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The Bubble Boy

  • Episode aired Oct 7, 1992
  • PGPG
  • 23m
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8.7/10
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Jason Alexander, Brian Doyle-Murray, Carol Mansell, and Heidi Swedberg in Seinfeld (1989)
  • Comedy
On their way to the family cabin, George and Susan visit a boy who lives in a bubble; Kramer and Naomi start a fire that ends up burning down the cabin.On their way to the family cabin, George and Susan visit a boy who lives in a bubble; Kramer and Naomi start a fire that ends up burning down the cabin.On their way to the family cabin, George and Susan visit a boy who lives in a bubble; Kramer and Naomi start a fire that ends up burning down the cabin.
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
4K
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  • Director
    • Tom Cherones
  • Writers
    • Larry David
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Larry Charles
  • Stars
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Michael Richards
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tom Cherones
  • Writers
    • Larry David
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Larry Charles
  • Stars
    • Jerry Seinfeld
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Michael Richards
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    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Jessica Lundy, Michael Richards, and Heidi Swedberg in Seinfeld (1989)
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    Jerry Seinfeld
    Jerry Seinfeld
    • Jerry Seinfeldas Jerry Seinfeld
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Elaine Benesas Elaine Benes
    Michael Richards
    Michael Richards
    • Cosmo Krameras Cosmo Kramer
    Jason Alexander
    Jason Alexander
    • George Costanzaas George Costanza
    Heidi Swedberg
    Heidi Swedberg
    • Susan Rossas Susan Ross
    Jessica Lundy
    Jessica Lundy
    • Naomias Naomi
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    • Mel Sangeras Mel Sanger
    Carol Mansell
    Carol Mansell
    • Mrs. Sangeras Mrs. Sanger
    O-Lan Jones
    O-Lan Jones
    • Waitressas Waitress
    Jon Hayman
    • Donald Sangeras Donald Sanger
    • (voice)
    George Gerdes
    George Gerdes
    • Man #1as Man #1
    Tony Papenfuss
    • Man #2as Man #2
    • (as Tony Pappenfuss)
    • Director
      • Tom Cherones
    • Writers
      • Larry David
      • Jerry Seinfeld
      • Larry Charles
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    • Trivia
      According to George Shapiro, the show received negative letters from real-life "bubble boys" and their families because of this episode.
    • Goofs
      After fleeing the mob at the Bubble Boy's house, on the way to the cabin, firetrucks are seen passing George, Susan, Jerry and Elaine. Somehow they all arrive at the cabin before the fire truck gets there, even though the fire truck passed them on the highway.
    • Quotes

      Jerry Seinfeld: He's a bubble-boy!

      George Costanza: A bubble-boy?

      Jerry Seinfeld: Yes, a bubble-boy.

      Susan Biddle Ross: What's a bubble-boy?

      Jerry Seinfeld: He lives in a bubble.

      George Costanza: Boy!

    • Connections
      Featured in Seinfeld: Highlights of a Hundred (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Seinfeld Theme Song
      Written by Jonathan Wolff

    User reviews5

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    10/10
    "He lives in a bubble!"
    After a relatively normal start of the season, the "show about nothing" pitches one of its silliest, and therefore most brilliant stories, courtesy of another exquisite collaboration between Larry David and the Emmy-winning Larry Charles (The Fix-Up, back in Season 3), who again use very dark humor to cover a more serious subject (an approach which resulted in some angry reactions at the time of the original broadcast).

    The original premise is that Jerry, George, Elaine and Susan Ross (Heidi Swedberg), an NBC employee who's secretly dating Costanza, have planned to go to a cabin in the woods, belonging to Susan's parents. Before they leave, Jerry and Elaine meet a man (Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill's brother), who asks the comedian to come visit his son, a sick boy who's forced to live inside a plastic "bubble". Unfortunately, Jerry gets lost on the way, and George and Susan end up meeting the bubble boy in his place. As for the cabin... Well, let's just say Kramer comes along...

    Proving that no subject, no matter how delicate, is untouchable in comedy, David and Charles take a very serious and real topic (which also inspired a Jake Gyllenhaal-starring movie) and turn it into the perfect playground for their comedic mischief, here depicted best in George's open conflict with the bubble boy over a game of Trivial Pursuit. In fact, this is really a George episode, as he hijacks all the best scenes, from a hilarious phone message he leaves on Jerry's machine to the impeccably timed ending, making for 20 minutes of non-stop laughs. Oh, and just so we're clear: it's "Moors", not "Moops".
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    • Release date
      • October 7, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Shapiro/West Productions
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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