"Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" | |
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30 Rock episode | |
Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 21 |
Directed by | Beth McCarthy-Miller |
Written by | Matt Hubbard |
Production code | 421 |
Original air date | May 13, 2010 |
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"Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" is the twenty-first episode of the fourth season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 79th overall episode of the series. It was written by supervising producer Matt Hubbard and directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller. The episode originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network in the United States on May 13, 2010. Guest stars in this episode include John Anderson, Elizabeth Banks, Jon Hamm, Kristin McGee, Julianne Moore, Michael Sheen, Jason Sudeikis, and Dean Winters.
In the episode, Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) becomes even more entangled in his love triangle between Avery Jessup (Banks) and Nancy Donovan (Moore), and he turns for advice to Liz Lemon (Tina Fey), who is focusing on her own romantic problems. When Liz cannot find a date to her ex-boyfriend's (Sudeikis) wedding, she revisits her old boyfriends (Hamm and Winters) in hope that a spark will reignite. Meanwhile, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) continues his journey to earn his EGOT.
"Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" received generally positive reviews from television critics. According to the Nielsen Media Research, the episode was watched by 4.996 million households during its original broadcast, and received a 2.5 rating/7 share among viewers in the 18–49 demographic. For his performance in this episode, Jon Hamm received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the category for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.