Joke Directory

Awhile back a few people came up with the idea of cataloging jokes that recur on 30 Rock.  This is sort of a directory of in jokes that are just a little more special to 30 Rock fans than the casual viewer.

It is by no means complete!  Post a comment to suggest new categories or examples of the jokes!  We need your help!  (it’s a great excuse to go back and watch old episodes!)

Right now it’s a tad unorganized but we’ll get it better organized once we’re closer to getting all the jokes.

Joke Directory:

Shut it Down:
Jack says it at the end of “Hardball.”
Jack and the Stage Manager say it at the end of “The Head and the Hair.”
Tracy says it to Toofer and Frank about his autobiography in “The Head and the Hair”
Jack and the Stage Manager say it at the end of “Fireworks”
Liz says it at the end of “Cougars.”
Devon says he’s going to shut down GE in “Do-Over”
Liz says it about the reunion of “Night Court” in “The One With the Cast of Night Court”
Stewart says it at the end of “Senor Macho Solo.”
Liz asks if she needs to Shut it Down at the end of “The Funcooker”
Liz says it while giving relationship advice in “Kidney Now!”
Tracy says it about his Liz porn venture in “Into the Crevase”
Liz says it to Frank about his Sun Tea System in “Sun Tea”
Liz says it when she doesn’t want to do her show anymore in “Dealbreakers Talk Show”

Blerg:
Liz says Blerg quite a lot in – Cleveland
Liz’s furniture is from Blerg – Seinfeld Vision
Liz says Blerg after accidentally selling NBC to the Germans – Episode 210
Jack replies “Yes, Blerg.” – Episode 210
Liz says Blerg about her relationship with Dennis – Subway Hero
“The flight to Montreal is now Blerging” – Sandwich Day.

Mind Grapes:
Jack’s speech about Jack Welch in “Tracy Does Conan”
Tracy wonders what’s on his mind grapes in “Tracy Does Conan”
Tracy says he has something on his mind grapes he wants to discuss in “Jack Gets in the Game”

Sharks:
Tracy tells Kenneth to live every week like it’s Shark Week in “Jack the Writer”
Jack says Liz has “those black shark’s eyes” in “Jack the Writer”
Liz gets “sharked” by Bianca “Black Tie”
Kenneth reflects on Tracy’s advice to live every week like it’s Shark Week in “Source Awards”
Colleen call Liz “Shark Eyes” in “Hiatus”
Jack once saved Seinfeld’s life from a Shark, though it could have been a dolphin.
Candice van der Shark plays CC in her Lifetime movie in “Somebody to Love”
Tracy Shark Attacks Jenna in “Secrets and Lies”
Jack says the kids called him “Stammer Head Shark” because of his stutter in “MILF Island
Tracy says Liz is wise “Like a genetically manipulated shark” in “The Ones”

Werewolves:
There was a French Maid Werewolf sketch that got cut in “The Head and the Hair”
Tracy has a gold record for his novelty song “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah”
Werewolf Bar Mitzvah is playing at Kenneth’s Halloween party in “Greenzo”
Jenna played the Werewolf Lawyer in “Night Court” – “The One with the Cast of Night Court”
Jenna shoots a low budget Werewolf Movie “Night Stalkers” in “Into the Crevasse”

Sheinhardt Wig Company:
Somebody to Love - “Everyone Looks good in a Sheinhardt” - Jack about CC’s wig.

Rural Juror / Urban Fervor:
The entire episode of “Rural Juror”
Colleen is reading Urban Fervor in “Christmas Special”

Tracy’s Movies:
“Black Cop, White Cop” – One does the Duty, the other gets the Booty.
“Who Dat’ Ninja”
“Honkey Grandma” – This honkey gradma be trippin!
“Fat Bitch”
“Samurai I Am Awry”
“Black Cavemen”
“President Homeboy”
“A Blaffair to Rememblack”
“Sherlock Homies”
No funding for:
Jeffersons
In the works:
“Fat Bitch 2”
An Affair to Rememblack
Mac in the Night Court Movie

What the what?!
“Somebody to Love” – Liz sees her neighbor training
“Gavin Volure” - Gavin Volure was under house arrest
“The Bubble” – About Jack’s Superman’s chest
“Cutbacks” - Liz finding out her budgets been cut
“Secret Santa” - Tracy discovering Danny can sing.

