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S4E5 "The Problem Solvers"
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Alt Text: Liz asks the writers if they want to have a one-minute dance party and then tells Twofer to crank it. Liz dances to the musical stylings of Chamillionaire while Jack watches from the door.
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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" |
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!
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When you try to navigate the layout of your usual grocery store chain in a different city
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S4E3 "Stone Mountain"
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I read it good while back, but I'm about to do a re-read, or maybe I'll throw on the audiobook. Mostly curious if it would be wasted on the community to post things from it. It talks about a lot of behind the scenes stuff from 30 Rock and SNL.
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| panel | shirt | episode num | episode name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Sensations | S1E1 | Pilot |
| 2 | ME WANT FOOD! | S2E2 | Jack Gets in the Game |
| 3 | NOT POISONING RIVERS SINCE 1997 | S2E6 | Somebody to Love |
| 4 | 10K Benefit for Pediatric Restless Leg Syndrome | S3E10 | Generalissimo |
| 5 | JALISA | S3E12 | Larry King |
| 6 | WHAT THE FRAK!? | S3E19 | The Ones |
| 7 | SOLVERS | S4E5 | The Problem Solvers |
| 8 | THE PROBLEM | S4E5 | The Problem Solvers |
| 9 | Impeach George W. ashington | S4E11 | Winter Madness |
| 10 | BUSINESS SLUT | S5E1 | The Fabian Strategy |
| 11 | I'M WITH STUPID 👉 | S5E4 | Live Show |
| 12 | BWL | S5E7 | Brooklyn Without Limits |
| 13 | MUSIC⚡BAND | S6E8 | The Tuxedo Begins |
| 14 | DUCK! | S6E17 | Meet the Woggels! |
| 15 | Cheek | S6E20 | Queen of Jordan II: The Mystery of the Phantom Pooper |
| 16 | OctaviaSpencerPoker.com | S7E9 | Game Over |
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Season 5, episode 20: "100: Part 1"
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"Reunion" and "210", respectively.
This is a remaster of something I posted about a year ago (before I learned how to combine GIFs).
Alt text: Jenna says that the boat she was educated on sank, and then it cuts to Liz saying "So I thought I didn't have to pay for it anymore"
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S3E16 "Apollo, Apollo"
S7E7 "Mazel Tov, Dummies!"
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Deleted scene from S5E5 "Reaganing"
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S3E17 "Cutbacks"
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One of the very few jokes in the unaired pilot that did not make it to the broadcast cut
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S4E17 "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter"
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They missed an opportunity to make another one of these jokes in the COVID special!
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S3E16 "Apollo, Apollo"
S7E7 "Mazel Tov, Dummies"
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I applied a decent amount of artistic license to this one. These screenshots were taken from S4E20 "The Moms". But the dialog actually comes from the behind-the-scenes bonus feature for the episode, in which Anita Gillette recalls a joke that the network had ordered be cut from the scene.
actual behind-the-scenes source
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No, not in that order. Hot take
Image source:
| Episode # | Episode name | Character |
|---|---|---|
| S3E6 | Christmas Special | Colleen |
| S6E15 | The Shower Principle | Hazel |
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S2E5 "Greenzo"
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I couldn't think of a single bad episode, so I was curious what other people thought was the worst. Both the pilot and the second Queen of Jordan were rated the worst, at 7.2. Still a pretty good rating!
- Note that the Y axis on each chart does not go from 0-10. They are all 7-9.5.
