The return of Will Arnett, the existence of a Porn Liz, and one deal breaker after another: “Into the Crevasse” had some killer lines, even if it didn’t come together in one big narrative. Here are the best, in chronological order:
“Blammo! Another successful interaction with a man!” — Liz
“This big brother isn’t affiliated with the mentoring program. It’s a organization that secretly watches people and makes sure they’re behaving properly.” — Kenneth, who I swear was in the black-and-white microwave song clip
“Liz Lemon! You booger face! I’m going to kill you with a bazooka!” — Tracy, who has a diamond necklace that says “open marriage”
“I grew up on a pig farm, sir, where all the animals — even the birds that cleaned our teeth — were workers, not pets. I never even had a dog, cause as my mom would say, ‘You can’t eat love.’ And as my mom’s friend Ron would say, ‘The donkey died. You’re the donkey now, Kenneth.’” — Kenneth
“You don’t tell me what kind of pizza to like!” — Banks, who could’ve been ambassador to the gayest country
“Vvvv, laser shield.” — Jack, thwarting Banks’ powerful laser gun
“Iceland appears to have a different sun than America, because this one is not setting. And you probably don’t know this, because you’ve never played a moon-ologist, but werewolves only come out at night.” — Jenna, who was awesomely unfazed by Tracy answering Liz’s landline
“I will take the top half, for that is the part with a face.” — Tracy
“I have mercury poisoning. From obsessively taking my rectal temperature.” — Jenna
“Barry Diller and I are working on a whole new approach to media, combining all the digital….gah!” — Jack, getting in a pretty good dig at former NBC head Ben Silverman
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EVERYONE was awesomely unfazed by Tracy answering Liz’s phone. I love this show.
That was brilliant.
I’ve tried to give this show a chance. It’s just not that funny!
I guess it’s true that the Emmys are irrelevant.
I could have sworn that Tracy called Liz a “Butterface” not a booger face. You know, like – “she’d be pretty, but her face”?
No, it was boogerface. “Butterface” seems a little too mature for Tracy, imo.
I heard butterface also.
I heard boogerface.
No mention of the best line – (paraphrasing) — I haven’t had this much trouble with a book since Where’s Waldo went to the barbershop pole factory” Classic!
Yes! That was by far my favorite!
I don’t know why, but I made weird howly monkey laughs over that line for like five minutes. It was sad. I love Tracy!
i thought it was Kenneth too in the video. I replayed it and now i’m sure it was him!
Brilliant episode!
Yeah it definitely was him, hilarious!
My husband thought it was Kenneth as well. Hilarious!
definately him! that cracked me up. one day we’ll find out kenneth is really 102 and that his hill people milk kept him young
“Laser Shield” may enter my day to day conversation.
LOVED that!
My favorite line was when Tracy said, “Too soon!”, after Liz’s Thriller joke.
Yes, thank you! That whole exchange was perfect.
I thought Kenneth was in the video too!
I mentioned this in another post, but I almost fell off the couch laughing at Liz’s response to the Big Brother group. “I was a Big Sister in college. That little girl taught me how to use tampons.”
I did too.
Just keeping with tradition!
My favorite was Jack wanting to take out the microwave of the new redesign of the microwave and add in an AM/FM radio. “And it’s a car. We’ve invented the Pontiac Aztek” Made me laugh for a solid minute. Also enjoyed “selling fake weed to NYU students”
whats for dinner? i want pierogies! & theres a reef shark in the garbage bag in the hallway. just put it in the tup with some salt and a reef
C’mon, EW! Can’t you just have a recap article? This show is hardly worth having a separate best lines article.
This show is severely overrated! I think someone at EW went to college with Fey and are trying to help her dismal ratings out as a favor by cramming this mediocre show down everyone’s throats!
“UGH”!
“ERRRNNHH!”
“Throw it here!”
“He’s got to be sent home!”
“The tribe has spoken…”
Then DON’T READ the “hype” you jags!!
..stay out of the forum!
