Cougars (30 Rock)
"Cougars" | |
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30 Rock episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 7 |
Directed by | Michael Engler |
Written by | John Riggi |
Cinematography by | Vanja Černjul |
Production code | 206 |
Original air date | November 29, 2007 |
Guest appearances | |
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"Cougars" is the seventh episode of the second season of 30 Rock, and the twenty-eighth episode overall.[1] It was written by co-executive producer John Riggi and directed by Michael Engler. Guest stars in this episode include Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman, Val Emmich, John Lutz, Maulik Pancholy, and Greg Scarnici.[2]
In this episode,
Plot
Liz develops a crush on Jamie, the new twenty-year-old coffee delivery man, and after some initial hesitation, she agrees to go on a date with him. Before the date, Liz gets cold feet, but she is encouraged to attend by Jenna, who declares Liz a cougar, a term describing "hot older ladies pouncing on their young prey". Liz agrees and goes on a successful date with Jamie; the pair agree to go on a second date. Prior to this second date, Liz goes to Jamie's apartment only to discover that Jamie still lives with his mother, who looks exactly like Liz.
Frank begins to question his sexuality when he realizes that he has a crush on Jamie. He even tries to, unsuccessfully, rival Liz to go on a date with Jamie. Later, Frank realizes that the only man he is attracted to is Jamie and decides that he is in fact not gay.
In order to become a cougar herself, Jenna starts to date Aidan, a teenage freshmen at
Tracy is ordered to do community service in the form of coaching the Knuckle Beach Little League Baseball Team. Knuckle Beach happens to be "the worst neighborhood in New York". Hoping to inspire the team, Jack agrees to help Tracy and he donates uniforms to the team on behalf of the Sheinhardt Wig Company which is NBC's fictitious parent company. Jack replaces Tracy with Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer) because he realizes that even with the newfound inspiration from both Jack and Tracy, the team is still failing. The team begins to revolt when they find out that Tracy has been fired. To counter this, Jack forms a coalition with Tracy and they replace members of the team with Grizz and Dot Com (Grizz Chapman and Kevin Brown).
Production
Scenes for this episodes were primarily filmed on October 5, 2007
The title of this episode, "Cougars", refers to a phrase from pop culture. The word cougar means an "older women who dates younger men."[10] In the episode, Jenna calls both herself and Liz "cougars" due to them both dating younger men. While speaking about his appearance on 30 Rock, Val Emmich, who played Jamie in this episode, said that he was initially "intimidated by [Tina Fey] more than anyone else [he'd] acted alongside." When asked if acting with Fey on 30 Rock taught him anything, he replied that he learnt "that normal people can be in this business." He described Fey as "witty, smart [and] sexy".[11]
Reception
"Cougars" was watched by 5.8 million viewers and it received a 2.5 rating and a 6 share in the 18–49 demographic. The 2.5 refers to 2.5% of all 18- to 49-year-olds in the U.S., and the 6 refers to 6% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television in the U.S. at the time of the broadcast. The episode ranked in first place, among men aged between 18–34, against all television being broadcast in the same timeslot.
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External links
- "Cougars" at IMDb