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List of 30 Rock episodes
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30 Rock, a situation comedy television series, premiered on October 11, 2006 in the United States on NBC.[1] Created by Tina Fey, 30 Rock follows the lives of the head writer of TGS with Tracy Jordan (TGS), Liz Lemon (Tina Fey), the other staff members of TGS and their network executive, Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin). 30 Rock began its first season on October 11, 2006,[1] and concluded on April 26, 2007.[2] The second season debuted on October 4, 2007,[3] with a hiatus occurring after the tenth episode due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.[4] The season resumed on April 10, 2008 and the fifth post-strike episode aired as the season finalé on May 8, 2008.[5][6][7] The third season premiered on October 30, 2008[8][9] and a fourth season has been announced.[10] As of April 25, 2009, 55 original episodes of 30 Rock have aired.
The first season has been released to Region 1 DVD by NBC Universal in the form of a season box set,[11] and a second version in which the season is split into two volumes.[12][13] NBC Universal also released season one to Region 2 DVD.[14] The second season was released to Region 1 DVD on October 7, 2008.[15]
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[edit] Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD Release | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
| 1 | 21 | October 11, 2006 | April 26, 2007 | September 4, 2007 | March 17, 2008 | April 30, 2008 | |
| 2 | 15 | October 4, 2007 | May 8, 2008 | October 7, 2008 | May 25, 2009[16] | January 8, 2009 | |
| 3 | 22[17] | October 30, 2008 | May 14, 2009[18] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 4[10] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
[edit] Season 1: 2006–2007
Season one begins with the introduction of Liz Lemon who is the head writer of The Girlie Show, a live sketch comedy series which airs on NBC. When The Girlie Show's network executive Gary dies, Jack Donaghy replaces him. Jack, the head of east coast television and microwave oven programming, makes many changes to The Girlie Show, including adding Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), a loose cannon movie star, to the show's cast and changing the title of The Girlie Show to TGS with Tracy Jordan. As the season progresses various plots and story arcs are explored, such as Liz's relationship with Floyd (Jason Sudeikis) and Jack's similar relationship with Phoebe (Emily Mortimer). A few minor story arcs are carried over into season two which include Cerie Xerox's (Katrina Bowden) ongoing engagement to the unseen character, Aris, and Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit) living with Liz in order to deal with his marital problems with his wife Paula Hornberger (Paula Pell).
| # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Adam Bernstein | Tina Fey | October 11, 2006 |
| Liz Lemon is head writer for The Girlie Show, a live comedy show filmed in New York City's 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Things start to get complicated when her new boss, Jack Donaghy, insists that wild movie star Tracy Jordan join the cast. | ||||
| 2 | "The Aftermath" | Adam Bernstein | Tina Fey | October 18, 2006 |
| Jack makes major changes to the show, renaming it TGS with Tracy Jordan and thus taking the spotlight away from Jenna Maroney. An indignant Liz struggles to keep everyone happy, but it is Tracy who saves the day by hosting a party for the entire cast and crew on a private yacht. | ||||
| 3 | "Blind Date" | Adam Bernstein | John Riggi | October 25, 2006 |
| Realizing that her near or total lack of a social life is having an adverse effect on her work, Jack sets Liz up on a blind date with a friend of his. Jack infiltrates the writers' weekly poker game and starts winning hands down until Kenneth the Page joins in and proves to be a surprisingly adept player. | ||||
| 4 | "Jack the Writer" | Gail Mancuso | Robert Carlock | November 1, 2006 |
| Jack decides to join Liz and her staff in the writers' room, but his lack of writing ability becomes all too evident and his presence ends up stifling the others' creativity. Tracy mentors Kenneth on how to be successful and Liz encourages Cerie, her young assistant, to dress less revealingly. | ||||
| 5 | "Jack-Tor" | Don Scardino | Robert Carlock | November 16, 2006 |
| Forced by Jack to plug General Electric (GE) products into the show, Liz integrates Jack himself into a self-referential sketch about product placement. Frank and Toofer trick Jenna into thinking that her job is in danger and Liz wonders if Tracy might be illiterate when he refuses to read the cue cards. | ||||
| 6 | "Jack Meets Dennis" | Juan J. Campanella | Jack Burditt | November 30, 2006 |
| When Liz takes back her sleazy ex-boyfriend Dennis Duffy, Jack takes it upon himself to convince her that she is headed for a life of mediocrity. Tracy is enraged when a magazine calls him "normal" and Jenna becomes worried about her age when Jack asks her how old she is. | ||||
| 7 | "Tracy Does Conan" | Adam Bernstein | Tina Fey | December 7, 2006 |
