The Calzone
🎞️ S7 E20 ✅ Mild

Seinfeld

Is Seinfeld S7 E20 OK for kids?

The Calzone

George gets Steinbrenner hooked on eggplant calzones from a local Italian restaurant. But George gets banned from the restaurant when he's accused of stealing from the tip jar. He then asks Kramer to pick up the calzones, but Kramer gets kicked out when he tries to pay with pennies. George's last resort in getting the calzones is Newman who wants a cut of every delivery. Meanwhile, Kramer will only wear clothing if it's straight from the dryer.

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 10+

Seinfeld S7 E20, “The Calzone”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. George gets Steinbrenner hooked on eggplant calzones from a local Italian restaurant. But George gets banned from the restaurant when he's accused of stealing from the tip jar. He then asks Kramer to pick up the calzones, but Kramer gets kicked out when he tries to pay with pennies. George's last resort in getting the calzones is Newman who wants a cut of every delivery. Meanwhile, Kramer will only wear clothing if it's straight from the dryer.

Across the episode we counted 3 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (1); Fat-shaming (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.

Parents need to know

Age 10+

Violence, drinking, fat-shaming in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that Seinfeld S7 E20, "The Calzone", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for adult premises played dry — most of it goes over younger heads. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes George says, "Beautiful women . You know they could get away with murder . You". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — George says, "Yeah . I am like a drug dealer . I got the guy hooked . I am having". This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, Mr. Steinbrenner says, "Corn beef . I don't think so . It is a little fatty ". Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in Seinfeld S7 E20:

  • Too much
    George Beautiful women . You know they could get away with murder . You

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Seinfeld S7 E20:

  • Caution
    George Yeah . I am like a drug dealer . I got the guy hooked . I am having

Fat-shaming 1 moment

How Fat-shaming shows up in Seinfeld S7 E20:

  • Caution
    Mr. Steinbrenner Corn beef . I don't think so . It is a little fatty .

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