Jack chilling with Kermit the Frog, Die Hard references, AND Christie Brinkley? It was a good night of TV.
- 30 Rock: My god. 30 Rock pulled off something genuinely emotional two weeks in a row. That's gotta be a record. Last week, it was overweight African American Liz Lemon getting married; last night, it was Jack's mother dying. Obviously, because it's 30 Rock, "My Whole Life Is Thunder" never flirted with "A Very Special Episode" territory, though, unless I'm misremembering a Facts of Life with a gimp priest, Florence Henderson chugging a bottle of Windex, and someone screaming, “You had me at Hayden Panettiere is dead!” Tootie would totally say that.
- Up All Night: Did I miss anything?
- The Office: The Office has always done Christmas episodes extremely well. "A Benihana Christmas" and "Christmas Party" are the two best examples, and while "Dwight Christmas" never reached their level of comedic brilliance, it was about as solid as a season nine Office episode could be. Very messy, sure, but Andy's still dead or something, which is good, and there were enough scenes with New Jim and Erin watching Die Hard (the ONLY Christmas movie, except Gremlins), Darryl getting drunk, and Dwight acting like homeless Dutch Santa to distract from how little we know about Jim's job, and why we should care. Also, does anyone else get the feeling that Jim and Pam are miserable and the only way they can get their kicks is to play jokes on Dwight? No? Just me? OK.
- Parks and Recreation: Man Perkins. MERRY CHRISTMAS BITCHES. "It might be cold outside, but it's about to get warm all up in my jazz." *points to vagina* "Ron and Diane" was a very quotable episode (it was basically a half-hour of fan service, which is totally fine with me), and one of Parks best in awhile.
Jingle bells, jingle yay, jingle good...FOR GIFS.
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Parks and Rec reached a new level last night. And if 30 Rock hadn’t been so sweet, I would have been pissed about the fart attack joke.
WOOD you say you liked it?
I’m not ashamed to say that I laughed waaaaaay too hard at the “Wood I” and “Man Perkins” joke. Clearly all my time on WG had heightened my love of puns.
I hope Tammy 2 isnt gone for the rest of the season. “knock on wood”
I wasn’t mad about the Fart Attack joke, until I remembered Jerry’s Fart Attack just a few weeks ago. Now I am mad about it.
DAMMIT 30 ROCK!!!
Also important.
DAMMIT, JERRY!
More like Daaaaaaaaammmn..it, Jerry.
Ben’s bewilderment of Jerry’s family was awesome.
The one on the left reminds me of Cersei.
Jerry has a good job that he gets to retire from in a few years, a loving, caring, smoking-hot wife, three successful daughters, and a giant penis. I guess God does give with both hands.
I also loved Ben’s bewilderment, and Chris’ explanation that there IS no explanation for it.
Christie Brinkley is more than double my age. Still hotter than 100% of the women I’ve slept with. Dammit
Thank you for that. Now a trip to imdb.
Well, hello Maliabeth Johnson, whose previous credits include “hot chick” and “hot blond”.
SHough610:
Jerry has a good job that he gets to retire from in a few years, a loving, caring, smoking-hot wife, three successful daughters, and a giant penis. I guess God does give with both hands.
I’m guessing Jerry’s wife does too if he’s really that big. Zing!
Merry Christmas Bitches may the the best way to express our holiday sentiment this year on our family Christmas cards.
Ron made a joke about France but I missed it. Anyone catch it?
He told Diane that he would be willing to visit Europe if she wanted, France excluded.
I thought both the Office and Parks were of a surprisingly enjoyable nature
Tammy 2 was at the height of her game, and Christie Brinkley is still astoundingly hot. Nothing is funnier than when Ron gets excited.
Giddy Ron is fantastic! My favorite part of the evening though was watching my husband react to the introduction of Gayle.
Yes to all of this.
Jim coming back because he “missed his wife” after being gone roughly an hour is the sappiest fucking thing in a long line of sappy fucking things over the course of Jim & Pam’s relationship.
Guh.
Does it make it better or worse that it seemed like he came back because he missed the whole office?
Not gonna lie. Tammy 2 with no panties can get it.
Tammy 2 in a snowsuit can get it.
I liked 30 Rock going back to why someone like Liz and Jenna are friends. I also liked that Liz stopped putting up with Jenna’s nonsense for a bit. Glad that 30 Rock is going out on top rather than Tina Fey leaving and the show ambling on like a zombie for a couple of seasons. Which brings me to the Office, which was as good as season 9 gets.
Loved Parks and Rec, someone else mentioned it but Ron excited is a great well to go to. Also loved the whole of the Christmas party, especially Tom and April realizing that Jerry was actually a nice guy even if he was a goof.
30 Rock was ok. I don’t know, the episode felt like it was just comprised of things the writer’s had put off addressing and now they are scrambling to see how many untouched story lines they can through into one episode.
I’m also going to miss Elaine Stritch.
Me too Rhelgy. I always looked forward to episodes with Jack’s mom because everything Elaine Stritch got to say was so ridiculously inappropriate and she always pulled it off perfectly.
