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"Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land"
30 Rock episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 21
Directed byBeth McCarthy-Miller
Written byMatt Hubbard
Production code421
Original air dateMay 13, 2010 (2010-05-13)
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"Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" is the twenty-first episode of the fourth season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 79th overall episode of the series. It was written by supervising producer Matt Hubbard and directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 13, 2010. Guest stars in this episode include John Anderson, Elizabeth Banks, Jon Hamm, Kristin McGee, Julianne Moore, Michael Sheen, Jason Sudeikis, and Dean Winters.

In the episode,

EGOT
.

"Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" received generally positive reviews from television critics. According to the

Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the category for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
.

Plot

Cerie Xerox (Katrina Bowden), her office assistant, that she will be seated next to Wesley Snipes (Michael Sheen
)—a man whom Liz despises—at Cerie's wedding. As a result of this, Liz invites Wesley as her date to Floyd's wedding. At the wedding, Wesley reveals that he has lost his job, and needs Liz to get him U.S. residency, and proposes marriage to her. After an unsuccessful conversation with Mike (John Anderson), a friend of Floyd's, Liz agrees to marry Wesley.

Meanwhile, Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) is still in a dilemma in whom to choose from between CNBC host Avery Jessup (Elizabeth Banks) and his high school sweetheart Nancy Donovan (Julianne Moore). Avery decides not to be Jack's date to Cerie's wedding, and that while she is gone, Jack should think about whether or not he wants to be with her. As soon as Avery leaves, Nancy shows up at the 30 Rock building unannounced, and decides to spend the weekend with Jack. Liz tries to talk him out of going on a date with Nancy after he asked her for advice. He decides to keep things platonic with Nancy, so that no problem ensues in his decision to choose between them, but Jack ends up sleeping with Nancy. The next morning, Nancy admits that the two spending the night together was a big deal, as Jack was the first man she slept with after her divorce. At Floyd's wedding, Jack tells Nancy about Avery, and as a result, Nancy threatens to leave him forever once the ceremony is over. While Liz gives a reading, Jack texts her to stall, resulting in Liz reading inappropriate scripture recitations at the wedding.

Finally,

EGOT
quest. The two encourage him to audition for Hard To Watch, a story of an inner-city boy living in the ghetto, something that Tracy can directly relate to. Tracy decides to audition for Hard To Watch, but realizes that playing the role may bring up too many repressed memories. Dot Com and Kenneth, along with Tracy, visit all the places from Tracy's childhood in order to prepare him for the role, but this backfires when Tracy is brought to tears because of his past.

Production

Elizabeth Banks made her sixth guest spot as Avery Jessup
Julianne Moore made her fourth appearance with this episode as Nancy Donovan
Michael Sheen reprised his role as Wesley Snipes

"Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" was written by series supervising producer

Hard Ball", "The Collection", "MILF Island", "Reunion", "Larry King", "Cutbacks", "Audition Day", and "Anna Howard Shaw Day".[1] The episode was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller, making it her twelfth for the series.[2] "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" originally aired in the United States on May 13, 2010, on NBC as the twenty-first episode of the show's fourth season and the 79th overall episode of the series.[3]

This episode was filmed on March 10, 2010.

Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn served as the church for Floyd and Kaitlin's (Kristin McGee) wedding.[6][7] This episode of 30 Rock was actress Julianne Moore's fourth appearance as Nancy Donovan on the show,[8] and was actress Elizabeth Banks' sixth guest spot.[9] Comedian actor Jason Sudeikis, who played Floyd DeBarber in this episode, has appeared in the main cast of Saturday Night Live (SNL),[10] a weekly sketch comedy series which airs on NBC in the United States. Tina Fey, the series creator of 30 Rock, was the head writer on SNL from 1999 until 2006.[11] This was Sudeikis's eleventh appearance on the show.[12] Actor Michael Sheen made his third appearance as Wesley Snipes.[13] In addition, actors Jon Hamm and Dean Winters reprised their roles as Drew Baird and Dennis Duffy, respectively, as former boyfriends of Liz Lemon.[14]

This was the third time the show referenced Tracy Jordan trying to get his EGOT. This plot first began in the December 3, 2009, episode "

Tony.[15] In "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land", Tracy decides to do the movie Hard To Watch, in hopes that he can get an Oscar for his performance.[16]

Cultural references

Tracy decides to play the

helium balloon that had floated away, but later turned out to be a publicity stunt.[18][19] At Floyd's wedding, Wesley, who is English, tells Liz that he does not want to go back to England, as he does not want to witness the 2012 Summer Olympics, which is scheduled to take place in London, explaining "Did you see the Beijing opening ceremonies? We don't have control over our people like that."[20] The episode's title is a reference to the Emmanuelle
series of erotic films.

Reception

Jon Hamm received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance in this episode.

According to the

Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards for his work in this episode,[23] but lost it to actor Neil Patrick Harris for his guest appearance on Glee.[24]
"Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" received generally positive reviews from television critics.

National Public Radio said that "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" was "very funny", and commented that her favorite scene was when Liz visited Drew in hopes that the two can get back together.[25]

The A.V. Club's Nathan Rabin commented that this episode might have been the "best Tracy [Jordan] episode of the season" explaining that Tracy Morgan "delivered one genius non sequitur after another describing the comically over-the-top horrors of his childhood. [...] The insane, eminently quotable one-liners were flying so fast and so furious that I could barely keep up with them." In regards to Jack's love triangle, Rabin opined that this arc "could easily have worn out its welcome long ago" but that Alec Baldwin, Julianne Moore, and Elizabeth Banks "have kept lively and vibrant." In conclusion, he gave it an A− grade rating.[16] Meredith Blake, writing for the Los Angeles Times, was positive about Liz getting engaged, noting that she has become a woman, and concluded that "it will no doubt be one of television's most memorable weddings" if Liz and Wesley get married.[26] Nick Catucci of New York magazine said that "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" was good, "[m]aybe the best episode ever."[27] TV Guide's Adam Mersel said that Banks played her role "perfectly", but that he was still not convinced that Sheen's Wesley is the right man for Liz.[18]

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