Episode Report Card Lady Lola: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Jingle Bell 30 Rock
By Lady Lola | Season 4 | Episode 8 | Aired on 12.10.2009
Just outside of Jack's office, Lemon tries to get inside information from Jonathan about what Jack might want for his Christmas present. Jonathan chastises Lemon for deeming herself good enough to be on Jack's personal gift list. He says Jack gives the best gifts of anyone ever. To wit, last year he got Jonathan's sister out of a North Korean jail (Ling zing!). Jonathan maniacally tells Lemon he is waiting for the moment she doesn't measure up and he can take her name off of Jack's personal gift list. If it takes deferring law school for a year, so be it.
Jack pops his head out and invites Lemon to come meet Nancy (Julianne Moore, squee!). Nancy comments on how little Jack has changed, then pulls out a program from Hey Beantown!, a musical they were in together in high school. Cue terrible singing in the key of Boston. Have I mentioned her Boston accent yet? Like wow. Lemon mentions she was in The Crucible at her high school. As she heads out, Jack and Nancy reminisce and flirt over their glory days.
Downstairs, Tracy finds Kenneth setting up an all-inclusive holiday table with items in the tradition of all the major religions, now with more Verdukianism! Tracy is skeptical about this Verdukianism business, so when Toofer, Frank, and Lutz approach, he challenges them to sing the famous Verdukian winter carol. They make a disaster of it, but Kenneth seems to like it. He notices that Danny has approached and asks him to sing a Christmas carol for them. Danny sings "O Holy Night" beautifully. Tracy declares, "New dude is as good at singing as Tracy Jordan is at everything!" Then Pete, who has heard Danny's dulcet tones down the hall, runs up and spitefully give him the TGS holiday solo that usually goes to Jenna. Danny balks at stealing Jenna's solo and suggests they sing a duet. Pete realizes this is even more diabolical a plan, and tells Danny with evil in his voice that Jenna will love to share the stage. Since Danny is Canadian and doesn't understand sarcasm, he doesn't realize the trap he's just walked into.
Outside, Jack and Nancy watch the skaters at the ice rink and catch up on old times. Jack whips out his long-buried Boston accent, and Nancy reveals that her Irish moron of a husband is not reliable. Jack sees an opening and offers to take Nancy and her sons out to dinner. She says the boys have anticipated going to the ESPN Zone for their Hideki Matsui Fajitas. Jack suggests she lets the boys go to the Zone, and he'll take her out. She agrees, noting it's a good thing they were never romantically involved in high school, or things would be weird.