The Beard
🎞️ S6 E16 🤔 Gray area

Seinfeld

Is Seinfeld S6 E16 OK for kids?

The Beard

Elaine attempts to convert a gay man to heterosexuality. Kramer sets George up with a woman and, not having a photograph, describes her to a police sketch artist. Jerry hooks up with a female officer who then has Jerry take a polygraph test on whether or not he's seen the show "Melrose Place."

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

Seinfeld S6 E16, “The Beard”, 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+. Elaine attempts to convert a gay man to heterosexuality. Kramer sets George up with a woman and, not having a photograph, describes her to a police sketch artist. Jerry hooks up with a female officer who then has Jerry take a polygraph test on whether or not he's seen the show "Melrose Place."

Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (6); Violence & injury (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 6 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in Seinfeld S6 E16:

  • ModerateLate in episode
    Jerry is hooked up to the polygraph.
  • ModerateLate in episode
    Lou Did Billy sleep with Allison's best friend?
  • ModerateLate in episode
    Lou Did Jane sleep with Michael again?
  • ModerateLate in episode
    her into giving him half her business, and then she goes ahead and sleeps with him again. I mean she's
  • MildMid episode
    no possibility of sex.
  • MildLate in episode
    The perfect man. Nothing but sex and shopping.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in Seinfeld S6 E16:

  • ModerateMid episode
    Jerry So are you going to bring your gun?... All right, then it's settled. First date, no weapons... All right

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