Jerry Seinfeld Talks about Peculiar Undertones in ‘Bee Movie’

Released in 2007, Bee Movie remains among the most peculiar high-cost animated flicks ever made. It features Jerry Seinfeld as a bee who uncovers humans collecting honey, eventually suing the entire human population for theft, all the while establishing what is quite evidently a romantic connection with a human female. Labeling it as strange would be a comical understatement, though that is likely the reason behind the film becoming a popular subject for online memes nowadays. Setting aside memes and jokes, the whole affair between the bee and the human has always been a somewhat eyebrow-raising element to nearly every viewer of the film. Over the weekend, Seinfeld himself acknowledged that possibly including it was not the most appropriate decision.

During his chat with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show to promote the shift of Seinfeld to Netflix (the series, I imply), Seinfeld reflected on his extensive and wild career. “Becoming a comedian always takes more time than people anticipate,” Seinfeld shared. “I needed to appear on the Tonight Show and Letterman around 80 times and then sweat it out by doing a TV series for nine years. Subsequently, I had to tie the knot — I got married at 45. It requires a significant amount of time to find a remarkable individual. I had three offspring. I had to deal with their bizarre behaviors, and then I had to collaborate on a movie with a bee,” he added.

Jerry Seinfeld has at last taken responsibility for the ‘awkward sexual undertone’ of ‘Bee Movie,’ recognizing ‘that this is genuinely unsuitable for youngsters.’ https://t.co/7UkebQEb3y

— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) October 2, 2021

Unsurprisingly, neither Fallon nor the audience allowed that statement to slide without acknowledgement, prompting Seinfeld to address it, expressing regret “for what appears to be a rather uncomfortable subtle sexual undertone in the Bee Movie. [It] was truly not intentional, but after its release, I came to the realization that this is truly not appropriate for children. Because it seems like the bee has a crush on the girl, and we do not wish to pursue that concept in children’s entertainment.”