Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Seinfeld S4 E4, “The Ticket”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Newman uses Kramer as his witness when the former refuses to pay for a speeding ticket.
Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (4); Suicide & self-harm (4). 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 S4 E4:
- George
The story is the foundation of all entertainment. You must have a good story otherwise it's just masturbation.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Seinfeld S4 E4:
- Leo
The funny thing is: I can't wear 'em. I get too hot. I sleep in my underwear and a t-shirt. If it gets too hot, I just get the t-shirt off! Anyway, Danny says to me: 'You need any pajamas?'
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Seinfeld S4 E4:
- [Mimmicks stabbing himself in stomach and jerking the knife around] to yourself! You were going to do something to yourself! Remember the banking? The banking, about the banking, about the banking!!!
- Stars
…Eastin (as cop #1), David Graf (as cop #2), Al FAnn (as judge), Stephen McHattie (as psychiatrist), Peter Blood (as Jay) and Julie Bloom (as receptionist)
- Leo
Nobody got a gun to your head!
- Newman (Strangling Kramer): What's the matter with you? We had it all worked out!
Suicide & self-harm 4 moments
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Seinfeld S4 E4:
- Newman
When the cop stopped me, I told him that I was rushing home because my friend was about to commit suicide.
- Newman
Now, you're that firend. Now, all we need is a reason why you were going to commit suicide.
- Judge
So then he didn't kill himself.
- Mimmicks hanging himself, growing hysterical as only Newman can
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