("Hogcock! Baldwin said, "I'd be stunned if NBC picked up both shows. [9] It received 15 Primetime Emmy Award nominations in 2010, including the series' fourth consecutive nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Baldwin), and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Fey). Eliza Lemon (Barrett Doss) is Liz's African-American great-granddaughter who appears in the last scene of the series. The latter half of the season focused on complementary story arcs: Jack's inability to choose between his two girlfriends, Liz's inability to find a boyfriend to live up to her expectations, and Jenna's relationship with a Jenna Maroney impersonator. Liz Lemon (Tina Fey), head writer of the sketch comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star, all while trying to run a … Jack, however, uses Kenneth as a honey trap to spy on and distract Devon. In one episode he sits on Liz's bed, playing Halo 3; then, he throws the controller down and yells that the controller is "defective" because "that grenade was right next to him!" Cerie Xerox (Katrina Bowden) is Liz's young, beautiful, laid-back assistant. She returns in "Cooter", approving the development of a gay bomb; this gets Jack fired from his position in Washington, so he can return to 30 Rock (and repays a favor she owed him). Lynn seduced Frank when he was 14 years old and they became lovers. She still believes computers to be the size of rooms. Your favorite shows, movies and more are here. He also tries to solicit Jack for an investment in a new restaurant. While attempting to infiltrate the pages union by seducing Kenneth, Wosniak affixes a blond wig in order to assume the persona of the "nympho-coed Charlene LaRue"- the attempt ultimately fails as Kenneth was "impervious" to Mrs. LaRue's charms. Growing up, Eliza hears the stories Liz would tell about her days at NBC. She also moves in with him in the same episode, and while her claim that she's "in love" with him appears to be false, she is the only woman he has ever been seen kissing on the show. The sequence is an homage to St. He tried to mediate a dispute between Jenna and Tracy, but failed. [19][20][21] In 2013, the Writers Guild of America West named 30 Rock the 21st best-written television series of all time.[17]. As the season progresses, the episodes become less about TGS and more about how the characters deal with juggling their lives and their jobs . Shawn discovers Jenna Maroney to be just as horrible to deal with as Tracy was, when he tries to direct her in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit after TGS is cancelled. The 30 Rock pilot focused on the boss of a variety show who must manage her relationships with the show's volatile star and its charismatic executive producer. Appears In: "Up All Night", "Jack Gets in the Game", "The Collection", "Señor Macho Solo", "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001", "Mrs. Donaghy", "Queen of Jordan", "Queen of Jordan 2: Mystery of the Phantom Pooper". He first appears in the episode "Audition Day" (played by actor/dancer Daniel Genalo). In "My Whole Life Is Thunder", Hazel is "recast" by Tracy as a young Asian woman (Shannon Tyo) in an attempt to cheer Kenneth up. [163][164] Like That Girl and Mary Tyler Moore, 30 Rock is a sitcom centering on an unmarried, brunette career woman living in a big city where she works in the television industry. [103] Baldwin also received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 2007. He first appears in season three episode "Generalissimo", when Liz accidentally receives his mail. After his own children were ruined by trust fund syndrome, he expected to be succeeded by his granddaughter, Kaylie Hooper, who quickly becomes Jack's new rival. Appears In: "Argus", "I Do Do", "Chain Reaction of Mental Anguish", "Christmas Attack Zone", "100", "Respawn", "The Tuxedo Begins", "Meet the Woggels! The 30 Rock Original Television Soundtrack was released by the Relativity Music Group on November 16, 2010. [19] Later that day, he accurately speculates to an incredulous Tracy and Jenna that Kenneth could be running the network in the future. Donny Lawson (Paul Scheer) is the head page at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, known for his weak one-liners and bizarre hand gestures. In "Audition Day", it is revealed that (as Friedlander is in real life) he is a standup comedian. Floyd eventually seems to want to spend more time with Jack than Liz. He was the last remaining beeper salesman in New York City, and was known as the "Beeper King" (after the original Beeper King committed suicide). She flies into a homicidal rage when she believes Jack and Liz are having an affair; after being dissuaded she calms down, agreeing with Jack to cancel the wedding and end the relationship because she cannot control her jealousy. He is an Irish-Catholic and a Republican who has suppressed his Boston accent. Episode commentaries, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes, extended episodes, Episode commentaries, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes of ", Episode commentaries, deleted scenes, animated webisodes, series finale retrospective, This page was last edited on 17 January 2021, at 13:59. The show experienced a large ratings and popularity spike this season after Tina Fey's highly praised performance as Sarah Palin on SNL. [150] The premiere earned a 4.1 preliminary adults 18–49 rating, an increase of 21% from the second-season premiere.[151]. Kenneth acts as Tracy Jordan's personal assistant (for instance, getting Tracy nachos from Yankee Stadium); he is a member of Tracy's entourage and becomes close to Tracy, Grizz, and Dot Com. He lied to his wife about getting a vasectomy, but, as of "The Fighting Irish", she's getting suspicious. He insisted that in order to return, his fellow writers must stop calling him Toofer, but he relented when they suggested worse nicknames. ", "Winter Madness", "Floyd", "The Moms", "Live Show", "Mrs. Donaghy", "100", "Live from Studio 6H", "There's No I in America". [145] 30 Rock entered a hiatus due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike on January 10, 2008. On July 14, 2009, the series was nominated for 22 Primetime Emmy Awards, the most in a single year for a comedy series. 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[98] At the end of 2012, a poll undertaken by 60 Minutes and Vanity Fair named 30 Rock the seventh greatest sitcom of all time. The character's name was inspired by series writer Robert Carlock.[8]. Jack Donaghy mentions in the show's second episode that Josh had a 760 SAT score and graduated from SUNY Cortland. Wesley Snipes (Michael Sheen) is an Englishman whom Liz meets at her dentist's office while recovering from a root canal operation. Ridiculous", a Chinese man named Mr. Wang, and Gaybraham Lincoln. Therefore, Pete has asked Liz for the keys to her apartment for "my own safety." In his last two appearances on the show, Dennis has married an obnoxious Irish-American woman named Megan (whose maiden name is also Duffy) and they have adopted an African-American baby boy whom they call "Black Dennis". ", "Last Lunch". She gets the date wrong, however, and informs Criss that Terry and Janet are flying in that afternoon. Off-camera she is comically conceited, frequently lying about her age and using her sexuality to manipulate men (almost always to bad effect). [30] Jack attracts Phoebe's attention; the two begin dating, and after Liz gave them her blessing Jack quickly asked Phoebe to marry him. It is revealed in "The Ones" that Tracy has actually never cheated on his wife, and that his supposed "affairs" are all for show. The first is the Phil Rosenthal-penned family-friendly horror-torture soft-core porn film, Take My Hand promoting Stamford, Connecticut. Meanwhile, Jack attempts to improve his prospects at the company, first by trying to "tank" NBC and convince Kabletown CEO Hank Hooper (Ken Howard) to sell it, and later by plotting to discredit Hooper's granddaughter and future CEO, Kaylee Hooper (Chloë Grace Moretz). The other characters are unconcerned about his well-being; when Lutz ran headfirst into a wall in "The Ones", no one helped him until a wall-mounted television fell on him, and even then, Pete (the producer) tells the writers, who instigated the incident, "I hope you've learned your lesson. Liz declines and Drew rides into the sunset, careening incompetently down the street. He claims that he does, but the machine indicates he is lying. [8], 30 Rock won several major awards (including Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2007, 2008, and 2009 and nominations for every other year it ran), and appeared on many critics' year-end "best of" 2006–2013 lists. 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