Original subtitles

Yes, I'm a very lazy eater.

I like-- That's why I like soup.

First of all, it looks half-digested

when they put it down.

So you feel like half the work is done already.

I'm hoping Campbell's comes out

with, like, an IV line of soup,

so you could just jam right into your arm, you know?

Campbell's tomato intravenous.

Mainline gumbo.

Everyone just sitting around at dinner with their soup IV

just hanging on the hook there, you know?

"How's yours, Grandpa?"

"How's yours, Grandpa?"

Oh, chunky style.

[♪]

GEORGE: All right, so,

what theater do you wanna go to tonight?

We got 61st and 3rd, or 84th and Broadway.

Which one you wanna go to, Schmoopie?

You called me "Schmoopie." You're Schmoopie.

You're Schmoopie. You're Schmoopie.

You're Schmoopie.

All right, Schmoopies...

what's it gonna be?

Pick a theater.

Ah, we'll go to 3rd Avenue.

So can you come with us for lunch to the soup place?

No, you have a good lunch.

I'll meet you back here for the movie.

Hey. Hey.

Hey. Hey.

Hi, Elaine.

Hi, Sheila.

All right, then, I'll see you later.

Bye, Schmoopie. Bye, Schmoopie.

Okay. We ready to go?

Yes, please. Please, let's go.

I'm in the mood for a cheeseburger.

No, we gotta go to the soup place.

What soup place? There's a soup stand.

Kramer's been going there.

He's always raving. I finally got a chance to go

there the other day, and I tell you this:

You will be stunned.

Stunned by soup?

You can't eat this soup standing up.

You can't eat this soup standing up.

Your knees buckle. Huh. All right.

Let's go. Come on.

There's only one caveat.

The guy who runs the place

is a little temperamental.

Especially about the ordering procedure.

He's secretly referred to as the "Soup Nazi."

Why? What happens if you don't order right?

He yells, and you don't get your soup. What?

Just follow the ordering procedure, and you will be fine.

All right, let's go over that again.

All right. Oh. Come on.

As you walk in the place, move immediately to your right...

Okay, the main thing is to keep the line moving.

Okay, the main thing is to keep the line moving.

So you hold out your money,

speak your soup in a loud, clear voice,

step to the left and receive soup.

Right. It's very important

not to embellish on your order.

No extraneous comments,

no questions, no compliments.

Oh, boy, I'm really scared. Elaine.

Jerry, that's enough now about the Soup Nazi.

Whoa.

Wow, look at this.

You know what this is? This is an antique armoire.

Wow.

It's French. Armoire.

[SNOOTILY] Armoire.

How much is this?

How much is this?

I was asking $250,

but you got a nice face.

Two even.

Huh. Heh.

Two hundred.

You know, I've always wanted one of these things.

He gave you the nice-face discount.

Yeah. All right, you guys go ahead.

What about the soup?

I'm getting an armoire, Jerry.

Pardon.

Oh, this line is huge.

And it's like this all the time.

Isn't that that Bania guy?

Oh, no. It is.

Just be still.

Uh, too late. I think he picked up the scent.

Uh, too late. I think he picked up the scent.

Hey, Jerry. I didn't know you liked soup.

Hard to believe.

This guy makes the best soup in the city, Jerry.

The best.

You know what they call him? "Soup Nazi."

Shh! All right, Bania--

I'm-- I'm not letting you cut in line.

Why not?

Because if he catches us,

we'll never get soup again.

Okay, okay.

Medium turkey chili.

Medium crab bisque.

I didn't get any bread.

Just forget it. Let it go.

Um...

Excuse me. I-I-I think you forgot my bread.

Bread, $2.00 extra.

Two dollars? But everyone in front of me got free bread.

You want bread?

Yes, please.

Three dollars!

What?

What?

No soup for you! [SNAPS]

What do you mean, I can't bring it in here?

I live here.

It's Sunday, Elaine.

