30 Rock: Greenzo (Episode 205)

What's that over there?Liz finds Jenna at the studio with a lipstick, but it's not Jenna's. The shade is Sunset Blush, and everybody knows Jenna only wears Tiger Orgassm! Just then Pete sweeps by in a sexy Justin Timberlake hat. The only reason he's looking good, Jenna explains, is because he's having sex with somebody else. So Pete is cheating on his estranged wife, carrying on his affair at Liz's place? Nice. Also, pop tarts under Liz's couch? Fair game, apparently.

GE chairman Don Geiss is pitting all the divisions against each other to see who can make the most money going green for the network's so-called "Green Week". Jack is fully up to the challenge. He proudly introduces Liz to his mascot, Greenzo, is the first non-judgemental business friendly environmental activist The mascot, whose name is Jared (and played by David Schwimmer! I know, I kinda wasn't excited when I first heard he was going to be on the show, but I was pleasantly surprised by his performance), is excited about the gig. Can' believe he got this awesome gig. How about that gig? Liz points out he's been saying the word "gig" a lot, but there is a reason. He hasn't worked since Rick Lazio's campaign. OMG, Rick Lazio, now there's a blast from the past. Before he can go on a bit more about the gig, and wanting to rub it in his dead mother's face (say what?), Jack takes him to the set of "The Today Show" for an appearance.

Still in the corridor, Liz turns around to see Kenneth giving out invites for a party. Noooo! She doesn't want an invite, so she takes refuge in Tracy's dressing room. Liz doesn't want to go as she's always the only person who goes, and the party is invariably lame. Flashbacks to previous parties show Kenneth rocking out on an organ, Kenneth and Liz tap dancing, and finally Liz (as Harry Potter) and Kenneth (as Austin Powers) celebrating Halloween. Tracy promises to generate buzz for the party, which really only needs some mystique to succeed. Who are the biggest gossip mongers at TGS? Grizz and Dot-Com, of course!

In the writer's room, everyone's gathered to watch Greenzo's appearance on TDS. He appears to have been a hit (esp. with host Meredith Vieira), and so Jack enlists Liz to write his material for what is now a recurring spot on the morning show. Jack pulls Liz out of the room to talk more about Greenzo's statistics while Greenzo gets some major flirt on with Cerie and Jenna. They run into Kenneth in the hallway -- no! While Liz says she'll attend his party, Jack says no, though in a somewhat nice (if odd) way -- he'll at at home listening to Schubert and looking at Canadian porn.

Liz confronts Pete about his alleged affair, and about the fact that he and his new leather jacket smells like mid-life crisis. Though he insists he's not cheating on Paula, Liz doesn't believe him when he's all happy.

In the breakroom, Greenzo is developing some strange diva-ish tendencies, telling Cerie that her leaving the fridge door open while she figured out what to eat released enough fluorocarbons to kill a penguin. When Frank asks Greenzo if he ever removes his costume, Greenzo retorts "Do you?" Ooooh, burn! While Greenzo goes off, presumably to spread his message of eco-rudeness, Cerie is still in shock: "Did he just talk to me like I was ugly?"

Tracy starts the rumor mill, telling Dot-Com and Grizz that T.I. went to high school with Kenneth and may make an appearance. When Dot-Com and Grizz tell Josh, they say Fall Out Boy might attend. Josh tells Frank, adding something about foxy boxing. Josh tells Cerie, who wants to bring her partying Dutch cousins. Cerie gets the word to Jenna, who gets her publicist on the phone so she can snag an invite. Jenna's conversation is overheard by a cute guy in a suit who turns out to be Don Geiss's social secretary. Which means that if Don Geiss is going, so is Jack. Jack dispatches assistant Jonathan to make it happen.

Liz finds Greenzo in her office. He corrects her when she calls him Jared, and chastises her for leaving her computer on all night. He's disgusted, as they act like they care but don't do anything. When he causes her to spill her coffee, she storms home to find a new sweater only to find Pete and Paula in her bed! Pete is tied up! There are Pop Tarts! Back at the studio, the party rumor gets back to Tracy, who is hot to get in now that he's heard about the foxy boxing. Liz still thinks he should kill the rumor, as party attendees expecting celebrities and boxing will be disappointed and angry. Meanwhile, everyone from Cerie's horny cousins to Jack are looking forward to Kenneth's party.

Up in Jack's office, Liz and Jack watch Greenzo's appearance. Liz says she didn't write any new material for Greenzo, and it's obvious soon enough as Greenzo goes off on large corporations complicity in the environmental crisis. While Jack gets on the phone to notify... whoever it is he notifies... that he's lost control of Greenzo, Liz returns to her office. She promises Pete that she'll let him stay for the sake of his marriage. Jack, meanwhile, fires Greenzo, who is determined to continue his mission.

That night, the cast and crew of TGS head out to Kenneth's party. They all seem excited, except for Liz, who thinks the party will be awful. And the thing is -- it wasn't. The next morning, everybody convenes in Jack's office so Kenneth can lecture them. Apparently, Lutz ate his parakeet's medication, so Sonny Crockett has been having seizures all morning. Tracy tried to steal his sink. Kennethw would like Pete to take home his wife. Liz made Grizz and Dot-Com cry! When Liz turns around to mouth "I'm sorry!" to Grizz, Grizz starts crying again. Jenna, sitting next to him, comforts him while wearing a gigantic pair of sunglasses and lugging a gigantic coffee. There are shots from the party itself, and seriously, I wanted to go to this thing -- vomiting, fighting, slow-dancing! Too bad it's the last party Kenneth will ever have. Jonathan, who has the word "TOOL" written on his forehead, comes in to tell Jack he's needed downstairs. Jack, who's hair is standing up on end, asks Jonathan to give him a minute.

In the studio, Jack is organizing another segment on the environment. But with Jared fired, Liz points out, who's going to put on the Greenzo costume? Vice President Al Gore, that's who, though Jack may have sold him a line about a garbage-powered car to get the Vice President to New York. How does Jack even know the Vice President? He used to work for Senator Ted Kennedy. So Jack was liberal? A story for another time, I guess. When the garbage-powered car doesn't materialize, and a drunk Greenzo reappears to wreak havoc on the set, Vice President Gore takes off, as he's heard a whale in distress, but not before he's made some better suggestions about how GE can get their environmental message across. How about a week of environmental programming where the shows entertain and educate? Funny you should mention that...

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