The Baby Shower (Seinfeld)

"The Baby Shower" is the tenth episode of the second season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, and the show's 15th episode overall. In the episode, Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) seeks her friend Leslie's (Christine Dunford) approval by hosting her baby shower, at Jerry's (Jerry Seinfeld) apartment. This reawakens George's (Jason Alexander) old grudge against Leslie for snubbing him after ruining his shirt. Kramer (Michael Richards) pressures Jerry to join him in pirating cable.

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.