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Seinfeld S4 E11, “The Contest”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. After George is caught masturbating by his mother, the four main characters devise a contest to see who can go the longest without pleasuring him/herself. Marla, Jerry's girlfriend, with whom he has yet to have sex, learns of the contest and is disgusted.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (6); Nudity & bodies (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 S4 E11:
- GEORGE
Oh, the virgin?
- MARLA
Well, (Reminding him of her virginity) You know..
- JERRY
I can't take it anymore! She's driving me crazy! I can't sleep, I can't leave the house, and I' here, I'm climbin' the walls. Meanwhile, I'm dating a virgin, I'm in
- bedroom. She's sleeping with JFK Jr)
- JERRY
Yeah, yeah.. of course. What, do you think I care about the sex? What kind of person do you think I am? That doesn't mean anything to me. (Faint) I don't
- Jerry and George. They're bickering at each other due to the lack of sex
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Seinfeld S4 E11:
- KRAMER
(Imitating a Turkish terrorist) You! Take off your socks, your pants, your underwear. We're doing the wash. C'mon! Take it off, take it off!
- KRAMER
Hey, look at this, c'mere. There's a naked woman across the street.
- JERRY
Hey, let me ask you a question. In these nudist colonies, do they eat naked in the dining room?
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