The Break-Up
- Episode aired Dec 14, 2006
- TV-14
- 22m
Jenna takes Liz out on the town after she breaks up with Dennis, Jack is having problems with his new relationship, and Tracy and Toofer clash over negative African American stereotypes.Jenna takes Liz out on the town after she breaks up with Dennis, Jack is having problems with his new relationship, and Tracy and Toofer clash over negative African American stereotypes.Jenna takes Liz out on the town after she breaks up with Dennis, Jack is having problems with his new relationship, and Tracy and Toofer clash over negative African American stereotypes.
- Kenneth Parcell
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- Pete Hornberger
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- Jonathan
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- TriviaLiz's "Dennis" List:
CONS:- not super smart
- listens to Winger
- dental hygiene
- wears acid wash denim
- always wants foot rubs
- not much money
- Catholic
- doesn't like his mother
- I don't like his mother
- his mother doesn't like me
- loves Family Guy
- reads the Post
- insists on spending holidays with his mother
- has already seen me throw up
- attempted threeway
- racist
- wears Italian horn even though Irish
- Jack likes him
PROS:- basically nice
- takes good care of his feet
- makes good chili
- remembers my birthday
- rarely wants to do it
- is funny when he goofs on his friends
- doesn't care about money
- loyal
- too lazy to cheat
- would increase likelihood of blue-eyed kid
- Loves the Simpsons
- has good hair
- has already seen me throw up two times
- fixed TV
- Jack likes him
- Quotes
Dennis Duffy: I'm moving into my new apartment so I've got one last thing to say to you and I'll be out of your life forever.
[reading from written letter]
Dennis Duffy: Dear Liz Lemon: While other women have bigger boobs than you, no other woman has as big a heart. When I saw you getting ready to go out and get nailed by a bunch of guys last night, I knew for sure it was over between us, and for the first time since the '86 World Series, I cried... I cried like a big, dumb homo. And if it was up to me, we'd be together forever. But there's a new thing called "women's liberation", which gives you women the right to choose and you have chosen to abort me, and that I must live with. So tonight, when you arrive home, I'll be gone. I officially renounce my squatter's rights.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)
- SoundtracksI Should Say Goodbye
Written By: Scott Nickoley and Dave Feldstein
Liz has to deal with the fact that Dennis still lives in her apartment despite their recent break-up, and reluctantly accepts to go looking for guys with Jenna to see if he will react the way she hopes. Tracy and Toofer, the only other African-American working on TGS, are forced to work together on a skit and end up in a huge fight over their different uses of the N-word. As for Jack, he is going through a rough phase with his new girlfriend, whom the episode's events "subtly" identify as Condoleeza Rice.
The script is a pit of golden jokes, especially when race and politics are involved: having a laugh at the expense of Jack's die-hard Republican mentality is always good, but the Tracy vs. Toofer plot line is close to being the best ever written for the show, with their misunderstandings showing how vastly different two people can be despite claiming some sort of spiritual connection. Dean Winters, making his last appearance for the season as Dennis, is also on top form (the "Dear Liz Lemon" bit alone should have gotten him an Emmz nomination), but even he can't beat the sheer, irresistible absurdity of seeing a scene from a fictional series called "Black Frasier". Anyone still wonder why NBC has a practically spotless record of great sitcoms?
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