30 Rock: Cutbacks

Despite the 50th episode of TGS airing, everyone is preoccupied with news of budget cuts. Jack has to dole out cubacks while Kenneth has to take on extra duties. Meanwhile, Liz tries to save her staff and crew and Jenna and Tracy try to uncover Kenneth's secret.

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Episode Info

Episode number: 3x17
Production Number: 317
Airdate: Thursday April 09th, 2009

Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Matt Hubbard

Guest Stars

Todd Buonopane As Jeffrey Recurring	Alan E. Muraoka As Paul
Don Pardo As Sid	Lucio Fernandez As Telemundo Announcer
Peggy Scott As Cheryl	Roger Bart As Brad Hollster
Todd Davis (2) As Matthew

Main Cast

Tina Fey As Liz Lemon	Tracy Morgan As Tracy Jordan
Jane Krakowski As Jenna Maroney	Jack McBrayer As Kenneth Parcell
Scott Adsit As Pete Hornberger	Judah Friedlander As Frank Rossitano
Alec Baldwin As Jack Donaghy	Katie Bowden As Cerie
Keith Powell As James "Toofer" Spurlock	Lonny Ross As Josh Girard
Maulik Pancholy As Jonathan	Grizz Chapman As Grizz
Kevin Brown (2) As Dotcom

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Episode Notes

Guest star Don Pardo (Sid, the announcer) is a legendary radio and television announcer for NBC.

Episode Quotes

Liz: I want to keep making prank phone calls to people like Seattle's Richard Sackmuncher.

Jack: Your writer's room is now the headquarters for Telemundo's coverage of World Cup soccer qualifying.

Jenna: (to Kenneth) You know how you told Tracy not to go into your bedroom? Well, naturally, we assumed you were a serial killer. And as you can imagine, your bird is dead.

Jack: The days of your wild coke parties are over.
Liz: Well, if by coke you mean soda.
Jack: I do.

Jack: (to Liz) Top front? Good lord, Lemon, that's your worst quadrant.

HR Guy: (to Liz) He alleges you tried to barter sex for professional consideration. In the HR world we refer to that as being a filthy prostitute.

Pete: It's a massacre! I can't go back to teaching high school math. Those girls pretend they're not women, but they are.

Jack: This is a very difficult time, Kenneth. I'm gonna be counting on you. You'll do fine so long as you follow my three Ds: Discretion, Docility, and Don't use my bathroom.

Kenneth: Mr. Donaghy, I know you said only interrupt you if was very important, but Tishonda from Time Warner Cable is on the phone, and she's offering three free months of Showtime, but we have to act now!

Cultural References

Liz's budget cut production is a reference to presentations given by Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

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