Cleveland (30 Rock)

Cleveland (30 Rock)
"Cleveland"
30 Rock episode
Phoebe (Cleveland).png
Phoebe at a restaurant cheating on Jack
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 20
Directed by Paul Feig
Written by Jack Burditt
Robert Carlock
Featured music "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner, is Liz's ringtone.
Cinematography by Vanja Černjul
Production code 120
Original air date April 19, 2007 (2007-04-19)
Guest stars

Jennifer Bassey
Kevin Brown
Grizz Chapman
Eric Dysart
Ramsey Faragallah
Lori Hammel
Lester Holt
Traci Hovel
Gregory Korostishevsky
Jenelle Marlbrough
Anthony Mazza
Raymond McAnally
Jack Moran
Emily Mortimer
Maulik Pancholy
Brian Patrick Russell
Mitch Poulos
Justin Smith
Jason Sudeikis
Gary Tacon
Mira Tzur
Julian Walker

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"Cleveland" is the twentieth episode of the first season of 30 Rock. It was written by one of the season's co-executive producers, Jack Burditt, and one of the season's executive producers, Robert Carlock. It was directed by Paul Feig. It first aired on April 19, 2007 on the NBC network in the United States. Guest stars in this episode included Jennifer Bassey, Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman, Eric Dysart, Ramsey Faragallah, Lori Hammel, Lester Holt, Traci Hovel, Gregory Korostishevsky, Jenelle Marlbrough, Anthony Mazza, Raymond McAnally, Jack Moran, Emily Mortimer, Maulik Pancholy, Brian Patrick Russell, Mitch Poulos, Justin Smith, Jason Sudeikis, Gary Tacon, Mira Tzur and Julian Walker.

In this episode, Liz Lemon (played by Tina Fey) and Floyd (Jason Sudeikis) visit Cleveland, Ohio when Floyd says he wishes that he could live there. Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) goes on the run from The Black Crusaders. Liz discovers that Jack Donaghy's (Alec Baldwin) fiancée, Phoebe (Emily Mortimer), is keeping some deceiving secrets.

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Plot

When Floyd (Jason Sudeikis) loses out on a possible job promotion to Alan Garkle (Eric Dysart)—an African American, wheelchair-using, affirmative-action hire—he informs Liz Lemon of his aspirations to move back home to Cleveland. After Floyd asks Liz about her own future in New York, she begins to notice all the problems she has with the city and so they plan a visit to Floyd's hometown.

Meanwhile, Jack returns from a weekend in Paris with Phoebe, his new fiancée, and insists that Liz should get to know Phoebe better. He tells her to take Phoebe and Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) on a girls' day out. As their day progresses Liz senses Phoebe is not who she claims to be. Liz's suspicions are confirmed when she covertly follows Phoebe to a restaurant and spies her holding hands with an older gentleman. This is alarming for two reasons: first, Phoebe is already engaged to Jack, and secondly, she has previously claimed to be afflicted by "Avian Bone Syndrome," a result of which is that her purportedly brittle bones would not be able to stand such intense physical contact. Even though Liz tries to remain inconspicuous at the restaurant, Phoebe notices her. Knowing that Liz is onto her deceptions, Phoebe confronts Liz. Liz is not interested in Phoebe's excuses and tells her that she has a choice: tell Jack about her cheating or Liz will do so herself. Phoebe gets angry and then shocks Liz when she drops her British accent. Liz tries to tell Jack about her suspicions, but he is quickly offended by her seemingly unfounded and slanderous comments about his fiancée, which puts a heavy strain on their working relationship.

Finally, Tracy has somehow become entangled in a character assassination plot. When Frank Rossitano (Judah Friedlander) tells Tracy that he read in a magazine that Bill Cosby hates him, Tracy realizes that The Black Crusaders, a cabal of powerful black Americans (a reference to the 2006 conspiracy theory hoax regarding a similar group called the Dark Crusaders driving Dave Chappelle off of his Comedy Central show)[1], are out to destroy his career. The Black Crusaders have managed to put a stop to all productions featuring Tracy. Fearing for his life, Tracy goes on the run to Cleveland and, from there, into Needmore, Pennsylvania.

