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"Greenzo"
30 Rock episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 5
Directed byDon Scardino
Written byJon Pollack
Cinematography byVanja Černjul
Production code205
Original air dateNovember 8, 2007 (2007-11-08)
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"Greenzo" is the fifth episode of NBC's second season of 30 Rock and twenty-sixth episode overall.[1] It was written by Jon Pollack and directed by series producer Don Scardino.[2] It aired on November 8, 2007 in the United States.[1] Guest stars in this episode include Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman, Al Gore, John Lutz, Madison McKinley Garton,[3][4] Maulik Pancholy, Paula Pell, Dion Sapp, David Schwimmer and Meredith Vieira.

The episode focuses on

Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit
) is having an affair.

Plot

The Today Show with Meredith Vieira. Eventually, he becomes more and more self-absorbed and starts insulting the TGS staff and criticizing the staff's environmentally unfriendly habits. This is until he conducts a second interview, when he begins ranting negatively about "big companies and their two-faced, fat cat executives," referring to GE and Jack. Angered, Jack fires Jared and tries tricking Al Gore
into replacing him to no avail. Also, a drunken Greenzo shows up and tries to continue only to mess things up even more. When a large globe ignites, Liz says "The Earth is ruined. We gotta get a new one."

Meanwhile, Kenneth is planning a party. Knowing this, Liz recounts past parties of Kenneth's to Tracy, telling him that she was the only other person who attended those parties. Feeling pity for Kenneth, Tracy tells the biggest gossips on TGS with Tracy Jordan, Grizz and Dot Com (Grizz Chapman and Kevin Brown), that T.I. will be attending. They persuade other people to attend by telling various other lies. The resulting party is so outrageous that Kenneth decides never to throw a party again.

When Liz finds another woman's lipstick in her apartment, she and Jenna begin to suspect that Pete, who is separated from his wife, is having an affair. Liz later discovers, much to her horror, that Pete is having an "affair" with his own wife,

Paula Hornberger
(Paula Pell), in Liz's apartment, due to Paula getting turned on by the "sneaking around". Later, Pete asks if he can still stay with Liz because for the first time, they have been able to date.

Production

"Greenzo" is the first episode of 30 Rock written by Jon Pollack. Pollack was added to the writing staff of 30 Rock at the beginning of the second season.

2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The strike began on November 5, 2007[8][9] and ended on February 12, 2008.[10] This episode was filmed on September 27[11] and September 28, 2007.[12]

Reception

David Schwimmer's performance as Jared in this episode was mostly, although not universally, praised and enjoyed by critics.

"Greenzo" brought in an average of 6.6 million viewers,[13] the highest number of viewers since the second season premiere, "SeinfeldVision".[14] The episode also achieved a 3.1/8 in the key 18- to 49-year-old demographic,[13] matching the series' highest rating in that demographic.[14] The 3.1 refers to 3.1% of all 18- to 49-year-olds in the U.S. and the 8 refers to 8% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast, in the U.S. This episode also ranked in first place in the men 18–34 demographic, against programs airing on other networks in the same timeslot.[14]

Matt Webb Mitovich of

The One with Ross's Sandwich'."[19]

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    NBC Universal Media Village. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2008-06-27. Also on Thursday, 30 Rock retained 94 percent of its Earl lead-in to match its highest 18–49 rating and deliver its biggest overall audience since its season premiere. Both 30 Rock and Earl won their tough time periods in men 18–34.
    Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET, 30 Rock (3.1/8 in 18–49, 6.6 million viewers overall) retained 94 percent of its 18–49 lead-in and ranked #1 in the time period among men 18–34. 30 Rock matched its highest 18–49 rating and attracted its biggest overall audience since its season premiere on October 4.     [dead link
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  15. ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (2007-11-08). "Episode Recap: "Greenzo"". TV Guide. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
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  19. ^ Labrecque, Jeff (2007-11-08). "30 Rock: Global Warping". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-06-26.

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