| Jack bumps Jenna's scheduled appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and puts Tracy on in her place. To make matters worse, Tracy has gone off his medication and he is consequently acting more erratic than ever. Jack encourages bald producer Pete Hornberger to wear a wig. | ||||
| 8 | "The Break-Up" | Scott Ellis | Dave Finkel & Brett Baer | December 14, 2006 |
| Liz finally dumps Dennis and prowls the singles scene, where she proves to be particularly inept at picking up guys, under Jenna's tutelage. Tracy and Toofer clash, landing both in sensitivity training, and Jack dates Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. | ||||
| 9 | "The Baby Show" | Michael Engler | Jack Burditt | January 4, 2007 |
| Cerie gets engaged so that she can be a "young hot mom", causing Liz to think about marriage and having a family. Jack has trouble dealing with his own domineering mother, who wants to move in with him, and Tracy becomes upset by Josh's impression of him. | ||||
| 10 | "The Rural Juror" | Beth McCarthy | Matt Hubbard | January 11, 2007 |
| Liz and Jenna's friendship is put to the test when Liz admits that she dislikes Jenna's new independent film. To get himself out of debt, Tracy places his name on a "meat machine" that eliminates the "bread" part of sandwiches. | ||||
| 11 | "The Head and the Hair" | Gail Mancuso | Tina Fey & John Riggi | January 18, 2007 |
| Two guys, one a cerebral nerd and the other a gorgeous hunk, capture the attention of Liz and Jenna. Jack and Kenneth trade places for "Bottom's Up Day" and Tracy enlists Frank and Toofer to write his autobiography in one day. | ||||
| 12 | "Black Tie" | Don Scardino | Kay Cannon & Tina Fey | February 1, 2007 |
| Liz attends a foreign prince's birthday party with Jack and meets his ex-wife, who later in the episode beats up Liz. Tracy tries to convince Pete to cheat on his wife at a wild party while Kenneth encourages him not to. | ||||
| 13 | "Up All Night" | Michael Engler | Tina Fey | February 8, 2007 |
| The writers struggle to pull an all-nighter on Valentine's Day. Liz receives flowers from a secret admirer, Jack gets all the way divorced after years of legal separation, Tracy tries to spend the evening with his wife, Pete forgets the holiday and Kenneth is encouraged to pursue Cerie. | ||||
| 14 | "The C Word" | Adam Bernstein | Tina Fey | February 15, 2007 |
| After being criticized for her working habits by her co-workers, Liz decides to be more lenient with her staff and work overtime herself. Meanwhile, Jack brings Tracy to a major golf event to get closer to Don Geiss, the CEO of GE, but his plan backfires when Tracy decides to drop "truth bombs". | ||||
| 15 | "Hard Ball" "Negotiation" |
Don Scardino | Matthew Hubbard | February 22, 2007 |
| When Josh's contract comes up for negotiation, Jack tries to save money by not renewing it while Liz tries to prevent Josh from joining the cast of a rival show. Meanwhile, Tracy allows Kenneth into his entourage and Jenna gets into trouble after she is misquoted in a popular magazine. | ||||
| 16 | "The Source Awards" | Don Scardino | Robert Carlock & Daisy Gardner | March 1, 2007 |
| Jack enlists a rap producer to unload his line of inferior champagne while Tracy reluctantly hosts the Source Awards. Liz tries to sever ties with a black man she dislikes (played by Wayne Brady) without looking racist. Ghostface Killah cameos as himself. | ||||
| 17 | "The Fighting Irish" | Dennie Gordon | Jack Burditt | March 8, 2007 |
| Jack's long-lost brother Eddie shows up and announces their father's death. Meanwhile, Liz, forced to make staff cutbacks, fires her romantic rival "Other Liz" while Tracy seeks spiritual fulfillment at his lawyer's request. | ||||
| 18 | "Fireworks" | Beth McCarthy | Dave Finkel & Brett Baer | April 5, 2007 |
| Threatened by a sneaky West Coast NBC executive, Jack enlists Kenneth to help thwart any attempts to usurp Donaghy's TV throne. Meanwhile, Tracy discovers that he is a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Liz fakes being an alcoholic to get closer to her crush. | ||||
| 19 | "Corporate Crush" | Don Scardino | John Riggi | April 12, 2007 |
| Liz has found happiness with Floyd while Jack pursues a relationship of his own with Phoebe, an eccentric Christie's auctioneer. Tracy vies for Don Geiss's attention, hoping to turn his Jefferson movie idea into a reality. | ||||
| 20 | "Cleveland" | Paul Feig | Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock | April 19, 2007 |
| Sick of New York and frustrated with his career, Floyd contemplates a move to the Midwest and asks Liz if she would consider leaving TGS behind. Tracy discovers that the "Black Crusaders" are after him and Jack continues to prepare for his marriage to Phoebe. | ||||
| 21 | "Hiatus" | Don Scardino | Tina Fey | April 26, 2007 |
| As TGS's summer hiatus approaches, Liz deals with the difficulties of her long-distance relationship with Floyd as she tries to find Tracy, who is hiding out in the sticks with Kenneth's uncivilized cousin. Meanwhile, Jack's impending marriage brings his mother, Colleen Donaghy, to town. | ||||
[edit] Season 2: 2007–2008
Season two begins with Liz and the crew of TGS returning from summer hiatus to many problems. An immediate problem is Jack being threatened by Jerry Seinfeld because Jack was planning to digitally insert Seinfeld into all of NBC's programming with edited footage from Seinfeld's sitcom Seinfeld.
