30 Rock – “Retreat to Move Forward”

Original Air Date: January 22, 2009

Directed by: Steve Buscemi

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: Jack (Alec Baldwin) asks Liz (Tina Fey) to go to a retreat with him and Jenna (Jane Krakowski) preps for her role as Janis Joplin.

Kitty Cameo: Frank (Judah Friedlander) plays a trick on Jenna by telling her to do her research on Janis Joplin from her Wikipedia page, then editing the page to add a load of ridiculous information. At one point he finds Jenna in a room prepping herself for something by drinking liquor. “Okay, Janis did it, you can do it!” she says to herself, then she takes a tabby cat out of a cardboard box.

30 Rock - Retreat to Move Forward - Jenna Jane Krakowski dressed as Janis Joplin holding tabby cat
30 Rock - Retreat to Move Forward - Jenna Jane Krakowski dressed as Janis Joplin holding tabby cat

“I’m going to do it! I’m going to eat this cat!” Jenna states. Before she can take a bite, Frank stops her and explains that is Alf who eats cats, then admits to changing the Wikipedia page.

30 Rock - Retreat to Move Forward - Jenna Jane Krakowski dressed as Janis Joplin about to bite tabby cat
30 Rock - Retreat to Move Forward - Jenna Jane Krakowski dressed as Janis Joplin holding tabby cat

Final Mewsings: Even cats know not to trust Wikipedia completely!

Many thanks to Stevie Holcomb for letting us know about the cat in this episode.

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