The Source Awards (30 Rock)
"The Source Awards" | |
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30 Rock episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 16 |
Directed by | Don Scardino |
Written by | Robert Carlock Daisy Gardner |
Production code | 116 |
Original air date | March 1, 2007 |
"The Source Awards" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock. It was written by Robert Carlock and Daisy Gardner, and directed by one of the season's supervising producers, Don Scardino. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 1, 2007. "The Source Awards" featured appearances by Wayne Brady, Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman, Ghostface Killah, LL Cool J, and Jason Sudeikis.
In the episode, Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) enlists a rap producer, Ridikolous, to unload his line of inferior champagne while Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) reluctantly hosts the Source Awards. At the same time, Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) tries to sever ties with a black man she dislikes without looking racist.
Plot
Liz has a date with Steven Black (Wayne Brady), Tracy's new business manager, whom she met in one of Tracy's after-parties. Many people around Liz make an issue of Steven being African American, but Liz does not care about his race. On her date with Steven, Liz is surprised to find out he is a staunch conservative, and does not have a good time. Steven believes that Liz doesn't like him because he is black, when really she does not like him as a person. She does not want to be thought of as racist, so she continues on the date. Later, Liz tries to break up with Steven and explain to him that she just does not like him as a person, not because of his race. To prove they are incompatible, she brings him as a guest to the Source Awards the following night.
Jack, meanwhile, is producing his own wine, called Donaghy Estate Sparkling Wine. He and Liz taste it, and realize that it is practically undrinkable. This leaves Jack with the problem of disposing with the wine. He decides to market it to hip-hop producer Ridikolous (
At the Source Awards, Tracy still does not want to host. Jack rhetorically asks him what Oprah would do, but Tracy misunderstands and starts acting like her. Backstage, Tracy shows Liz his gun, which she takes away from him. She fires it by accident and ends up shooting Steven in the buttocks. He thinks she shot him because he was going through her purse and calls her a racist. Following this, Ridikolous comes in and says that Jack has made a mockery of the award, adding: "Wait until I tell Tupac about this!". This leads to a short awkward moment, but Jack insists he did not hear anything.
Production
"The Source Awards" was written by executive producer Robert Carlock and Daisy Gardner, and directed by one of the season's supervising producers Don Scardino.[1] This was Carlock's third writing credit, and was Gardner's first written episode. This episode was Scardino's fourth directed episode of 30 Rock.
Rapper Ghostface Killah made his second appearance as himself on the show, having appeared in the episode "Jack-Tor", in which he and Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) perform the song "Muffin Top".[2] In one scene of "The Source Awards", Ghostface Killah is drinking Donaghy Estate Sparkling Wine as a music video is shooting, but cannot stand drinking the wine, which makes him sick.[3] Actor Jason Sudeikis had a brief appearance, in which Liz tells Jenna she ran into him, though not knowing his name yet refers to him as "Flower Guy".[3]
Reception
In its original American broadcast, "The Source Awards" was watched by 5.7 million viewers, according to the
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References
- ^ "30 Rock — The Source Awards". Yahoo! TV. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
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- ^ a b "NBC Ratings Results For The Week Of Feb. 26-March 4". The Futon Critic. 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ Kissell, Rick (2007-02-23). "Season high for 'Grey's'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
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- ^ Mitovich, Matt (2007-03-01). "March 1, 2007: "The Manatee Has Become the Mento"". TV Guide. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ Canning, Robert (2007-03-02). "30 Rock: "The Source Awards" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ Madden Toby, Mekeisha (2007-03-01). "Mekeisha's pick: '30 Rock' is uproarious". The Detroit News: 08E.
External links
- "The Source Awards" at IMDb