Jack needs to reestablish himself within the new corporate structure. Liz and Wesley continually run into each other, making them consider fate's role in their lives. Tracy's nanny writes an exposé.
Season 4's densest episode delivers 61 jokes in pure character-comedy mode.
Directed by Stephen Lee Davis · Written by Tracey Wigfield, Jack Burditt
WAR
75.3
Wins Above Replacement
“Don Geiss, America And Hope” ranks #48 of 138 30 Rock episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 87.2 — Elite. The episode packs 61 scored jokes at 2.5 per minute, averaging 7.3 on craft and 7.2 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: 'CEO of G.E. dies violently in a casino orgy.'
Jack Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jack: And the earth into one of the top three planets In the universe.
Jack Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Jack: I'm going to bury Don Geiss, America, and hope.
Jack Escalation Dark/Subversive Dr. Kaplan: How come so many of his patients have died, But I've only killed one guy, huh?
Jack: 'and Alexander wept For there were no more worlds to conquer.' Hans Gruber, Die Hard.
Jack Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 61 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Employee: Yeah, I'm supposed to be drinking a soda right now.
Employee Observational Deadpan/Understatement Jack: I don't know why you're wearing girls' pajamas, But I'm sure it's cultural.
Jack Observational Character Comedy Jack: Not Seinfeld, Friends, E.R. exciting. More like 3d episodes of Merlin exciting.
Jack Setup/Punchline Observational Jack: Even if it is from... Philadelphia.
Jack Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Jack: How did you even get a snowball?
Jack Reaction Beat Absurdist Liz: Yeah, then he looked around, realized it sucked, And moved to Philadelphia!
Liz Setup/Punchline Escalation Jack: Oh, did you just whip a battery at me?
Jack Physical/Slapstick Observational Jack: And the earth into one of the top three planets In the universe.
Jack Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Employee: That's the craziest thing I ever heard. Episcopal!
Employee Misdirection Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Employee: This is for you, Dan Goose.
Liz: Well, I would have rather watched that terrible movie Five times than have hung out with Wesley.
Liz Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Liz: One for the 8:00 hot tub time machine.
Liz Misdirection Character Comedy Liz: I had a thing where I kept running in to michael douglas. But then I realized it was just some old lady Who lives in my building.
Liz Setup/Punchline Absurdist Tracy: No, the premier talent agency For black dwarves.
Tracy Misdirection Absurdist Tracy: My addiction to prescription glasses.
Tracy Wordplay/Pun Absurdist Tracy: Jack, your shoes are shiny.
Tracy Character Comedy Visual Gag Wesley: Yeah. Seltzer and Mike and ikes.
Wesley Character Comedy Observational Liz: Your ben & jerry's flavor is called adulteraisin.
Liz Wordplay/Pun Callback Callback Tracy: madder Than a bat in a suitcase.
Tracy Wordplay/Pun Absurdist Wesley: Not the time travel. It's the hot tub. You don't just turn one on, and it's immediately hot. I should know. I've been in a hot tub two times.
Wesley Observational Character Comedy Wesley: It's like being in a cathy cartoon That just won't end.
Wesley Observational Character Comedy Liz · Wesley: So why are you in my phone as future husband, and why am I in yours as future wife?
Kenneth: Feel like I'm back at school learning about the dangers of book readin.
Kenneth Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Jack: and bad things to Chinese Rivers.
Jack Dark/Subversive Setup/Punchline Jack: Second only to the company of great friends.
Jack Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Kenneth: My cousin in Atlanta is a business model. She holds up staplers in catalogues.
Kenneth Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Wesley: In England, we call it a film pod.
Wesley Character Comedy Absurdist Dr. Kaplan: My brother is a cardiologist, and I'm just as good as he is. We drive the same car.
Liz: We are gonna hang out so much after this. I want to take you to the big apple circus 'cause we're best friends.
Liz Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Dr. Kaplan: How come so many of his patients have died, But I've only killed one guy, huh?
Jenna: I got a lot of flack After I ate the pig that played babe.
Jenna Absurdist Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Tracy: But it's like a black barbie doll in Arizona. Nobody's buying it.
Tracy Observational Setup/Punchline Frank: Just like my favorite golfer OJ Simpson.
Frank Absurdist Misdirection Dave: Jack 'the master baiter' Donaghy.
Dave Wordplay/Pun Setup/Punchline Dave: Based on the novel 'tush' by assfire.
Dave Absurdist Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Jack: I'm the reason the microwave tray rotates.
Jack Character Comedy Escalation Jack: 'and Alexander wept For there were no more worlds to conquer.' Hans Gruber, Die Hard.
Jack Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Wesley: Gangway for footcycle!
Wesley Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Wesley: Yeah, fine, my velocipede
Wesley Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Couple: You wouldn't be complaining If you wore the shoes I bought you. You're an old bitch.
Couple Observational Escalation ★ Rewatch Wesley: We're each other's settling soul mates.
Wesley Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Liz: And I've played Monopoly alone.
Liz Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Woman in couple: You're an old bitch.
Liz Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Jack: 'CEO of G.E. dies violently in a casino orgy.'
Jack Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jack: 'CEO of G.E. dies violently in a casino orgy.'
Jack Absurdist Character Comedy Jack: 'middle manager of a Philadelphia Pornography distributor never wakes up'?
Jack Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Jack: A perpetual motion machine endlessly satisfying Every human need.
Jack Observational Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Jack: I'm going to bury Don Geiss, America, and hope.
Jack Escalation Dark/Subversive Tracy: Hey, baby, it's your husband. So I'm at Bed Bath & Beyond, And I can't remember, Did you say to get metal or wood shower curtain rings?
Tracy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Liz: Reason one: I am conscious.
Liz Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Liz: You know what I have? A sims family that keeps getting murdered.
Liz Character Comedy Absurdist Tracy: Like Hilary... From Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Tracy Character Comedy Misdirection Jack: 'these are all hookers. Pick one.'
Jack Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Jack: That realization led him to develop the nightlight And the marketing campaign aimed at making children Afraid of the dark-- a monster under every bed.
Jack Dark/Subversive Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Jack: Three words: Porn for women.
Jack Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Jack Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Jack: And I'm ready to make.
Jack Character Comedy Escalation Wesley: That is insane! No, it's insane That the actor Wesley Snipes has that name.
Wesley Misdirection Character Comedy Wesley: That's what we call spring cleaning in England.
Wesley Character Comedy Absurdist Actor: 'uh-huh,' 'how annoying,' 'she's clearly jealous of you,' And 'well, it's his loss.'
Actor Observational Setup/Punchline 