The sophomore season, much like the first season, includes various plotlines including Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) coping with her obesity problem which she developed during the summer while performing on the fictitious Broadway musical Mystic Pizza: The Musical. Another story arc includes the conservative Jack dating the Democratic congresswoman Celeste Cunningham (D-VT) (Edie Falco). Liz's attempts at recovering from her failed reunion with Floyd are also viewed as well as Tracy trying to deal with his failing marriage to Angie Jordan (Sherri Shepherd). Later, Tracy attempts to finish his masterpiece invention, a pornographic videogame.
As the season progresses, Jack and his rival Devon Banks (Will Arnett) both aspire to become the Chairman Of GE. When about to announce that Jack will be his successer, Don Geiss (Rip Torn), the current Chairman Of GE, slips into a diabetic coma. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Devon places his fiancee, Geiss' daughter, Cathy Geiss (Marceline Hugot) as the puppet GE Chairwoman.
| # Series | # Episode | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate | Prod. Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | "SeinfeldVision" | Don Scardino | Tina Fey | October 4, 2007 | 201 |
| Jack invents "SeinfeldVision", which digitally inserts Jerry Seinfeld into every NBC show and Jenna returns from hiatus overweight due to her role in Mystic Pizza: The Musical. Tracy's wife Angie kicks him out of the house, prompting Kenneth to become his "office wife". | ||||||
| 23 | 2 | "Jack Gets in the Game" | Michael Engler | Robert Carlock | October 11, 2007 | 202 |
| Jack hears that Don Geiss may be retiring and competes with Devon Banks to be Geiss' successor. Meanwhile, Jenna begins to enjoy the fame of being fat and Kenneth tries to get Tracy and Angie back together. | ||||||
| 24 | 3 | "The Collection" | Don Scardino | Matthew Hubbard | October 18, 2007 | 203 |
| Jack hires a private investigator to find any dirt GE might dig up on him. Angie decides that she will be with Tracy every moment to keep him out of trouble and Jenna is upset to find that she has started losing weight. | ||||||
| 25 | 4 | "Rosemary's Baby" | Michael Engler | Jack Burditt | October 25, 2007 | 204 |
| Liz meets her childhood idol, comedy writer Rosemary Howard, only to discover that Rosemary is a lonely woman still clinging onto a 1970s mindset. Jack helps Tracy with some unresolved issues in a therapy session and Kenneth is forced to compete in a "page-off" to keep his job. | ||||||
| 26 | 5 | "Greenzo" | Don Scardino | Jon Pollack | November 8, 2007 | 205 |
| Jack introduces NBC's environmental mascot, Greenzo-played by David Schwimmer. Greenzo's eco-friendly preaching gets out of hand around the TGS offices, as well as on The Today Show. Also, Kenneth is planning a house party. Knowing nobody wants to attend Tracy spreads a rumor about the party. Meanwhile, Pete reconnects with his wife Paula. | ||||||
| 27 | 6 | "Somebody to Love" | Beth McCarthy | Tina Fey & Kay Cannon | November 15, 2007 | 207 |
| Jack falls for a Democratic congresswoman named C.C. Liz thinks her new neighbor is a terrorist. | ||||||
| 28 | 7 | "Cougars" | Michael Engler | John Riggi | November 29, 2007 | 206 |
| Liz goes on a date with a 20 year old coffee delivery boy while Tracy has to coach a little league baseball team. Jack takes a special interest in the team and showers them with gifts. Jack fires Tracy as a coach and replaces him with Kenneth. | ||||||
| 29 | 8 | "Secrets and Lies" | Michael Engler | Ron Weiner | December 6, 2007 | 208 |
| Jack is very reluctant when C.C. wants to go public with their relationship. Meanwhile, Liz tries to keep Jenna and Tracy equally as happy leading Tracy to earn a fake Pacific Rim Emmy Award and Jenna to form an entourage. | ||||||
| 30 | 9 | "Ludachristmas" "Episode 209" |
Don Scardino | Tami Sagher | December 13, 2007 | 209 |
| It is time for the annual "Ludachristmas" party for the TGS staff. Tracy is upset because he cannot participate in the party due to a court ordered alcohol monitoring bracelet. The Lemon family pay Liz a visits as does Jack's mom to him. | ||||||
