Episode 210 (10 Jan. 2008)

Jack asks Liz to deal with a group of German TV execs so he can spend more time with C.C. but Liz has fallen in love with a piece of real estate. Tracy buys a cappuccino machine and gets Kenneth addicted to caffeine.

Director:

Richard Shepard

Writers:

Tina Fey (creator), Robert Carlock,

Stars:

Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tina Fey	...	Liz Lemon
Tracy Morgan	...	Tracy Jordan
Jane Krakowski	...	Jenna Maroney
Jack McBrayer	...	Kenneth Parcell
Scott Adsit	...	Pete Hornberger (credit only)
Judah Friedlander	...	Frank Rossitano (credit only)
Alec Baldwin	...	Jack Donaghy
Katrina Bowden	...	Cerie (credit only)
Keith Powell	...	Toofer (credit only)
Lonny Ross	...	Josh Girard (credit only)
Edie Falco	...	Celeste Cunningham
Edward Herrmann	...	Walter
Maulik Pancholy	...	Jonathan
Gladys Knight	...	Herself
Kevin Brown	...	Dot Com

Storyline

Jack asks Liz to deal with a group of German TV execs so he can spend more time with C.C. but Liz has fallen in love with a piece of real estate. Tracy buys a cappuccino machine and gets Kenneth addicted to caffeine.

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Plot Keywords:

workplace | sitcom | sketch | boss | comedy writer | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Silvercup Studios East, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode and 30 Rock: Ludachristmas have no official titles like all other episodes of the show, because of the on-going writer's strike that started in 2007 and ended in April 2008. Apparently, the strike started before the writer's were able to come up with titles for the two episodes.

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Goofs

The German that is being spoken at the beginning of the episode is nothing more than gibberish that is supposed to sound like German but in no way matches the subtitles.

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Quotes

Liz Lemon: Look at those floors. I would walk all around inside of that.
Jenna Maroney: [Jenna walks in, Lemon quickly closes her laptop] Hey, what's up?
Jenna Maroney: Are you looking at porn? I know a good site that's dirty without sacrificing story. It's by women, for women.
Liz Lemon: No, I'm looking at real estate.

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Connections

References Fred Claus (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Midnight Train to Georgia"
(uncredited)
Written by Jim Weatherly
Performed Tracy Morgan, Grizz Chapman, Kevin Brown, Jane Krakowski,
Alec Baldwin, Edie Falco, Tina Fey, and Jack McBrayer

User Reviews

The one with the coffee

Episode 10 of Season 2 doesn't have a proper title, since it was the last episode written before the WGA strike in 2007 and the writers weren't able to come up with a title in time. Nevertheless, the lack of an official name doesn't detract from its main virtue: it's funny as hell.

As usual, the main chaos is to blame on Jack and Liz: he is supposed to make a deal with some German businessmen but is too busy trying to patch things up with C.C., so Liz, who is also trying to buy an apartment of her own, has to talk to the Germans, which results in her inadvertently selling NBC to them. Tracy, on the other hand, brings a coffee machine to work, leading to Kenneth becoming addicted to caffeine (not a good thing) and deciding it's better if he moves back to Georgia.

Episode 210 works for the usual reasons (script, Fey, Baldwin, Tracy), but earns a few extra points by having additional strengths: firstly, any scene with a language mix-up in any sitcom is always funny (Exhibit A: the Friends episode where Joey tries to speak French); then there's Jack McBrayer, who has some of his best Kenneth moments here. Plus, it ends with a rather touching musical number. And it manages to stay touching despite being performed by Tracy and Jenna. Now that's impressive!