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"Subway Hero"
30 Rock episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 12
Directed byDon Scardino
Written byJack Burditt
Robert Carlock
Production code211[1]
Original air dateApril 17, 2008 (2008-04-17)
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"Subway Hero" is the 12th episode of the second season of 30 Rock and 33rd episode of the series. It was written by Jack Burditt, one of the series' co-executive producers, and executive producer Robert Carlock.[3] It was directed by Don Scardino.[3] It aired on April 17, 2008 on the NBC network in the United States.[4] Its guest stars include Michael Bloomberg, Tim Conway and Dean Winters. The Lord Stanley Cup is also jokingly listed as a guest star.[3] Dennis Duffy's actions in the episode were modeled after real New York City Subway hero Wesley Autrey.

The episode revolves around Liz's former boyfriend,

subway station. Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) is looking for a celebrity to be the face of the Republican Party and Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer) meets one of his idols, Bucky Bright (Tim Conway).[3]

Plot

When invited to Jack's office,

47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center
subway station, where he tries to regain his subway hero title by throwing her onto the tracks of an oncoming train.

Jack is looking for a famous face to represent the Republican political party. After struggling to find somebody, he selects

30 Rockefeller Plaza
; Bucky shares a number of horrifying backstage stories about the early days of television that wind up traumatizing Kenneth.

Production

Some scenes of "Subway Hero" were filmed on March 10, 2008.[5] This episode was originally expected to air on April 10, 2008[6] but was rescheduled to air on April 17.[4] The episode "MILF Island" aired on April 10 instead.[7] On the newspaper shown to Liz by Jenna, the front-page article states that Kay Cannon wrote the article. Cannon was a writer for various episodes of 30 Rock. Upon working with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Dean Winters described Bloomberg as "fun" and that "he was cool. And he's a natural."[6] Given that Dennis was established as a New York Islanders fan in previous episodes, the writers decided to have him spend a day with the Stanley Cup, including a joke where he forgets it in a taxi.[8] The scene that takes place at the

Grand Central Subway Station, with prop signs reading "47–50 Sts – Rockefeller Center" placed over the original signage, and a shuttle train relabelled as a D
train.

Reception

Tim Conway guest starred in this episode as a long forgotten television star named Bucky Bright.

"Subway Hero" brought in an average of 6.4 million viewers.[9] This was the highest-rated episode since the episode "Somebody To Love" which aired on November 15, 2007.[10] The episode also achieved a 2.8/8 in the key 18- to 49-year-old demographic.[9] The 2.8 refers to 2.8% 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 built by 0.2 points, in the 18–49 demographic, from the episode of My Name Is Earl, named "No Heads And A Duffel Bag," which aired prior to it.[9]

TV Squad said that "[This] episode of 30 Rock had more jokes and one-liners - the kind where you actually smile and laugh out loud" and that "There's no other comedy that's running on all cylinders like 30 Rock is right now."[14] Matt Webb Mitovich of TV Guide said that "[the episode] was filled not with just great laughs, but also some heart. Damn the roller coaster that is the crazy Dennis-and-Liz on-again/off-again thing!"[15]

Robert Canning of

The New York Daily News said that there were "a lot of former-boyfriend gags that are, once again, well-formulated" in this episode and that "They work." Hinckley also wrote that "the real reason ["Subway Hero"] is must-see TV is a guest spot by Tim Conway as an old-time television star whose deadpan recollections of the "good old days" keep getting weirder and funnier. He darn near steals the show."[19]

Conway won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for this episode.[20]

References

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  2. ^ "30 Rock: "Subway Hero"". 18 April 2008.
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    NBC Universal Media Village. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-04-13.[permanent dead link
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    The Huffington Post
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  8. ^ Wyshynski, Greg (January 31, 2013). "Hockey and '30 Rock': Inside plentiful puck references as Tina Fey's sitcom reaches finale". Yahoo! Sports.
  9. ^ a b c Kissell, Rick (2008-04-18). "NBC's Office tops quiet Thursday". Variety. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  10. ^ "I. T. R. S. Ranking Report 01 thru 101 (out of 101 programs) Daypart: Primetime Mon-Sun From 12-11-07 through 18-11-07" (Press release). ABC Medianet. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  11. The Los Angeles Times
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  12. ^ Oldenburg, Ann (2008-04-18). "Watercooler talk". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  13. ^ Labrecque, Jeff (2008-04-17). "'30 Rock' Recap: Liz's Lovable Loser (Page 2)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  14. TV Squad
    . Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  15. ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (2008-04-18). "Episode Recap: "Subway Hero"". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  16. ^ Canning, Robert (2008-04-18). "30 Rock: "Subway Hero" Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  17. Daily Herald
    . Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  18. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (2008-04-17). "30 Rock, "Subway Hero": Baba-booey!". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  19. The New York Daily News
    . Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  20. ^ "Emmys: The 2008 Winners". Entertainment Weekly. 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2009-11-09.

External links

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