The Butter Shave
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"The Butter Shave" is an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld, notable for its absurd plotlines including Kramer using butter as shaving cream and Newman’s ensuing obsession with him.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| basedOnSeriesFormatBy |
Jerry Seinfeld
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Larry David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter | Puddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
sitcom
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television comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Cosmo Kramer
NERFINISHED
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David Puddy NERFINISHED ⓘ Elaine Benes NERFINISHED ⓘ George Costanza NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Seinfeld (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasFictionalSetting |
Jerry’s apartment
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Kramer’s apartment NERFINISHED ⓘ Monk’s Café NERFINISHED ⓘ Newman’s apartment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
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obsession ⓘ social awkwardness ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cosmo Kramer
NERFINISHED
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Elaine Benes NERFINISHED ⓘ George Costanza NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Seinfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
absurd everyday situations
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intertwining comedic subplots ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Kramer’s butter‑based shaving routine
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Newman’s predatory fascination with Kramer after the butter incident ⓘ |
| notablePlotElement |
Elaine deals with her breakup with Puddy
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George pretends to be disabled to keep a job ⓘ Jerry copes with losing and then regaining his stand‑up success ⓘ Kramer cooks himself in the sun after applying butter ⓘ Kramer uses butter as shaving cream NERFINISHED ⓘ Newman becomes obsessed with Kramer after smelling the butter ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | American network television comedy programming ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Seinfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesCreator |
Jerry Seinfeld
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ⓘ
Larry David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| title | The Butter Shave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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