S05E21 · SCENE 8/21 · 05:06
The Hamptons · Baby's Bedroom
Meeting the Ugly Baby

Group meets the baby; they struggle to hide their horror at its ugliness.

05:06→05:56
in the episode · 0m 50s · S05E21
Meeting the Ugly Baby

What happens

05:06–05:56

Adam presents the baby. Jerry, Elaine, and Kramer force fake compliments ('gorgeous', 'snugly'). Michael shuts the door. Once alone, they agree it's the ugliest baby ever, comparing it to a Pekingese and joking about chlorine in the gene pool.

WhereBaby's Bedroom
DriverJerry
Positionact1 · reveal
ThreadUgly Baby & Lies

Key lines

from this scene
05:07

Is he gorgeous.

05:18

Michael, shut the door. You're letting bugs in.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
lie0.9
awkward0.9
social rule violation0.7
absurd0.6
misunderstanding0.3
rapid back and forth

Beats

05:07Fake gorgeous compliments
06:04Pekingese comparison

Scene in the episode

05:06–05:56
A · Ugly Baby & Lies
B · Shrinkage Incident
C · Breathtaking Compliment
D · Lobster Poaching

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Includes this scene · Elaine's Breathtaking | The Hamptons | Seinfeld · Seinfeld
Includes this scene · When Kramer Brings Lobsters To The Party | The Hamptons | Seinfeld · Seinfeld
Includes this scene · Kramer Gets Lobsters For Everyone | The Hamptons | Seinfeld · Seinfeld
George Suffers From Shrinkage | The Hamptons | Seinfeld · Seinfeld
Hot Seinfeld Summer | Seinfeld · Seinfeld
Seinfeld - I was in the pool!!! - George Costanza · GoodOldComedies

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