30 Rock: Episode 209

December 13th, 2007 | Category: 30 Rock

”That’s not a Christmas tree. It’s a way to lure tourists into the basement for $20 salads.” - Kenneth, about the Rockefeller Center tree

I’m a sucker for Christmas episodes. The plots, the lessons learned, the music. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s a corny, traditional type of holiday episode or a contemporary, irreverent look at the holiday. that 30 Rock episode is more the latter, but it doesn’t mean that there isn’t some crazy traditional aspects to it too. These characters - even the ones who get on each others nerves - care about each other in their own

way. When Jenna sings “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and you see a montage of society arguing and Guatemalan kids destroying their Christmas gifts, that’s a nice mix of the old and the odd, and the capper of having Jack and his pain in the ass mom wish each other a Merry Christmas just fits so perfectly.

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Original post by Bob Sassone