"30 Rock"
Greenzo (2007)

Director:

Don Scardino

Writers:

Tina Fey (creator)
Jon Pollack (writer)

TV Series:

"30 Rock" (2006)

Original Air Date:

8 November 2007 (Season 2, Episode 5)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Jack hires an actor to play the superhero "Greenzo," who is to promote environmental consciousness (and G.E. products). But what happens when Greenzo becomes drunk with power? |

Plot Keywords:

New York | Nbc Universal | Behind The Scenes | Workplace | Executive

Cast

Tina Fey	...	Liz Lemon
Tracy Morgan	...	Tracy Jordan
Jane Krakowski	...	Jenna Maroney
Jack McBrayer	...	Kenneth Parcell
Scott Adsit	...	Pete Hornberger
Judah Friedlander	...	Frank Rossitano
Alec Baldwin	...	Jack Donaghy
Katrina Bowden	...	Cerie
Keith Powell	...	Toofer
Lonny Ross	...	Josh Girard
David Schwimmer	...	Greenzo / Jared
Al Gore	...	Himself
Meredith Vieira	...	Herself
Maulik Pancholy	...	Jonathan
Kevin Brown	...	Dot Com

Trivia:

Frank's trucker hats read "And", "Lips" and "Half Centaur".

Quotes:

Jenna Maroney: [to Cerie, who's sitting at her desk barefoot] Are bare feet "in" or do you just have your shoes off?

Movie Connections:

References "Heroes" (2006/II)

Greenzo is the most hilarious episode of "30 Rock" this season yet!

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Because the machine I recorded this episode on had to be returned, I had to go on nbc.com to watch Greenzo. This is the funniest episode of "30 Rock" this season so far! In a nutshell: Jack hires an out-of-work actor named Jared (David Schwimmer) to play an environmentally conscious character named Greenzo to appeal to kids on the "Today" show (with an appearance by Meredith Vieira). A chipper Pete makes Jenna think he's having an affair which Liz doesn't believe. Kenneth sends invitations for his birthday party which initially only Liz accepts (as she had the previous year). Tracy, though, resolves to make it an event by spreading rumors about various famous guests that he himself starts to believe in. What results is this: Jared gets too full of himself and is replaced by a Famous Politician, Liz finds Pete having an affair with his wife (Paula Pell) when she finds them in her bed, and Kenneth's party is an unmitigated disaster with everyone ashamed of themselves...I loved all the lines concerning Kenneth's party before the event, many of Schwimmer's concerning the environment, and especially Kenneth's admonishing everyone on their behavior at his party which, in quick-cut flashbacks, weren't as funny but when added to Kenneth's stern lines were pretty hilarious. Funniest visual was seeing Pete and his wife in Liz' bed with the wife covering her breasts and seeing the pop-tart in that bed. Knowing Ms. Pell once wrote with Fey on SNL added to the humor for me. Everyone involved deserves a round of applause! Oh, and that final line about the whale...