| 31 | 10 | "Episode 210" | Richard Shepard | Robert Carlock & Donald Glover | January 10, 2008 | 210 |
| Jack meets a German TV executive who is planning to buy a major cable TV network. Jack gives Liz financial advice which motivates her to invest in some real estate, but she must appear before a co-op board to buy the apartment she wants. Jack and C.C. continue with their long distance relationship. Tracy buys a cappuccino machine for TGS, which he stations at Kenneth's desk; as a result, Kenneth gets addicted to coffee. | ||||||
| 32 | 11 | "MILF Island" | Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Tina Fey & Matt Hubbard | April 10, 2008 | 212 |
| A TGS staff member tells The New York Post that Jack is a "Class A Moron" as the reality show he developed during the summer, MILF Island, airs its finale. Jack confines the writers to try to make the person who made the statement confess. | ||||||
| 33 | 12 | "Subway Hero" | Don Scardino | Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock | April 17, 2008 | 211 |
| When Dennis Duffy, Liz's ex-boyfriend, becomes New York's latest local celebrity, Jack books him to appear on TGS. Dennis tries to win Liz back into his life. Meanwhile, Jack wants to find a young, hip Republican celebrity to appear at a John McCain fundraiser. Jack can only secure Bucky Bright, a TV star from the 1940s and 1950s. When Jack rejects him, he makes a friend in Kenneth, who happens to be a fan. Instead of Bucky, Jack tries to convince Tracy to become the celebrity face of the Republican Party. | ||||||
| 34 | 13 | "Succession" | Gail Mancuso | Andrew Guest & John Riggi | April 24, 2008 | 213 |
| Don Geiss names Jack the new GE chairman over Jack's rival, Devon Banks. Jack then names Liz as his successor, as "Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming," because she "always has his back." While Liz attempts to adjust to corporate life, Geiss' health puts Jack's promotion in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Tracy, upset that his son did not invite him to Bring Your Dad to School Day, decides to leave his kids a legacy by creating a pornographic video game. | ||||||
| 35 | 14 | "Sandwich Day" | Don Scardino | Robert Carlock & Jack Burditt | May 1, 2008 | 214 |
| Liz's ex-boyfriend Floyd contacts Liz looking for a place to stay. Jack gets demoted to the 12th floor while Liz is furious that her sandwich is stolen on TGS's annual Sandwich Day. | ||||||
| 36 | 15 | "Cooter" | Don Scardino | Tina Fey | May 8, 2008 | 215 |
| Jack gets a job in politics. When the job is not what he expected he schemes with another government employee, Cooter, to get fired. Jack also enlists the help of C.C., his ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile, Liz thinks she may be pregnant. Kenneth aspires to be an NBC page at the Beijing Olympics, but Donny Lawson, the head page, is not prepared to let that happen. Tracy's invention is nearly complete. | ||||||
[edit] Season 3: 2008–2009
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This section is a list of upcoming television episodes of an already-running TV series. It may contain non-definitive information based on advertisements, a website or interviews. The information may change if some episodes are postponed or moved up. |
30 Rock returned for a third season as part of NBC's fall schedule. The season contains 22 episodes and premiered on October 30, 2008.[8][9][17] Production began for season three on June 16, 2008.[19]
| # Series | # Episode | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate | Prod. Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | "Do-Over" | Don Scardino | Tina Fey | October 30, 2008 | 301 |
| Liz tries to stop the TGS staff from ruining her chances at adoption when an adoption agency evaluator, named Bev, comes to 30 Rock to determine whether Liz would make a good mother. Jack returns from Washington D.C. and starts his job again at GE, only to discover he has been demoted. Jack tries to get his old job and office back from Devon Banks and Kathy Geiss. A feud between Tracy and Jenna wreaks havoc among the TGS staff. | ||||||