Lemon Out!
Secrets and Lies - Leaving CC and Jack in his office
Reunion - Leaving the reunion

Alternatives to Swearing
Nerds!
By the Hammer of Thor!
Myrt

“I want to go to there”
Reuion – About Steakhouse
Generallissimo – About Drew

Adding “-er” to the end of names:
Steven Spielberger
Michael Bloomberger - Dennis in Subway Hero

“I didn’t see you there”
Cooter - Jenna on Kenneth’s tape
Sandwich Day - Liz about Floyd
The Ones - Jenna

“Is that a thing?”
Cougars - Liz asking about Zac Efron
Cougars - Frank isn’t gay just gay for Jamie
The Ones - Jenna
Jack

Son of a…
Mother! - Liz in Sandwich Day
Married Couple - Kenneth

Muffin Top
Jack-tor - Original version sung by Jenna
Cougars - Playing in the gay club Frank goes to
The Fun Cooker - Muffin Top is Jenna’s ring tone
Jackie Jormp-Jomp - Slow version
Argus - Paul sings Muffing Top in Drag
Many Episodes - Instrumental theme in the background

Jenna’s career
Mousekateer
Mystic Pizza the Musical
The Rural Juror
Con Air, the Musical
Jackie Jormp-Jomp
“Hushed Rapings” Lifetime Miniseries
Werewolf Lawyer on “Night Court”
An episode of “Arliss”
Soft core “Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land”
Episode of “Gossip Girl”
Lady Rapist on “Law and Order”

Shut Up Lutz!
Sandwich Day: Frank
The Funcooker: Liz
The Funcooker: Jack

Charles What Now?
The Bubble - Tracy negotiating with Jack
The Funcooker - Liz to the judge

Actor Announcement/Emergency
Retreat to Move Forward - Jenna
The Bubble - Jenna
The Problem Solvers - Jenna

Cerie thinks Liz has Kids
“I thought you had like 3 kids…” in Jack the Writer
“She totally deserves custody of her kids” in Do-Over

Star Wars References
Pilot - I AM A JEDI!!
Jack the Writer – I always feel like I’m entering the death star…
Jack-tor – Frank’s lawyer is Lando Calrissian
Tracy Does Conan - Chewbacca, can I talk to Tracy?
The Head and the Hair - It was like the Death Star tractor beam when the Falcon…
The Source Awards – I dressed up as Princess Leia for 4 Halloweens in a row, recently
Fireworks – Thomas Jefferson “May the force be with you always”
Corporate Crush – Attack of the Clones was seriously the worst of the Star Wars films
Hiatus – I look like Admiral Ackbar
Rosemary’s Baby – Carrie Fisher
Succession – Tell it to me in Star Wars
Believe in the Stars – I wear my Princess Leia costume and they dismiss me immediately
Senor Macho Solo - it must be like working in the Galactic Senate in Star Wars
Generalissimo – I translated it and took out all the Star Wars references
Apollo, Apollo - when I was a kid growing up in the projects, I would look up at the stars and dream of going up into space, of escaping the slums, of killing an ewok!
Into the Crevasse – Jedi mind tricks
Black Light Attack - For four years I’ve had to make do with what passes for men in this place, with their untucked shirts, boneless faces, their Stars, both Wars and Trek

34 Responses to “Joke Directory”

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  1. 34
    Matt Says:

    Thank you by the hammer of thor! You’re the best. I saw the Star Wars reference suggestion and wished I had the time. This is awesome.

