The Moms 

It's time for the Mother's Day special at TGS, and Jack's mom begins meddling in his two relationships, Liz's mom reveals her surprise true love, Tracy clashes with his pretend TV mom, and Jenna's mom is there because Jack's paying her.

Director:

John Riggi

Writers:

Tina Fey (created by), Kay Cannon

Stars:

Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tina Fey	...	Liz Lemon / Young Margaret 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)
John Lutz	...	Mrs. Lutz
Elaine Stritch	...	Colleen Donaghy
Anita Gillette	...	Margaret Lemon
Jan Hooks	...	Verna Maroney
Patti LuPone	...	Sylvia Rossitano
Will Ferrell	...	Shane Hunter

Storyline

Liz Lemon meets her mother's old flame, while Jack Donaghy's mother, Colleen, gets tangled in his relationships with Avery Jessup and high school love, Nancy Donovan. Jenna's mother, Verna returns, while Tracy learns a lesson from his "mom."

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Mother's Day episode of "TGS" ends with the mothers each singing a piece of a cheerful song. At least two of the mothers are played by actresses who are primarily famous for their roles in Broadway musicals - Elaine Stritch, who plays Colleen (Jack's mom) and Patti LuPone, who plays Sylvia Rossitano (Frank's mom). LuPone deliberately sang her character's line off-key, even though she has won two Tony awards for musical theater performances (and been nominated for another three).

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Goofs

Before Avery walks away from her conversation with Colleen, her top is buttoned all the way. As she walks away, you can see the top button is now unbuttoned.

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Quotes

Liz Lemon: Excuse me, Doctor Aldrin? I'm sorry. There wasn't a door so I just...
Buzz Aldrin: I don't believe in barriers because I always break them.

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Connections

References The Right Stuff (1983)

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Soundtracks

Don't Go to Bed With a Frown
(uncredited)
Composed by Jeff Richmond
Performed by Anita Gillette, Jan Hooks, Patti LuPone, Elaine Stritch, Novella Nelson, Kyoko Bruguera, Cheyenne Jackson, Jane Krakowski, Tracy Morgan and John Lutz

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 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