Liz' parents and brother Mitch (Andy Richter) are coming over for Christmas as well as Jack's mother (Elaine Stritch). Due to too much drinking, Tracy now has an ankle on him. While Liz seems to get along well with her family, even Mitch whose skiing accident at 17 causes him to relive the previous day over and over, Jack can't stand his mom and tries to ditch her at every turn. Tracy tries to join the rest of the gang for "Ludichristmas" but is stopped by Kenneth with a reverend in order to show the true meaning of the holiday. At the end, Jack's mom's attempt to show how dysfunctional even Liz' family could be succeeds when a mention of The Goonies sends the entire reunion into a tailspin...Seeing veteran SNL host Buck Henry as Liz' dad was a treat as was seeing Richter and the return of Ms. Stritch. Ms. Stritch, especially, was hilarious here. Was also amusing seeing Tracy Morgan use his real-life arrest for drunken driving come into play here. Of course, I do hope he's more careful next time. In the prologue, Jack shows Liz his new invention: a Photo Scanner/Paper Shredder. Since both have initials PS/PS, it's useless and everyone who gets it as a present throws it away even the children in an undeveloped country! One more episode is left before the strike closed down production. Hope it gets settled by January. Glad to hear of Golden Globe noms this morning for the show, Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. Good luck all!
Review of Ludachristmas
Ludachristmas (or Episode 209) is another funny episode of "30 Rock"
14 December 2007
Warning: Spoilers