    BTWs I feel like I’m missing a Cerie thinking Liz has kids reference…

  2. 33
    by the hammer of thor Says:

    oh and how could i forgot
    Pilot - I AM A JEDI!

  3. 32
    by the hammer of thor Says:

    instead of studying for exams i wrote out his for you, it was a lot more exciting. thank you for your inter-web site

    Jack the Writer – I always feel like I’m entering the death star…
    Jack-tor – Frank’s lawyer is Lando Calrissian
    Tracy Does Conan - Chewbacca, can I talk to Tracy?
    The Head and the Hair - It was like the Death Star tractor beam when the Falcon…
    The Source Awards – I dressed up as Princess Leia for 4 Halloweens in a row, recently
    Fireworks – Thomas Jefferson “May the force be with you always”
    Corporate Crush – Attack of the Clones was seriously the worst of the Star Wars films
    Hiatus – I look like Admiral Ackbar
    Rosemary’s Baby – Carrie Fisher
    Succession – Tell it to me in Star Wars
    Believe in the Stars – I wear my Princess Leia costume and they dismiss me immediately
    Senor Macho Solo - it must be like working in the Galactic Senate in Star Wars
    Generalissimo – I translated it and took out all the Star Wars references
    Apollo, Apollo - when I was a kid growing up in the projects, I would look up at the stars and dream of going up into space, of escaping the slums, of killing an ewok!
    Into the Crevasse – Jedi mind tricks
    Black Light Attack - For four years I’ve had to make do with what passes for men in this place, with their untucked shirts, boneless faces, their Stars, both Wars and Trek

  4. 31
    by the hammer of thor Says:

    tracy says in “the one with the cast of night court” that he is playing mac in an upcoming movie version of night court

  5. 30
    by the hammer of thor Says:

    and the star wars references!!

  6. 29
    by the hammer of thor Says:

    and also a running joke is cerie always mistaking that liz has been married and has kids

  7. 28
    by the hammer of thor Says:

    Jenna mentions in the first episode of the first season that she played a lady rapist
    on law and order

  8. 27
    Lauren Says:

    I think that we need to add “Sherlock Homie” to Tracy’s filmography.

  9. 26
    horn5guy Says:

    Tracy says “actor announcement” at least a couple of times.

  10. 25
    Maria Hartman Says:

    you forgot all the Tootsie references!

  11. 24
    CaItLyN Says:

    in 5.05 Jenna says she’s in Trivial Pursuit the Movie

  12. 23
    pythiaprophet Says:

    Jenna just said “Actor’s announcement” on The Bubble.

  13. 22
    BEn Says:

    Also Jenna released the song Muffin top in Europe, where it reached top position in the Israel charts, and No4 in Belgium!!!
    How could you forget????
    hihihihihihi

  14. 21
    BEn Says:

    Jenna was a mouseketeer too, don’t forget!

  15. 20
    Jenn Says:

    Didn’t Liz say “is that a thing?” in response to Tracy saying he was on his grind in season 1? Not sure if she used those words verbatim or something similar

  16. 19
    Crazy Bra Lady Says:

    Tracy is starring as.. can’t remember his name, but one of the guys in the film adaptation of ‘Night Court’.

  17. 18
    Crazy Bra Lady Says:

    Oh, Jenna was in that episode of ‘Arliss’, too.

  18. 17
    alice Says:

    Abit late to the party here!

    But just rewatched episode 2.15 and noticed Liz called Dennis Duffy a “Class-A Moron” like what she called Jack in episode 2.11 .

    Also back door bragging shows up a few times in 2.15 Re:Jenna.

  19. 16
    Jessica Says:

    the “a thing” bit shows up again at the end of 2.07 cougars. at the end when frank is like, “i’m not gay gay… just gay for jamie,” the guy dressed like a cop says, “i don’t think that’s a thing.”

  20. 15
    Jessica Says:

    you need to add my favorite, “charles what now?”

    liz says it in 3.14 the funcooker, but tracy said it in an earlier season, too. i’m re-watching now, so i will update when i come across it.

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