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Jack convinces Liz to go on a date with his friend Thomas. Since she hadn't had a date for a year, Liz gets quite nervous about the Blind Date. When her date turns out to be a woman, Liz is quite confused about how other people see her. Meanwhile the writing staff have a poker night with Tracy and Jack. The later one turns the usually friendly game into a tough competition, when he convinces everyone to play for real money. The only one, who gives Jack a hard time winning is Kenneth.
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Jack joins the writing staff during a meeting as an observer. He joins the group day after day and gets more and more involved in their work. The group gets annoyed by his weird, not so funny ideas and wants him to stop attending the meetings. It is up to Liz to tell Jack that he is no longer welcome at the meetings. After she does, Jack is more than just angry at her. Liz also has to deal with Cerie and the way she dresses, which distracts the male workers from their work. After Kenneth gets nachos for him from Yankee stadium, Tracy uses Kenneth for other "missions".
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Jack wants to integrate product placement in "TGS", but this idea is not very welcomed by the staff. Liz suspects that Tracy is not able to read since he never says what's on the cue-card nor has anyone ever seen him read anything. When Liz confronts her about her suspicion, Tracy pretends to be illiterate. Frank and Toofer talk Jenna into the idea that an actor is getting fired from the show. Her fears seem to get confirmed when Jack wants to appear on the show and Jenna sees her only chance not to get fired by using her sexuality. Jack's appearance on the show doesn't seem to be a good idea, because Jack blows up all his lines and also doesn't know how to act in front of a camera.
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Liz is back with her ex-boyfriend Dennis, who seemed to be an annoying character in the past. When Liz is on a date with him in a restaurant they meet Jack and Dennis embarrasses Liz in front of Jack. It gets worse when Dennis shows up in the office. When Jenna lies about her age to Jack, she starts feeling old and decides to do something to look younger. Tracy meanwhile fears he's image turned into that of a nice and normal guy.
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Jenna was supposed to be on Conan O'Brien's show, but got bumped. Instead, Jack wants to send Tracy to the show as a guest. Tracy is worried about not having an interesting story to tell on Conan's show. He also seems to be behave even more crazy than he usually does. As it turns out, Tracy has some weird reactions to some new medication his doctor prescribed to him. Jenna, meanwhile, is worried that Jack has no respect for her work, since he took her off of Conan's show. Besides being stressed out by a crazy star, a nervous friend and a critical boss like always, Liz has also to deal with Dennis and the fact that she wants to break up with him.
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Tracy wants Josh to be fired, because he doesn't like Josh's impression of him. Liz tells Josh to stop making the impression, but he doesn't. Cerie is engaged to a guy whom she only has known for 3 months and Liz kind of worries that Cerie is making a mistake to marry. After talking to Cerie about marriage and kids, Liz can hear her biological clock ticking. She tells Jenna about her concerns and Jenna tells the complete staff. Jack is very stressed out, especially because of his mother, who constantly calls him from her retirement home.
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Jenna and Liz meet two people working at NBC whom they call the head and the hair, because they don't know their names. Jenny sends Liz to ask the head for a date, but Liz ends up with the hair. Just for one day, Jack works for Kenneth and gets to know some of the uncomfortable work Kenneth has to go trough. Tracy realizes that his autobiography is due the next day and involves a main part of the staff in the writing process.
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Jack asks Liz to accompany him to a very classy event, which leads to the assumption that this will be a date. Jack first tells her it is not a date until they meet his ex-wife at the party and Jack introduces Liz as his girlfriend. Jenna sneaks herself into the party, because she wants to meet the Austrian Highness, whose birthday is celebrated at the party. Tracy uses the NBC office as a party spot and invites some female dancers over. One of the dancers tries to seduce Pete into cheating on his wife and he even thinks about doing so. Kenneth tries to stop him.
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Liz makes the staff work on Valentine's Day all night long. While Liz gets flowers and she doesn't know who send them to her, Pete forgets about the Valentine's Day, which is also his wife's birthday. Jack meets with Bianca to make their divorce final. To celebrate that he is divorced, Jack goes with Tracy into a bar, but Tracy has to leave because he wants to spend time with his wife. Jenna has got the feeling that Frank doesn't like her, which turns out to be true when he tells her so. Meanwhile, the staff tries to talk Kenneth into hooking up with Cerie.
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Under pressure from deadlines, Liz's caustic wit is unleashed on her writing staff. Later she overhears them discussing her and is so upset that she first wants to fire one of them, then decides to reform her behavior and become a "nice" boss. Meanwhile Jack takes Tracy to a celebrity golf tournament so he can impress a billionaire whose children idolize Tracy; but the ploy backfires when Tracy feels like a token black among a sea of white faces.
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Kenneth becomes part of Tracy's entourage. And, while Kenneth treats Tracy honestly, it turns out that other members of Tracy's entourage have let him win computer and basketball games and even laugh about his jokes, when they are not funny, just to please him. Jenna is voted as one of the funniest women by a magazine and when giving an interview for the magazine gets mis-quoted about the American army troops. This gives her a bad public image. To correct this, she wants to give another interview but it seems as if she has no idea what she is talking about. Jack wants to go into contract negotiations with Josh and while Jack loves it, Liz, who also gets involved in it, hates it. The first meeting turns into a disaster, of course.
