S05 E13

The Dinner Party

Aired Thursday, February 3, 1994 Β· 30 min

En route to a dinner party, Jerry and Elaine stop off at a bakery and get held up when the bakery runs out of what they want to purchase. Meanwhile, George and Kramer, en route to said dinner party, stop off at a liquor store to buy a bottle of wine and have a hard time picking one out.

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The morning after

the next day
5 posts
The Bobka
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😐 Mixed

Fans have mixed reactions to the dinner party at the bakery, with some finding the first-come-first-served number system unrealistic while others enjoyed the comedic ending and character moments.

4 days later
4 posts
Seinfeld Losing it...
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Fans debate whether the show is losing quality, with mixed opinions on "The Dinner Party" episode's humor and writing formula.

the next day
3 posts
this week's show?
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πŸ“Œ Newsgroup

Users discuss whether the show featured a Penthouse commercial and reference seeing Seinfeld mentioned in Penthouse magazine's celebrity fantasies cover.

the next day
3 posts
party gifts
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😐 Mixed

Viewers find the dinner party episode disappointing, criticizing Kramer's characterization and Jerry's standup-style banter in the bakery, though George's Gore-Tex coat bit lands well.

3 days later
3 posts
MAY ENDINGS
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πŸ˜‚ Loved it

Fans praise the post-credits ending of The Dinner Party, which spoofs Indecent Proposal, and discuss other memorable MAY episode endings including one with animals crashing into walls.

2 days later
2 posts
What's Babka?
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❓ Question

Fans discuss what babka is in relation to the episode's dinner party plotline, with one poster explaining stollen as a reference point.

Best of the morning after

β€œBut then they make you spew.”

β€œDoes anyone really believe someone would demand for a number that they should have snagged when they walked in the door?”

β€œIf you're stupid enough to go in and not take a ticket, you deserve what you get...”

β€œNot the best, I admit, but...”

β€œThey are all Klein bikes, and they all belong to Jerry.”

β€œ"Never gonna happen, my friend!"”

Over the years

10 days later
23 posts
B&W Cookie Error
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🧩 Trivia

Viewers discuss a continuity error involving a black and white cookie rotating or switching between takes in the dinner party episode, with some noting the issue has been previously debated.

3 years later
19 posts
What is babka?
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❓ Question

Fans answer a viewer's questions about babka and black and white cookies, explaining they are Jewish bakery items with detailed descriptions of their appearance and taste.

9 years later
17 posts
The Dinner Party
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πŸ˜‚ Loved it

Fans celebrate The Dinner Party as potentially the show's creative peak, praising its abundance of absurdist humor including the babka, black and white cookie, gortex coat, and double-parking debates.

4 years later
11 posts
babka and wine
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πŸ˜‚ Loved it

Fans praise "The Dinner Party" episode for its humor about trivial details like babka and wine, with discussion of George's Gore-tex jacket.

4 years later
10 posts
NYC liquor stores
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❓ Question

Viewers question whether NYC liquor stores can legally sell beer, citing an error in The Dinner Party episode; most agree stores don't sell beer because delis and corner markets dominate the market.

4 years later
9 posts
Need Bobka Help!
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❓ Question

Viewers seek help finding or making bobka (babka) after watching the Dinner Party episode, with mixed success locating recipes and local bakeries.

3 years later
7 posts
Elaine knows Newman's phone number by heart!
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🧩 TriviaπŸ™ Disliked it

Fans discuss an inconsistency where Elaine appears to know Newman's phone number by heart in The Dinner Party, with debate over whether this was established earlier or just typical TV convention.

9 years later
7 posts
Look to the cookie....Backwards
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🧩 Trivia

Fans discuss a continuity error where a cookie changes position between camera shots in "The Dinner Party" episode.

3 years later
7 posts
Look to the cookie!
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❓ QuestionπŸ™‚ Liked it

Fans debate whether the black and white cookie's orientation changes during Jerry's scene in the bakery were intentional or a continuity error.

7 years later
7 posts
Episode name
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❓ QuestionπŸ˜‚ Loved it

Fans identify the episode with the double-parked car and Saddam Hussein joke as "The Dinner Party."

4 years later
6 posts
BLACK & WHITE COOKIE!! Has anyone else noticed this??
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🧠 TheoryπŸ˜‚ Loved it

Fans discuss a potential continuity error with the black and white cookie in "The Dinner Party," debating whether the cookie's orientation changes between shots despite visible bite marks.

12 years later
6 posts
The Dinner Party
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❓ Question

Fans discuss whether it's realistic that a liquor store owner refuses to make change for a $100 bill while a newsstand vendor would, debating merchant attitudes and cash practices.

7 years later
6 posts
Foods
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❓ Question

Fans discuss what Ring Dings and babka are after seeing them mentioned in the dinner party episode.

9 years later
6 posts
"What an Idiot"
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πŸ™‚ Liked it

Fans discuss George's most idiotic moments in The Dinner Party, debating whether the giant wallet scene represents a creative decline in later seasons' writing.

13 months later
5 posts
A watchful eye
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🧩 Trivia

Fans discuss continuity errors spotted in Seinfeld episodes, including a black and white cookie that changes position and inconsistent bra colors in another episode.