Christma-Tele-Kwanz-Ukah-Vision Day 5: 30 Rock 4x08

Happy Christma-tele-kwanz-ukah-vision everybody!  This is my celebration of the holiday season through television- one holiday-themed episode a day all the way until Christmas (and for the most part the episodes will be Christmas based.  I've yet to see a kwanza television episode, but I'll keep my eyes and ears open).  Enjoy the spirit of the holidays through the medium of television- make yourself a cup of hot coco, snuggle up in a blanket and immerse yourself in the season.


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Jenna's not a big fan of duets...unless her partner makes her look good.

30 Rock “Secret Santa” 4x08

YouFace, gender-blind production of The Crucible, Bah-ston accents, Verdukianism, rage stroke induced bloody noses, wonderful bomb threats.  Those are just some of the elements found in this episode of 30 Rock.  When Kenneth tries to do Secret Santa, Frank, Toofer and Lutz all pretend to be practicing Verdukians in order to evade the worst parts of Christmas: gift giving and rules.  This leads to Kenneth’s crisis of faith, as he looks at plain Santa doll and declares, “You’re just a Kenny Rogers doll now.”  In the meantime Liz and Jack decide to exchange gifts this year, as Jack reconnects with his high school crush, Nancy.  Although Liz is clearly the underdog as giving gifts (especially free ones- unless you’d be interested in a picture of a turtle?), she manages to step it up in time to make Jack’s Christmas.  A fast-paced, funny and festive episode, which takes a nice look at what gifts are really the most important to give.


*Available on Netflix Instant