Okay, here's this week's "30 Rock" plot in a nutshell: After making excuses for declining co-workers' invitations, Liz is convinced by Jenna to become a "Cougar" (i.e. an older woman preying a younger man) after a coffee boy gets interested in her. Fellow comedy writer Frank also gets interested in him making Frank "gay for Jamie". Jack and Kenneth offer to help Tracy with his boys club baseball team which almost leads to disaster. Needless to say, things gets awkward for Liz when she first reveals how much older she is and finds out how much younger Jamie is ("This just went from a senior dating a freshman to Mary Kay Letourneau...") and then how his mother resembles her. Later, Frank finds out at a gay bar how non-gay he truly is...Mostly pretty funny if not hilarious episode of "30 Rock" here. Loved many of the lines from Liz to Jamie about her trying to get some of his culture and him not getting many of hers (except the one about Demi Moore). Also liked many of Tracy's kids lines about being certain stereotypes when they grow up. And then many of Frank's and Jenna's attempts to one-up Liz were pretty highly amusing (Loved Frank's painting of a "one-armed mermaid who's part unicorn with Bigfoot"). Too bad "30 Rock" hasn't picked up enough numbers in audience size...
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Cougars (#2.7)
ComedyFan201024 November 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Liz dates a much younger guy and later sees that his mother looks very much like her. This was a pretty good storyline. I liked the fact that Jack encouraged it and called Liz being sexist when she said it is different for women.
One of the highlights of the episode was the fact that Frank was all "gay for Jamie". Judah Friedlander did a great job here stalking the young kid and being insecure about his sexual orientation.
The other story is about Tracy having to volunteer with the underprivileged youth baseball team and Jack stepping in. My favorite part of this story is when kids tell what they want to be when they grow up.
One of the highlights of the episode was the fact that Frank was all "gay for Jamie". Judah Friedlander did a great job here stalking the young kid and being insecure about his sexual orientation.
The other story is about Tracy having to volunteer with the underprivileged youth baseball team and Jack stepping in. My favorite part of this story is when kids tell what they want to be when they grow up.
Cougars and LGBTI
safenoe22 June 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Judah Friedlander pretty much steals this episode as he sets his eyes on a young man who himself has eyes on Liz. It happens that Tina Fey's stand-in on the series, Laura Lynn Berrios, appears as a Tina Fey lookalike in this hilarious episode that dwells on themes of cougars and LGBTI.
It's easy to forget that 30 Rock and Aaron Sorkin's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip debuted at the same time on NBC, with the conventional wisdom that only one would be renewed for season 2 (and that it would be Sorkin's powerhouse series). Well, we all know what happened.
It's easy to forget that 30 Rock and Aaron Sorkin's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip debuted at the same time on NBC, with the conventional wisdom that only one would be renewed for season 2 (and that it would be Sorkin's powerhouse series). Well, we all know what happened.
"You can't be gay for one person"
MaxBorg8927 October 2008
Cougars is yet another sublime example of 30 Rock's ability to turn any silly premise into comedy gold. Of course, it helps a lot when the characters it uses are every bit as silly as the story. In this case, that character is the wonderfully moronic, porn-obsessed Frank, played to ridiculous perfection by Judah Friedlander.
His involvement in the plot line is directly linked to the main story, which focuses on Liz becoming a "cougar", i.e. a woman who dates younger guys, and hooking up with the way too young Jamie, who's so good-looking the normally straight Frank claims to be "gay for Jamie". While the situation escalates hilariously, Jack and Kenneth make the terrible decision to help Tracy with his youth baseball team, which leads to Jack turning into a despotic coach.
The almost militaristic version of Jack seen in this episode is once again proof of the fact that Baldwin's Emmy win for the second season was fully deserved (although his full-on insanity in Rosemary's Baby remains unrivaled), and any scene with either him and Jack McBrayer or him and Tracy Morgan (plus Tina Fey, obviously) is a foolproof recipe for memorable laughs. All in all, though, Cougars belongs largely to Friedlander, whose odd-ball line delivery has always been a guaranteed success. Here, he goes all the way when Frank tells Jamie their situation is "a Sam and Diane thing". Now, he may not be Ted Danson (it's doubtful he'd compare himself to Diane) at least not physically, but man, does he get close in that scene. Which reminds me: when can we expect a cast-member of either Cheers or Frasier to make an appearance, given Seinfeld, Friends and Will & Grace have already contributed with their share?
His involvement in the plot line is directly linked to the main story, which focuses on Liz becoming a "cougar", i.e. a woman who dates younger guys, and hooking up with the way too young Jamie, who's so good-looking the normally straight Frank claims to be "gay for Jamie". While the situation escalates hilariously, Jack and Kenneth make the terrible decision to help Tracy with his youth baseball team, which leads to Jack turning into a despotic coach.
The almost militaristic version of Jack seen in this episode is once again proof of the fact that Baldwin's Emmy win for the second season was fully deserved (although his full-on insanity in Rosemary's Baby remains unrivaled), and any scene with either him and Jack McBrayer or him and Tracy Morgan (plus Tina Fey, obviously) is a foolproof recipe for memorable laughs. All in all, though, Cougars belongs largely to Friedlander, whose odd-ball line delivery has always been a guaranteed success. Here, he goes all the way when Frank tells Jamie their situation is "a Sam and Diane thing". Now, he may not be Ted Danson (it's doubtful he'd compare himself to Diane) at least not physically, but man, does he get close in that scene. Which reminds me: when can we expect a cast-member of either Cheers or Frasier to make an appearance, given Seinfeld, Friends and Will & Grace have already contributed with their share?
Comedy Gem!
g-bodyl19 July 2014
This is the seventh episode of the second season of 30 Rock and as usual, it is incredibly funny. The story lines seem ludicrous, but somehow everyone is able to get everything to work. The acting and the screenplay are usual standouts and this episode joins a growing list of my favorite 30 Rock episodes.
In this episode, "Cougars," Liz is given a hard time at the office when she begins to date a 20-year-old delivery man. Directly related, Frank decides that he is gay for one person, which happens to be the delivery boy. Also, Jack and Kenneth decides to help Tracy manage his pathetic little-league baseball team.
Overall, this is an excellent episode and pure comedic gold thanks to the quips of Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey. I rate this episode 9/10.
In this episode, "Cougars," Liz is given a hard time at the office when she begins to date a 20-year-old delivery man. Directly related, Frank decides that he is gay for one person, which happens to be the delivery boy. Also, Jack and Kenneth decides to help Tracy manage his pathetic little-league baseball team.
Overall, this is an excellent episode and pure comedic gold thanks to the quips of Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey. I rate this episode 9/10.
A Rare Misfire
sandcrab72223 September 2021
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