Who said it, and when? Quiz yourself on the catchphrases and running gags fans still quote. Here are 30 of our 177 Quotes questions. Tap an answer to play right here, or jump into a 10-question set. Every answer links to the source it was checked against.
Play a Quotes setThomas Jefferson. Learning he descends from Thomas Jefferson inspires Tracy to plan a Jefferson biopic in which he plays every role.
Source: 30 Rock season 1 - Wikipedia
Mystic Pizza: The Musical. A summer Broadway run full of pizza explains Jenna's new look at the start of season 2.
Source: 30 Rock season 2 - Wikipedia
Alexander Hamilton. Tracy knows American history well and has a soft spot for the Revolution.
Source: Tracy Jordan (Wikipedia)
Devon Banks. Devon puts his own spin on the old proverb: keep your enemies closer, much closer.
Source: An Ode to Liz Lemon: The 30 Greatest Lines From 30 Rock (Phoenix New Times)
Jenna Maroney. The sketch's success snowballed into a magazine cover, a book deal and eventually a talk-show pilot for Liz.
Source: Into the Crevasse (Wikipedia)
Alexis Goodlooking. The joke is that she is a detective who is good at looking for clues, and the name later popped up in a season 6 episode title.
Source: Jenna Maroney (Wikipedia)
A second location. He delivers it as a flat rule with no explanation, which is what makes it so memorable.
Feminist. Jack's rapid-fire read of Liz in their first meeting set the tone for years of backhanded mentoring.
Ho Chi Minh City School of Medicine. Dr. Spaceman earned his credentials at the Ho Chi Minh City School of Medicine and was later named Surgeon General.
Harold. Kenneth's childhood pal was a pig named Harold, befriended back on the family farm.
Source: Kenneth Parcell - Wikipedia
70. Hazel's wild claims include an IQ of 70, though she's prone to exaggerating.
Knuckle Beach. Tracy says he grew up in Knuckle Beach, though many of his claims about the place sound made up.
Source: Tracy Jordan - Wikipedia
Grizz. Sam and Diane were the famously on-again, off-again couple on the sitcom Cheers.
Source: An Ode to Liz Lemon: The 30 Greatest Lines From 30 Rock (Phoenix New Times)
An Affair to Remember. The title is a punny riff on the classic romance An Affair to Remember.
Christmas. Tracy's filmography even has a holiday entry: The Chunks 2: A Very Chunky Christmas.
"I'll take that with cheese". It's part of Angie's 'octuple threat' self-introduction on her reality show.
The Black Crusaders. Tracy is a devoted conspiracy theorist who believes in shadow organizations.
Source: 30 Rock season 1 (Wikipedia)
"Werewolf Bar Mitzvah". Tracy even recorded the tune for Geffen Records, at least according to the show.
Source: Tracy Jordan - Wikipedia
Ms. Maroney. Ever the proper page, Kenneth addresses Jenna as 'Ms. Maroney.'
Source: Kenneth Parcell - 30 Rock Wiki
'My Single Is Dropping'. Angie Jordan gets her own fake hit, 'My Single Is Dropping.'
"Shut it down!". It's one of Liz's go-to phrases, right alongside 'Blerg!'
Source: Liz Lemon - Wikipedia
They've all come true. Kenneth's dream journal is unsettling because, he says, every dream so far has come true.
Source: Kenneth Parcell - 30 Rock Wiki
Television. Kenneth's devotion to TV drives many of his storylines, from his game-show dreams to his love of TV history.
Source: Kenneth Parcell - Wikipedia
LL. Before that, Tracy liked to call her by her full name, Liz Lemon.
Source: Tracy Jordan - Wikipedia
Liz Lemon. Liz says it twice in the season 3 episode 'Reunion'.
Source: Reunion (30 Rock) - Wikipedia
His own last name. A triumphant 'Hornberger!' greets even tiny wins, like getting Jack to pay him back for gas.
Source: Pete Hornberger - 30 Rock Wiki
The heart. Dr. Spaceman insists doctors can't know where the heart is, because 'every human is different.'
Source: Chris Parnell Reveals His Favorite 30 Rock Moments - Exclusive (Looper)
Six Sigma. Jack even tries to introduce GE's Six Sigma process at Kabletown.
Source: Jack Donaghy - Wikipedia
The bread. Tracy endorses the Meat Machine to get out of debt, pitching it as a way to skip sandwich bread altogether.
Source: 30 Rock season 1 - Wikipedia
"Bird Internet". The two-word pitch is all Kenneth has in the journal.
Source: The Funniest Kenneth Parcell Quotes from 30 Rock (Paste)
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