30 Rock: Subway Hero
Summary
Jack wants to get the hero who stopped a possible subway accident booked for the show. The man eventually ends up being Dennis, Liz's ex-boyfriend who hopes to win her back. Meanwhile, Jack is coming up with blanks when evaluating a hip Republican celebrity for the weekends John McCain fund raising dinner, buying Bucky Bright, a maturing 1940's star. Not to be outdone, Jack turns to Tracey as a associated with the Republicans.
Episode Quotes
Liz Lemon: If reality TV has taught us anything, it's that you can't keep people with no shame down.
Dennis Duffy: I knew that girl was eighteen. She told me that her last boyfriend was Asian, and that crap doesn't start until college.
Jack Donaghy: [about Richard Nixon] God bless that wiretapping bastard!
Tracy Jordan: My fellow Blackmericans!
Jack: Save it Liz, I booked the 911 Bird. Winston here saved his owner by dialing 911 and yelling fire only because he didn't know the word for rape.
Michael Bloomberg: For his exceptional courage, the City of New York bestows the Bronze Medallion on Dennis Duffy.
Dennis Duffy: Thank you Mayor Bloomberger. I accept this honor on behalf of every -
[shouts]
Dennis Duffy: Stern Rules! Baba Booey!
Jack Donaghy: ...let me ask you a question, Kenneth. If Mr. Bright here told you to vote Republican, would you do it?
Kenneth Parcell: Oh, uh, no, sir. I don't vote Republican or Democrat. Choosing is a sin, so I always just write in the Lord's name!
Jack Donaghy: That's Republican. We count those.
Bucky Bright: [Kenneth leads retired 50's TV writer Bucky Bright to the writers' room] We used to call this the "Jew room".
Jack: Jonathan's going to round up all the cool Republican celebrities.
Liz Lemon: [laughs] Like who, Chuck Norris?
Jack: No, C-No and I had a falling out after I switched to another dojo.
Frank Rossitano: Wow. I never would have had the guts to do what that dude did.
Liz Lemon: You don't know that.
Frank Rossitano: I do know. I've watched seven different people die in subway stations.
Episode Trivia
How Dennis Duffy became the "Subway Hero" is based off of the actions of Wesley Autrey who saved a 19-year-old who was having a seizure in the same manner that Dennis Duffy did: throwing himself on top of the man.
How Dennis Duffy became the "Subway Hero" is based off of the actions of Wesley Autrey who saved a 19-year-old who was having a seizure in the same manner that Dennis Duffy did: throwing himself on top of the man.
