It's time for Kenneth's annual house party, but he may be the only one excited about it. The soiree has only been attended by Liz in the past, so in order to get a better turnout Tracy spreads rumors that ultimately get out of hand. Meanwhile, Jack deals with NBC's new environmentally-friendly mascot, whose new-found stardom goes to his head.
Environmental satire escalates brilliantly—65 jokes in 22 minutes sustains absurdist pace throughout.
Directed by Don Scardino · Written by Jon Pollack
WAR
80.9
Wins Above Replacement
“Greenzo” ranks #22 of 138 30 Rock episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 89.6 — Elite. The episode packs 65 scored jokes at 3.3 per minute, averaging 7.3 on craft and 7.2 on impact, with Liz landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
Get weekly comedy rankings
Join comedy fans getting new analyses, score drops, and the funniest moments each week. Free, no spam.
Top Jokes
Jack · Jonathan: Bob Logan from Texas Instruments is gonna be there? Logan must be in contention for the CEO spot as well.
Jared/Greenzo: Hey, kids, can you hold your breath? Good. Now do it forever. 'Cause the air is gonna be poisoned unless we switch to green technology. Sold by our company.
Jack: Colored people, broads, fairies, commies. Gosh, we gotta update these forms.
Jack Dark/Subversive Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Kenneth: Hope you're ready to party like it's 1999. Which, according to my Bible, will be in seven years.
Kenneth Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Jack · Liz: To save the earth? So we can drain the remainder of its resources.
Jack Liz Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 65 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Unknown female character: This is sunset blush. I wear tiger orgasm.
Liz · Unknown: Pete's having an affair... The sexy justin timberlake hat.
Liz: The only reason men start taking care of themselves is if they're getting someone to have sex with them. If it wasn't for that, they'd just sit at home in their own filth.
Liz Observational Dark/Subversive Pete · Liz: Hey, Liz. We're out of string cheese, so I think I'm gonna take off.
Pete Liz Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jack · Liz: To save the earth? So we can drain the remainder of its resources.
Jack Liz Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Jack: Greenzo! Saving the earth while maintaining profitability.
Jack Wordplay/Pun Absurdist Jack: America's first non-judgmental, business-friendly environmental advocate. The free market will solve global warming, if that even exists.
Liz · Jack: Greenzo? Is that the first name that came to your head? Can you believe it? I mean, it just popped right there.
Liz Jack Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy Jared: My last real job was an ad for Rick Lazio's New York Senate campaign. 'Hillary Clinton wants an all-homosexual army. How will that affect my family?'
Jared: I just wish my mom were still alive so I could rub it in her fat face.
Jared Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Liz: I'm always the only person who shows up.
Liz Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Tracy · Liz: Harvey Lemmings, my lawyer, who never misses a party. That's not a real person. You made that up.
Jared/Greenzo: 'Cause if the earth's not here, where else is Greenzo gonna dance?
Jared/Greenzo: Sorry, everybody, that's Meredith Vieira.
Jared/Greenzo: It's wry and wise, but also very sexual.
Jack: Colored people, broads, fairies, commies. Gosh, we gotta update these forms.
Jack Dark/Subversive Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Liz: Wow, if you licked the envelope, you could clone him, and then you'd have two Geisses.
Jack: Yeah, right, Lemon. I'm gonna clone Geiss, then compete with a Geiss clone for the CEO position?
Jack Irony/Sarcasm Escalation Kenneth: I'm just a simple pig farmer's son.
Kenneth Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Jack: During your party, I'll be home, listening to some Schubert. And, uh, ironically, viewing some Canadian pornography.
Kenneth: Hope you're ready to party like it's 1999. Which, according to my Bible, will be in seven years.
Kenneth Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Liz: Your beautiful wife Paula. And your sons, Robert and Jack. And that creepy little one who's always rubbing himself against the carpet.
Liz Escalation Character Comedy Liz: Oh, great, now I smell like midlife crisis!
