Jack and Liz search for new talent as they travel to Kenneth's hometown. Jenna makes an attempt to become friends with the writers. Tracy fears he may die next after a pair of celebrities pass away.
Absurdist escalation drives 56 jokes in 38 minutes—30 Rock's densest fourth-season output.
Directed by Don Scardino · Written by John Riggi
WAR
70.8
Wins Above Replacement
“Stone Mountain” ranks #27 of 138 30 Rock episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 89.4 — Elite. The episode packs 56 scored jokes at 2.7 per minute, averaging 7.4 on craft and 7.1 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: They named it Jack. And it was delicious.
Jack Dark/Subversive Misdirection ★ Rewatch Kenneth: Although when the parcells first came to America, they lived in a town called sexcriminalboat.
Kenneth Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Liz: like matlock... or wholesome,like elly mae clampett. And some of them are skeevy dirt bags like the dukes of hazzard, driving around like maniacs. Children use those roads.
Liz Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kenneth: You see,the chuckle is the part of the pig between the tail and the anus.
Kenneth Absurdist Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Liz: Jack,just say Jewish. This is taking forever.
Liz Meta/Self-Referential Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 56 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Jenna: I had to give up my window seat to some sevenyearold who had to sit next to her precious mommy.
Jenna Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Jack: You're not going to find him in the people's gaypublic of drugifornia.
Jack Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jack: Canada? Why not just go to iraq?
Jack Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Liz: Jack,just say Jewish. This is taking forever.
Liz Meta/Self-Referential Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Unknown performer: Who wants... my puddings!
Unknown: Fred dawkins,the incredibly overweight guy that pacman was based on died last night.
Unknown Absurdist Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Tracy: I will eat a bowl of cherries and some ghost meat in his honor.
Tracy Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jack: Orange and black decorations? Is this halloween or princeton parents' weekend? I don't know whether to be scared or proud of my cousin.
Jack Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Kenneth: But at least he died doing what he loved... blogging on the huffington post.
Kenneth Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Jack: This is gonna be the scariest princeton parents' weekend ever!
Jack Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Jenna: Start over,you hack!
Jenna Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Jenna: I'm not gonna be pushed aside and forgotten, like that time at my sister's funeral.
Jenna Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kenneth: as her own grandma hutchins.
Kenneth Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kenneth: I don't really remember the brady bunch,'cause I was too young.
Kenneth Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kenneth: Although when the parcells first came to America, they lived in a town called sexcriminalboat.
Kenneth Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kenneth: Two hobos sharing a bean... lady airline pilots.
Kenneth Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Kenneth: You see,the chuckle is the part of the pig between the tail and the anus.
Kenneth Absurdist Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Neighbor · Writer: Hey,I work across the street, and I saw you guys are having a halloween party. Yeah,we are. Could you close your blinds? You're really bumming all of us out.
Frank: Up is down. Black is white. Good is evil. And evil... becomes good.
Frank Setup/Punchline Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Jack: like going bald with dignity.
Jack Observational Character Comedy Writer: And I don't know what this means, but he said the Island is just Hurley's dream.
Writer Meta/Self-Referential Observational Liz: Oh,wow,they painted the ceiling in here.
Liz Reaction Beat Visual Gag Jack: But there are not restaurants called fatty fat sandwich ranch.
Jack Absurdist Observational ★ Rewatch Jack: which you might know better as a knish or a beignet.
Jack Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Liz: All of humankind has one thing in common... the sandwich.
Liz Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jack: What a surprise... your world view is foodbased.
Jack Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Liz: Which is why I will have the carp po'boy with extra chuckle.
Liz Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Tracy: Keep refreshing. Maybe Andy dick has died in the last 20 seconds.
Tracy Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Betty White: Tracy! I haven't seen you since that rappinggrandma movie we did. You were so funny as the rapping grandma.
Betty White: You were so funny as the rapping grandma.
Betty White: I will bury you.
Liz: No,it's not because we're from new York. We're all the same sandwiches.
Liz Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Hotel Clerk: Oh,wait,they already have. It's called Manhattan. Down here we call it sexcriminalboat.
Hotel clerk: Down here we call it sexcriminalboat.
Jenna: We kiss each other,get into vans,black out.
Jenna Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Jenna: I mean,I'm engaged,but not on halloween.
Jenna Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Lutz: God,are you doing this to me 'cause I took that blind guy's hot dog?
Lutz Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Liz: What is this? 'peppy bismilk'?
Liz Visual Gag Absurdist ★ Rewatch Liz: Why is everything a little different here?
Liz Observational Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Jack: choir member,desert storm veteran,father of three?
Jack Escalation Character Comedy Pumpkin: Your truck don't yell at you every time you get gas.
Pumpkin Setup/Punchline Observational Rick Wayne · Pumpkin: Hey,Rick,what's the difference between your girlfriend and your truck? I don't know,pumpkin. What is the difference? Your truck don't yell at you every time you get gas.
Unknown: Girl,I don't even have the energy to tell you what's happening here,so read my face.
Unknown Reaction Beat Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch News Reporter: has been hired by a catholic to appear on tgs with a black fella.
Liz: 'Schwupps ginny pale'?
Liz Visual Gag Absurdist ★ Rewatch Callback Liz: like matlock... or wholesome,like elly mae clampett. And some of them are skeevy dirt bags like the dukes of hazzard, driving around like maniacs. Children use those roads.
Liz Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jack: They named it Jack. And it was delicious.
Jack Dark/Subversive Misdirection ★ Rewatch Jack: When did you find time to eat a diaper that you found on the beach?
Jack Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Liz: Pete hornberger Alan Parsons project project.
Liz Wordplay/Pun Absurdist ★ Rewatch Jenna: Get it? I'm an Italian senator.
Jenna Visual Gag Character Comedy Jenna: Are we cowabunga on this?
Jenna Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Pumpkin: I don't go down to where you work and stop them from milking you.
Pumpkin Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Pumpkin: Well,I'm an amateur astronomer,and Rick's black wife speaks French.
Pumpkin Misdirection Absurdist ★ Rewatch Pumpkin: Do you ever find smaller heads orbiting your head?
Pumpkin Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Pumpkin: I can't. I got a man's arm stuck up me. But you know what that's like.
Pumpkin Meta/Self-Referential Escalation ★ Rewatch Pumpkin: Oh,God,he's murdering me. His head is so much bigger up close!
Pumpkin Callback Physical/Slapstick Callback 