| "The Baby Shower" | |
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| Seinfeld episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Tom Cherones |
| Written by | Larry Charles |
| Production code | 204 |
| Original air date | May 16, 1991 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Baby Shower" is the tenth episode of the second season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld,[1] and the show's 15th episode overall. In the episode, Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) throws a baby shower for her friend Leslie (Christine Dunford) at Jerry's (Jerry Seinfeld) apartment, while he is out of town. Jerry's friend George Costanza (Jason Alexander) once had a terrible date with Leslie and confronts her at the shower. Meanwhile, Jerry is convinced by his neighbour Kramer (Michael Richards) to install illegal cable television.
Larry Charles wrote the episode, which was directed by Tom Cherones, and was partly based on a friend of his who was pregnant but did not want to experience childbirth. All of the characters' storylines intersect in the final scenes, an element that the writing staff would continue to use in later episodes. The episode's first broadcast in the United States on May 16, 1991 gained a Nielsen rating of 12.4/21 and was negatively received by critics.