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* NamesTheSame: InUniverse. Once the rumor mill starts going, Jonathan tells Jack that Music/{{TI}} will apparently be at Kenneth's party. Jack thinks he means an executive from Texas Instruments.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The episode aired as a part of NBC's "Green Week" out of universe, and takes place that week in universe.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The episode aired as a part of NBC's "Green Week" out of universe, and takes place during that week in universe.universe. Al Gore even suggests the week to Jack as a more appropriate response.
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* OldShame: InUniverse, Jack used to intern for the famously liberal Senator Ted Kennedy, and was apparently a liberal himself. He's quite embarrassed by that fact, and shushes Al Gore when he starts to talk about it.

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* OldShame: InUniverse, Jack used to intern for the famously liberal Senator Ted Kennedy, and was apparently a liberal himself. He's quite embarrassed by that fact, and shushes Al Gore when he starts to talk about it.
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* NiceHat: Pete begins wearing one, although only he and Jenna seem to find it cool.
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I Ate What clean up. The trope is when a character eats something, unaware of what they are consuming, and then reacts in disgust after they find out what it is. Misuse will be deleted or moved to another trope when applicable. Administrivia.Zero Context Examples will be removed or commented out depending on the amount of context within the entry.


* IAteWhat: Liz finds a Pop-Tart at her apartment that she doesn't know how it got there, and eats it. Later on, she finds that [[spoiler:Pete's wife is using them to cover her breasts in bed]].
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* GilliganCut: Everyone is hooting and hollering as they get ready to go to Kenneth's party, then cuts to the next morning where they're all in Jack's office appearing disheveled and ashamed by what happened.
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* NamesTheSame: InUniverse. Once the rumor mill starts going, Jonathan tells Jack that Music/{{TI}} will apparently be at Kenneth's party. Jack thinks he means an executive from Texas Instruments.


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* SarcasticClapping: After calling out everyone for what they did, Kenneth applauds everyone and says they were all present for his last party ever.

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* IAteWhat: Liz finds a Pop-Tart at her apartment that she doesn't know how it got there, and eats it. Later on, she finds that [[spoiler:Pete's wife is using them to cover her breasts in bed]].


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* IAteWhat: Liz finds a Pop-Tart at her apartment that she doesn't know how it got there, and eats it. Later on, she finds that [[spoiler:Pete's wife is using them to cover her breasts in bed]].
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* IAteWhat: Liz finds a Pop-Tart at her apartment that she doesn't know how it got there, and eats it. Later on, she finds that [[spoiler:Pete's wife is using them to cover her breasts in bed]].
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For NBC's "Green Week", Jack comes up with a business-friendly mascot for environmentalism, named "Greenzo". Meanwhile, Tracy boosts the attendance of one of Kenneth's lame parties by spreading rumors about who's coming.

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For NBC's "Green Week", Jack comes up with a business-friendly mascot for environmentalism, named "Greenzo"."Greenzo" (played by David Schwimmer), but Jared, the actor who plays Greenzo, lets the fame get to his head. Meanwhile, Tracy boosts the attendance of one of Kenneth's lame parties by spreading rumors about who's coming.



* BingeMontage: Kenneth's party becomes wildly debauched, with drinking, fighting, and all sorts of inappropriate contact. Everyone is sore, hung over and miserable the next morning (except for Kenneth, who's very upset.)

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* BingeMontage: Kenneth's party becomes wildly debauched, with drinking, fighting, and all sorts of bizarre, inappropriate contact.behavior. Everyone is sore, hung over and miserable the next morning (except for Kenneth, who's very upset.)
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Everyone is deeply ashamed the morning after Kenneth's party.
-->'''Kenneth:''' Harlem Globetrotter.
-->''(Everyone turns to look at a Harlem Globetrotter standing at the back of the room)''
-->'''Kenneth:''' Does that name mean nothing to you?
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* OldShame: Jack used to intern for the famously liberal Senator Ted Kennedy, and was apparently a liberal himself. He's quite embarrassed by that fact, and shushes Al Gore when he starts to talk about it.

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* OldShame: InUniverse, Jack used to intern for the famously liberal Senator Ted Kennedy, and was apparently a liberal himself. He's quite embarrassed by that fact, and shushes Al Gore when he starts to talk about it.
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* MistakenForCheating: In this case, it's not Pete's wife who suspects an affair, but Liz. It turns out that Pete ''is'' having an affair...with his wife. She gets a rush out of sneaking around.


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* NiceHat: Pete begins wearing one, although only he and Jenna seem to find it cool.
* OldShame: Jack used to intern for the famously liberal Senator Ted Kennedy, and was apparently a liberal himself. He's quite embarrassed by that fact, and shushes Al Gore when he starts to talk about it.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Jared, the actor who plays Greenzo, is a bullying, egotistical asshole.
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* NatureHero: Greenzo pretends to be one. Al Gore, apparently, actually is one.
-->'''Al Gore''': A whale is in trouble! I have to go.
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* ShoddyShindig: Kenneth's parties are usually this. They're usually lame and cheap, which is why Liz is the only one who bothers to go.

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* BitingTheHandHumor: The premise of the show's "Green Week" episode is that "Green Week" is pointless.



* GreenAesop: Although the episode was made as a part of NBC's "Green Week", the moral of the story is that a corporate-backed attempt at environmentalism is destined to fail, as real solutions to the problem of global warming would require corporations paying more in taxes.

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* GreenAesop: Although the episode was made as a part of NBC's "Green Week", the moral of the story is that a corporate-backed attempt at environmentalism is destined to fail, as real solutions to the problem of global warming would require corporations paying more involve taking on corporate greed.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The episode aired as a part of NBC's "Green Week" out of universe, and takes place that week
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* BingeMontage: Kenneth's party becomes wildly debauched, with drinking, fighting, and all sorts of inappropriate contact. Everyone is sore, hung over and miserable the next morning (except for Kenneth, who's very upset.)


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* GreenAesop: Although the episode was made as a part of NBC's "Green Week", the moral of the story is that a corporate-backed attempt at environmentalism is destined to fail, as real solutions to the problem of global warming would require corporations paying more in taxes.
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* TheCameo: Meredith Viera, Al Gore, and a Harlem Globetrotter all make appearances as themselves.
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For NBC's "Green Week", Jack comes up with a business-friendly mascot for environmentalism, named "Greenzo". Meanwhile, Tracy boosts the attendance of one of Kenneth's lame parties by spreading rumors about who's coming.

!!This episode contains the following tropes:

* SmallNameBigEgo: Greenzo has a comically inflated opinion of himself, and compares himself to a power as implacable as the wind.

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