There's no moving on Sunday.

That's the rule. But I didn't know, Tom.

I-- Can't you just make an exception, please?

I've-I've-- I've got a nice face.

Tomorrow, okay? You move it in tomorrow.

I'll even give you a hand.

[MOANS]

You're gonna have to hold this for me.

You're gonna have to hold this for me.

I'm the guy on the sidewalk.

I don't have layaway.

Oh, no. Please don't go.

Please-- Please don't walk away.

Oh, man.

Oh, this is fantastic.

How does he do it?

You know, I don't see how you can sit there eating that,

and not even offer me any.

I gave you a taste. What do you want?

Why can't we share?

Why can't we share?

I told you not to say anything.

You can't go in there, brazenly flout the rules,

and then think I'm gonna share with you.

Do you hear you yourself?

I'm sorry.

This is what comes from living under a Nazi regime.

Well, I gotta go back there and try again.

Hi, Sheila. Hi.

Hi, Schmoopie. Hi, Schmoopie.

No, you're Schmoopie. You're Schmoopie.

I'm going.

Hey, listen.

So we'll meet you and Susan at the movie tonight.

You know what? I changed my mind.

I, uh-- I don't think so.

I, uh-- I don't think so.

Why?

I just don't feel like it anymore.

Just like that?

Just like that.

Boy, he's a weird guy, isn't he?

Hey. Hey.

Yeah.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

What are you doing?

Yeah, Elaine, she has to leave her armoire

in the street all night.

I'm gonna guard it for her.

I need something to sit on.

Well, sit on one of your cushions.

But this is so nice and thick.

But this is so nice and thick.

Ahoy, there.

Oh, Kramer. Thank God.

I really appreciate your doing this.

Yeah, well, you asked for it, you got it.

Do you need anything?

Well, a hot bowl of mulligatawny would hit the spot.

Mulligatawny?

Yeah, it's an Indian soup.

Simmered to perfection

by one of the great soup artisans in the modern era.

Oh. Who, the Soup Nazi?

He's not a Nazi.

He just happens to be a little eccentric.

He just happens to be a little eccentric.

You know, most geniuses are.

All right, I'll be back.

Wait a second. You don't even know how to order.

Oh, no, no, no. I got it.

No. No, Elaine. Hey, I got it.

Hey. Didn't you already get soup?

No, I didn't get it.

Why? What happened?

I made a mistake. [LAUGHS]

All right, we'll see what happens to you.

Yeah, no. Listen, George, I am quite certain

I'm walking out of there with a bowl of soup. Mm-hm.

I'm walking out of there with a bowl of soup. Mm-hm.

Hey, let me ask you something.

Is it just me, or do you find it unbearable

to be around Jerry and that girl?

Oh. I know.

It's awful.

I mean, why do they have to do that in front of people?

I don't know.

What is that with the Schmoopie?

The schmoopie. Oh, stop it. I know.

I had to listen to a five-minute discussion

on which one is actually called Schmoopie. Ugh.

I cancelled plans to go to the movies with them.

You know, we should say something.

You know, we absolutely should.

I mean, why does he do that?

Doesn't he know what a turnoff that is?

I don't know. He can be so weird sometimes.

I don't know. He can be so weird sometimes.

Yes. I still haven't figured him out.

No, me neither.

Shh. I've gotta focus.

I'm shifting into soup mode.

Oh, God.

Good afternoon.

One large crab bisque to go.

Bread. Beautiful.

You're pushing your luck, little man.

Sorry. Thank you.

Thank you.

Hey, there.

Um, uh...

Oh, oh, oh. One mulligatawny, and,

um...

What is that right there? Is that lima bean?

Yes.

Never been a big fan.

[GAGS]

Um...

You know what?

Does-- Has anyone ever told you, you look exactly like Al Pacino?

Does-- Has anyone ever told you, you look exactly like Al Pacino?

You know, Scent of a Woman.

