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* {{419Scam}}: Subverted. The "Nigerian Prince" that Tracy dealt with over email was apparently genuine, and sent the check as promised.

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* {{419Scam}}: FourOneNineScam: Subverted. The "Nigerian Prince" that Tracy dealt with over email was apparently genuine, and sent the check as promised.

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* 419Scam: Subverted. The "Nigerian Prince" that Tracy dealt with over email was apparently genuine, and sent the check as promised.

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* 419Scam: {{419Scam}}: Subverted. The "Nigerian Prince" that Tracy dealt with over email was apparently genuine, and sent the check as promised.


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* TooKinkyToTorture: Liz tries to humiliate Josh's agent by forcing him to act like a crab in Jack's office, only for the agent to get turned on by the degradation.

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* 419Scam: Subverted. The "Nigerian Prince" that Tracy dealt with over email was apparently genuine, and sent the check as promised.
* BigDamnHeroes: Dotcom and Grizz return at the end of the episode in order to clear a path through a crowd of protesters for Tracy.
* BrutalHonesty: Kenneth's policy, although his bluntness comes from naivete rather than rudeness. It gets him into trouble when he joins Tracy's entourage.



* DoubleMeaningTitle: "Hard Ball" refers to both the political talk show Jenna goes on to fix a PR crisis, as well as Jack's hard ball negotiation tactics.

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* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Everything Jenna does to try and make up for a ''Maxim'' interview that misquoted her as saying she hates the troops makes things worse. She mixes up UsefulNotes/BarackObama and UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden on ''Hard Ball'', and her attempt at staging an American-themed musical number fails because the pinwheels behind her malfunctions and looks like swastikas.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: "Hard Ball" refers to both the political talk show Jenna goes on to fix a PR crisis, as well as Jack's hard ball negotiation tactics.tactics.
* TheFundamentalist: Martha Blanch, the hyper-conservative activist who leads the campaign against Jenna.
* YesMan: Dotcom and Grizz are this to Tracy, laughing at all his tired jokes and letting him win at video games. When he finds out, he's none too pleased, and (temporarily) fires them.
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Liz has to juggle renegotiating Josh's contract alongside Jack while putting out the fire caused by Jenna's disastrous ''Maxim'' interview. Meanwhile, Kenneth joins Tracy's entourage and exposes some uncomfortable truths.

!!This episode contains the following tropes:

* TheCameo: Both Chris Matthews and Tucker Carlson show up when Jenna goes on ''Hard Ball''.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: "Hard Ball" refers to both the political talk show Jenna goes on to fix a PR crisis, as well as Jack's hard ball negotiation tactics.

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