I would give my left nut to spend 5 minutes yelling smack at the moon with Buzz Aldrin.
I agree completely.
I can’t believe they actually got Buzz.
I can’t believe he got such an obvious facelift.
“Feel the difference?”
“Oh yes… canteloupe… ziploc bag filled with… mushroom… soup.”
Well, he did just do Dancing with the Stars. Seems like maybe he has a new publicist.
So are the producers setting up Liz to find someone nice, normal, and stable? He could then deal with her crazy.
I think she’s going to almost marry that guy, Wesley Snipes, who played Tony Blair in “The Queen”. They set it up in the last episode in which he appeared.
Best line of the night.
Having Buzz on and talking smack to the moon was very funny, I kind of wish he was a better actor though. The scene seemed to lurch.
Should I know who all the mothers are? I know Jenna’s mom is Jan Hooks. God I hope that’s just makeup.
The dude walked on the moon. I’m willing to give him a pass.
ETA: Elaine Stritch as Jack’s mom is comedy gold. She has perfect timing.
I want some Pajameralls.
If Baldwin stays with the show, and he should, he is brilliant as Lou Grant (I mean Jack Donneghy) he and Lemon should at least kiss once like Lou and Mary did.
I recognized Patti LuPone and Anita Gillette. Who played Tracey’s “mother”?
Novella Nelsonplayed herself. I hadn’t heard of her before 30 Rock though.
Mrs. Lemon: I was 26 and had just graduated secretary school and got a job at Sterling-Cooper.
Jack’s mom’s church: Our Lady of Reluctant Integration.
Mrs Lemon: I was 26, an old maid…
Liz: (cut’s her off) It’s a different time now Mom.
or
Mrs Lemon: I’d just lost my virginity to Ed several times while (town pervert) was watching in the bushes.
Miss Freemen/Liz: What?
Mrs Lemon: Never you mind past-me.
My favorite:
Mrs. Lemon: Please find somebody and settle down before my hereditary dementia kicks in.
Liz: Wait, what?
I think reading this thread without having seen the show is even more fun than watching it.
Totally agree - just coming up with the whole link from Liz’s fantasy-man, Astronaut Mike Dexter, to getting Buzz to yell “I walked on your face!” at the moon is wonderfully loopy.
Remember when folks thought 30 Rock was the ugly stepchild to Aaron Sorkin’s West Wing follow-up, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip? At this point, I would say 30 Rock has displayed the Funny and the Funnycraft™ that is closer to the quality of The Simpsons over the years…
I believe it was, “It’s a different time now . . . [invoking gesture] Octomom.”
By the way, Pajamaralls are likely based on a real product:Pajama Jeans.
I can’t decide if that, or the body pillow girlfriend, is the more shocking “it’s real” joke from this show.
I looked it up just out of curiosity: Aldrin really has had problems with depression, alcoholism and infidelity. It’s good that he’s licked his demons enough he can now joke about them. (I thought when she mentioned Mike Dexter to him though he was going to say “Oh I know Mike…” and she’d find out dream lover was real.)