Production

This episode was the fourth episode written by Jack Burditt and also the fourth episode written by Robert Carlock. It was the first episode directed by Paul Feig. The scenes set in Cleveland, Ohio were actually filmed in Battery Park City, Manhattan.[2] Similarly, the scenes in the town of Needmore, Pennsylvania in the following episode, "Hiatus", were filmed in Douglaston, Queens.[2]

Jason Sudeikis, who played Floyd in this episode, has appeared in the main cast of Saturday Night Live,[3] a weekly sketch comedy series which airs on NBC in the United States. Tina Fey was the head writer on Saturday Night Live from 1999 until 2006.[4] Various other cast members of Saturday Night Live have appeared on 30 Rock. These cast members include: Rachel Dratch,[5] Fred Armisen,[6] Kristen Wiig,[6] Will Forte,[7] Chris Parnell[8] and Molly Shannon. Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan have both been part of the main cast of Saturday Night Live.[4][9] Alec Baldwin has also hosted Saturday Night Live thirteen times, the second highest number of episodes of any host of the series.[10]

Reception

"Cleveland" brought in an average of 5.2 million viewers upon its original broadcast in the United States. It also achieved a 2.5/7 in the key 18–49 year old demographic.[11] The 2.5 refers to 2.5% of all people of ages 18–49 years old in the U.S., and the 7 refers to 7% of all people of ages 18–49 years old watching television at the time of the broadcast in the U.S..

Robert Canning of IGN thought that this episode "was by far the funniest, laugh-out-loud, near genius episode of 30 Rock this season." He wrote that "there wasn't a moment wasted in the entire half hour, which not only gave us plenty of laughs, but it continued the ongoing storylines with fantastic pacing and ease." Canning stated that "the best part of this episode by far was Tracy's paranoia over The Black Crusaders" and he rated the episode 9.7 out of 10.[12] Matt Webb Mitovich of TV Guide wrote regarding Emily Mortimer's guest appearance that "she's not the first thought for most sitcoms looking to fill a vacancy. But here, she's obviously relishing (as Isabella Rossellini did) the chance to go a bit bonkers. When she lapsed out of the accent, what fun."[13] Anna Johns of AOL's TV Squad wrote that she "didn't find 'Cleveland' nearly as funny as the super-sized 'Fireworks' episode two weeks ago, but it was still pretty good. The best sources of humor in this show are Kenneth the Page and Tracy Jordan, neither of which had a very prominent role this week."[14]

References

  1. ^ http://www.hongpong.com/archives/2005/12/19/dave_chappelle_conspiracy_theory_oprah_threats_farrakhan_thugs
  2. ^ a b Webb Mitovich, Matt (2007-06-12). "Funny Business: Tina Fey Previews 30 Rock's Future". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/news/funny-business-tina-38033.aspx. Retrieved 2007-10-14. 
  3. ^ Matheson, Whitney (2007-04-19). "A chat with ... 30 Rock and SNL star Jason Sudeikis". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2007/04/33090112/1. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
  4. ^ a b "Tina Fey Biography". Yahoo!. http://tv.yahoo.com/tina-fey/contributor/37979/bio;_ylt=Ah959xCzyoM_PeagipGdFJlaz9EF. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
  5. ^ Schneider, Michael (2006-08-14). "Inside Move: Dratch latched to multiple Rock roles". Variety. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story&articleID=VR1117948462&cs=1. Retrieved 2008-03-02. 
  6. ^ a b Canning, Robert (2007-11-16). "30 Rock: "Somebody to Love" Review". IGN. http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/835/835821p1.html. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
  7. ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (2007-02-02). "February 1, 2007: "It Feels Good to Laugh"". TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 10, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070910021216/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TV-Show-Blog/30-Rock/February-1-2007/700017220. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
  8. ^ Barrett, Annie (2006-12-07). "What SNL alums besides Chris Parnell should guest on 30 Rock?". Entertainment Weekly. http://popwatch.ew.com/2006/12/07/what_snl_alums_/. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
  9. ^ Fickett, Travis (2006-10-17). "IGN Interview: 30 Rock's Tracy Morgan". IGN. http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/736/736916p1.html. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
  10. ^ "Alec Baldwin/Christina Aguilera". Saturday Night Live. NBC Universal. NBC. 2006-11-11. No. 5, season 32.
  11. ^ "NBC Ratings Results for the Week of April 16-22". The Futon Critic. 2007-04-24. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2007/04/24/nbc-ratings-results-for-the-week-of-april-16-22-24258/20070424nbc02/. Retrieved 2010-10-27. 
  12. ^ Canning, Robert (2007-04-20). "30 Rock: "Cleveland" Review". IGN. http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/782/782310p1.html. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 
  13. ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (2007-04-19). "April 19, 2007: "By the Hammer of Thor!"". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/30-rock/episode-20-season-1/281135. Retrieved 2008-08-13. [dead link]
  14. ^ Johns, Anna (2007-04-20). "30 Rock: "Cleveland"". AOL's TV Squad. http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/04/20/30-rock-cleveland/. Retrieved 2008-08-13. 

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