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Eddie, Jack's brother, comes for a visit, who tells him that their father died. It turns out that Jack hasn't seen his father in 17 years and that Eddie took care of him for the rest of his life and is now broke and his now to live in the YMCA. While their first meeting ended in a fight, it is now time for them to reconcile. Liz is supposed to fire 10% of her staff and, as everyone finds out, the staff tries to please her as much as they can to not get fired. During aerobics Liz meets the guy who accidentally send her flowers on Valentine's Day and his girlfriend. Tracy is on the search for a church and asks everyone for advice.
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Devon Banks visits the studio. Jack feels threatened by the younger competitor and tries to plan a live-show with fireworks to prove he still is the best in his business. When Jack finds out that Devon is gay and has a thing for Kenneth, he tries to make Kenneth to hang out with Devon to get informations about his ideas for new shows. Liz sees the Flower Guy on his way on church on a Tuesday. This worries Liz since she thinks it's weird to go to church on a Tuesday. Liz also has some trouble with Scott, who gets on her nerves, since there is no chance that he is going to leave her apartment soon. When Tracy has to make a DNA test for a paternity test, it turns out that he is a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson.
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After the fireworks-disaster Jack is taken away the microwave department by Don Geiss. Geiss also talks to Tracy, who tells him about his movie project "Jefferson" in which Tracy wants to play Thomas Jefferson, who turned out to be one of his ancestors. When Geiss turns the ideas down, Tracy plans to shoot an own "Jefferson" promotion on his own to convince Geiss that the movie is a great idea. Liz is very happy with Floyd and Jack wants to meet him. So, Jack, Floyd and Liz are having dinner together, but Jack is very sad about being taken away the microwaves and dinner seems not to be much fun until Floyd and Jack suddenly get along with each other. Jack also meets Phoebe who works at an art gallery and who seems to be very interested in Jack.
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Tracy is still missing and it seems as if the only one who knows where he is is Kenneth. But Kenneth is not willing to tell where Tracy went to. Tracy stays with Kenneth's cousin Jesse, who is a huge fan of Tracy. Tracy tries to start a new life by changing his name but a non-celebrity life is also not what he wants. Jack's mother comes for a visit because of Jack's up-coming wedding. While Jack's mother likes Liz, she is not too fond of Phoebe and Jack asks Liz for support. Liz and Floyd try to deal with their long-distance relationship, but it doesn't seem easy for both of them.
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Jack's on the hunt to find his birth dad. Only problem is there are three to choose from. When Jack is introduced to them one by one, it makes for hilarious scenes. When Jack's figures out which one he is, the man says he's so happy to meet him. Jack starts warming to the idea that it's because the man wants to be a 'real dad' to him. The reason is much funnier.
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Jack informs Liz, Tracy and Jenna that "TGS" needs to make immediate adjustments to become more relatable. In an effort to do their part, Jenna decides to makeover her image, while Tracy attempts to regain touch with the common man. In the meantime, Jack sends Liz and Pete on a mission to scout new "TGS" talent while Kenneth leads a Page strike.
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When Devin returns to plot revenge against Jack, he needs to find a way to protect the company and his jobÂ’s safety. Meanwhile, Tracy and Jenna both have reason to be angry with Liz and are determined to make her life miserable. Liz has to find a way to regain order over her life and the show. Outside of the studio, Kenneth devotes some of his spare time to volunteering at an animal shelter.
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Liz and Jack venture down south to Kenneth's hometown to discover new talent. Jenna tries to make friends with the writers to solidify her place at "TGS" before the new cast member is hired. Meanwhile, Tracy fears for his life when two celebrities die and he believes he's the next to bite the dust.
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While Liz and Pete try to rig the audition process, Tracy and Jenna decide it’s in their best interest to conduct their own search for a new “TGS” actor. Amidst the audition chaos, Jack faces a more personal issue.
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The new actor starts work at "TGS," and after observing how low maintenance he is, Tracy and Jenna begin to rethink how they treat Kenneth. Meanwhile, Jack offers Liz her own talk show, but Jenna convinces her to explore all of her options first.
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When Liz's apartment building is converted to condos she has to make a drastic change to her living arrangements. Meanwhile, Jack and Tracy reevaluate their plans for parenthood and Kenneth is on a mission to make "TGS" greener during NBC's annual "Green Week."
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The tables are turned when production begins on Liz's new talk show, “Dealbreakers,” and she experiences what it's like to walk a mile in Jenna's shoes. Jack, dealing with pressure from Devin, calculates how to make "Dealbreakers" a success. Meanwhile, Tracy takes on the ultimate Hollywood challenge in order to prove his commitment to his wife. Everyone pitches in to help Tracy reach his goal, including Kenneth, Dotcom, Grizz and even Whoopi Goldberg.
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JackÂ’s interest in a new social networking site unexpectedly reconnects him with a high school crush. Kenneth tries to organize a Secret Santa Fun Swap, but not without resistance from some of the staff members. Meanwhile, Liz battles the task of buying a gift thatÂ’s good enough for Jack, and Jenna is horrified at the prospect of sharing her annual Christmas solo.
