#5: Seinfeld's Wake-up Call

SEINFELD is in many ways a reflection of our society, and in our society we are obsessed with three main things: food, sex, and television.

In the episode “The Blood,” George is in bed with a woman, fooling around under the sheets. Suddenly, George grabs a sandwich and a portable T.V. and attempts to “pleasure” the woman while eating and watching television. Naturally, the woman is upset with the situation and jumps out of bed in disgust. Later, George is seen eating with Jerry at Monk’s. As George takes a bite out of his sandwich he begins to breathe heavily; the sandwich is making him flush. Jerry says that he has combined food and sex into one uncontrollable urge; it is as if Jerry is speaking to all of America.

Our society is filled with millions of George characters. In an ideal world, having sex, while eating, and watching television, would be a daily routine in our society. The episode “The Blood,” is trying to suggest how pathetic this obsession is. Our society is so consumed with food, sex, and television that a situation, such as the one George ingeniously demonstrates, is actually believable. Perhaps SEINFELD is trying to give us a wake-up call.