While Jack puts together the perfect 50th birthday party for himself, home videos inspire him to try to recreate his happiest moment. Dennis decides to tell Liz about his addiction. Meanwhile, Kenneth and Pete work to make Tracy's childhood dream come true.
69 jokes in 23 minutes: 30 Rock's densest episode channels absurdist chaos over setup.
Directed by Millicent Shelton · Written by Robert Carlock
WAR
74.9
Wins Above Replacement
“Apollo, Apollo” ranks #82 of 138 30 Rock episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 84.1 — Elite. The episode packs 69 scored jokes at 3.0 per minute, averaging 7.3 on craft and 6.9 on impact, with Jack landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Jack Dark/Subversive Absurdist Jack: I've hunted the world's most dangerous game. Man. Excuse me. Manatee.
Jack Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Jack · Kenneth: Kenneth, I wonder what it's like seeing the world through your eyes. I don't know, Mr. Donaghy. I think I see the world pretty much the same as everyone else.
Jenna: I lost my virginity to the My Fair Lady soundtrack.
Jenna Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Liz · Jenna: Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Yeah. Let's go give him a piece of our mind. Let's stab him. Yeah, your thing.
All Jokes — 69 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Jack · Liz: Are you frying bacon? No. It's my new running shoes.
Jack Liz Setup/Punchline Observational Liz: My mail's been piling up, and I keep forgetting to buy toilet paper.
Liz Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Jack · Liz: Don't wear that thing with the belt. What thing with the belt? I have a lot of belted outfits!
Tracy: If you have a spaceship and are looking for a hilarious astronaut with an irregular heartbeat and $30 million
Tracy Absurdist Character Comedy Dennis · Liz: Hello, dummy. No. Nope. Not interested. Have a good life.
Dennis · Liz: One word. Coffee. One problem. Where do you get it? Anywhere. You get it anywhere. Wrong.
Dennis: 38th and 6th in the basement of the K-Mart. You just go downstairs, you get the key from David, and boom. You plug in the machine
Dennis: I am sorry that my disease has made you a victim of my sexual charisma. I am sorry that I have ruined you for other men.
Dennis Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: My support group? It's lousy with nymphos.
Dennis Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Jack: I have a Google News Alert for the phrase 'Tracy Jordan ridiculous disaster'.
Jack Observational Character Comedy Jack · Pete: You think or you know? Hang on. I'm going into a tunnel.
Jack: His name is Paul and he doesn't want to meet you.
Jack Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Jack · Liz: As a kid, you never got so excited, you vomited? No. No one does that. I mean, I've peed a little.
Liz: I'm 'lizzing'! 'Lizzing' is a combination of 'laughing' and 'whizzing.'
Liz Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Jack: Kiss Peggy Fleming... Done, done and... oh, boy. Done.
Jack Reaction Beat Dark/Subversive Jack Dark/Subversive Absurdist Jack: I've held Walt Disney's frozen head in my hands.
Jack Absurdist Dark/Subversive Jack: I've hunted the world's most dangerous game. Man. Excuse me. Manatee.
Jack Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Jack: Could you get Adam West's agent on the phone, please?
Jack Absurdist Character Comedy Adam West: Did you know there's a Broadway Street in Tampa?
Jenna: Why are there so many dead doves up here?
Jenna Visual Gag Dark/Subversive Liz: Yes. Hello, this is Jenna.
Liz Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Liz: Yes. Really. Whysoever would you be phoning me?
Liz Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Dennis: With the help of Web M.D., I was recently self-diagnosed as a sex addict.
Dennis Absurdist Character Comedy Dennis · Liz-as-Jenna: You know, I was the love of Liz's life. I'm not sure you were, but apology accepted.
Tracy: What is this, Horseville? Because I am surrounded by 'neigh'-sayers. Wordplay.
Tracy Wordplay/Pun Meta/Self-Referential Tracy: Of escaping the slums. Of killing an Ewok.
Jack: Of course not. I don't have friends at NASA. Bunch of nerds.
Jack Misdirection Character Comedy Jenna: I lost my virginity to the My Fair Lady soundtrack.
Jenna Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Jenna: because of Hurricane Katrina
Jenna Absurdist Dark/Subversive Jenna: You were trying to be an actress then, despite your neck.
Jenna Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Liz · Jenna: Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Yeah. Let's go give him a piece of our mind. Let's stab him. Yeah, your thing.
Jonathan · Jack: But I thought you were the oldest, sir. Oldest boy.
Kenneth: Every time you move his head, his head moves! Look!
Jack · Kenneth: Kenneth, I wonder what it's like seeing the world through your eyes. I don't know, Mr. Donaghy. I think I see the world pretty much the same as everyone else.
Jack · Kenneth: Musical sequence about Kenneth's simple joy
Kenneth: You've got all of these fancy presents from business associates and this big empty house to store them in.
Kenneth Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Dennis: You want me to rank you. Apples and oranges, ladies.
Dennis Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Jenna: What those people were doing to the Superdome?
Jenna Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Jenna · Liz: It was in your bed. Aw, guys, come on! I eat in there!
Dennis · Jenna: I'm ranking you now. Hey, blondie. You're number one. I don't care! Thank you, Dennis.
Adam West: I can't stay long. I'm on a case. The Penguin's in town.
Adam West: Jake 'Dellahee'!
Adam West: I was told I'd get a meal.
Adam West Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Jack: The closest I came to vomiting tonight was when I saw Ann Coulter's shoulder blades.
Jack Observational Dark/Subversive Jack: I'm going to Benjamin Button myself.
Jack Absurdist Character Comedy Pete: As a child, I dreamed of being a Congressman like my father. Now, I do this. One D.U.I. in high school.
Pete Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Tracy: Computer, when do I get some Tang? Also... I'm thirsty.
Tracy Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Jenna: I threw a brick through the window of a Banana Republic.
Jenna Escalation Character Comedy Liz · Tech guy: Floor Marshall! / Hey. You called tech support?
Jimmy · Jack: I flew down from Boston. / I have to know, Jimmy. / I don't remember, Jack.
Jimmy Jack Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Tech guy: If I learned anything from watching 24, you're going to want to zoom in and enhance.
Tech guy Observational Meta/Self-Referential Jimmy: I thought this was a job interview. I flew down from Boston.
Jimmy Absurdist Character Comedy Jack: You're clearly saying something. Get me a deaf person.
Jack Absurdist Character Comedy Wendy: Why wouldn't you warn me? I was staring at your mouth!
Wendy Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort Callback Jenna: These crutches are real, everyone. Liz tried to kill me.
Jenna Escalation Character Comedy Tracy: Are go for launch. Star Wars. [Imitates Ewok]
Tracy Callback Character Comedy Callback Tracy: I'm scared! But I'm also excited! I'm 'lizzing'!
Tracy Callback Character Comedy Callback Jack: where a morbidly obese gentleman called me 'pal.'
Jack Character Comedy Observational Tracy: And sometimes, it sounds like Jenna yelling in the distance.
Tracy Absurdist Meta/Self-Referential Tracy: If everyone could see the world the way I see it... it would be a better place to live.
Tracy Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Jenna: the only job she ever booked was for a local phone sex line
Jenna Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Jenna: they only hired her because their first choice was deported
Jenna Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Young Liz: Hi. I'm Bijou. Call me.
Young Liz Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Liz: I have since had 'Invisalign'.
Liz Reaction Beat Character Comedy Writer: That's not even enough numbers!
Kenneth: I remember that girl. She cried all day.
Kenneth Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Kenneth: Oh, is that Billie Jean King?
Kenneth Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Jack Callback Character Comedy Callback 