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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Burditt" title="Jack Burditt">Jack Burditt</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Featured music</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Richmond" title="Jeff Richmond">Jeff Richmond</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production code</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">701</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original air date</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">October 4, 2012<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-10-04</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary"><span class="nowrap">Guest appearance</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data ib-tv-episode-guests"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Higgins" title="Steve Higgins">Steve Higgins</a> as <i>Homonym</i> Host</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header noprint summary">Episode chronology</th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="width: 100%; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 0.2em 0.1em 0.2em 0; text-align: center;">← <b>Previous</b><br />"<a href="/wiki/What_Will_Happen_to_the_Gang_Next_Year%3F" title="What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?">What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?</a>" </td> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 0.2em 0 0.2em 0.1em; text-align: center;"><b>Next</b> →<br />"<a href="/wiki/Governor_Dunston" title="Governor Dunston">Governor Dunston</a>" </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/30_Rock_season_7" title="30 Rock season 7"><i>30 Rock </i>season 7</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><a href="/wiki/List_of_30_Rock_episodes" title="List of 30 Rock episodes">List of episodes</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>The Beginning of the End</b>" is the first episode of the <a href="/wiki/30_Rock_season_7" title="30 Rock season 7">seventh season</a> of the American television comedy series <i><a href="/wiki/30_Rock" title="30 Rock">30 Rock</a></i>, and the 126th overall episode of the series. It was directed by <a href="/wiki/Don_Scardino" title="Don Scardino">Don Scardino</a>, and written by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Burditt" title="Jack Burditt">Jack Burditt</a>. The episode originally aired on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> in the United States on October 4, 2012. </p><p>"The Beginning of the End" received a positive critical response and was watched by 3.46 million viewers. It is the only season premiere episode of the series not to be written by <a href="/wiki/Tina_Fey" title="Tina Fey">Tina Fey</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Beginning_of_the_End_(30_Rock)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Liz_Lemon" title="Liz Lemon">Liz</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tina_Fey" title="Tina Fey">Tina Fey</a>) begins to notice that <a href="/wiki/Jack_Donaghy" title="Jack Donaghy">Jack</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alec_Baldwin" title="Alec Baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a>) is green-lighting an exceptionally terrible lineup of new NBC shows like <i>Homonym</i> (a <a href="/wiki/Game_show" title="Game show">game show</a> where a contestant must define the <a href="/wiki/Homophone" title="Homophone">homophone</a> of a given word) and <i>God Cop</i> (in which Jack himself plays God). Eventually, she discovers that Jack is trying to "tank" NBC so that Kabletown CEO Hank Hooper will sell the network entirely to <a href="/wiki/Paas_(dye)" title="Paas (dye)">Paas</a>, an Easter egg dye company that Jack sees as a more promising future. In the end, Liz agrees to work with Jack on "tanking" NBC so that Hank will sell the network. The two work together to make <i>TGS with Tracy Jordan</i> terrible. </p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="/wiki/Jenna_Maroney" title="Jenna Maroney">Jenna</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jane_Krakowski" title="Jane Krakowski">Jane Krakowski</a>) asks Liz to be her bridesmaid at her upcoming wedding. Liz decides to apply Jack's "tanking" method to her bridesmaid duties, hoping Jenna will choose someone else once she sees Liz is terrible at the job. After Liz throws Jenna a disastrous bachelorette party, Jenna erupts with anger and begins to destroy Liz's apartment. Eventually, Liz is able to calm Jenna down. Liz convinces Jenna that Jenna herself is the only person truly capable of doing the job of bridesmaid. This inspires Jenna to literally become her own bridesmaid. </p><p>Elsewhere, Hazel (<a href="/wiki/Kristen_Schaal" title="Kristen Schaal">Kristen Schaal</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Parcell" title="Kenneth Parcell">Kenneth</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jack_McBrayer" title="Jack McBrayer">Jack McBrayer</a>) invite <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Jordan" title="Tracy Jordan">Tracy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tracy_Morgan" title="Tracy Morgan">Tracy Morgan</a>) over for dinner. When Kenneth leaves the room to kill their dinner, Hazel begins making advances towards Tracy. In doing so, Hazel admits she was only dating Kenneth so that she could use him. She wanted to get close to Tracy, hoping he would cast her in a movie and in effect, launch her career in show business. This sparks outrage in Tracy. Tracy is a genuine friend to Kenneth, so he will not tolerate Hazel's selfish manipulation. A feud ensues between Hazel and Tracy, who both attempt to compete for the love and trust of Kenneth. