Content guide
Mild — okay from about 10+
Seinfeld S7 E17, “The Doll”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. George freaks out when he discovers that Susan has a doll that looks exactly like his mother. Jerry decides to use that as a bit on the Charles Grodin show when his prop gets destroyed in his carry-on luggage, but fellow comedian Sally Weaver screws up his bit by bringing him the wrong doll.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (2); Alcohol & drugs (2). 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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Seinfeld S7 E17:
- SUSAN
Oh, I used to love to sleep with my dolls when I was a little girl..
- GEORGE
(Muttering) Susan has the doll collection.. one of the dolls looks exactly like my mother.. she likes to sleep with it.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Seinfeld S7 E17:
- Estelle walks in with a tray of beverages and popcorn. Kramer and Frank continue the lesson in their underwear as she stares in disbelief
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Seinfeld S7 E17:
- JERRY
He is scraping the BBQ sauce off Jerry's clothes with a knife, then dipping some bread into it) What the hell are you doing?
- FRANK
Doesn't that look like my flesh and blood?
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Seinfeld S7 E17:
- ELAINE
(Explaining) Because he hasn't called me since we got back.. I spilled wine on his 8 by 10 photo of one of his favorite Italian opera stars.
- ELAINE
Oh, ok! (Picking up the Ori-dent box, she knocks over a bottle of wine. It spills all over the poster)
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