Retreat to Move Forward (22 Jan. 2009)

Liz becomes an embarrassment to Jack when she accompanies him on a corporate retreat. Back at the show, Jenna and Frank sleep together, and Kenneth tries to scare Tracy into eating healthy.

Director:

Steve Buscemi

Writers:

Tina Fey (creator), Tami Sagher,

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
Alec Baldwin	...	Jack Donaghy
Katrina Bowden	...	Cerie
Keith Powell	...	Toofer
Kevin Brown	...	Dot Com
Grizz Chapman	...	Grizz
Chris Parnell	...	Dr. Leo Spaceman
John Lutz	...	J.D. Lutz
Mark La Mura	...	Charles
Shalin Agarwal	...	Prashant

Storyline

Liz becomes an embarrassment to Jack when she accompanies him on a corporate retreat. Back at the show, Jenna and Frank sleep together, and Kenneth tries to scare Tracy into eating healthy.

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Plot Keywords:

workplace | sitcom | boss | comedy writer | celebrity | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Release Date:

22 January 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Frank's trucker heads say "Phase 3", "Feelin' it" and "Pinball Mechanic".

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Quotes

Liz Lemon: [holds up two halves of a lego train] Sorry, I dropped it when I pretended it was my penis.
[mechanical voice]
Liz Lemon: Robot-penis.

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Connections

References The Jetsons (1962)

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Soundtracks

"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
(uncredited)
Written by Robert Clivillés and Freedom Williams
Performed by Tina Fey

User Reviews

Retreat to Move Forward was another nearly-great episode of "30 Rock"

In this episode, Jack invites Liz to a keynote speaker address meeting where he'll encounter some elderly members of a Six Segma club, Jenna, on Frank's suggestion, looks up Wikipedia for research on her preparation in playing Janis Joplin not knowing Frank put some lies there, and Tracy, after a visit to Dr. Spaceman, finds out he has diabetes but even with Kenneth's telling of a which who eats brains for those how don't eat vegetables, Tracy still eats his candy...Another very funny episode of "30 Rock" with my favorite scene being when Liz was making that Lego train and she mentions dropping it because she thought it was her penis then saying, "Robot penis." in a monotone voice! And how about when Jack embarrasses himself by accidentally leaving his body mic on when practicing his speech in front of a mirror. And that twist about Frank being too embarrassed about macking with Jenna to tell his fellow writers when Jenna feels she should be the embarrassed one so she tells them! And then there's Kenneth posing as the witch. So with all that said, Retreat to Move Forward was another very funny episode of "30 Rock".