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Beginning_of_the_End_(30_Rock)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"The Beginning of the End" was watched by 3.46 million viewers and earned a 1.4 rating/4 share in the 18–49 demographic.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This means that it was seen by 1.4 percent of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 4 percent of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast. This was a decrease from the <a href="/wiki/Dance_Like_Nobody%27s_Watching_(30_Rock)" title="Dance Like Nobody's Watching (30 Rock)">previous season premiere</a> (4.47 million),<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but an increase from the previous episode, the <a href="/wiki/What_Will_Happen_to_the_Gang_Next_Year%3F" title="What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?">sixth season finale</a> (2.84 million).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In its original Australian television broadcast on September 9, 2013 the episode was watched by 79,000 viewers via the <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics. Writing for <i><a href="/wiki/The_A.V._Club" title="The A.V. Club">The A.V. Club</a></i>, Pilot Viruet gave "The Beginning of the End" an "A−" and praised the "rapid-fire jokes, the great callbacks [..., and] the biting-the-hand-that-feeds-you approach to NBC."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eric Goldman of <i><a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a></i> also gave the episode an overall positive review and highly praised the Liz/Jack dynamic, but described the different storylines as "a mixed bag."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/TV.com" title="TV.com">TV.com</a>'</i>s Julia Bergen gave the final season premiere an enthusiastic review, stating, "So many shows start spiraling by Season 3 (or earlier), and it really says something about <i>30 Rock</i> that even in its last season, Tina Fey and company refuse to produce something sub-par."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bonnie Stiernberg of <i><a href="/wiki/Paste_(magazine)" title="Paste (magazine)">Paste</a></i> magazine gave the episode an 8.8 out of 10 highly praising the "tanking" plot as "<i>30 Rock</i>‘s way of going out with a bang" and described the show's eminent conclusion as "... leaving us at the perfect moment: Liz Lemon and friends have been around the block long enough to show us all they’re capable of, but they’re bowing out while still on top of their game, as evidenced by this season’s premiere."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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title="30 Rock">30 Rock</a></i></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_30_Rock_characters" title="List of 30 Rock characters">Characters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liz_Lemon" title="Liz Lemon">Liz Lemon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Donaghy" title="Jack Donaghy">Jack Donaghy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Jordan" title="Tracy Jordan">Tracy Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenna_Maroney" title="Jenna Maroney">Jenna Maroney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Parcell" title="Kenneth Parcell">Kenneth Parcell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_30_Rock_episodes" title="List of 30 Rock episodes">Episodes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/30_Rock_season_1" title="30 Rock season 1">Season 1</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Pilot_(30_Rock)" title="Pilot (30 Rock)">Pilot</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Aftermath_(30_Rock)" title="The Aftermath (30 Rock)">The Aftermath</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blind_Date_(30_Rock)" title="Blind Date (30 Rock)">Blind Date</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Writer" title="Jack the Writer">Jack the Writer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jack-Tor" title="Jack-Tor">Jack-Tor</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jack_Meets_Dennis" title="Jack Meets Dennis">Jack Meets Dennis</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tracy_Does_Conan" title="Tracy Does Conan">Tracy Does Conan</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Break-Up_(30_Rock)" title="The Break-Up (30 Rock)">The Break-Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Baby_Show" title="The Baby Show">The Baby Show</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Rural_Juror" title="The Rural Juror">The Rural Juror</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Head_and_the_Hair" title="The Head and the Hair">The Head and the