Unwindulax
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Jenna singing her beach-themed song "Catching Crabs in Paradise"
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| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | James E. Sheridan |
| Written by | Matt Hubbard |
| Featured music | Jeff Richmond |
| Production code | 704 |
| Original air date | October 25, 2012 |
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"Unwindulax" /ʊnˈwaɪndjuːlæks/ is the fourth episode of the seventh season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 129th overall episode of the series. It was directed by James E. Sheridan and written by Matt Hubbard. The episode originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network in the United States on October 25, 2012.
It follows Jenna Maroney attempting to build a new image of herself as a "chilled" out person, and the regrouping of the pranksmen to shatter this image. A parallel storyline follows Jack Donaghy taking Liz Lemon to a Republican Party fundraiser to use her as bait to get the attendees to contribute more to the Romney campaign.
"Unwindulax" was watched by 3.13 million viewers and received a positive critical response. It is the first half of a two-part episode, concluded by "There's No I in America".
Jack (Alec Baldwin) invites Liz (Tina Fey) to a Republican Party fundraiser as his "chum" with the understanding that she will keep her liberal politics to herself in exchange for access to the all-you-can-eat shrimp bar. Once at the party, Jack provokes Liz into an anti-conservative rant, which Jack uses as bait to get the attendees to contribute more to the Romney campaign. Realizing Jack has manipulated her, Liz is furious and receives a lecture from Jack about the power of money over ideas. Determined to prove him wrong, Liz decides to promote the Democratic Party through TGS, using Lutz's grand nephew Kellan Lutz as a guest star on TGS, to promote her liberal political views. Jack, meanwhile, is outraged to learn that the Romney campaign has all the money it needs and is looking for ideas. Jack uses his donation money in an attempt to lure minorities into the Romney camp, paying Don Cheadle $10 million to appear in a Romney campaign commercial. Both of their attempts fail: Grizz and Dot Com are horrified by Jack's commercial and the audience cheers so loud at Kellan Lutz' appearance (and the subsequent removal of his shirt) that they drown out what he is saying.
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