Liz Character Comedy Observational Jared/Greenzo: Here's a tip, Cerie. Decide what you want before you open the refrigerator. You just released enough hydrofluorocarbons to kill a penguin. This penguin.
Cerie · Jared/Greenzo: You ever take off that costume? You ever take off yours? Greenzo out!
Cerie: Did he just talk to me like I'm ugly?
Cerie Reaction Beat Character Comedy Tracy: Ken went to high school in Georgia with the rapper T.I. And, boys... T.I. might show up.
Tracy Setup/Punchline Absurdist Jack · Jonathan: Bob Logan from Texas Instruments is gonna be there? Logan must be in contention for the CEO spot as well.
Jared/Greenzo: Hey, you know what else takes a long time? Building a new earth.
Jared/Greenzo: Do you even bother to compost your own feces?
Jared/Greenzo: Are you saying actors can't change the world? I guess nobody bothered to tell Sharon Stone.
Jared/Greenzo: So let's have a little less yappity yap and a little more clackity clack.
Liz: You jag! I just got this, like, eight years ago.
Liz Character Comedy Observational Liz: You're cheating with your wife?
Liz Wordplay/Pun Setup/Punchline Paula: That's my fault. I get off on the sneakin' around. Who knew, right?
Paula Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Paula · Liz: Why is there a pop-tart in the bed? What do you do with the pop-tart?
Paula Liz Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort Callback Tracy: It combines my two favorite things: Boxing and referees!
Tracy Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Liz: You dummy, first of all, you didn't dial that cell phone. Second of all, that is your own rumor.
Liz Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Liz: Just like Colonial Williamsburg.
Kenneth's cousin: I'm just horny to be in New York
Jack: Isn't that a fantastic joke?
Jack Meta/Self-Referential Cringe/Discomfort Jack: So that's the way you wanna play this? Whip 'em out, measure 'em.
Jack Escalation Character Comedy Jared/Greenzo: Hey, kids, can you hold your breath? Good. Now do it forever. 'Cause the air is gonna be poisoned unless we switch to green technology. Sold by our company.
Jared/Greenzo: It's rude to interrupt people.
Jared/Greenzo: I'm talking about big companies and their two-faced, fat cat executives.
Jared/Greenzo: Did you kids know that we could actually end global warming in five years, if we just raised taxes on the super-rich by just 2%?
Jack: It doesn't matter if it's true. He works for that money.
Jack Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Pete Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Pete: We did it on your kitchen table. I shouldn't have told you that.
Pete Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Jared/Greenzo: If there were money in the future instead of just hugs.
Jared/Greenzo: Can you fire the wind, Jack? Can you fire a hurricane?
Jack: We're developing that technology!
Jack Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kenneth: Y'all should be ashamed of yourselves. Mr. Lutz, you ate all my parakeet's medication.
Kenneth: And thanks to you, Sonny Crockett has been having seizures all morning.
Kenneth: Mr. Jordan, I saw you steal my sink.
Kenneth: Mr. Jordan, I saw you steal my sink.
Kenneth Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Kenneth: Harlem Globetrotter... does that name mean nothing to you?
Kenneth Character Comedy Callback Callback Kenneth: I will have you know that before last night, I had never, ever seen Grizz or Dotcom cry.
Kenneth: You were all present at Kenneth parcell's last party ever.
Liz · Jack: Is he gonna be the new Greenzo? Uh, not exactly. I may have gotten him here under false pretenses.
Al Gore: We met when Jack was an intern for Senator Ted Kennedy. Let me tell ya, Jack was the most liberal guy--
Al Gore Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Al Gore · Jack: Your parent company could lobby Congress and the president to pass the treaty and save the climate. Yes, or... you could put on a silly hat and tell the kids how outsourcing means cheaper toys at Christmas.
Jared/Greenzo: Back off, Jack! Or you'll be Greenzoed! You'll all be Greenzoed!
Al Gore: A whale is in trouble. I have to go.
Liz: Oh, boy, okay. This earth is ruined! We gotta get a new one.
Liz Escalation Observational 