- Data source: IMDb
- Tools used: LibreOffice Calc, GIMP
Season 1 chart
Season 2 chart
Season 3 chart
Season 4 chart
Season 5 chart
Season 6 chart
Season 7 chart
Raw data
| Season | Episode | Chronological | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Pilot | 7.2 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | The Aftermath | 7.5 |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Blind Date | 7.8 |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Jack the Writer | 7.4 |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Jack-Tor | 8.0 |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Jack Meets Dennis | 7.6 |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | Tracy Does Conan | 8.2 |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | The Break-Up | 7.7 |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | The Baby Show | 7.9 |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | The Rural Juror | 7.9 |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | The Head and the Hair | 8.1 |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | Black Tie | 8.4 |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | Up All Night | 7.9 |
| 1 | 14 | 14 | The C Word | 7.8 |
| 1 | 15 | 15 | Hard Ball | 8.3 |
| 1 | 16 | 16 | The Source Awards | 7.7 |
| 1 | 17 | 17 | The Fighting Irish | 7.8 |
| 1 | 18 | 18 | Fireworks | 8.1 |
| 1 | 19 | 19 | Corporate Crush | 7.7 |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | Cleveland | 8.0 |
| 1 | 21 | 21 | Hiatus | 8.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 22 | Seinfeldvision | 8.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 23 | Jack Gets in the Game | 7.9 |
| 2 | 3 | 24 | The Collection | 7.7 |
| 2 | 4 | 25 | Rosemary’s Baby | 8.1 |
| 2 | 5 | 26 | Greenzo | 8.2 |
| 2 | 6 | 27 | Somebody to Love | 8.1 |
| 2 | 7 | 28 | Cougars | 8.0 |
| 2 | 8 | 29 | Secrets and Lies | 7.7 |
| 2 | 9 | 30 | Ludachristmas | 8.1 |
| 2 | 10 | 31 | Episode 210 | 7.9 |
| 2 | 11 | 32 | MILF Island | 8.3 |
| 2 | 12 | 33 | Subway Hero | 7.6 |
| 2 | 13 | 34 | Succession | 8.3 |
| 2 | 14 | 35 | Sandwich Day | 8.0 |
| 2 | 15 | 36 | Cooter | 8.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 37 | Do-Over | 8.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 38 | Believe in the Stars | 8.4 |
| 3 | 3 | 39 | The One with the Cast of ‘Night Court’ | 7.9 |
| 3 | 4 | 40 | Gavin Volure | 8.1 |
| 3 | 5 | 41 | Reunion | 8.5 |
| 3 | 6 | 42 | Christmas Special | 7.7 |
| 3 | 7 | 43 | Señor Macho Solo | 8.0 |
| 3 | 8 | 44 | Flu Shot | 7.7 |
| 3 | 9 | 45 | Retreat to Move Forward | 7.9 |
| 3 | 10 | 46 | Generalissimo | 8.5 |
| 3 | 11 | 47 | St. Valentine’s Day | 8.2 |
| 3 | 12 | 48 | Larry King | 8.0 |
| 3 | 13 | 49 | Goodbye, My Friend | 8.0 |
| 3 | 14 | 50 | The Funcooker | 8.2 |
| 3 | 15 | 51 | The Bubble | 8.1 |
| 3 | 16 | 52 | Apollo, Apollo | 8.4 |
| 3 | 17 | 53 | Cutbacks | 7.6 |
| 3 | 18 | 54 | Jackie Jormp-Jomp | 7.9 |
| 3 | 19 | 55 | The Ones | 7.9 |
| 3 | 20 | 56 | The Natural Order | 7.8 |
| 3 | 21 | 57 | Mamma Mia | 8.0 |
| 3 | 22 | 58 | Kidney Now! | 8.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 59 | Season 4 | 7.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 60 | Into the Crevasse | 7.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 61 | Stone Mountain | 7.7 |
| 4 | 4 | 62 | Audition Day | 7.9 |
| 4 | 5 | 63 | The Problem Solvers | 7.9 |
| 4 | 6 | 64 | Sun Tea | 7.7 |
| 4 | 7 | 65 | Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001 | 8.1 |
| 4 | 8 | 66 | Secret Santa | 8.0 |
| 4 | 9 | 67 | Klaus and Greta | 8.3 |
| 4 | 10 | 68 | Black Light Attack! | 7.9 |
| 4 | 11 | 69 | Winter Madness | 7.4 |
| 4 | 12 | 70 | Verna | 7.6 |
| 4 | 13 | 71 | Anna Howard Shaw Day | 8.5 |
| 4 | 14 | 72 | Future Husband | 7.7 |
| 4 | 15 | 73 | Don Geiss, America, and Hope | 7.9 |
| 4 | 16 | 74 | Floyd | 7.8 |
| 4 | 17 | 75 | Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter | 7.8 |
| 4 | 18 | 76 | Khonani | 7.4 |
| 4 | 19 | 77 | Argus | 7.6 |
| 4 | 20 | 78 | The Moms | 7.7 |
| 4 | 21 | 79 | Emmanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land | 8.1 |
| 4 | 22 | 80 | I Do Do | 8.5 |
| 5 | 1 | 81 | The Fabian Strategy | 7.9 |
| 5 | 2 | 82 | When It Rains, It Pours | 8.2 |
| 5 | 3 | 83 | Let’s Stay Together | 7.7 |
| 5 | 4 | 84 | Live Show | 8.5 |
| 5 | 5 | 85 | Reaganing | 8.0 |
| 5 | 6 | 86 | Gentleman’s Intermission | 7.8 |
| 5 | 7 | 87 | Brooklyn Without Limits | 7.9 |
