Liz heads to Chicago to get out of jury duty and on her flight back to New York she is assigned a seat next to Oprah. Liz seizes the opportunity to ask Oprah for advice with some of the problems she's been having. Back in New York, the feud continues between Tracy and Jenna, and Jack's morals are tested by Kenneth after an Olympics snafu.
Observational comedy drives 78-point episode with 1.75 jokes per minute across 46 gags.
Directed by Don Scardino · Written by Robert Carlock
WAR
45.1
Wins Above Replacement
“Rocky Sucks” ranks #125 of 138 30 Rock episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 78.9 — Elite. The episode packs 46 scored jokes at 1.8 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Unknown landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Pat · Unknown · Pat: My cat throws up a human thumb. Is it interesting? Sure. But is it good? No. - Did that really happen? - Hey, stay focused.
Vince: 'Raw' is like a fine-tuned Swiss watch, hmm? Timed to the second. Or better yet, like a sausage that's been stuffed full of pork to the brink of explosion.
Vince Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Dwayne · President: I'm honored, Mr. President. Thank you. But no. - Fantastic. Wait... Wait, I didn't hear that last bit.
Unknown · Unknown: Actually, sir, victim was full-grown adult male. - You're just really big.
Hulk Hogan: I was gonna say punchable. But, yeah, earnest is good, too.
All Jokes — 46 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Unknown character: It's Chatterbox. They want me to go to the zoo and cover the birth of a baby seal.
President · Dwayne: Are you familiar with the country of Gjelgjiughm? Oh, took home to gold, silver, and bronze in skeet shooting during the 2028 Olympics. - No. - Then no.
Dwayne · President: Oh, took home to gold, silver, and bronze in skeet shooting during the 2028 Olympics. - No. - Then no.
President: You throw one bean in the air, two come back in your face.
Angela Honig: Have you ever seen his hands? They are soft as marshmallows, pillowy as a duchess.
President: Also, my hands are out of frame on purpose. My hands are my best feature.
Unknown · Unknown: Hey, is there, like, a code that wrestler's use to let each other know an injury is real? Yeah, it's... Ugh, my knee. Augh, I hurt my knee.
Rocky · Bruno: You think this is the type of situation where that saying, 'add insult to injury' comes from? Yeah, probably, Bruno. Probably.
Rocky · Unknown: No, one of those popcorn kernels fell in my boot. - Damn. Lord ain't grantin' you no dignity today.
Unknown · Ata · Rocky · Ata: When you're not over and you get hurt, that gives the WWF an opportunity to cut you loose. - Hey! Don't talk to him like that right now. He is delicate. - I'm not delicate. I say you are delicate; You are delicate, Dewey.
Rocky · Ata · Rocky: Pretty limited on pillow options. I'll pick you up some more. Dany doesn't believe in throw pillows. She says they just take up space.
Dany · Unknown: These are all the same. Mm-mm. Check the neckline. Deep, deeper, and deepest. I told him go deepest. Popped pecks pay rent checks.
Rocky · Dany: She's supposed to be a silent partner. You said that, not me.
Rocky: My only complaint is my physical therapist keeps referring to it as 'our knee.'
Rocky Observational Character Comedy Unknown · Rocky: Keep up the good work, Dewey. - Okay. - Au revoir.
Dany: You'll always have that criminology minor from Miami.
Dany Character Comedy Observational Unknown · Unknown: Actually, sir, victim was full-grown adult male. - You're just really big.
Rocky's father · Rocky: She ain't pregnant is she? - Dad, no. Okay, good. 'Cause she drinkin' a lot for a pregnant woman.
Unknown: It's like a microwave that's also a radio. The presets are defrost, popcorn, and Cool 101.5?
Unknown Absurdist Observational ★ Rewatch Unknown: Maybe keep it under your kitchen sink.
Unknown Deadpan/Understatement Observational Unknown: Look, I'm not gonna say I'm disappointed, but, uh, I was really expecting a roasted pig for this occasion.
Unknown Character Comedy Observational Dany · Macho Man: I believe in an unbalanced portfolio. Yeah. Risk and aggression... Now that is what the Macho Man is all about, baby. Yeah, dig it.
Unknown: Like, I purposely didn't eat pig yesterday 'cause I thought for sure that we were gonna have pig today. Yeah, Fa'amalo, Dewey and Dany. And sorry for asking for that plus one. She did not want to come. And there-there-there's no... There's no pig.
Unknown Escalation Character Comedy Running Gag Callback Unknown · Bruno: So how long do we think until one of these guys splits their pants? That's why ol' Bruno always travels with a sewing kit.
Unknown · Unknown: It's like I always say, Vince doesn't send a gold-plated microwave that's also a radio to wrestlers he doesn't believe in. Oh, that's what you always say, huh?
Unknown: Come to think of it, I owe the kid a headband.
Rocky · Hulk Hogan: I guess when the invite said black tie, I forgot to mention black mustache.
Hulk Hogan · Rocky: I'll be honest, the bleach job is hell on my nostrils. Oh, yeah. It's hell on my eyes, too.
Hulk Hogan: I was gonna say punchable. But, yeah, earnest is good, too.
Hulk Hogan · Dwayne: You got any lactate? My tummy ain't much for dairy. - I, uh... - Screw it. I'll hit the dance floor and blame Macho.
Rocky: Hey, how many do you think it'll take to pull me around the pool, two, maybe three?
Rocky Visual Gag Observational Vince: Don't use it. It's been recalled. Cancer stuff. Terrible product. I'm sending you a blender instead.
Vince Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Rocky: That's so weird. Biloxi was my second choice for honeymoon destinations.
Rocky Character Comedy Observational Unknown: I like a guy with the confidence to wear pink pants.
Unknown Observational Character Comedy Unknown: Wait, that was your 'bad dude' look? Are those denim shorts?
Unknown Character Comedy Observational Farooq: Orville Redenbacher you are not.
Farooq Wordplay/Pun Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Farooq · Rocky: I'ma always shoot you straight. You ain't pop worth a damn. - Straight out the gate, huh? Snap, crackle, no pop. - And you're still going. Orville Redenbacher you are not.
Farooq: People ain't gonna give a damn till you make them give a damn.
Farooq Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Farooq: You're the fourth man in a four-man crew. I don't think Vince is thinking about your angles.
Farooq Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Pat: Boss, I got my time card here for you to sign. I worked one hour on Monday. Two hours on Tuesday. Wednesday was a bank holiday. Four hours on...
Pat Meta/Self-Referential Absurdist Vince: 'Raw' is like a fine-tuned Swiss watch, hmm? Timed to the second. Or better yet, like a sausage that's been stuffed full of pork to the brink of explosion.
Vince Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Ata · Rocky: Rocky, pull up your tank. Your son's wife can see your chi-chis. Everybody can see 'em. I worked hard on these babies. Ba-boom!
Pat · Unknown · Pat: My cat throws up a human thumb. Is it interesting? Sure. But is it good? No. - Did that really happen? - Hey, stay focused.
President · Rocky: She uses your catchphrases in her speeches. She knows all of your matches in detail, and I think, with the exception of 'Huskies,' has seen all of your movies. Is she not an animation fan or something? Because 'Huskies' was good.
President · Rocky: Will you go on a coffee run for America? I'm honored, Mr. President. Thank you. But no. - Fantastic. Wait... Wait, I didn't hear that last bit.
Dwayne · President: I'm honored, Mr. President. Thank you. But no. - Fantastic. Wait... Wait, I didn't hear that last bit.