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After a wild New Year's Eve, Jack tries to undo the damage he caused from leaving a drunken message on an ex-lover’s voicemail. In the meantime, Jenna pursues a faux relationship with actor James Franco in an attempt to cover up his embarrassing secret. After “outing” her sheltered cousin to his family, Liz welcomes him to New York City, while Tracy discovers a newfound respect for women.
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When Liz Lemon decides to take the TGS show on the road to cure a case of the winter blues for the staff, the anticipated trip doesn't exactly go as planned. Jack Donaghy chooses the destination and travels with the show for his own interest, and while away from New York, the TGS crew blames Liz for all of their misfortunes.
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Jack's dreams come crashing down when Avery informs him that a cable company is rumored to buy out NBC. Meanwhile Liz tracks down the man of her dreams whom she met in her dentist's waiting room, while Jenna reluctantly assists Tracy in pursuing a Tony Award.
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Liz Lemon questions her fate when she keeps running into Wesley. Meanwhile, Tracy Jordan is distressed about his reputation when his kidsÂ’ former nanny writes a tell-all book, and Jack Donaghy seeks to secure his own position in the new company.
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Liz reevaluates her feelings for an old flame, Floyd, when he returns with big news, and Jack Donaghy teaches Danny Baker the finer points of pranks after the TGS writers play a trick on him. Jenna Maroney and Tracy Jordan see Kenneth Parcell in a disturbing new light after they spend a very long day listening to him tell stories about his childhood.
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Liz Lemon starts making an effort to date by attending singles events with Jenna Maroney, and Jack Donaghy feels forced to choose between childhood love, Nancy Donovan, and news anchor Avery Jessup. Meanwhile, a racist comment sparks an office-wide debate on affirmative action and leaves Toofer with a big decision to make regarding his future at TGS.
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Liz discovers that the TGS staff has been excluding her from their weekly hangouts, and strives to prove that she can be fun. Jack must choose between janitors and the shift time they both want, and Kenneth aids Tracy Jordan in being a good husband.
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Wedding fever hits TGS, leaving Liz to sort out GrizzÂ’s dilemma when both Tracy and Dot Com want to be his best man. JennaÂ’s new boyfriend, Paul, raises Liz and PeteÂ’s suspicions, while Jack is finally forced to deal with the death of his mentor, Don Geiss, when Geiss leaves him a strange but meaningful inheritance.
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Liz Lemon meets her mother’s old flame, while Jack Donaghy’s mother, Colleen, gets tangled in his relationships with Avery Jessup and high school love, Nancy Donovan. Jenna’s mother, Verna returns, while Tracy learns a lesson from his “mom.”
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Jack becomes even more entangled in his love triangle between Avery Jessup and Nancy Donovan, and he turns for advice to Liz, who is focusing on her own romantic problems. When Liz can't find a date to Floyd’s wedding, she revisits her old boyfriends in hope that a spark will reignite. Meanwhile, Tracy continues his journey to earn his EGOT.
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Liz questions fate when she meets the man of her dreams, while Jack's love triangle between high school love, Nancy Donovan, and CNBC anchor, Avery Jessup, comes to a head. Meanwhile, Jenna's boyfriend is confronted with a similar dilemma when his desire for another woman threatens to ruin their relationship, and Kenneth, with the help of Tracy, tries to avoid a promotion that would land him in LA.
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Determined to help Liz keep a man for once, Jack meddles in her burgeoning relationship with Carol. At home, he also struggles to compromise with Avery as she redecorates his apartment. Meanwhile, Tracy Jordan has trouble coming to grips with Kenneth's termination as a page and Jenna becomes TGS' newest producer.
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When Liz Lemon is surprised that more men have been noticing her, Jenna explains that she is coming off as more confident because of her new relationship. In turn, she uses her confidence to solve Pete's problem with a persnickety editor. Meanwhile, Jack decides he must cheat mortality in order to teach his and Avery's unborn son how to live. Elsewhere, Tracy is determined to be there when his wife gives birth, and a mystery man is making sure Kenneth's work at "TGS" is still getting done.
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Jack must appear before Congress to discuss NBC's merger with KableTown. He hopes that he will charm celebrity members, but one Congresswoman, Regina Bookman, demands more diversity in its programming lineup. Jack quickly enlists Tracy to come up with some new development ideas. Meanwhile, Liz is fed up with the flack her writing staff gives her, and Jenna helps Kenneth reapply to the extremely competitive Page Program.
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On show night, Liz Lemon grows increasingly infuriated when no one seems to remember that it's her 40th birthday. Just before the taping, Tracy Jordan becomes convinced that nothing is funnier than a performer laughing and breaking character, which he elects to do all night, much to Jenna Maroney's chagrin. Meanwhile, Jack Donaghy struggles with the consequences of his promise to give up drinking while Avery is pregnant.
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Jack is having a perfect day and succeeding at every task. He tries to channel his winning streak into helping Liz figure out her relationship with Carol. Meanwhile, Jenna and Kenneth enlist the help of Kelsey Grammer. Elsewhere, Tracy is trying to shoot a commercial for the Boys and Girls Club.
