Season 7 Episode 6: The Bare Midriff

Larry and Jerry Seinfeld consider incorporating Larry’s latest real-life experience–involving a bare-midriff assistant and a crying Jesus–into the reunion show.

I found this to be another solid episode. I didn’t enjoy it as much as the previous couple, but found it had some really great moments. Like others, I really liked seeing the interactions between Larry and Jerry. I felt that it started really strongly with the whole midriff thing and the lunch with Richard, but faltered a little at the end, as it ventured a little further into the absurd than I like from Curb. The violent ending to the already strange fantasy sequence seemed misplaced, and as others have mentioned the arrest for stealing napkins was a little too unrealistic. Sometimes Larry does seem to “crowbar” plotlines so that all different elements come together. This did feel a little contrived compared to usual. I enjoyed the latter part of the episode with Richard and Larry acting out the scene from the fantasy, and seeing Larry hanging on from Maureen’s stomach was absolutely hysterical. One of the great all-time endings for me.
Now for the issue that has seen over 30 comments this week. I can see how some Christians may have found the urine on the picture offensive. But for Curb fans, I can’t see how this crosses any boundaries that Larry hasn’t already crossed. Firstly, he did not intentionallry urinate on the picture. Secondly, I don’t believe it was intended as a criticism of Christianity. It was more about making light of that small group of people who purport to see effigies of Christ in their donuts and subsequently auction them on Ebay. Lastly, who could forget Season 3, Episode 9: Mary, Joseph and Larry? In that classic ep Larry not only commented on the “great bod” of a woman playing the virgin Mary but also ate Cheryl and her family’s Jesus cookie because he looked like a monkey! I don’t think this episode breaks new PC territory for Larry, and I found it really quite amusing. However I understand that others may have other opinions and its their right to express it on my blog. That said, some comments have seemed to be heading into a dierction that is outside the context of this site. I haven’t removed any comments yet but if things do get out of hand, I will have to moderate it.
Highlights:
“Mayonaise is not personal”
Rea

I found this to be another solid episode. I didn’t enjoy it as much as the previous couple, but found it had some really great moments. Like others, I really liked seeing the interactions between Larry and Jerry. I felt that it started really strongly with the whole midriff thing and the lunch with Richard, but faltered a little after this, as it ventured a little further into the absurd than I like from Curb. The violent ending to the already strange fantasy sequence seemed misplaced, and as others have mentioned the arrest for stealing napkins was a little too unrealistic. Occasionally Larry does seem to “crowbar” plotlines so that all different elements come together. This did feel a little contrived compared to usual. I enjoyed the latter part of the episode with Richard and Larry acting out the scene from the fantasy, and seeing Larry hanging on from Maureen’s stomach was absolutely hysterical. One of the great all-time endings for me.

Now for the issue that has seen over 30 comments this week. I can see how some Christians may have found the urine on the picture offensive. But for Curb fans, I can’t see how this crosses any boundaries that Larry hasn’t already crossed. Firstly, he did not intentionallry urinate on the picture. Secondly, I don’t believe it was intended as a criticism of Christianity. It was more about making light of that small group of people who are likely to purport to see effigies of Christ in their donuts and subsequently auction them on Ebay. Lastly, who could forget Season 3, Episode 9: Mary, Joseph and Larry? In that classic ep Larry not only commented on the “great bod” of a woman playing the virgin Mary but also ate Cheryl and her family’s Jesus cookie because he looked like a monkey! I don’t think this episode breaks new PC territory for Larry, and I found it really quite amusing. However I understand that others may have other opinions and its their right to express it on my blog. That said, some comments have seemed to be heading into a dierction that is outside the context of this site. I haven’t removed any comments yet but if things do get out of hand, I will have to moderate it.

Highlights:

  • “Mayonaise is not personal”
  • Jerry and Larry re-enacting the “choose” scene from Seinfeld – “You got odds. I got evens.”
  • “You gotta flaunt for 24hours? Why not take a break in the flaunt?”
  • The language of the gentle honk.
  • “The swinging, sexy LA scene” where women expose their midriff at work.
  • Drop off calls and official phone goodbye with guys. 100% agreement with Larry on this one. Its a big issue for me too, I have a friend that responds just like Richard did. Calling up just to confirm the official goodbye is a waste of time and money. Really need to establish an unwritten rule among guys for this. Thanks Larry for bringing it to society’s attention!

Again sorry this week’s review is late. Hope to be back on schedule next week. Until then, please keep discussing the season so far!

Related posts:

  1. Season 7 Episode 9: The Table Read
  2. Season 7 Episode 5: Denise Handicap
  3. Season 7 Episode 3: The Reunion

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58 thoughts on “Season 7 Episode 6: The Bare Midriff”

  2. Deeply offended by this, modern society, social progress, and generally anything to the left of Mussolini.

    “The LORD is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and wrath. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and furiously destroys his enemies! The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished.”

    Seriously though, creepy people (or person), go away.

  3. Wow, so many “Jesus Nuts” out today. If you were any sort of a christian you would not be even watching a show like this in the first place. I do wonder if its someone “trolling” for some attention??

  4. Things have already gone too far here guys. Please, let’s keep the subject, the show. Religion is not an objective thing, is a matter of opinion, everyone’s entitled, but here’s not the right forum to discuss it.

    Larry have mocked religion before, this was not the 1st time.

  5. LMFAO! I didn’t realize so many religious freaks frequented this site!

    It was one of the weirdest Curb episodes ever, and also one of my least favorites. Although, I loved seing Jerry and Larry interacting.

  6. @fuck
    hmmm, so did you like the episode or not? couldn’t tell. if any of you have followed larry through Seinfeld and followed all of Curb then this episode wasn’t that much of a shock. Larry had a urine stream that was all screwed up so he peed and splashed everywhere. Some of it got on a picture of Jesus and he didn’t wipe it up and two girls thought it was a miracle. (GASP!) To think that Larry David actually meant offense by this or that he has some sort of religious message or an agenda is laughable. He’s just doing comedy. I’m sure he saw a picture of Jesus by a toilet before and thought “wow, i wonder if someone accidently splashed something on Him”. I personally liked the episode a lot, I could’ve done without the napkin thing but he can’t knock everything out of the park on every episode.

  7. Please limit your discussion to THIS episode. This is not the forum for religious discussion and certainly not for racial or ethnic slurs. Also, please refrain from personal insults and excessive obscenities. If I have to continue removing comments I’ll just have to end discussion of this episode.

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