jack meets dennis sixth episode season american television comedy series 30_rock written executive producer directed episode originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc united_states november guest stars episode include episode liz_lemon tina fey takes boyfriend winters jack_donaghy alec_baldwin takes convince headed life tracy_jordan tracy_morgan enraged magazine calls normal time jenna_maroney jane_krakowski worried age jack asks old plot liz_lemon tina fey gotten dennis person remembered birthday disturbed liz acceptance boss jack_donaghy alec_baldwin tries reform enjoys good life refers liz restaurant city stone liz declines jack offer mentor night stone jack date walk liz dennis table jack unimpressed dennis manners following day jack introduces liz lunch day liz realizes frustrated relationship dennis storms jack office ask help jack liz end liz comes home break dennis find distraught loss favorite hockey team result dennis moves tracy_jordan tracy_morgan upset identified magazine actor normally far insane persona trying maintain establish street tracy gets dragon tattoo face later identified time told receive special gift response impression actress tgs tracy_jordan rock studios upset brutally beats fire time jack responding audience research starts cleaning green clothes set asks jenna_maroney jane_krakowski stars tgs old tells result exchange jenna gets terribly wrong later sketch rehearsal involving tracy jenna prompt liz impossible perform fortunately power goes production jack meets dennis written executive producer directed writing credit directed episode episode originally aired november nbc sixth episode season overall series actor rock debut episode character boyfriend tina_fey character liz_lemon comedian actor appearance executive associate jack_donaghy episode stack guest star episodes succession longtime comedy partner fellow saturday night live fey head writer originally cast portray jenna_maroney played role original pilot august actress jane_krakowski announced replacement executive producer announced playing series regular appear episodes different role pilot word episodes played cat aftermath played maria maid found liz closet yacht episode played actress appearance cast members appeared 30_rock cast members include fey tracy_morgan main cast reception original american broadcast watched average million households according nielsen ratings system received rating viewers demographic finished place weekly ratings week november december increase previous episode jack watched million american viewers new_york_times said series worked played television business lightly stanley felt rock best revolved characters ign contributor robert_canning said tracy jenna moments weak storylines distracting casting different characters played disrupted flow episode enjoyed improvement said story week stellar didn long decent laugh canning gave jack meets dennis rating guide said episode stronger episodes far citing got funny stuff scenes teaming liz induced self humiliation got cameo angry angry fan jenna character said enjoyed episode wrote extent stars literally maintain images probably sounded funny paper regards tracy jenna storylines falls flat illustrates rock sinking like rock gave episode stars boston herald enjoyed appearances 30_rock noting hilarious turn dennis guide reported alec_baldwin stole episode
Jack Meets Dennis