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When Avery points out the peculiarity of Jack and Liz's bond, he vows to set some boundaries. With Jack keeping his distance, Liz is left to deal with her father's attempt to recapture his youth during a visit. Meanwhile, Tracy enlists Kenneth's help to reinvent himself after viewing his own pre-produced video obituary. Much to Jenna's dismay, she finds out that no one has shot her video, so she decides to make it herself.
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Jack tries to influence a Congressional election in favor of a particular candidate for the benefit of the network. Meanwhile, Liz has newfound confidence when Jenna helps her find the perfect pair of jeans. Later, Jenna helps Tracy plan a Golden Globe event.
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Jack worries that GE's microwave sales have improved too much without his help and tries to find glitches in their newest design. Meanwhile, Liz partakes in a crew lottery despite Jenna and Tracy's warning her not to do so. Elsewhere, the TGS writers discover that Jack is the voice of an online dictionary's pronunciation guide.
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Jack recommends that Liz start seeing a therapist when she worries that Carol is getting bored with their relationship. In an attempt to take Jack's advice, Liz begins talking to Kenneth about her problems. Jack also finds himself caught up in one of Tracy's schemes when Tracy tries to convince him to invest in his son's theme restaurant in Times Square. Meanwhile, Jenna and Paul celebrate their six month anniversary.
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Liz and Avery convince Jack to come clean about things that he's been keeping from his mother when she visits him for Christmas. Later, Liz attempts to mend Jenna's relationship with Paul. Meanwhile, Tracy buys the rights to a film he shot so that it will never be released and compromise his new, more serious persona.
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Company budget cuts affect the TGS staff, and Liz tries to use Jack's wedding mistake in her favor. Meanwhile, Jenna and Danny share his dressing room and Tracy receives disturbing medical news that makes Angie consider a different career path.
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Tracy has a reality TV crew following him around which Liz tries to use to her advantage, while Jack attempts to make a profit by pre-recording natural disaster telethons. Lutz lies to the writers to make him more valuable in the event of an apocalypse.
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Jack and Avery go to Canada for a final romantic getaway before they become parents, but when Avery goes into labor, they do everything in their power to not give birth to a Canadian. Meanwhile, Liz's romantic getaway with Carol is ruined when their plane is stuck on the tarmac. Tracy is besieged with the unwanted responsibility of being an EGOT winner.
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Open with Liz telling the staff she's broken up with Carol. She is holding a cat and wearing a fanny pack and she tells them "I've given up." She's had three opportunities at love and is now turning full spinster.Jack takes Liz aside and she adds even more fuel to the fire: She's bought a cemetery plot and is reading "Murder on the Orient Express" with the senior center book club. He wants to help but Avery is out of town for work and Jack has baby Liddy to himself. He's preparing for a huge meeting as NBC works out licensing right with Kabletown and has to run home to pay his baby nurse.Pete tells Frank he used to be a member of the band Loverboy. During the conversation Frank says "it's never too late" and that gets the two working on a song, "It's Never Too Late for Now." They seem to have formed a band.When Jack writes out the check to Trinidadian baby nurse Sherry he realizes it's for the same amount even though she is only working half the hours. She says that "it's the only rate" and this gets Jack trying to explain why that doesn't make sense. She just stares back at him and eventually he just gives her the full amount.While Liz watches the movie version of "Murder on the Orient Express" next to a framed picture of her and her new cat, Jenna walks in and tells her she's not going to let her wallow. She wants to take her out for a sexual rebound. Liz says she can't because she hast to edit a clip show with Tracy out of the country.Pete and Frank record a version of "It's Never Too Late for Now" in the studio. They begin to argue over whose name is listed first on the song title.Frank calls Liz to tell her he's terrified he made numerous negotiating mistakes in the deal with Sherry. He has no confidence he'll be able to be successful in the Kabletown meeting. Liz points out that what Sherry has going for her is the leverage Jack loves Liddy and needs her help. Jack's ploy is to pretend his hates his newborn daughter.The editor working with Liz has food poisoning and can't work. Jenna shows up and points out Liz has no excuse not to go to a club with her. Liz goes only on the condition she can leave if she doesn't like the place.Jack tells Sherry he doesn't care about Liddy and couldn't care less if she work there or not. Hells her to take a pay cut or leave. But as soon as Liddy starts crying and Sherry threatens to leave he caves: "Please stay. I'll send everyone in your family to college."Liz and Jenna arrive at the club, "Canal Yards Project." When Liz can't find her ID an attractive man shows up with it. He compliments her hair color and says his drinking her favorite drink, white win with ice and sprite. He makes a Star Wars reference.Pete is upset that his vocals have been mixed down on the recording of their song. He thinks Frank's female Yuki could be the reason.The man at the club, Anders, is planning to return to his hotel and make fun of a bad romantic comedy. When doesn't seem sure of going with him a fight breaks out and he helps her out a side exit. Liz says she's not sure what the universe is trying to tell her about men. He says "it's never too late for now" and they kiss.Frank tells Sherry she's killing his negotiating confidence. As he talks through the problem he realizes that there is a similarity to his Kabletown negotiation. NBC is like Kabletown's newborn baby.Cut to Jack sitting in the meeting and acting just like Sherry: Sitting quietly eating a nectarine while the Kabletown executive digs his own grave.Liz comes to the office and learns from Jack that his meeting was a "home run." She tells Jack about her one-night stand (first base) and thinks maybe she'll hold out hope for romance. At this point Liz notices Jack and the rest of the staff congratulating each other. She looks at the copy of "Murder on the Orient Express" and says "gasp."In Agatha Christie-style Liz tells the staff there is a complex explanation for how her evening came off so perfectly. We are shown that everything from the food poisoning, to the misplaced license, to the club fight, to the club itself (the name of the club is an anagram for Tracy Jordan's Place has been put together by the staff. The final straw for her was Anders using the title of Frank and Pete's song. Jack basically confesses, saying that Anders "certainly wasn't a Swiss prostitute that Martha Stewart recommended." But despite this information Liz says she's going to believe a more simple explanation for the night and says goodbye to spinsterhood.