Hair</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_Tie_(30_Rock)" title="Black Tie (30 Rock)">Black Tie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Up_All_Night_(30_Rock)" title="Up All Night (30 Rock)">Up All Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_C_Word_(30_Rock)" title="The C Word (30 Rock)">The C Word</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hard_Ball" title="Hard Ball">Hard Ball</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Source_Awards_(30_Rock)" title="The Source Awards (30 Rock)">The Source Awards</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Fighting_Irish" title="The Fighting Irish">The Fighting Irish</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fireworks_(30_Rock)" title="Fireworks (30 Rock)">Fireworks</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Corporate_Crush" title="Corporate Crush">Corporate Crush</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_(30_Rock)" title="Cleveland (30 Rock)">Cleveland</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hiatus_(30_Rock)" title="Hiatus (30 Rock)">Hiatus</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/30_Rock_season_2" title="30 Rock season 2">Season 2</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/SeinfeldVision" title="SeinfeldVision">SeinfeldVision</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jack_Gets_in_the_Game" title="Jack Gets in the Game">Jack Gets in the Game</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Collection_(30_Rock)" title="The Collection (30 Rock)">The Collection</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rosemary%27s_Baby_(30_Rock)" title="Rosemary's Baby (30 Rock)">Rosemary's Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Greenzo" title="Greenzo">Greenzo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Somebody_to_Love_(30_Rock)" title="Somebody to Love (30 Rock)">Somebody to Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cougars_(30_Rock)" title="Cougars (30 Rock)">Cougars</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Secrets_and_Lies_(30_Rock)" title="Secrets and Lies (30 Rock)">Secrets and Lies</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ludachristmas" title="Ludachristmas">Ludachristmas</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Episode_210" title="Episode 210">Episode 210</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/MILF_Island" title="MILF Island">MILF Island</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Subway_Hero" title="Subway Hero">Subway Hero</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Succession_(30_Rock)" title="Succession (30 Rock)">Succession</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sandwich_Day" title="Sandwich Day">Sandwich Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cooter_(30_Rock)" title="Cooter (30 Rock)">Cooter</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/30_Rock_season_3" title="30 Rock season 3">Season 3</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Do-Over" title="Do-Over">Do-Over</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Believe_in_the_Stars" title="Believe in the Stars">Believe in the Stars</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_One_with_the_Cast_of_Night_Court" title="The One with the Cast of Night Court">The One with the Cast of <i>Night Court</i></a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gavin_Volure" title="Gavin Volure">Gavin Volure</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Reunion_(30_Rock)" title="Reunion (30 Rock)">Reunion</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Christmas_Special_(30_Rock)" title="Christmas Special (30 Rock)">Christmas Special</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Se%C3%B1or_Macho_Solo" title="Señor Macho Solo">Señor Macho Solo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Flu_Shot_(30_Rock)" title="Flu Shot (30 Rock)">Flu Shot</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Retreat_to_Move_Forward" title="Retreat to Move Forward">Retreat to Move Forward</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Generalissimo_(30_Rock)" title="Generalissimo (30 Rock)">Generalissimo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/St._Valentine%27s_Day_(30_Rock)" title="St. Valentine's Day (30 Rock)">St. Valentine's Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Larry_King_(30_Rock)" title="Larry King (30 Rock)">Larry King</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Goodbye,_My_Friend" title="Goodbye, My Friend">Goodbye, My Friend</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Funcooker" title="The Funcooker">The Funcooker</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Bubble_(30_Rock)" title="The Bubble (30 Rock)">The Bubble</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Apollo,_Apollo" title="Apollo, Apollo">Apollo, Apollo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cutbacks_(30_Rock)" title="Cutbacks (30 Rock)">Cutbacks</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jormp-Jomp" title="Jackie Jormp-Jomp">Jackie Jormp-Jomp</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Ones_(30_Rock)" title="The Ones (30 Rock)">The Ones</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Natural_Order" title="The Natural Order">The Natural Order</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mamma_Mia_(30_Rock)" title="Mamma Mia (30 Rock)">Mamma Mia</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kidney_Now!" title="Kidney Now!">Kidney Now!