Floyd (25 Mar. 2010)

Liz becomes upset when her ex-boyfriend Floyd returns to New York to try and get married on the Today Show, Jenna and Tracy begin having erotic dreams about Kenneth, and Jack and Danny start a prank war with the writers.

Director:

Millicent Shelton

Writers:

Tina Fey (creator), Paula Pell

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
Judah Friedlander	...	Frank Rossitano
Alec Baldwin	...	Jack Donaghy
Katrina Bowden	...	Cerie (credit only)
Keith Powell	...	Toofer
John Lutz	...	J.D. Lutz
Cheyenne Jackson	...	Danny Baker
Jason Sudeikis	...	Floyd
Meredith Vieira	...	Meredith Vieira
Kathie Lee Gifford	...	Kathie Lee Gifford
Lester Holt	...	Lester Holt

Storyline

Liz reevaluates her feelings for an old flame, Floyd, when he returns with big news, and Jack Donaghy teaches Danny Baker the finer points of pranks after the TGS writers play a trick on him. Jenna Maroney and Tracy Jordan see Kenneth Parcell in a disturbing new light after they spend a very long day listening to him tell stories about his childhood.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2010 (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)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jack Donaghy: Darn liberal media. That's why I always get my news from Dick Cheney's website, Dicknews.com

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Connections

References The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

User Reviews

Floyd fell flat

Floyd is the most recent episode of season 4 of 30 Rock. Every season of this show seems to have hits and misses; this is one of season 4's weaker episodes. I reach this conclusion considering both its storyline and low laugh count.

In this episode, Liz's ex-boyfriend Floyd visits Liz, and she learns he's getting married to another woman. This disappoints Liz because she was hoping they still might have a future together.

About this story: What was the need to bring Floyd back? He was never a very funny character, largely because he was Mr. Perfect. This is also yet another episode featuring Liz doing something bad and apologizing- it feels like we've gone down this road before. Tracy and Jenna having sexual dreams about Kenneth is also unappealing to me. It's like 30 Rock's writers know they've had success with awkward sex jokes in the past so they're throwing together more of the same.

There are some good jokes here- like Kenneth being "serious." The gas leak and Floyd getting drunk off fish were inventive. The part about the "drunk kids" was particularly good, because it's bad. Liz playing a character strangled on the toilet is a nice, embarrassing joke. However, other jokes feel lazy- Kenneth mixing up love and hate and Dick Cheney's news site are key examples. I also couldn't figure out why I was supposed to care that Jack had to leave a room when a secret phrase was used. Kenneth's stories also fell flat for me, maybe because they weren't paced.

I'm getting less enthusiastic about season 4 now. I think this'll be the first season that doesn't get the Outstanding Comedy Emmy (Modern Family would be a better candidate). Still, I don't agree with people rushing to declare 30 Rock dead. It's bounced back from weak episodes before.