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Jack puts Liz in charge of an event for Angie in the hopes that she can emotionally manipulate Angie into making an appeal to Tracy. The "Queen of Jordan" cameras bring Jack some embarrassment while leaving Jenna starved for attention. A lost love returns to Frank's life, causing him to question his maturity.
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Liz tries to reassure her staff that the show's forced hiatus is temporary, but everyone starts to focus on their fallback plans.Meanwhile, Jack attempts to salvage a cable network by enlisting his nemesis, Devin Banks.
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With "TGS" on the brink of cancellation, Liz and Kenneth go into detective mode to track Tracy down. Meanwhile, Jack helps Jenna make sure her new project is financially successful. And Pete, feeling emasculated, challenges the writers and crew to a contest of strength.
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When Hank Hooper threatens to cancel "TGS", Jack convinces him to allow Liz and company the chance to do their 100th episode. To produce the best show possible, however, Liz must deal with less-than-ideal working conditions. Amidst the chaos of show preparation, Jack starts doubting a key decision in his life and Jenna contemplates motherhood.
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Open with Liz meeting with Jack and Hank Hooper about TGS' plummeting ratings. Despite the show being one shy of 100 episodes, Hooper wants to cancel TGS. Jack makes a plea to save the series, pointing out that Tracy has returned. Hooper agrees to give the show one more chance. After Hooper leaves Liz tells Jack about Tracy feeling too respected and promises she will work on getting him back. Her plan is for him to act like a jerk on the morning shows.After rehearsal Kenneth reminds Jenna that after the first TGS episode she told him if the show went 100 episodes she'd have his baby. Kenneth isn't interested in her having his baby, but does think she'd be a good mother. Jenna seems intrigued by the possibility of being a mother when it's pointed out the attention that comes with pregnancy. Liz tells the cast if they don't get Tracy back and have a great show the show will be cancelled. Frank thinks there's no chance if they have to rely on Tracy. Liz sees a strange blue blob.Cut to the boiler room where on his last day before retirement maintenance guy Tom (Michal Keaton) has spotted a gas leak headed to TGS' sixth floor.Tom goes to see Jack, who is clearly paranoid that too much of his career centers around TGS. Tom says the sixth floor must be evacuated, telling Jack the gas could lead to hallucination, revolution of secrets, flashbacks, nostalgia or even death.Liz talks to the blue blob about how much simpler her life was when she first started TGS, mentioning missing old boyfriend Dennis.Tracy acts like a complete jerk on "Rachael Ray," "Live with Regis & Kelly" and "Today." For various reasons it doesn't work and the hosts seem to like Tracy even more.With TGS working on the show outside 30 Rock, Tracy calls Liz in a panic. He wants to give up. She suggests he "take it to the streets" -- try and get the general public to hate him and see if the media will follow. Jenna tells Liz she thinks pregnancy will be a great career move.While trying to fix the gas leak Tom accidentally punctures a hole in the air vent leading to Jack's floor.We see a hallucinating Jack visited by "Sideways Jack Donaghy," who is a version of himself with a much more impressive career: he owns a professional football team, guest starred on Entourage, was featured on the cover of Meetings Magazine, etc. Sideways Jack points out that Jack has spent far more time in GE's TV division than he originally planned, and now instead of running GE, he works for Kabletown. He tells Jack that Liz has been his problem. Tom stops by and tells Jack he needs to evacuate.Tracy is unable to offend average citizens and even ends up saving a man's life.Jack comes outside and Liz asks him to get his celebrity friends to appear on the next TGS. Referencing Sideways Jack, Jack tells Liz she's been holding him back. Liz counters that Jack has been dragging her down. We flashback to the fact Jack almost fired Liz when Tracy was brought in to help TGS.Jenna meets with ex-boyfriend Paul. She tells him Kenneth thinks she'd make a good mother and points out it would be good for her career. Paul thinks Kenneth might be the only person on Earth who thinks that would be a good idea.Liz is stunned when Dennis shows up at 30 Rock. He plays her a voice mail message she left him, asking him to come back. Liz tells him she called when she was high on the gas leak, but that doesn't seem to deter him. He's going to try and get her back. Employees are told they can return to the building.Tracy calls Liz to say he can't get anyone mad at him. He's ready to give up. Her plan is to take him to a strip club. Unfortunately, all the strippers were moved by Tracy's movie. After a few minutes they are all sitting around a table talking about their feelings. The strip club plan fails miserably.Jenna tries to trap Kenneth in her office and get him to have sex with her. He runs off.Tracy comes back to grab some of his stuff and tells Jenna he's quitting show business. She tell him the show needs him. The conversation turns to the fact the only celebrities that completely destroy their goodwill are the murderers. "It would take a pretty big gas leak to think that