</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/30_Rock_season_4" title="30 Rock season 4">Season 4</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Season_4_(30_Rock_episode)" title="Season 4 (30 Rock episode)">Season 4</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Into_the_Crevasse" title="Into the Crevasse">Into the Crevasse</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stone_Mountain_(30_Rock)" title="Stone Mountain (30 Rock)">Stone Mountain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Audition_Day" title="Audition Day">Audition Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Problem_Solvers" title="The Problem Solvers">The Problem Solvers</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sun_Tea_(30_Rock)" title="Sun Tea (30 Rock)">Sun Tea</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dealbreakers_Talk_Show_No._0001" title="Dealbreakers Talk Show No. 0001">Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Secret_Santa_(30_Rock)" title="Secret Santa (30 Rock)">Secret Santa</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Klaus_and_Greta" title="Klaus and Greta">Klaus and Greta</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_Light_Attack!" title="Black Light Attack!">Black Light Attack!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Winter_Madness" title="Winter Madness">Winter Madness</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Verna_(30_Rock)" title="Verna (30 Rock)">Verna</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Anna_Howard_Shaw_Day" title="Anna Howard Shaw Day">Anna Howard Shaw Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Future_Husband" title="Future Husband">Future Husband</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don_Geiss,_America_and_Hope" title="Don Geiss, America and Hope">Don Geiss, America and Hope</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Floyd_(30_Rock)" title="Floyd (30 Rock)">Floyd</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lee_Marvin_vs._Derek_Jeter" title="Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter">Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Khonani" title="Khonani">Khonani</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Argus_(30_Rock)" title="Argus (30 Rock)">Argus</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Moms" title="The Moms">The Moms</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Emanuelle_Goes_to_Dinosaur_Land" title="Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land">Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Do_Do" title="I Do Do">I Do Do</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/30_Rock_season_5" title="30 Rock season 5">Season 5</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Fabian_Strategy" title="The Fabian Strategy">The Fabian Strategy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_It_Rains,_It_Pours_(30_Rock)" title="When It Rains, It Pours (30 Rock)">When It Rains, It Pours</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Stay_Together_(30_Rock)" title="Let's Stay Together (30 Rock)">Let's Stay Together</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Live_Show" title="Live Show">Live Show</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Reaganing" title="Reaganing">Reaganing</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gentleman%27s_Intermission" title="Gentleman's Intermission">Gentleman's Intermission</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Without_Limits" title="Brooklyn Without Limits">Brooklyn Without Limits</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/College_(30_Rock)" title="College (30 Rock)">College</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chain_Reaction_of_Mental_Anguish" title="Chain Reaction of Mental Anguish">Chain Reaction of Mental Anguish</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Christmas_Attack_Zone" title="Christmas Attack Zone">Christmas Attack Zone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mrs._Donaghy" title="Mrs. Donaghy">Mrs. Donaghy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Operation_Righteous_Cowboy_Lightning" title="Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning">Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/%C2%A1Qu%C3%A9_Sorpresa!" title="¡Qué Sorpresa!">¡Qué Sorpresa!