My Whole Life Is Thunder
| "My Whole Life Is Thunder" | |
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| 30 Rock episode | |
Jack with Kermit the Frog at his mother's funeral
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| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Linda Mendoza |
| Written by | Jack Burditt and Colleen McGuinness |
| Featured music | Jeff Richmond |
| Production code | 708 |
| Original air date | December 6, 2012 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy |
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Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy
Will Forte as Paul L'Astnamé
Andrea Martin as Bonnie
Kermit the Frog as himself
Pat Battle as herself
Judy Gold as herself
Florence Henderson as herself
Gayle King as herself
Sue Simmons as herself
Wendy Williams as herself
"My Whole Life Is Thunder" is the eighth episode of the seventh season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 133rd overall episode of the series. It was directed by Linda Mendoza and written by Jack Burditt and Colleen McGuinness. The episode originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network in the United States on December 6, 2012.
The episode received a positive critical response and was watched by 3.22 million viewers.
Jenna is incensed that Liz's unexpected wedding the day before has upstaged her plans for a surprise wedding to fiancee Paul L'astname. As a peace offering, Liz invites Jenna to accompany her to her receipt of an award honoring the "80 Under 80" from an organization called Women in Media. Jenna plans to get her revenge by disrupting the ceremony with a surprise wedding, but Liz is able to thwart her plan with unflattering stage lighting. Jenna eventually admits that she is having trouble adjusting the new power balance in their relationship as Liz has more success in her life. The award ceremony features cameos from Pat Battle, Judy Gold, Gayle King, Sue Simmons, and Wendy Williams.
Jack's mother (Elaine Stritch) comes to visit and continually warns she will not live much longer, much to his annoyance. When she does in fact pass away during the visit, Jack deals with his grief by resolving to perform the greatest eulogy of all time. He is successful through the means of emotional stories, comedic anecdotes, a flute solo of Danny Boy, an unseen performance from Sir Paul McCartney and the Harlem Boys Choir, and a lesson on the afterlife from Kermit the Frog. Despite his success the end of the service is interrupted by Jenna and Paul's surprise wedding which Jack allows as his mother would have hated it.
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