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[2], Tonally, 30 Rock uses surreal humor to parody the complex corporate structure of NBC and its then parent company General Electric. "), Jonathan retains his position when Jack is replaced by Kathy Geiss, and is heartbroken by Jack's departure. 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. He is cast as the lead in a fish-out-of-water situation comedy developed by Dot Com, Grizz & Herz, in which his character runs an inn in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [35] Liz mentions that he served at Pearl Harbor, although it is quickly revealed that this was during the Korean War. Forte had previously appeared in 30 Rock as Tomas, a servant of Prince Gerhardt, in the season one episode "Black Tie". [111] These 17 nominations broke the record for the most nominations for a comedy series, meaning that 30 Rock was the most-nominated comedy series for any individual Primetime Emmy Award year. He is best known for playing J. D. Lutz on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, and for his work as a writer on the NBC series Saturday Night Live for seven seasons. (Dennis later claimed that he knew the girl was actually eighteen because, "She said her last boyfriend was Asian, and that crap doesn't start 'till college.") Jack, having firsthand knowledge of the situation from his younger days, describes this as "The Bubble." More than once Jonathan has made racist comments about people from Indian Kashmir ("Khonani", "Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning"). and manipulates Jack into using his connections to get his children into an elite preschool, but his joy that Jack won't be able to do that for his own daughter vanishes as Jack smugly notes that Liddy is already brilliant and doesn't need any outside help. Sue Galloway is an actress and writer, known for 30 Rock: Frank vs. Lutz (2009), Sisters (2015) and 30 Rock (2006). According to Jack, the Murphy family are "a bunch of mud farmers and sheep rapists". He believes they are "settling soul mates" and sets the stage for another meeting during "Sweeps", which Liz assumes refers to television sweeps week, but which he claims is what the British call spring cleaning. He despises Kenneth for his cheerfulness, and wants to transfer him to the CNBC studios in Paramus. Chris Harnick, writing in the Huffington Post, has ranked it along with I Love Lucy and Seinfeld as one of the great TV comedies. [40], Appears in: "Ludachristmas", "The Moms", "Kidnapped by Danger". Casting. During this time, he has also appeared in small roles on SNL. [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. It is revealed in "The Ones" that Tracy has actually never cheated on his wife, and that his supposed "affairs" are all for show. [110] 30 Rock received 17 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for its second season, meaning it was the second-most nominated series of the year. She supervises cast and crew including star Jenna Maroney (Krakowski), her best friend, while working with network executive Jack Donaghy (Baldwin) and page Kenneth Parcell (McBrayer).

[102] Alec Baldwin received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 2007.

Jack discovers in "The Natural Order" that Jimmy Donaghy had been gone when Jack was conceived. Although Elisa and Jack had relationship problems on Valentine's Day, they made up (influenced by their love of McDonald's McFlurries). Liz Lemon (Fey) is head writer and showrunner of the NBC sketch comedy series TGS with Tracy Jordan (originally called The Girlie Show), produced in Studio 6H in 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Though her last name is never stated on the show, she is an heiress from the Xerox family. Egg-cellent! An arc that was established in the first season, but becomes more apparent in the second, regards Jack running for the GE chairmanship against his nemesis Devon Banks (Will Arnett).

[18] Jack's wife Avery was later kidnapped to North Korea herself. 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. The network airs programs like reality shows MILF Island, Queen of Jordan and America's Kidz Got Singing as well as paranormal drama Hunchbacks, and game show Gold Case. Cerie and Aris finally marry three seasons later in "I Do Do", with Liz and the Somali pirates as members of the wedding party. ", "Winter Madness", "I Do Do", "Live Show", "Brooklyn Without Limits", "Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning", "It's Never Too Late for Now", "TGS Hates Women", "Plan B", "The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell", "St. Patrick's Day", "Live from Studio 6H", "Stride of Pride", "Hogcock! In the early episodes, Kenneth seemed unfamiliar with some of Liz's staff (and Liz herself). In season 3, episode 20, Colleen reveals that her ex-husband (Jim Donaghy) left her in 1957 and returned in 1959. In the interim, Milton had married and sired a son whom he and the child's mother refused to name, opining that children should chose their own names; Spider-Man Greene is Jack's unsuspecting half-brother. Pancholy exists within the 30 Rock universe independently of Jonathan, being mentioned by Jack in "The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell" during that period; Alec Baldwin likewise exists independently of Jack who mentions the actor in "Hogcock!" Cerie states in "A Goon's Deed in a Weary World" that she quit years earlier, but inexplicably kept coming to work. In the episode "Believe in the Stars", Jack reveals he only hired him because he was heavily medicated on Comanaprosil and he mistook Jonathan for M. Night Shyamalan.