was a good idea," Jenna says.Dennis waits for Liz in her office. Because of a childhood accident, gas does not have any effect on Dennis. He tries to convince her they should get together but Liz kicks him out.Cut to Dennis intentionally breaking the pipe and creating a new gas leak.Jack is visited by a new hallucination, Past Jack. Sideways Jack shows up and tells Jack there is still time to fix his career if he fires Liz. "Go get rid of that woman," Sideways says.Jenna's belly is growing. She's having a hysterical pregnancy. With the gas flowing, the cast is starting to get a little goofy. Gassed-up Kenneth suggests Tracy shoot him on the roof in order to help get his career back.Dennis tries to trick gassed-up Liz into letting him move back in by signing a lease.On the elevator Jack runs into Future Jack. Future Jack tells Jack he's happy in the future and he shouldn't listen to the other Jacks. "Business is only a part of life," Future Jack says. Future Jack tells Jack about Liz and Dennis and the lease. Sideways Jack still wants him to fire Liz.Downstairs, Jack saves Liz and chases Dennis off. Tom shows up and tells them about the gas line sabotage. They realize it was Dennis and he is taken away. Liz tells them about Kenneth and Tracy going to the roof with a gun. Jenna tells them about the idea regarding murderers she discussed with Tracy.On the way up to the roof they run into Hooper. He mentions offering Jenna a talk show down the road and her hysterical pregnancy belly disappears instantly.Before Tracy can shoot Kenneth, the rest of the gang reaches them. When Jack realizes what Tracy is trying to do, he tells him that if he wants to no longer be taken seriously all he needs to do is go back to TGS. Jack says that even if you walked away from a blockbuster film franchise, worked with Meryl Streep and Anthony Hopkins, and made movies about important subjects like civil rights and Pearl Harbor (all of which Alec Baldwin did in real life), if you appear on a TV show it will all be over, regardless of your past film and theater successes.With five minutes to go before TGS taping begins, they rush to the studio. On their way to the stairs, Jack accidentally shoots Tom. With the elevator out, they run down the stairs, eventually appearing on TGS' stage moments before the show. Liz sees that since the writers put the show together while gassed up, there is nothing on the cue cards. They don't have a show. With Hooper sitting in the audience Liz decides to let gas back into the room. The stoned crowd loves the show and Hooper agrees to let TGS continue.We see Tom Hanks at home watching TGS. When he sees Tracy is back, he grabs his red phone and calls George Clooney. Tracy is immediately removed from the Official A-List.Jack and Liz make up. They both think they are better off for knowing each other.
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Liz realizes that she needs to take control of her personal life by fixing up her dream apartment, but she encounters an obstacle along the way. Meanwhile, Jack has his own problems to deal with when Avery is held hostage. Elsewhere, Tracy finds out that Kenneth, Dotcom and Grizz have bonded in his absence.
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Open with Liz seeing Dr. Spaceman about cold sores she's been dealing with. She gets them when she's stressed - while Spaceman gets them from prostitutes. But Liz says she'll take care of her problems soon enough when she gets away for the summer. She wants only to relax outdoors, wear shapeless clothing, learn Spanish and do some mindless activity like gardening.Jack tells Liz he's tired of the pity tone he's been getting from everybody since Avery was kidnapped by Kim Jong-il. He's having trouble sleeping and misses the little things about Avery: the two of them kicking hippies' hackysacks into the bushes on warm days, for example. To help him feel normal she starts being a bummer.Liz says goodbye to Jenna for the summer. Jenna has become the new celebrity spokesperson for the Wool Council, meaning she can finally get the time share she wants with Paul in Amsterdam's "premier sex garden."The writers are still in the office. None of them have any summer plans and they are playing their 18th straight hour of video games. Liz tells them how excited she is for the summer and daydreams about what it will be like: She is in her garden eating fresh tomatoes. Her neighbor Ina Garten (the Barefoot Contessa) invites her over for bruschetta and white wine. Her last order of business is to pay a hate crime fee for cutting the branches off the tree in front of her apartment - the city said the tree was Jewish.The Wool Commission tells Jenna she has a morality clause in her new contract. They are worried about her relationship with Paul. She thinks if they meet Paul they won't have any concerns. She sings a quasi-disturbing song about sheep and wool. The plan is for the chairman of the council to bring his wife to dinner at Jenna's house the following night. He emphasizes the evening better be "normal."Kenneth tells Jack that the tradition of his people is to help friends when they are in need. He has brought Jack a home cooked meat. Kenneth sits in the seat Avery usually occupies and Jack points out "you two have similarly-shaped buttocks." Jack stares intently at Kenneth as he says a blessing.While Liz sits in her backyard enjoying wine and listening to a learn-spanish tape, a golf ball shatters her patio table. It is Tracy, who has just bought everything around her home. Liz is upset that this will ruin what she had hoped would be a normal summer.When Jack asks Kenneth to come by for dinner again the following night he turns him down. He has to work that night, getting started on spring cleaning for the new office.Paul - dressed in full Jenna garb - tells her he's bought a new leash for when he walks in the park like a dog. She mentions needing to change their public persona and tell him that night Eugene Grimby from the Wool Council will be coming over for dinner. She suggests he change clothes and Paul bristles. He angrily says he'll have to cancel the sitter. "I'll tell him he won't need to come sit on us after all."Kenneth finds an angry Jonathan (and his family) doing his cleaning. Jack says he "volunteered" to do Kenneth's work so he would be free to come over again.Tracy is having a crazy party and Liz is frustrated she'll have to live next to him all summer. Tracy references the next and season and basically guilts Liz into feeling like she has to stay their to keep him happy.Jack stares at Kenneth and accidentally calls him Avery. He hasn't slept in days and asks Kenneth to put on a pair of earrings. Jack is trying to replace Avery with Kenneth and Kenneth is getting nervous.A conservatively-dressed Paul tells Grimby he's "in the restaurant business," adding "I really, really love golf-playing." Paul compliments Mrs. Grimby's blouse (the one Paul had on earlier) and Grimby makes a comment about how "wool" the dinner has been thus far. At this point a barded midget in a court jester outfit bursts through the front door and says "greetings, slaves. who's ready to get sat on?" Paul pretends it was a mistake and sends the sitter away. Grimby stands up and compliments Paul on how he handled that "pervert."Jack forces Kenneth to sleep in his bed with him.Liz comes back to the office to find the writers still playing the video game. The way the writes have been blowing themselves up in the game and re-spawning so it never ends gives her an idea.Cut to Liz refusing to pay the fine. She tells the judge the fine is shame and rattles off a bunch of legal cliches from movies. He gives her 12 weeks of community service: "You'll spend your whole summer picking up trash." Liz yells "Freedom!"Kenneth wake up to find his clothes have been taken. He's wearing one of Avery's robes and Jack asks him to put on her perfume and join him in throwing pennies at hippies. Kenneth tells him he snaps out of it. Jack wonders if God is punishing him "because my hair is better than yours." Kenneth then does an Avery impersonation and scolds him for being pathetic and not spending more time with daughter. Jack says "I get it" and gives Kenneth back his clothes. He's taking his daughter to work with him that day.Grimby walks up behind what he thinks is Jenna and runs his finger down "her" back. But Paul turns out to reveal he is wearing a dress and we see Jenna dressed up like a man, wearing a full fake beard. She says "this is what we think of your morality clause" and the two kiss. Grimby is disgusted.Jack finds Liz in the park working a chain gang. She says she having her dream summer after all: Working outside, comfortable clothes, mindless task and learning Spanish from the guards. Jenna walks by wearing a dog outfit while Paul walks her. Tracy shows up with his golf club, having hit a ball on a truck: "Tracy Jordan doesn't not take mulligans."We see Kenneth watching all of them through a telescope. He says "Yes, I know. I just need more time with them. Give me more time, Jacob! I beg of you!"To Be Continued . . .
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Open with an episode of "America's Kidz Got Singing." Judges D'Fwan and John McEnroe love the first kid, while Jenna hates him.
Jack and Liz spot the show on a TV in a window and he tells her how popular "Kidz" has been for the network. Jack enjoyed time with his daughter over the holiday. Tina doesn't think Jack knows her as well as he thinks he does.
Kenneth's Reverend Gary has told him that the world is ending the next day. He's happy because he's going to heaven. Tina tells him to enjoy his final day.
Jenna tells Liz that because of her time on "Kidz" she's "blowing up." Tracy is super-jealous of her new success, but Liz decides not to coddle him. Jack has enrolled Liz in a website called Desperationships.com.
At the next taping of "Kidz," Liddy rips into a little girl who has the same first name as Jack's daughter (Liddy). Jack yells at Jenna to leave her alone. While Jenna gives her catchphrase "Go jump back up your mother," Jack seems very upset.
Given the option to do whatever he wants, Kenneth is choosing to finish his "dream chores." Frank mentions seeing "flaming horses" outside, which Gary said was one of the signs of the apocalypse.
Tracy wants Liz to pay attention to him or else he's going to do something incredibly self-destructive. She continues to ignore him, even saying she plans to leave early that day. Tracy has no idea what's happening.
Despite the high ratings, Jack talks to Jenna about her on-screen persona. He wants her to be nice to the kids. Everybody hates her, but she tells Jack "they love to hate me." He asks her to ease up on the kids and Jenna is confused.
After Kenneth cheers up Liz (another thing on his list), Pete wants to know why he isn't experiencing some legitimate things -- flying in a plane, seeing the ocean, falling in love, etc.
Tracy asks Jenna about Liz acting so weird. He needs to get her focus back on him. Jenna suggests he follow Liz to see what's going on.
