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Why did the crinkly book that Liz got for Virginia suddenly turn into a stuffed giraffe?!
From Queen of Jordan II: Mystery of the Phantom Pooper: https://funcooker.fun/Episode/6/20/257
So the uncle of his that Gray referred to when saying "we all have uncles who are cops" actually could not have been the same person as Liz's uncle, could it?
S1E11 "The Head and the Hair"
> Liz: "Why do you have a picture of my great-aunt Dolly?" > > Gray: "No, that's my grandmother's cousin Dolly."
The differences between versions of the episode "100"
Season 5 Episodes 20-21 is a two-part episode titled "100". When it was originally broadcast, both parts were shown on the same night. I presume this is the cut that is included on the Blu-ray that I have: both parts combined into one long (42:18) continuous episode. But on other home media (including streaming services such as Peacock), and presumably in syndication, each of the two parts is instead recut into an individual episode with a running time of about 21:25 each. It seems that part one was originally a minute or so longer than part two, so part one had some jokes cut out and part two had some added in.
So, I nerded out a bit and played both versions side-by-side, taking note of the differences. Here are my findings:
Part one differences
|timestamp|original|timestamp|recut| |-|-|-|-| |3:50|Pam, onscreen, shouts "I can't sit in a booth!"|3:50|still photo of Pam onscreen| |4:54|"It would be horrible! The only thing I want attached to my funbags are celebrity DJs"|4:51|"It would be horrible!"| |6:05|the flashback of Lutz falling while carrying pudding also includes Liz's/Jack's reactions||| |11:27|"The media won't let you embarrass yourself? Be like Michael McDonald and take it to the streets"|11:19|"The media won't let you embarrass yourself?"| |12:33|recurring hobo pitches sketch to the writers waiting outside "What about a sketch about how the Empire State Building is controlling us with electricity?" "Come on, get out of here!"||| |15:23|Sideways Jack shouts "The real Jack Donaghy could handle a little gas leak!" followed by a deep sniff||| |15:54|News interview with drowning biker that Tracy had saved "He just pulled me out of the water and said 'Don't tell anyone I did this.' I didn't even get a chance to congratulate him on his Oscar" "'Modesty' and 'heroism'; two words forever synonymous with Tracy Jordan"||| |19:41|Paul's coworker cuts into his conversation with Jenna "Break's over, Paul. Crew meeting in Lady Chanterelle's office. He's pissed."||| |20:39|"Okay, I did call you, but I was not in my right mind. I mean, how could I have been, to call you after everything you've done?" Flashback to a few Dennis moments including a new scene in a restaurant, romantically shaking waitress's hand "It's Tonya, right? Wonderful service" waitress leaves "Could you maybe not hit on the waitress right in fro--" "CHEW AND SCREW! Run, dummy!" Dennis runs away from table, Liz follows "Ugh, dammit! Dennis! I checked a coat!"|19:54|"Okay, but I was not in my right mind."| |21:19|"No, you know what I feel? You were a mistake"|20:09|"No, you were a mistake"| |||20:38|"To be continued, dummies" followed by the credits over top of a series of musical flashbacks|
Part two differences
|timestamp|original|timestamp|recut| |-|-|-|-| |||0:00|"Previously, on 30 Rock" followed by recap of part one| |||0:41|Elevator ding "This is us, Ms. Lemon. Let's walk together like Laverne and Shirley" Kenneth tries to link arms, Liz fights him off "Oh, I'm sorry. I'll keep talking about the bird!" followed by opening credits| |||3:26|while throwing cash at crying strippers "How about a little less self-respect and a little more squatting?"| |26:29|"OJ Simpson - who texted me earlier today."|5:31|"OJ Simpson - who texted me earlier today. What should I write back?"| |30:21|"Hey, Greta Johannsen, your animal wrangler" "My god, you're beautiful"|9:24|"Hey, Greta Johannsen, your animal wrangler. I don't want to alarm my other wildlife, but all the canaries for the coal mining sketch seem to have slipped off to meet Garuda in the sky" "My god, you're beautiful"|
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I see that S6E6-7 "Hey, Baby, What's Wrong" is also a two-part episode that is combined in some places and split in others, so you may be able to expect another post like this for that episode!
I guess Kenneth lost some value to Jack after leaving the page program
S3E16 "Apollo, Apollo" S7E7 "Mazel Tov, Dummies!"
They missed an opportunity to make another one of these jokes in the COVID special!
S3E16 "Apollo, Apollo" S7E7 "Mazel Tov, Dummies"
The garbage fetishists were not Jenna Maroney fans. An overall rating of 1/10
S6E16 "Nothing Left to Lose"
TIL Liz's famous "night cheese" line was sung to the tune of an actual song, which cost NBC a ridiculous amount of money to secure the rights to just for that quick joke
These screenshots are from "30 Rock: A One-time Special" (watch it on the Internet Archive once it comes back online). The original "night cheese" scene was from S3E17 "The Ones"
> After the ‘Night Cheese’ incident — which is where Tina sang ‘Night Cheese’ — which was like a second and cost, like, $50,000, the network was like, ‘You guys gotta chill it.’
https://www.vulture.com/2013/03/jeff-richmonds-best-musical-moments-on-30-rock.html
The actor who portrayed Olympic fraud Tyler Brody on 30 Rock is the son of the actor who portrayed Dee's high school drama teacher Dr. Meyers on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
| Show | Season/episode number | Episode name | Actor | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 30 Rock | S3E2 | Believe in the Stars | Remy Auberjonois | | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | S6E8 | The Gang Gets a New Member | René Auberjonois |
Race-changing
30 Rock season 7 bonus feature "Tina Fey Studio Tour"
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, S1E3 "Kimmy Goes on a Date"
Another background detail that is new to me! The stationary pinwheels made another appearance, in the background of this storage area
S2E4 "Rosemary's Baby"
Originally seen in S1E15 "Hard Ball"
Right after Liz tells everyone to take down all their pornography in preparation for her adoption evaluation, Pete can be seen in the background hiding a blow-up doll
S3E1 "Do-Over"
Not sure if this is an obvious detail, but I just noticed it for the first time while rewatching the episode
When Liz first meets her new agent Simon, you can see a little doodle of a dog through the previous page
I tried to edit the photo to make the doodle stand out a bit more
S4E5 "The Problem Solvers"
On an opposite note, I initially did not know that Bucky Bright was just a fictional character.
I thought Bucky Bright was a real person making a cameo, and that he was just a real good sport about making absurd jokes about his time as an actor. It was not until seeing the announcement of Conway's death in 2019 that I realized Bucky Bright was made up for 30 Rock.
Seeing Liz grab one of these cookies always reminds me of this old Star Trek episode
30 Rock S2E7 "Tracy Does Conan"
Star Trek (The Original Series) S3E15 "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"