Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Seinfeld S3 E28, “The Alternate Side”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Jerry's car is stolen and the criminal picks up his car phone. George decides to take a fill-in job moving cars from one side of the street to the other; this turns into a disaster for local traffic flow. Kramer gets a chance to do a line in a Woody Allen film; "these pretzels are making me thirsty." Elaine gets tired of her 66-year-old boyfriend and when she is about to break up with him, he has a stroke.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (2); Suicide & self-harm (2); Swearing (2); Alcohol & drugs (1). 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Seinfeld S3 E28:
- the limit. Unless, of course, there was no sex.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Seinfeld S3 E28:
- Jerry
You raise the feet, get blood to the head.
- Kramer
You raise the head, you get blood to the feet.
Suicide & self-harm 2 moments
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Seinfeld S3 E28:
- Jerry
No, no that's for a drug overdose.
- Jerry
An overdose of odor? Good question.
Swearing 2 moments
How Swearing shows up in Seinfeld S3 E28:
- well, I'm gonna be brutally honest with you now, Owen, it's a bitch to get here.
- Jerry
Yeah, you better give me the insurance, because I am gonna beat the hell
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Seinfeld S3 E28:
- are making me thirsty' and I took a swig of beer, ya know, and I slammed the
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