[IMITATES AL PACINO] Hoo-ah. Hoo-ah.

[GIGGLES]

Very good. Very good.

You know something? Hm?

No soup for you!

What?

Come back, one year.

Next.

Look at this. It's an antique.

It's all handmade,

and I love the inlay.

Yes, yes. Me too.

Ai, It's gorgeous, completely. Pick it up.

No, pick it up from the bottom, over there.

W-wait, what are you doing?

W-wait, what are you doing?

What does it look like we're doing?

We're taking this.

You can't take this. This belongs to a friend of mine.

Look...you wanna get hurt?

Huh? I don't think you wanna get hurt.

Because if you wanna get hurt, I can hurt you.

Now, just back off.

Bob.

Just pick it up.

Hey, what is this, huh?

You have some kind of problem here?

What is it you are not understanding?

We're taking the armoire, and that's all there is to it.

Okay?

I mean, is he allowed to do this?

It's discrimination.

I'm gonna call the state's attorney's office. I really am.

Oh, this is fabulous. My God. Elaine, you have to taste this.

All right .All right, give me a taste.

Mm.

Oh, my God. I've gotta sit down. Yeah.

What happened?

Where's my armoire?

Where's my armoire?

Well, it was stolen. What?

Yeah, these street toughs, they robbed me.

Street toughs took my armoire?

Yeah. It was very frightening.

My life was in danger.

You should've seen the way they talked to me.

I can't believe this.

Well, where's the soup?

Well, the Soup Nazi threw me out.

Oh...yeah!

What are you gonna get?

I'll decide at the last minute.

You better decide, sister. You're on deck.

You better decide, sister. You're on deck.

Sheila.

[POUNDING]

SOUP NAZI: Hey! Uh-oh.

What is this?

You're kissing in my line?

Nobody kisses in my line!

I can kiss anywhere I want to.

You just cost yourself a soup.

How dare you?

Come on, Jerry, we're leaving.

Jerry?

Do I know you?

Do I know you?

ELAINE: So, essentially,

you chose soup

over a woman.

It was a bisque.

Yeah, you know what I've just realized?

Suddenly, George has become

much more normal than you.

Really?

Yeah. Well, I mean, think about it.

He's engaged to be married.

Your top priority is soup.

Have you tasted the soup?

Yeah, all right.

You made the right decision.

See, the way I figure it,

it's much easier to patch things up with Sheila

than with the Soup Nazi.

JERRY: Hey. Yeah.

Hey. Oh, thanks.

There he is.

Elaine...I'm really sorry about the armoire.

Yeah, I know. Me too.

So did these thieves want any money?

No. They just wanted the armoire?

Yeah, they were quite taken with it.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

Yeah. GEORGE: Hup, hup.

Hey, have you noticed George is acting

a little strange lately?

No. In what way?

I don't know. A lot of attitude.

I don't know. A lot of attitude.

Like he's better than me or something.

I don't think George has ever thought

he's better than anybody.

Hello. Hello.

Hello. Hello.

Were you just talking about me?

What's going on?

Absolutely not.

Something's going on here. All right.

I'm gonna go get some soup.

ELAINE: One of these days,

that guy is gonna get his.

So how was the movie?

Ah, we didn't go.

Sheila and I are kind of on the outs.

Oh, yeah?

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

W-w-what are you, happy?

Happy? Why should I be happy?

JERRY: I don't know.

But you look like you're happy.

GEORGE: Why should I care?

You can't fool me.

Don't insult me, George,

because I know when you're happy.

All right, I am happy.

And I'll tell you why.

Because the two of you were making me

and every one of your friends sick.

Right, Elaine?

Is that so?

Is that so?

Yeah. Yeah. With all that-- That kissing and the

"Schmoopie, Schmoopie, Schmoopie, Schmoopie."

Out in public like that.

It's disgusting. Disgusting?

People who do that should be arrested.

Well, I guess I have all the more reason

to get back with her.

