"30 Rock" Sandwich Day (2008)

Director:

Don Scardino

Writers:

Tina Fey (creator)
Robert Carlock (written by) ...

TV Series:

"30 Rock" (2006)

Original Air Date:

1 May 2008 (Season 2, Episode 14)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Jack's career at GE is on the line with Don Geiss in a coma, one of Liz's old flames comes back to town, and the guys confront the Teamsters on their sandwich day to get an extra sandwich for Liz. |

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Title Spoken By Character | Boss | Sketch | Writer

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 (credit only)
Keith Powell	...	Toofer (credit only)
Lonny Ross	...	Josh Girard
Brian Dennehy	...	Mickey J
Maulik Pancholy	...	Jonathan
Jason Sudeikis	...	Floyd
Rip Torn	...	Don Geiss
John Lutz	...	Lutz

Runtime:

30 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Silvercup Studios - 4222 22nd Street, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Broadway Video

Trivia:

Frank's trucker hat read "Sumo Dog" and "Spelling Expirt".

Goofs:

Continuity: During the scene where Liz is standing on stage to impress Floyd, her hair is being blown by a fan to her right and a light is shining on her. However, each time it cuts back to Floyd, her hair is clearly not moving, nor is the light apparent.

Quotes:

Floyd: [calling after Lemon] Don't you deprive the good people of Cleveland an Ikea! You are vindictive, Liz Lemon!

Movie Connections:

Featured in 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)

The Michael Clayton of Cleveland

Following the dramatic twist of Succession, the second-to-last episode of 30 Rock's second season insists on keeping things believably silly, with the outcome being the usual twenty minutes of great television.

With Don Geiss in a coma and his mentally challenged daughter running GE (courtesy of the untrustworthy Devon Banks), Jack can't do anything besides working on the 12th floor and hoping the old man wakes up to confirm the job belongs to him. As for Liz, she has to deal with two problems: her sandwich being stolen (it's Sandwich Day) and the staff being forced to make a deal with the teamsters to get another one if they want to keep breathing, and the unexpected return of Floyd (Jason Sudeikis), who was in town on business and still has some time before heading back to Cleveland (classic scenario: his plane was delayed).

Sudeikis, who's been absent from the show since the Season 1 finale, makes a welcome return and provides the opportunity for plenty of witty conversations with Tina Fey, always at her best when dealing with Liz's love problems (and the Emmy she won for this season is a fitting tribute to her talent in those scenes), but the most unusual (and somewhat morbid) laughs come from the sight of Rip Torn's lifeless body while Jack, on the brink of desperation, begs him to wake up. A superb build-up to what promises to be one heck of a finale.