rock twelfth episode fourth season american television comedy series 30_rock overall episode series episode written executive producer directed series producer originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc network united_states february guest stars title character episode acting role dying october episode jenna_maroney jane_krakowski mother comes visit jenna turns jack_donaghy alec_baldwin help time moves liz_lemon tina fey temporarily decide pact bad habits received generally positive reception television critics according nielsen ratings episode watched million households original broadcast received rating share viewers demographic plot jenna_maroney jane_krakowski learns mother jan hooks come visit jenna want knows visit lead asking jenna money jenna turns boss jack_donaghy alec_baldwin help jack mother shows jenna presentation deal mothers jenna attempts follow presentation surprises giving money borrowed jenna wanting life leading jenna ignoring jack told making jack convinced motive making jenna later suspicions come true admits way jenna life solely convince star reality featuring jack tries let jenna know true intentions bring tell jenna happy instead jack pays visit jenna regular basis letting jenna believe mother changed ways time liz_lemon tina fey takes staff writer roommate decide pact bad habits liz eating food frank smoking continue living liz having hard time adjusting eating food suspects frank smoking calm behavior situation catch act decides hide recording video camera equipped night vision apartment day liz shows video staff writers including frank instead showing frank smoking cigarettes footage shows liz ordering pizza sleep eating large amounts food eating cigarettes shows frank having affair older cleaning lady calls embarrassing breaking pact subplot involves pete able moment work kenneth continuously talking pete ultimately finds release hanging homeless people able tolerate kenneth production written executive producer directed series producer episode sixth writing credit having penned secrets lies goodbye friend problem fifth directed episode originally aired united_states february nbc twelfth episode fourth season overall episode series episode rock filmed december comedian actress best known appearing saturday night live 3rd rock sun guest starred mother jenna_maroney played jane_krakowski reprised role episode hooks years older television commentators noted hooks appearance 30_rock acting job appearing comedy movie episode opens liz_lemon having dream married jack_donaghy giving birth child beginning series occasionally hinted romantic relationship liz jack episode jack passes liz live girlfriend wife jealous episode jack mother tells liz perfect match episode liz listed emergency contact april interview series creator tina_fey said plots liz jack let internet ease liz jack alec_baldwin asked characters hook responded doubt think better way cross line tension goes relationships think lesson learned characters married jobs married work cultural references beginning episode liz dreams giving birth fictional cartoon mascot cheesy favorite cheese episode reference mascot introduced fourth season premiere episode season television reviewers noted jack presentation deal mothers given acronym reference baldwin abc closing speech seen film night vision video liz shows writing staff seen ordering pizza eating large amounts food parody horror film paranormal activity reception according nielsen ratings system watched million households original american broadcast rating percent increase viewership previous week episode winter madness seen million american viewers claimed rating share demographic meaning seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast squad enjoyed appearance said role jenna mother good casting complaint episode tracy_jordan fictional 30_rock hoped characters stay liz apartment laughter wasn constant direction moved kept interest jokes sparse said material pretty great standards said paste magazine guide complimentary writing spot liners witty pop culture references hilarious guest star jan hooks favorite episode season new_york magazine liked liz frank plot noting bad habits featured culminated greatest moments time club enjoyed episode 30_rock writing firing cylinders good laughs helped jack paternal relationship jenna source jenna measure jack hell entertainment weekly deemed solid episode time contributor james_poniewozik enjoyed hooks performance good jane_krakowski jenna story solely insecure reviews positive ign contributor robert_canning gave episode rating said hooks role jenna mother helped half hour jenna centric episode didn blow away noted main plot funny moments wasn invest overall canning reasoned episode stand built good jokes exactly focused storytelling episode like bring lot laughs help feel like missing extra television columnist alan_sepinwall star-ledger disliked stories wrote disappointing episode pretty weak overall contributor los_angeles_times reported despite hooks hilarious performance episode felt little bit like filler wasn especially funny memorable
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