He stupidly thinks they're getting past their first fight, but Liz tells him she's realized after meeting Carol that she can do much better than Wesley, and says goodbye to him. As the season progresses, the episodes become less about TGS and more about how the characters deal with juggling their lives and their jobs —specifically the protagonist, Liz Lemon, but other characters are also explored.

Despite this, he claims tremendous pride in his black heritage and identity, showing off a photo of an ancestor who was an officer in the Civil War; later, he discovers the man actually fought for the Confederacy. The sequence ends with a time lapse of the building and then a title card reading "30 Rock". In his last appearance on the series, he is appointed Surgeon General of the United States, and breaks the fourth wall by saying "That's a series wrap on Leo Spaceman, suckers!".
In "Nothing Left to Lose", Jack is shocked to find out that Pete's only ambition is to remain in his current job. The CBS dramatic series, The Mentalist, is a remake of a Dutch programme, Van der Hoot: Psychische (De Mentalist), which was based upon Sue's work as a police psychic in the Netherlands.
The fourth season of 30 Rock premiered on October 15, 2009. She seems to be very successful because of her charm and good looks and is the object of insults from insecure women. She is married with two sons, though it is clear her marriage is unfulfilling. As in 2020, Sue Galloway‘s age is * years. He runs a hot dog stand which sells organic hot dogs. Appears In: "Pilot", "The Baby Show", "The C Word", "100". By the end of the series, he ends up as the president of NBC. 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). [101] Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin were nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Lead Actor in a comedy series categories, respectively. 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. Sue Galloway started her career as a model and ventured into the showbiz industry. She frequently receives drunken phone sex messages, and she states that she does not think that they are cute, even when they are from Liz. Bev (Megan Mullally) is Liz Lemon's (later, Liz and Criss Chross's) adoption agent. However, Jack revealed that he never sent Hank her DNA but instead a birthday card for Hank, something that Hank is very passionate about and something that Kaylie did not do due to being distracted by Jack throughout the whole week, sealing Jack's fate as Kabletown CEO and Kaylie's ultimate downfall. Dr. Andrew "Drew" Baird (Jon Hamm) is a pediatrician and Liz's very handsome neighbor. Jack Donaghy calls her a "New York third-wave feminist, college-educated, single-and-pretending-to-be-happy-about-it, over-scheduled, undersexed, you buy any magazine that says 'healthy body image' on the cover and every two years you take up knitting for... a week."

His money-making ideas consist of questionable business practices, such as picking out corporate names already in use (a frozen-yogurt and microbrewery restaurant called Microsoft, and a phone service for nationwide air-quality updates called American Airlines). Colleen first appeared in season 1, episode 21; she is critical of Jack's abilities, and hesitant to show him affection. Wesley is displeased that the actor Wesley Snipes has his name, saying that the name is better suited to a "pasty, un-athletic British man".

Danny is earnest, good-natured, and a talented singer. (George Foreman), "Queen of Jordan 2: Mystery of the Phantom Pooper" and "Aunt Phatso vs. Jack Donaghy" (Virginia). Kaylie Hooper (Chloë Grace Moretz) is the granddaughter of Hank Hooper, who is in competition with Jack to take over her grandfather's role as CEO of Kabletown. Although Liz's marriage to Criss was calculated to increase her chance at adopting, Bev explains that there remains a four-year waiting list for newborns and tries to convince Liz to adopt an older child. 30 Rock has received positive reviews from critics. Jack is sent into a tailspin by the revelation that his mother actually wanted him to be happy, which leads to him re-evaluating his life and career in the finale. Sue also claims that she is a virgin ("with white guys") when offering herself to Jack in "St. Patrick's Day".