future husband future husband fourteenth episode fourth season american television comedy series 30_rock directed series producer written episode originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc network united_states march guest star episode cameo appearances episode liz_lemon tina fey finds mysterious number phone future husband time vice president microwave oven programming general electric jack_donaghy alec_baldwin informed cable company rumored buy nbc tracy_jordan tracy_morgan stages man attempt win tony award quest episode makes reference real life acquisition cable company network future husband received generally mixed reviews television critics according nielsen ratings episode watched million households original broadcast received rating share viewers demographic plot liz_lemon tina_fey comes contact listed future husband realizes man met dental appointment awakening recovery room root canal surgery seen previous episode calls number pretends jamaican dental asks man come appointed time returns office recognize calls number man answers sees hangs unbeknownst liz number listed future wife calls seeing called arrange date learns date fail hit find annoying share flaws interests later rock studios liz discovers person retrieved nbc page kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer kenneth threw window earlier coincidence liz decide date time jack_donaghy alec_baldwin aspirations ceo general_electric comes halt girlfriend host informs philadelphia based cable company rumored buying nbc jack serves vice president microwave oven programming insists sale pending believes mentor ceo agree deal rumors persist jack things worse learns chairman dead weeks company negotiated takeover kept death secret negotiations took place liz jack admits dream running crushed day program hot box confirms gone forward praising jack_donaghy wise choice lead new acquisition jack watching program tracy_jordan tracy_morgan performs man broadway considered quest receives positive reviews tracy convinced win tony jenna_maroney jane_krakowski tells order qualify award man times worries tracy unable perform way twice despite initial reluctance help jenna eventually agrees coach tracy principles acting leads resulting arguing jenna telling read phone book cares end episode tracy read phone book making jenna proud drawing high praise audience production future husband directed series producer written penned script second writing credit having written season future husband originally aired united_states march nbc fourteenth episode fourth season episode rock filmed december december confirmed actress guest star episode played right wing anchor love interest jack character played alec_baldwin interview entertainment_weekly banks revealed approached rock staff making appearance fan definitely like love happen huge fan dream come true revealed intention series regular explaining having fun making movies commit television time banks debut previous episode january announced actor guest star love interest liz_lemon played series creator tina_fey episode debut character liz story arc continued episodes don america hope goes dinosaur land future husband jack learns chairman current ceo played died torn appearances season marking role episode larry king aired february season television writer squad wondered torn written series alcohol related incident occurred torn january appeared chairman ceo actor best known current role special agent crime comedy drama debut character liz news anchor guest appearance scene appears williams engages talk offices telling colleagues news program nbc nightly news rules storyline future husband involving fictitious philadelphia based cable company purchasing nbc based acquisition november winning fourth screen actors guild award television character 16th screen actors guild awards january fey asked rock reference acquisition said dealt sale nbc company integral hard jack april nbc network created website asked contributor philadelphia_inquirer characters rock refer network new owner showrunner executive producer revealed reason staff writers came later learned real company similar nbc legal team department wanted emphasize difference liked sound second time series referenced tracy jordan character trying plot began december episode talk tracy finds diamond necklace sets new life goal achieve status winning major awards emmy grammy oscar tony episode tracy performs man cultural references beginning episode liz asks staff writers wants write winter olympics sketches results liz breaking fourth wall term character television film stage directly addresses audience mouths speech voice heard saying won gold medal skiing kenneth references thriller film fatal attraction encouraging liz meet future husband deeming romantic situation saying like movie saw minutes fatal attraction movie married man weekend affair woman refuses end affair obsessed addition jane_krakowski appeared kenneth later dream influenced movie shining telling jenna late night little twin girls told wanted play forever references story lot daughters bible saved bell involving characters wondering seen colleagues jack office assistant suggests maybe people earth references film legend smith dog legend smith character healthy human new_york_city lives dog order figure going investigative work downloads schedule self theme music mission impossible kenneth convinces future husband liz speaks jamaican accent dental assistants jamaican women tells man needs come office work liz ends cool man reference comedy movie cool jamaica national team debut winter olympics scene liz song fuck pain away canadian electronic musician giving lessons tracy jenna quotes song proud gilbert sullivan asks repeat phrase sit silence dull dark dock awaiting sensation short sharp shock reception original american broadcast future husband watched million households according nielsen ratings system received rating share viewers demographic meaning percent people group percent people group watching television time watched episode original broadcast future husband ranked fourth slot cbs crime drama csi crime scene investigation abc medical series grey anatomy fox reality positive review describing future husband episode fourth season nonetheless pierce responded favorably tracy man calling shortest best plots manages laugh old watch reading phone book chestnut paste magazine said episode disappointing writing main plot awful comparatively dull positive interpretation nbc storyline saying nice little riff actual merger nbc small hoped future episodes entertainment_weekly contributor opined strange episode 30_rock concluded future husband radically terrible wow episode click place squad enjoy jenna involvement tracy story overall find antics funny nonetheless enjoyed cameo ign contributor robert_canning wrote nbc reference wasn exactly laughs baldwin kept story entertaining want follow enjoyed banks appearance noting standout moment came jack argued direction nbc brief moment banks stole baldwin conclusion canning gave rating james_poniewozik time magazine said main story played like subplot gave episode title added fine moments overall liz jack plots potential interesting forward movement los_angeles_times contributor felt role observed jack relationship showcased remarkably convincing television columnist alan_sepinwall star-ledger wrote episode storytelling better recent weeks complimentary liz meeting felt plot fell flat
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