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Double-Edged_Sword" title="Double-Edged Sword">Double-Edged Sword</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Never_Too_Late_for_Now" title="It's Never Too Late for Now">It's Never Too Late for Now</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/TGS_Hates_Women" title="TGS Hates Women"><i>TGS</i> Hates Women</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Jordan_(30_Rock)" title="Queen of Jordan (30 Rock)">Queen of Jordan</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Plan_B_(30_Rock)" title="Plan B (30 Rock)">Plan B</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Heart_Connecticut" title="I Heart Connecticut">I Heart Connecticut</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/100_(30_Rock)" title="100 (30 Rock)">100</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everything_Sunny_All_the_Time_Always" title="Everything Sunny All the Time Always">Everything Sunny All the Time Always</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Respawn_(30_Rock)" title="Respawn (30 Rock)">Respawn</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/30_Rock_season_6" title="30 Rock season 6">Season 6</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Dance_Like_Nobody%27s_Watching_(30_Rock)" title="Dance Like Nobody's Watching (30 Rock)">Dance Like Nobody's Watching</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Idiots_Are_People_Two!" title="Idiots Are People Two!">Idiots Are People Two!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Idiots_Are_People_Three!" title="Idiots Are People Three!">Idiots Are People Three!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Kenneth_Parcell" title="The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell">The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Today_You_Are_a_Man" title="Today You Are a Man">Today You Are a Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hey,_Baby,_What%27s_Wrong" title="Hey, Baby, What's Wrong">Hey, Baby, What's Wrong</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Tuxedo_Begins" title="The Tuxedo Begins">The Tuxedo Begins</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Leap_Day_(30_Rock)" title="Leap Day (30 Rock)">Leap Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Alexis_Goodlooking_and_the_Case_of_the_Missing_Whisky" title="Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whisky">Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whisky</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Standards_and_Practices_(30_Rock)" title="Standards and Practices (30 Rock)">Standards and Practices</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_Day_(30_Rock)" title="St. Patrick's Day (30 Rock)">St. Patrick's Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Grandmentor" title="Grandmentor">Grandmentor</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kidnapped_by_Danger" title="Kidnapped by Danger">Kidnapped by Danger</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Shower_Principle" title="The Shower Principle">The Shower Principle</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nothing_Left_to_Lose_(30_Rock)" title="Nothing Left to Lose (30 Rock)">Nothing Left to Lose</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Woggels!" title="Meet the Woggels!">Meet the Woggels!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Murphy_Brown_Lied_to_Us" title="Murphy Brown Lied to Us">Murphy Brown Lied to Us</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Live_from_Studio_6H" title="Live from Studio 6H">Live from Studio 6H</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Jordan_2:_Mystery_of_the_Phantom_Pooper" title="Queen of Jordan 2: Mystery of the Phantom Pooper">Queen of Jordan 2: Mystery of the Phantom Pooper</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_Avery_Jessup" title="The Return of Avery Jessup">The Return of Avery Jessup</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_Will_Happen_to_the_Gang_Next_Year%3F" title="What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?">What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/30_Rock_season_7" title="30 Rock season 7">Season 7</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Beginning of the End</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Governor_Dunston" title="Governor Dunston">Governor Dunston</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stride_of_Pride" title="Stride of Pride">Stride of Pride</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Unwindulax" title="Unwindulax">Unwindulax</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There%27s_No_I_in_America" title="There's No I in America">There's No I in America</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Aunt_Phatso_vs._Jack_Donaghy" title="Aunt Phatso vs. Jack Donaghy">Aunt Phatso vs. Jack Donaghy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mazel_Tov,_Dummies!" title="Mazel Tov, Dummies!">Mazel Tov, Dummies!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Whole_Life_Is_Thunder" title="My Whole Life Is Thunder">My Whole Life Is Thunder</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Game_Over_(30_Rock)" title="Game Over (30 Rock)">Game Over</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Florida_(30_Rock)" title="Florida (30 Rock)">Florida</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Goon%27s_Deed_in_a_Weary_World" title="A Goon's Deed in a Weary World">A Goon's Deed in a Weary World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hogcock!" title="Hogcock!">Hogcock!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Last_Lunch" title="Last Lunch">Last Lunch</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/30_Rock:_A_One-Time_Special" title="30 Rock: A One-Time Special"><i>30 Rock</i>: A One-Time Special</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" 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