When Liz's apartment building is converted to condos she has to make a drastic change to her living arrangements. Meanwhile, Jack and Tracy reevaluate their plans for parenthood and Kenneth is on a mission to make "TGS" greener during NBC's annual "Green Week."
Season 4's densest episode: 56 jokes in 41 minutes fuel Liz's chaotic spiral.
Directed by Gail Mancuso · Written by Josh Siegal, Dylan Morgan
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69.4
Wins Above Replacement
“Sun Tea” ranks #56 of 138 30 Rock episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 86.1 — Elite. The episode packs 56 scored jokes at 2.3 per minute, averaging 7.4 on craft and 7.1 on impact, with Tracy landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Jack: Geiss also invented the abrupt conversational segue. Talk about your thing now.
Jack Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Tracy: Especially if they've had their boobies sneezed on by a tiger.
Tracy Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Frank: Some of them are sun tea, and some of them were sun tea.
Frank Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Kenneth: If he was a monkey, then why was he killed by a monkey?
Kenneth Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Frank: What's a trash barrel but a big salad bowl filled with trash?
Frank Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 56 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Wendy: Oh. Haven't you heard? The building's going condo.
Wendy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Liz: They could've done, 'Geiss screams, son pay!' you know, like, ice cream sundae.
Jack: Holding up one finger to get someone to stop talking... He invented that.
Jack Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jack: Geiss also invented the abrupt conversational segue. Talk about your thing now.
Jack Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jack: A walk-in humidor, a lap pool, and a replica of the Irish pub where my grandmother was born.
Jack Escalation Character Comedy Jack: Make him an offer he can't refuse. Trademark 1974, Don Geiss.
Jack Absurdist Callback Callback Jack: It's like check in at an Italian airport.
Jack Observational Character Comedy Liz · Frank: Were you gonna pee in that jar? I didn't know anyone was here. That's what you use the jars for? You told me that was sun tea. Some of them are sun tea, and some of them were sun tea.
Liz Frank Cringe/Discomfort Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Frank: Some of them are sun tea, and some of them were sun tea.
Frank Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Toofer: He gets the jars, and in return he's agreed to let a Yale sweatshirt be our designated fart dampener.
Toofer Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Lutz: We'd have a room dog named Meatus.
Lutz Cringe/Discomfort Wordplay/Pun Bertram Geiss: I will fight my sister tooth and nail to get what I deserve because I, Bertram Geiss, am still daddy's fancy boy.
Frank: where has this jar been?
Frank Dark/Subversive Callback Callback Kathy Geiss: My name is Teddy Ruxpin. Can you and I be friends?
Kenneth: If he was a monkey, then why was he killed by a monkey?
Kenneth Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jack: I have these rare kadupul blossoms flown in every morning from Sri Lanka on a private jet. That's the definition of green.
Jack Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Kenneth: Well, they make our shoes and wallets.
Kenneth Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Kenneth: But I'm gonna be grumpy until the end this sentence.
Kenneth Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy Brian: I have a view because that dentist blew up his townhouse.
Brian Absurdist Observational Brian: I can't shut the flue, so the apartment smells like Burger King all day and Cinnabon all night.
Brian Observational Escalation Brian: and their imaginary husband, astronaut Mike Dexter.
Brian Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Brian: based on your shoes and teeth, i'm guessing you can't either
Brian Character Comedy Observational Jack: Like check in at an Italian sex party.
Jack Callback Escalation Callback Jack: Oh, you ancient bitch!
Jack Reaction Beat Character Comedy Jenna: I know it's my turn to do the dishes, but I'm in character, and if you make me do the dishes I will kill myself!
Jenna Escalation Character Comedy Liz: Our topical cold open is about Omarosa borrowing Bjork's swan dress.
Liz Absurdist Observational Tracy: It's 'take your black kid to work day.'
Tracy Observational Character Comedy Tracy: Oh, no, Vanessa into a concert! Oh, no, Rudy and I are making a sandwich for 25 minutes!
Tracy Jr.: Bitches can be tricky.
Tracy: Damn it! I ain't live like this! I'm getting a vasectomy too!
Tracy Escalation Character Comedy Jenna: this one's for my erotic massager, and this one's for something personal.
Jenna Escalation Misdirection Dr. Spaceman: I should warn you that general anesthesia can cause powerful hallucinations. So I highly recommend it.
Dr. Spaceman: because I'll have a big breakfast waiting for you.
Liz: I will put on a wedding dress and jump in front of a subway!
Liz Escalation Character Comedy Liz: Astronaut Mike Dexter.
Liz Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Jenna: Drama is like gay man Gatorade. It replenishes their electrolytes.
Jenna Observational Character Comedy Tracy: I cannot tell an amazing strip club story.
Tracy Running Gag Character Comedy Liz: are they just gonna put that stupid green peacock in the corner of the screen?
Liz Meta/Self-Referential Observational ★ Rewatch Tracy: You lied to me, Bill Cosby! You lied to me!
Tracy Escalation Character Comedy Callback Tracy: That's why my life is not like the Cosby Show. I only have boys, and boys are disgusting!
Tracy Character Comedy Escalation Tracy: Don't snip my vas deferens!
Tracy Escalation Physical/Slapstick Tracy as Mike Dexter: Even if he's gay!
Tracy as Mike Dexter: Like Warren Moon must've felt back in 1995!
Liz: A gay hipster cop. You're an interesting guy, Brian.
Liz Reaction Beat Observational Tracy Jr.: That junk is priceless.
Tracy Jr.: 'T' is for terrific, 'R' is for rad, 'A' is for awesome, 'C'... 'cause he's my dad.
Liz: Why doesn't that say 'hero'? That feels like a real missed opportunity.
Liz Observational Meta/Self-Referential Frank: What's a trash barrel but a big salad bowl filled with trash?
Frank Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Frank: You look like a turtle who lost its shell.
Frank Character Comedy Visual Gag Tracy: Why did I sell my Delorean to Mr. T?
Tracy Absurdist Character Comedy Tracy: I hope he makes mean across helmet so I don't get hurt playing across!
Tracy Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Callback Frank: You used it to kick a gay cop out of his apartment.
Frank Reaction Beat Character Comedy Tracy: Especially if they've had their boobies sneezed on by a tiger.
Tracy Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Al Gore: If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
Al Gore Character Comedy Observational Al Gore: A whale is in trouble. I have to go.
Jack: Smell my flowers, Kenneth.
Jack Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy 