30 Rock, season 3

Overview

Season 3 continues from the epilogue of the Season 2 finale, "Cooter". Jack returns to NBC, Liz tries to adopt a baby, Tracy enjoys the success of his pornographic video game, and Jenna sues Tracy for not properly compensating her. Season-long plots include Jack meeting a new love interest, Elisa (Salma Hayek), and the search for his real father (Alan Alda). Liz also finds a new love interest, Dr. Drew Baird (Jon Hamm), while going through cutbacks and discovering her potential to host a talk show. Jenna is cast as a Janis Joplin-type character in a biographical film that could not obtain the life rights to Janis Joplin.

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Original language: English

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NBC announced the renewal of 30 Rock for a third season in April 2008, while the second season was midway through its run after a hiatus caused by the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. At the time, the show's viewership was considered modest in size but reportedly "among the most upscale on TV", justifying the renewal. The renewal of 30 Rock also coincided with Fey's increased public profile for her film Baby Mama. At the renewal, actor Jack McBrayer stated, "That anxiety we had last year has dissipated."

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Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave the season a rating of 84/100 from 17 reviews, signifying "universal acclaim". On Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, the season has an approval rating of 93% with an average score of 8.3 out of 10 based on 40 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Brandishing its trademark silliness with vigor, 30 Rock's third season hits the ground running and cements its reputation as one of the smartest, funniest comedies on television."

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Jack: What I'm saying is: don't dress for the job you have, dress for the job you want to have. So now, Manny?
Manny: Tomorrow I show up for work, dressed as a Mexican Wrestler.
Jack: This is G.E.!
Devon Banks: It's just…
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Liz: I got rid of all my Colin Firth movies in case they consider them erotica.
Jack: That man can wear a sweater.
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Bev: What was your reason for wanting to adopt?
Liz: Thank you, for that question, Bev. The world is a troubled place, and so many children in need of adoption worldwide...
Bev: Infertility? or Other.
Liz: Other.
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Kenneth: [Excited about cable TV] There's a whole channel on the cable that just tells you what's on the other channels!
Jack: I know, Kenneth. It's okay.
Kenneth: I'm glad I'm not a white man, Mr. Donaghy. ...Is…
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Jeffrey: Okay, I'm Jeffrey. I am a mediator, and you two are having a dispute. Now why is that?
Jenna: Because Tracy thinks he can treat me unfairly because I'm a woman.
Tracy: What? Please, we are here because white…
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Be a white man. Take credit.
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