The Bubble Boy (Seinfeld episode)
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The Bubble Boy is the name of a 1992 episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld, and the name of a character in that episode.
The episode was written by Larry David and Larry Charles and was directed by Tom Cherones.
Plot
Jerry, George, George's girlfriend Susan, and Jerry's girlfriend Naomi (played by Jessica Lundy) plan a trip to Susan's family's lakeside cabin. After meeting the father of a boy who lives in a plastic "bubble" (a germ-free quarantine) and is a fan of Jerry's, Jerry decides to visit him on the way to the cabin to cheer him up. However Jerry gets lost and George and Susan arrive before him. While waiting for Jerry to arrive, they play Trivial Pursuit with the bubble boy.The episode relies heavily on dark comedy in the portrayal of the bubble boy. American journalists had in the past covered "bubble boys" who lived in quarantine due to an immune deficiency. The coverage often played for sympathy, ignoring anything about the subject other than his medical condition. The bubble boy in this episode, however, is rude, selfish, and impossible to sympathize with. He never appears on-screen, except for a pair of gloves that he uses to reach through the barrier.
The Trivial Pursuit game ends prematurely when George disputes the answer to the question "Who invaded Spain in the 8th century?" The boy answers with "the Moors", but the question card says "the Moops" due to a misprint and George refuses to give the boy credit. The boy attacks George and the "bubble" is depressurized in the struggle. Even though everyone blamed george for popping the bubble, technically it was susan.
Trivia
- The misprinted card joke is based on an actual error spotted by one of the writers in (according to different sources) either a 1970s home edition of Jeopardy! or in Trivial Pursuit.
- One of the famous "bubble boys," Ted DeVita, actually did become aggressive as a result of his confinement.
Quotes
- "I'm sorry the card says 'Moops'" - George.
- "Don't you play on T.V" - Waitress.
- "Jerry Seinfield" - Waitress.
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