| 38 | 2 | "Believe in the Stars" | Don Scardino | Robert Carlock | November 6, 2008 | 302 |
| To get out of jury duty, Liz flies to Chicago only to be seated next to Oprah Winfrey on her return flight to New York. An argument between Tracy and Jenna leads to a "social experiment" to prove who is right. Kenneth challenges Jack's morality after it is found out that NBC faked some Olympic events during the summer as a ratings stunt. | ||||||
| 39 | 3 | "The One with the Cast of Night Court" | Gail Mancuso | Jack Burditt | November 13, 2008 | 303 |
| Liz's former roommate from Chicago, comes to visit her and Jenna. She develops a stalker-like obsession with Jack. Kenneth is unhappy with the new page uniforms so Tracy decides to cheer him up with the help of Night Court cast members Harry Anderson, Markie Post and Charlie Robinson. | ||||||
| 40 | 4 | "Gavin Volure" | Gail Mancuso | John Riggi | November 20, 2008 | 305 |
| Liz meets one of Jack's friends, the eccentric businessman Gavin Volure, when the pair attend a dinner party. Gavin, after offering Jack a secret business opportunity, becomes enamored with Liz. Jack encourages the relationship until it appears that there is more to Gavin than meets the eye. Also, Kenneth invests his money in Gavin's business. Meanwhile, Tracy fears that his children, Tracy Jr. and George Foreman Jordan, are trying to kill him. | ||||||
| 41 | 5 | "Reunion" | Beth McCarthy | Matt Hubbard | December 4, 2008 | 304 |
| Liz goes to her high school reunion, and finds out things were not as she remembered them and more than one person is looking for revenge. Don Geiss wakes up from his coma only to give Jack less than stellar news. Jack accompanies Liz to her reunion, and after he is mistaken for a long lost alumnus, he assumes the new identity. Tracy and Jenna resent Kenneth's comedic success in the building elevator, and act on their jealousy. | ||||||
| 42 | 6 | "Christmas Special" | Don Scardino | Kay Cannon & Tina Fey | December 11, 2008 | 306 |
| Liz decides to help a charity for underprivileged children after her parents ditch their Christmas holiday plans. Jack's mother, Colleen, stops Jack from going on a Christmas vacation so he ends up taking his frustration out on the TGS staff. The TGS crew have to ditch their holiday plans when they are forced to produce a holiday-themed Christmas Eve special of TGS with Tracy Jordan. | ||||||
| 43 | 7 | "Señor Macho Solo" | Beth McCarthy | Ron Weiner | January 8, 2009 | 307 |
| Jenna is concerned when Liz becomes attracted to a new man. Jack tries to help Tracy and Angie Jordan organize a "post-nup" agreement and Jenna auditions for a Janis Joplin biographical film. Jack finds a new love in the form of Elisa, his mother's nurse. | ||||||
| 44 | 8 | "Flu Shot" | Don Scardino | Jon Pollack | January 15, 2009 | 308 |
| When Liz is offered a flu shot over the rest of the TGS crew, Liz campaigns for her staff's right to get flu shots from Dr. Spaceman, but Jack will not allow it. Tracy and Jenna, unsuccessfully, try to help the ill crew. Since Elisa is working seven days a week, Jack tries to think of creative ways for spending time with her. | ||||||
| 45 | 9 | "Retreat to Move Forward" | Steve Buscemi | Tami Sagher | January 22, 2009 | 309 |
| Liz accompanies Jack to his corporate retreat. Meanwhile, Frank helps Jenna prepare for her role as Janis Joplin. Kenneth helps Tracy through a diabetes scare. | ||||||
| 46 | 10 | "Generalissimo" | Todd Holland | Robert Carlock | February 5, 2009 | 310 |
| Liz meets her newly single, handsome neighbor, Dr. Drew Baird, after receiving his mail by mistake. Elisa's grandmother disapproves of her granddaughter's relationship with Jack due to his striking resemblance to a telenovela villain, named the Generalissimo. Tracy goes partying with the new TGS interns, who previously worked on Wall Street until the economic crash of 2008, but he refuses to admit that he cannot keep up with them. | ||||||
| 47 | 11 | "St. Valentine's Day" | Don Scardino | Jack Burditt & Tina Fey | February 12, 2009 | 311 |
