12 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

30 Rock Season 4 Episode 13: Anna Howard Shaw Day

lizpottedplantLiz decides to go anti-Valentine’s Day since she has no boyfriend and schedules a root canal instead, planning to end the day watching a Lifetime movie. Liz wants to celebrate Anna Howard Shaw Day instead, a leader in the women’s movement who happened to be born on February 14. Jack has three dates scheduled to distract him from thinking of Nancy. Jenna is upset and tells Liz she hasn’t gotten her annual creepy Valentine’s Day gift from Maynard, her long-time stalker. Jenna decides to confront Maynard to see if he has dumped stalking her for Julia Roberts or one of her other acting peers.

Liz arranges her dental appointment but needs someone to drive her home afterwards. The only problem is, everyone else has Valentine’s Day plans and she has no one to drive her home. Even Kenneth has plans to attend an all-day abstinence rally. Jenna confronts Maynard at his fast food workplace. Maynard admits to seeing a therapist and that his stalking of Jenna is through. Jenna thought Maynard’s stalking of her would end with her in the trunk of a rental car, not with him dumping her. Back at the studio, Jenna remembers all the creepy, scary stalker things Maynard did to her over the years and feels let down for Valentine’s Day.

Jack appears on MSNBC’s “Hot Box with Avery Jessup” and instantly connects with the right-wing broadcaster. Avery and Jack agree to drinks, but Jack’s fake call from Jonathan, to either impress his date or have an excuse to leave the date, backfires. Avery is too smart and leaves Jack at the bar, forelorn. The next day Avery contacts Jack, giving him one more chance with her. Jack arranges for her to watch a live taping of TGS. Meanwhile Liz is still looking for a ride since the male escort she hired bowed out due to an STD flare-up.

Jenna finds a creepy cut-out of her face with no eyes on her dressing room mirror and is thrilled, she has another stalker. Jenna realizes Kenneth made the collage to cheer Jenna up. Jenna hugs Kenneth, grateful someone is thinking of her, even in a creepy way, for Valentine’s Day.

Jack sets up a phony VIP section at TGS to impress Avery. NBC artist-in-resident Jon Bon Jovi is stuck hanging around the VIP section because of his contract. When he comes over to introduce himself to Avery, Jack blows him off as he and Avery head out for a private date. Bon Jovi walks away dejected, muttering “I hate this place”.

Liz decides to lie to the dental assistants about having someone to pick her up thinking she can do it all on her own. Liz has her root canal and during anesthesia starts halluncinating that Drew, Dennis and Floyd are visiting her for Valentine’s Day. Avery gets ready to leave Jack’s place after a one-nighter. Jack wants to go further with the relationship but Avery thinks Jack is just like every other silver fox she’s ever known.

Jack gets a call from the dental office, asking him to pick up Liz Lemon, who it totally out of it after her surgery. Jack asks Avery to accompany him while he picks up Lemon. Jack and Avery arrive at the dental office to find Liz trying to make out with a potted palm tree, thinking the tree is Drew, Dennis or Floyd. Jack gets Lemon safely home while Avery begins to think Jack may be worth a second date after all.

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