You need to learn to live with criticism, @$$hole.
And you need to learn manners….I’m an a-hole because I don’t care for people to come on to a thread about a show that they DON’T LIKE and complain about how bad it is when the rest of us want to enjoy what we’re reading…..ummm ok…..I just personally don’t have the time to waste on reading articles about shows I don’t like, you apparently, do. So if I’m an a-hole for those reasons….I’m ok with that.
Your comment doesn’t make sense. Having a recap article, which is normally 3 pages long, would give 30 Rock MORE expsoure and attention on Ew.com than simply a one-page article of the best lines. Go away! Who takes the time to slam a show on an article that reviews the show’s best lines?
all great lines. the fake books by Leo Spacemen(The Cigarette Diet!!) and |Jimmy Carter(From Peanut to Prez) were great, too. I also loved Tracy’s “She won’t refill the Brita!” about Liz. killer. needs to be rewatched to get it all.
arg i forgot “lutz try to stop mouth breathing for a minute” that with hornberger pushing liz – i couldnt stop laughing.
We invented the Pontiac Aztec. Holy Crap I lol at that one those are some ugly cars.
Loved the Lutz mouth breathing line! Also Jack…”Your president, who by the way, is Kenyan and smokes cigarettes”. Devin to Jack discussing Devin becoming his boss “One word to the president and I own you, I own this office and that fancy little fellow outside”. That whole accidentally homo-erotic exchange was perfect!
Anyone else notice the references to “Touching the Void” the book/documentary about two climbers in the Peruvian Andes?
YESSSSSSSSS – was surprised that Liz didn’t point it out
It was Kenneth in the old school microwave song, he was at the end, near the front
I’ll make this company profitable so fast the only headline will be “Donaghy saves GE, comma, marries your mom.”
lol I forgot about that lol Thanks for the reminder too funny.
Anything Will Arnett says cracks me up.
I was laughing at all his lines last night. He is brillant.
I KNEW I SAW KENNETH IN THAT COMMERCIAL!! oh 60’s kenneth. just as square.
Sometimes the little things in 30 Rock are what crack me up the most. For example, in the opening scene, the very quick glance of the books next to Dealbreakers were Dr. Spaceman’s (I love Chris Parnell!) The Cigarette Diet (WTF!?! seriously the worst doctor ever!) and Jimmy Carter’s From Peanut to President. That opening scene was absolutely hysterically perfect!
Another great moment was Tracy referencing the elephant in the room to Liz, to which Liz replied “I don’t even know why you brought that thing” referring to an elephant statue, to which Tracy replied “not that elephant, the figurative one!” Loved that!
Plus, any time I get to see Will Arnett is awesome.
Agree about the Where’s Waldo line, we had to rewind after that one because we were all laughing too hard. You almost have to watch episodes twice to get all of the jokes, they happen so quickly!
Yeeeeaaah !! Kenneth TOTALLY was in the microwave video !! I re-watched it three times to be sure ! Excellent episode, as usual.
“We’re GE, dammit, and we’re going to make a giant, flimsy microwave”
Can’t believe no one mention when Pete and Liz were talking and he said something along the lines off sorry to interupt this conversation and then pushes Liz into the wall and says that his wife read the book. FUNNY!! Had the rewind it again and again. MORE PETE!!!
So we’ve gone from a full TV watch recap all the way down to just a collection of quotes?? While a slew of other shows still get full recaps? Great job, EW, I know 30 Rock doesn’t have the quality of ‘biggest loser’ or ‘the bachelor’, but come on. And again – Vampire Diaries gets a recap, but still nothing for Flash Forward??? Do I have to beg?
I cant believe nobody mention Jack’s line, “I’ll make this company profible so fast the only headlines will be, Donaghy saves GE, marries your mom!” That keep me giggling like a little girl for a solid minute.
Liz and Pete talking about giving someone cough medicine, turning up the heat and waiting until they fall asleep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cp2Z712XtY
Zzzzzzzmm…Laser shield lol