| Liz insists on having her first official date with Drew on Valentine's Day. Jack has to spend his Valentine's Day at church with Elisa. Tracy tries to help Kenneth win the affection of a new TGS crew member named Jennifer. | ||||||
| 48 | 12 | "Larry King" "Jalisa" |
Constantine Makris | Matt Hubbard | February 26, 2009 | 312 |
| Jack considers taking the next step in his relationship with Elisa. As the stock markets in Asia plunge, Tracy causes mayhem across New York City during an appearance on Larry King Live. Liz and Kenneth take a trip out to Queens to retrieve her lost cell phone from an extortionist cab driver. | ||||||
| 49 | 13 | "Goodbye, My Friend" | John Riggi | Ron Weiner | March 5, 2009 | 313 |
| Liz tries to adopt the baby of a pregnant teen. Jenna tries to alert the TGS crew that it is her birthday so the crew decide to throw a party for both Jenna and Tracy. Frank goes on a "guy's night out" with Jack and tells Jack about his daddy issues when they connect during a viewing of the film Harry and the Hendersons. | ||||||
| 50 | 14 | "The Funcooker" | Ken Whittingham | Donald Glover & Tom Ceraulo | March 12, 2009 | 314 |
| Liz has to leave Jack and the rest of the TGS cast and crew unmanaged when she has to do jury duty. Jack has the TGS writers come up with names for GE's new miniature microwave. | ||||||
| 51 | 15 | "The Bubble" | Tricia Brock | Tina Fey | March 19, 2009 | 315 |
| Liz learns that Drew's charm has led to him getting a lot of special treatment. Jack attempts to renegotiate Tracy's contract and Jenna gets a new hairstyle to try and capture the public's attention | ||||||
| 52 | 16 | "Apollo, Apollo" | Millicent Shelton | Robert Carlock | March 26, 2009 | 316 |
| On his 50th birthday, Jack tries to recreate some of his favorite memories from the past. Dennis Duffy returns to make a confession to Liz and Jenna that tests the pair's friendship. Kenneth and Pete try to help Tracy fulfill his childhood dream. | ||||||
| 53 | 17 | "Cutbacks" | Gail Mancuso | Matt Hubbard | April 9, 2009 | 317 |
| The crew get excited upon the broadcast of the 50th episode of TGS. The excitement is short lived when Jack announces that NBC is making budget cuts. While trying to avoid having to cut her shows budget, Liz gets suspended from work for two weeks. Tracy and Jenna are convinced that Kenneth is keeping a dark secret. | ||||||
| 54 | 18 | "Jackie Jormp-Jomp" | Don Scardino | Kay Cannon & Tracey Wigfield | April 16, 2009 | 318 |
| During her short-term suspension, Liz is lost without TGS and the stress that comes with her job. Jack works with Jenna so she can use her celebrity status to generate some promotional buzz for her Janis Joplin bio-film. | ||||||
| 55 | 19 | "The Ones" | Beth McCarthy | Jack Burditt | April 23, 2009 | 319 |
| Jack goes shopping for an engagement ring, for Elisa, with Liz. Elisa tells Liz a secret, and a prank results in an injury back at TGS. Tracy gets a tattoo for his and Angie's anniversary and Jenna gets attracted to a night-shift paramedic. | ||||||
| 56 | 20 | "The Natural Order"[20] | To be announced | To be announced | April 30, 2009[20] | TBA |
| When Liz reprimands Tracy in front of the TGS staff, Tracy asks Liz to stop giving him preferential treatment. Liz agrees, but Tracy thinks that Liz should give up some of her privileges also. Jack remembers some unpleasant memories of his father after his mother, Colleen, visits. Jenna adopts a pet gibbon.[20] | ||||||
| 57 | 21 | "Mamma Mia"[21] | To be announced | To be announced | May 7, 2009[21] | TBA |
| Liz and Tracy encourage Jack to search for his real father. Tracy meets his new found illegitimate son, but Liz and Pete question the son's intentions. Jenna takes the credit for one of Liz's ideas.[21] | ||||||
| 58 | 22 | "Kidney Now!"[18] | To be announced | To be announced | May 14, 2009[18] | 322 |
| Jack's biological father's health hangs in the balance as the pair start to build a relationship. Liz draws some attention as a relationship expert, despite her own many failed relationships, after an appearance on a talk show. Tracy is invited to speak at his old high school and Kenneth helps him overcome some embarrassing memories from those years.[18] | ||||||
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