Ye-- Yeah. And we had a pact, you know.

What?

You shook my hand in that coffee shop.

You still with the pact? Mm-hm.

You reneged.

All I did was shake your hand.

Aha!

And then they just ran off with the armoire,

just like that.

Ugh. This city.

One large jambalaya, please.

So...continue.

Well, my friend is awfully disappointed is all.

You know, she's very emotional.

Thank you.

[SNIFFS]

Jambalaya.

Jambalaya.

All right, now, listen to me.

You have been a good friend.

I have an armoire in my basement.

If you want to pick it up, you're welcome to it.

So take it. It's yours.

How can I possibly thank you?

You are the only one who understands me.

You suffer for your soup.

Yes, that is right.

You demand perfection from yourself, from your soup.

How can I tolerate any less from my customers?

Um, gazpacho, por favor.

"Por favor?"

Oh. I'm part Spanish.

Oh. I'm part Spanish.

Adios, muchacho.

You know... get out.

It was stupid of me.

Well, it was very insulting.

No, I know. I-I was really, sort of, half-kidding.

Well, behind every joke there's some truth.

Well, what about that

Bavarian cream pie joke I told you?

There's no truth to that.

Nobody with a terminal illness

goes from the U.S. to Europe

for a piece of Bavarian cream pie,

and then when they get there, and don't have it,

he says, "Ah, I'll just have some coffee."

There's no truth to that.

There's no truth to that.

[SIGHS]

Well, I guess you're right.

So am I forgiven, Schmoopie?

Yes, Schmoopie.

[BOTH BLUBBERING]

Hey, Jerry.

Oh, hi, Susan.

George... you remember Sheila.

Oh, yes, hello.

Hello. Won't you join us?

No thanks. Of course.

Yes. Well...

So, uh...

you sit on the same side in a booth, huh?

Yeah, that's right. You got a problem?

I, uh, just think it's a little unusual

for two people to sit on one side

and leave the other side empty.

Huh.

Well, we're changing the rules.

Well, good for you.

What are you getting, George?

I don't know, honey. What do you wanna get?

[SAPPILY] I want you to get anything you want.

Because I love you so much,

and I want you to be happy.

Okay, sweetie?

Oh, George, you're so sweet.

Well, I can be a little sweetie-tweetie-

Well, I can be a little sweetie-tweetie-

wheetie-wheetie. Oh.

[GIGGLES]

What about you, Schmoopie? How about a little tuna?

You want a little tuna fishy? Yeah. Yeah, a little tuna fishy.

A little tuna. Tuna fishy.

SHEILA: Yeah. Tuna fishy.

Come here.

And voilà!

[GASPS]

Yeah. Oh. Oh, I love it!

Yeah. Oh. Oh, I love it!

I absolutely love it.

Yeah, did the K-Man do it, or did the K-Man do it?

The K-Man "do'ed" it! Yeah!

How much did you pay for this thing?

How about zero?

What? Yeah.

What? Who's was it? Where did you get it?

I'll tell you where I got it.

I got it from the guy you so callously refer to

as the Soup Nazi.

Get out!

The Soup Nazi gave it to you? Yeah.

Why? Well, I told him the whole story,

and he just let me have it.

Well. Yeah, he's a wonderful man.

Well. Yeah, he's a wonderful man.

Yeah, well, you know, a little bit misunderstood...

Well, I'm just gonna go down there and personally thank him.

I mean, I had this guy all wrong.

This is wonderful.

Yeah, well, he's a dear.

How much tip do you leave on 8.15?

You know, sweetie...

I just want you to know that I was so proud of you today,

expressing your feelings so freely

in front of Jerry and all.

Just knowing that you're not afraid of those things,

it's such a great step forward in our relationship.

Huh?

Because you love your little Kiki, don't you?

Mm.

CUSTOMER: How is he today?

I think he's in a good mood.

Hi.