My new years resolution will be to memorize Die Hard verbatim, and then perform it to strangers in the character of Ron Swanson. I’ve started growing my ‘stash
CROSSOVER APPEAL.
missed the best line in the office “man…im gonna tell Jim to go f**k himself.”
I’ve wanted to do that for the last three seasons.
I’ve resigned myself that this is the last season of Community, but I will be seriously upset if this is the last season of Parks & Rec. Even if an episode doesn’t make me die laughing it makes me smile and the characters are so great.
Not to crap on the office (too much) but why was Dwight upset that Jim was leaving?
I assume Batman/Joker thing: without Jim, he has no one to compete with.
Jim was playing the role of “Dwight’s brother.” That was the point of Dwight showing the picture of his family, saying his brother never comes home for Christmas, and why he was so excited to break the pig rib with Jim when he came back. That was the tradition with his brother, one he hadn’t experienced in many years.
Parks and Rec was worth staying up till 3 am to see. Thanks local NBC affiliate for showing the riveting and essential Women NCAA match-up between Missouri and the bball talent factory of Missouri State instead of the Thursday night Comedy lineup at its reg sceduled time. DIE! DIE IN A FIRE!
Y’know theres this brand new thing called “Hulu” that you might wanna look into….
I’d love to have used Hulu but I have the internet service FROM HELL!!!! (Hughsnet) and can only stream/download large files after 1 am. Which would mean I wouldn’t see the new episode until late tonight so I was like FUCK IT! LOOKS LIKE I’M MAINLINE COFFEE TOMORROW!
* mainlining.
I blame the caffeine
There an underlying theme/arc/story on the office about dwight, jim, and pam being friends. back in the good days it was jim in the stairs consoling dwight, or concussed dwight setting up pams russian ipod thing. in these shitty episodes its jim stopping dwight in florida, or dwight being upset jim left (and happy he’s back)
I never bought any of the friendships on the Office. Even in its heyday as it always seemed to be based on pity (Jim & Michael) or snide condescension (Jim/Pam & Dwight). That’s one of the reasons that P & R will always be better. The relationships seem authentically warm. Even April’s.(except toward Ann)
I guess i dont see that — but then again im hate-watching this last season simply because its the last season…so maybe im not the best judge of these things.
Only a true friend could call Man Perkins and get away with it.
“That’s not something I would wish on my worst enemy. And that includes you.” is the greatest line in the history of The Office. Best episode as well.
Who would have thought that the threat of cancellation or series finale would make Park and Rec and The Office so good?
Parks and Rec has been one of the best (if not the best) comedy on television for the last four seasons.
And sadly it has been under the threat of cancellation that entire time. Community has always just served as a bulwark of sorts against NBC ire.
And i am almost done watching the entire series of Community to be ready for the new one. It is the same thing as well, the series has been under threat of cancellation from day one and yet holds on for dear life.
I feel like more than any 30 Rock, last night’s needs multiple viewings almost immediately to catch everything other than Jack’s story
Im glad Ron Swanson and I are on the same page in regards to our feelings about France
Also Christie Brinkley is older than Jim O’Heir
**Mind Blown**
Ok, what was with all the pensive looks from Pam and talks about Jim’s trip and how dare he not take Darryl? It’s like a one hour drive, people, it’s not like he was flying overseas or something.
Solid rebound by Parks & Rec after a week episode last week.
I actually thought Donna said “Merry Critches, Bitches!” I think I’m going to stick with what I heard when I wish people holiday cheer this year.
My closed captions agrees with you.
Did anybody else LOL when the gang went to pick up Jerry for Jerry dinner and Andy says ” since were going this way can we stop by my house? I forgot to put on deodorant, and I only wore one sock…and I have to poop. I can do that anywhere though.”
I loved that line! Andy is basically a 10-year-old boy at all times.
The “It’s me, Dwight!” moment had me chuckling fairly heartily. It had the awkward silence of vintage Office years.
Of all the beautiful women on TV last night, the 58 year old blew them all out of the water. And the Office was the best I’ve seen in a while.
The 58 year old was fantastic. But lets not kid ourselves. I would take the three sisters for a spin before the milf.
Duke Silver is my hero.
Because we have similar facial hair.
Duke has been absent for far too long. I liked how he has groupies.
Where’s my badge?
The best joke of Parks was either Leslie in the trunk or Tom explaining Jerry dinner and saying we’ve raised 516 dollars this year
517
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518
I’m really not missing Andy Bernard on the Office. I just wish he’d get lost at sea and get kidnapped by Somali pirates. That would be great.
I’d also like to point out that I’ve been quite impish this year.
Also, was anyone else hoping Leslie and Tammy 2 got busy in the dumpster, just a little bit?
Would’ve been awesome.
The best joke on 30 Rock was Jack’s list of the only three acceptanle subjects of a painting: majestic horses, boats with sails, and men with swords staring off in the distance.
Parks and Rec is amazing. Hope it doesn’t get cancelled
Jerry has a hot ass wife.
Drunk Daryl is awesome.
Its about time they made use of his character this season.