| 5 | 8 | 88 | College | 7.8 |
| 5 | 9 | 89 | Chain Reaction of Mental Anguish | 7.6 |
| 5 | 10 | 90 | Christmas Attack Zone | 7.9 |
| 5 | 11 | 91 | Mrs. Donaghy | 8.2 |
| 5 | 12 | 92 | Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning | 8.3 |
| 5 | 13 | 93 | ¡Qué Sorpresa! | 7.9 |
| 5 | 14 | 94 | Double-Edged Sword | 8.3 |
| 5 | 15 | 95 | It’s Never Too Late for Now | 8.2 |
| 5 | 16 | 96 | TGS Hates Women | 8.2 |
| 5 | 17 | 97 | Queen of Jordan | 7.5 |
| 5 | 18 | 98 | Plan B | 7.8 |
| 5 | 19 | 99 | I Heart Connecticut | 7.6 |
| 5 | 20 | 100 | 100: Part 1 | 8.0 |
| 5 | 21 | 101 | 100: Part 2 | 8.4 |
| 5 | 22 | 102 | Everything Sunny All the Time Always | 7.9 |
| 5 | 23 | 103 | Respawn | 7.6 |
| 6 | 1 | 104 | Dance Like Nobody’s Watching | 7.9 |
| 6 | 2 | 105 | Idiots Are People Two! | 7.8 |
| 6 | 3 | 106 | Idiots Are People Three! | 7.9 |
| 6 | 4 | 107 | The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell | 7.7 |
| 6 | 5 | 108 | Today You Are a Man | 7.8 |
| 6 | 6 | 109 | Hey, Baby, What’s Wrong?: Part 1 | 7.7 |
| 6 | 7 | 110 | Hey, Baby, What’s Wrong?: Part 2 | 7.9 |
| 6 | 8 | 111 | The Tuxedo Begins | 8.4 |
| 6 | 9 | 112 | Leap Day | 8.1 |
| 6 | 10 | 113 | Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whisky | 7.6 |
| 6 | 11 | 114 | Standards and Practices | 7.9 |
| 6 | 12 | 115 | St. Patrick’s Day | 7.6 |
| 6 | 13 | 116 | Grandmentor | 7.4 |
| 6 | 14 | 117 | Kidnapped by Danger | 8.2 |
| 6 | 15 | 118 | The Shower Principle | 7.4 |
| 6 | 16 | 119 | Nothing Left to Lose | 7.5 |
| 6 | 17 | 120 | Meet the Woggels! | 7.5 |
| 6 | 18 | 121 | Murphy Brown Lied to Us | 7.7 |
| 6 | 19 | 122 | Live from Studio 6H | 8.5 |
| 6 | 20 | 123 | Queen of Jordan 2: The Mystery of the Phantom Pooper | 7.2 |
| 6 | 21 | 124 | The Return of Avery Jessup | 7.6 |
| 6 | 22 | 125 | What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year? | 7.8 |
| 7 | 1 | 126 | The Beginning of the End | 7.6 |
| 7 | 2 | 127 | Governor Dunston | 7.6 |
| 7 | 3 | 128 | Stride of Pride | 7.7 |
| 7 | 4 | 129 | Unwindulax | 7.8 |
| 7 | 5 | 130 | There’s No I in America | 7.5 |
| 7 | 6 | 131 | Aunt Phatso vs. Jack Donaghy | 7.5 |
| 7 | 7 | 132 | Mazel Tov, Dummies! | 8.2 |
| 7 | 8 | 133 | My Whole Life is Thunder | 7.9 |
| 7 | 9 | 134 | Game Over | 8.3 |
| 7 | 10 | 135 | Florida | 7.9 |
| 7 | 11 | 136 | A Goon’s Deed in a Weary World | 8.3 |
| 7 | 12 | 137 | Hogcock! | 8.9 |
| 7 | 13 | 138 | Last Lunch | 9.2 |
Separated by season, with seasonal averages
| Ep. # | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| 2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| 3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| 4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| 5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
| 6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| 7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
| 8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| 9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
| 10 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
| 11 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
| 12 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.9 |
| 13 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 9.2 |
| 14 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | |
| 15 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.4 | |
| 16 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | ||
| 17 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||
| 18 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | ||
| 19 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.5 | ||
| 20 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.2 | ||
| 21 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.6 | ||
| 22 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | |||
| 23 | 7.6 | ||||||
| Avg. | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
How many episodes are rated the same?
| Rating | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2 |
| 7.4 | 5 |
| 7.5 | 6 |
| 7.6 | 13 |
| 7.7 | 18 |
| 7.8 | 13 |
| 7.9 | 24 |
| 8.0 | 11 |
| 8.1 | 12 |
| 8.2 | 11 |
| 8.3 | 9 |
| 8.4 | 5 |
| 8.5 | 6 |
| 8.6 | 1 |
| 8.9 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 1 |
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S6E22 "What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?"
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