Kramer, gave me the armoire,

and it is so beautiful.

I mean,

I just can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

I just can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

You?

If I knew it was for you,

I never would have given it to him in the first place.

I would have taken a hatchet and smashed it to pieces!

Now, who wants soup?!

Next! Speak up!

I'm headed over to Elaine's. Oh.

Jerry...

those are the guys that mugged me for the armoire.

Those two? Are you sure? Yeah, yeah. That's them.

Well, let's confront them.

No, no, no, no. Let's get a cop.

There's no cops around. They're gonna leave.

There's no cops around. They're gonna leave.

Come on, let's go. Wait, Jerry.

Oh, wow, look. That one is gorgeous.

I would just kill for that one.

No, not in blue. Blue does not go at all.

Oh, please. Do you know what you're talking about?

I don't think you know what you're talking about.

Take a look at that.

Excuse me.

Are you talking to me?

Uh, well, uh...

I said, are you talking to me?

Well, maybe he was talking to me.

Was you talking to him?

Because you was obviously talking to one of us.

So what is it? Who? Who was you talking to?

We were kind of, uh...

talking to each other.

Weren't we?

I mean, yeah, I've never been so insulted in my entire life.

There's something really wrong with this man.

He is a Soup Nazi.

What?

What is that? I don't know.

"Five cups chopped porcini mushroom,

"half a cup of olive oil, three pounds of celery

"half a cup of olive oil, three pounds of celery

chopped parsley--" Let me see this.

[GASPS]

You know what this is? This is a recipe for soup.

Look at this. There are 30 different recipes.

These are his recipes.

So? So?

His secret's out. Don't you see?

I could give these to every restaurant in town.

I could have them published.

I could-- I could drop fliers from a plane above the city.

Wait a second, Elaine.

Where do you think you're going? What do you care?

I don't want you causing any trouble

down at that soup stand.

I happen to love that soup.

Get out of my way, Jerry.

Get out of my way, Jerry.

Elaine, let the man make his soup.

Don't make me hurt you, Jerry.

Look, they have it in blue.

For my baby bluey.

Are you my baby bluey?

Oh, yes, uh, I'm your baby bluey.

SUSAN: Oh, yes.

Well, well.

Hi, Jerry.

Hey, Susan, George.

You know, I really like Sheila a lot.

Oh, really?

Because we're kind of not seeing each other anymore.

Oh, no, that's too bad.

Yeah, well, she was very affectionate, which I love.

Yeah, well, she was very affectionate, which I love.

You know I love that.

But mentally, we couldn't quite make the connection.

Really? Yeah.

It's too bad because you gotta have the affection,

which you obviously have.

I think it's great that you're so open

with your affections in public.

See, we had that.

Mm-hm. You did?

Oh, yes.

But the mental thing...

But, anyway...

I'll see you.

Yeah.

See you.

Go on, leave! Get out!

Go on, leave! Get out!

But I didn't do anything.

Next!

Hello.

You.

You think you can get soup?

Please, you're wasting everyone's time.

Well, I don't want soup.

I can make my own soup.

"Five cups chopped porcini mushrooms,

"half a cup of olive oil,

three pounds celery."

That is my recipe for wild mushroom.

That is my recipe for wild mushroom.

Yeah, that's right.

I got 'em all.

Cold cucumber, corn and crab chowder,

mulligatawny.

Mulliga-tawny.

You're through, Soup Nazi.

Pack it up.

No more soup for you.

Next!

[♪]

Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. What is it?

Something happened to the Soup Nazi.

W-what is the matter?

Elaine's causing all kinds of commotion.

She got ahold of his recipes,

and says she's gonna drive him out of business.

The Soup Nazi says now that his recipes are out,

he's not gonna make any more soup.

He's moving out of the country.

Moving to Argentina!

No more soup, Jerry. No more for any of us!

Where you going? He's giving away what's left.

Gotta go home and get a big pot.

[♪]

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