recorder and everyone becomes excited by the voice. George tries a new cure for baldness. Kramer searches for the jacket.
Across the episode we counted 11 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (6); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (3). 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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 6 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Seinfeld S3 E8:
- Kramer
'cos the other night , you know, I was sleeping with Marion I rolled over and I cut her ankle
- George
This woman left this really sexy message on Jerry's tape recorder......
- George
She had this throaty , sexy kind of whisper.
- George
I had no Idea you were filled with such....sexuality..
- Kramer
So Elaine in your movies is the sex real or is it simulated?
- George
I thought the thing you said about the sex not being simulated . That was really funny.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Seinfeld S3 E8:
- Kramer
Well we're talking with Elaine Benes; Adult film star on the set of her new picture "Elaine does the Upper
- doing that porno thing....you're talented.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Seinfeld S3 E8:
- Ping
Gym a gun sen tokomo. Chin che .They say you grow hair, Look a like Stalin
- erotic message on my tape and I was just gonna let it go. Not Bloody likely...
- Kramer
Not bloody likely..
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