30 Rock: Black Tie
Summary
Liz contemplates whether or not she's on a date when she accompanies Jack to a birthday party for a foreign prince. There, Liz sees another side of Jack when he runs into his ex-wife. Back at the office, Tracy tempts Pete with a booze and babe party and Kenneth attempts to keep Pete on the straight and narrow.
Episode Quotes
Pete Hornberger: [in a high-pitched voice to his kid over the phone] Elmo wants you to aim your pee-pee at the potty! No, not at Mommy, at the potty! How is that Elmo's fault? Did Mommy have some wine before she called Elmo?
Jenna Maroney: We gotta boogie, gang!
Jack Donaghy: [regarding the physical deformities of Prince Gerhardt] Most people in his situation would be angry with his family for the centuries of inbreeding, but not Gerhardt. He's too busy trying to stave off infection.
Kenneth Parcell: [Kenneth finds Pete dancing with a very attractive woman at an impromptu party Tracy has thrown in the office] What are you doing? You are a married man!
Pete Hornberger: Hey, I'm not doing anything wrong. Just... I'm just dancing, Kenneth.
Kenneth Parcell: Do you remember the movie "Footloose," where those evil kids won in the end? You're going to make a mistake tonight.
Tracy Jordan: [sleazy] You're going to make a mistake tonight!
Kenneth Parcell: Remember the vows you and your wife took in that church.
Pete Hornberger: Botanical garden.
Kenneth Parcell: Botanical garden. You promised fidelity -
Tracy Jordan: Lick her face!
Kenneth Parcell: Think of God!
Pete Hornberger: Look, both of you calm down. I'm just trying to have some fun for the first time in, like, ten years.
Bianca Donaghy: [Jack is passing Liz off has his girlfriend to his ex-wife] She's much sharper than the last girl you had. What was her name?
Jack Donaghy: Beyonce.
Josh Girard: The crew is playing a game of 'The Dozens' Your momma is so stupid she thought an iMac was a new hamburger at McDonald's.
Liz Lemon: What's the difference between your momma and a washing machine? When I drop a load in the washing machine it doesn't follow me around for a week.
Episode Trivia
Frank's trucker hat reads "High Score."
Goof (errors in geography): Even though the birthday party is stated taking place at the Pierre Hotel, the exteriors are all of the St. Regis Hotel.
The production crew called the episode "Goodbye America," as they feared cancellation of the show while filming it.