At the next "Kidz" taping Jenna is nice to the singers. D'Fwan tells Jack he's messing up a good thing. Jack changes his mind and takes Jenna off the leash.
The next day Kenneth is at work with a "RAPTURE" t-shirt on.
At the next taping Jenna is particularly brutal.
Jack brings Liddy into his office and tries to explain to her why he's allowing "Kidz" to be on the air. He starts to feel bad and reaches for the phone to cancel the show. The baby touches his hand and says "mommy," followed by "I want mommy." He hears it as "money" and doesn't cancel the show.
At the end of the day the world hasn't ended. Pete stops the writers from making fun of Kenneth.
Tracy tells Jack that based on how happy Liz has been, she must be a crack whore. He found a pill he thinks is drugs, but Jack recognizes it as something for joint pain. Based on the pill and Liz spending time near Madison Square Garden Jack has an idea. He mentions Liz' jazz-dance background.
Jack and Tracy sit in the stands of a WNBA game and see that Liz is part of jazz dance team the "Timeless Torches."
Kenneth is taken to see the ocean.
Jack takes the supremely happy Liz home. He drops her off at the movies and sees her kiss somebody we can't see.
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Drama erupts at TGS when a cell phone video leaks onto the web with Tracy Jordan on an offensive rant. Liz tries to do damage control. Meanwhile, Jack's refusal to approve of Liz's new boyfriend causes her to question the validity of her relationship. Kenneth and Jenna Maroney call on Kelsey Grammer when a problem arises that only the Best Friends Gang can handle.
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Tracy Jordan challenges Liz by leading his own protest in defense of idiots everywhere. Jack faces off with Devin Banks yet again, but still finds time to interfere with Liz's relationship by giving Criss an ultimatum.
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Liz uses Jacks own playbook to handle her contract negotiations, while Kenneth takes a new page assignment after feeling slighted by his TGS coworkers. Tracy and Jenna are hired as entertainment for their accountant's son's bar mitzvah.
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Criss and Liz decide to celebrate Valentine's Day, but they need to buy a dining room table first. Jack entertains his mother-in-law, Diana, as Jenna frantically looks to Pete to fill in last-minute as the producer of her first live performance on "America's Kidz Got Singing." Back at the office, Tracy and Frank try to help Lutz find someone to spend Valentine's with.
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Criss and Liz decide to celebrate Valentine's Day, but they need to buy a dining room table first. Jack entertains his mother-in-law, Diana, as Jenna frantically looks to Pete to fill in last-minute as the producer of her first live performance on "America's Kidz Got Singing." Back at the office, Tracy and Frank try to help Lutz find someone to spend Valentine's with.
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Jack learns that Leap Day is more than just an extra day to do business while Liz spends her first intercalary holiday helping Jenna seduce an Internet billionaire. Tracy rallies the writers to help him use a nearly expired Benihana gift card worth so much that it will take a Leap Day miracle to spend.
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In order to hide his relationship with Lynn, Frank convinces his mother that he is dating Liz. Tracy and Jenna team up to try to solve the case of Pete's missing whisky. Meanwhile, Jack teaches Kenneth how to take down his first business nemesis.
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Jenna hatches a surprising new plan to get publicity, while Jack finds himself begrudgingly playing parent to his teenage nemesis, Kaylie Hooper. Liz rejects the new authority Kenneth has over "TGS" with his new job in Standards.
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Jack feels unworthy of his latest award and attempts to redeem himself by taking on the writers in a strategic board game. Liz believes she's cursed on St. Patrick's Day when her ex-boyfriend Dennis shows up to derail her relationship with Criss. Meanwhile, Hazel struggles to keep the peace between Tracyand Jenna.
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EAST COAST VERSION: Live Broadcast -- Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) takes drastic measures to prove why TGS should stay a live show. |
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Avery returns home from North Korea, and Jack suspects that she had an affair while she was there. Meanwhile, Criss is uncomfortable with swapping gender roles with Liz, and Jenna tries to learn a Southern accent for a commercial.
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Determined to prove his marriage has survived Avery's kidnapping unscathed, Jack asks Liz to officiate their vow renewal. Meanwhile, Criss tries to convince Liz that he's worth sticking around for. Tracy meets with Cornel West to discuss his influence as a black celebrity.
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Liz discovers that Jack is tanking the entire NBC fall schedule, Jenna asks Liz to be her maid of honor, and Kenneth and Hazel invite Tracy over for dinner.
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Jack develops a new relationship strategy based on the principles of the movie "The Great Escape," Liz tries to prove that women are funny, and a tabloid reveals that Jenna is 56 years old.
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Realizing that Jenna could decide the Presidential election, Liz and Jack stage a debate to win her support and her followers. Kenneth turns to Tracy for advice on how to be an informed voter, while Pete tries to recreate the magic of the 2008 election.
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Jack's mom comes early for the holidays, Jenna tries to upstage Liz with her own surprise wedding, and Tracy tries to fulfill Kenneth's wish that his life was more like TV with the help of Florence Henderson. |
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Jack and Liz go to Florida, where they find out a shocking secret about Jack's late mother, and Hazel sues the network for sexual harassment. |
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