History Recap / ThirtyRockS2E4RosemarysBaby

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After Kenneth’s page jacket is destroyed by Jenna, he gets roped into a competition with the head page, Donnie, in order to get a new page jacket [[AbsurdlyHighStakesGame or lose everything]]. However, just before the competition is about to start, [[OnlySaneMan Pete]] walks in and yells at all the pages scattered around Kenneth and Donnie that the phones are going off the hook because no one is there and tells Kenneth that this whole thing is ridiculous because since NBC is a billion company, they can afford to pay for a replacement jacket for Kenneth.

* GenreSavvy: In order to get a new jacket and avoid being sent to CNBC headquarters in New Jersey, Kenneth has to beat the corrupt head page, Donny, in a "page off". All the pages gather to watch, but right when it's about to start Pete bursts in and puts a stop to it because they're on the clock. Pete also adds that, if Kenneth's jacket was ruined, he could have just asked for a new one, since NBC is a billion-dollar company and can afford it.

* RealityEnsues: In order to get a new jacket and avoid being sent to CNBC headquarters in New Jersey, Kenneth has to beat the corrupt head page, Donny, in a "page off". All the pages gather to watch, but right when it's about to start Pete bursts in and puts a stop to it because they're on the clock. Pete also adds that, if Kenneth's jacket was ruined, he could have just asked for a new one, since NBC is a billion-dollar company and can afford it.

* BrokenPedestal: Liz learns that Rosemary, despite her importance to comedy, is out of touch, unemployable, and living in a terrible neighborhood in a filthy apartment.

* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Both Jonathan and Liz are fired in this episode, but both return to work without incident later.

* TheLastDJ: Rosemary has this attitude, believing that comedy should push boundaries and challenge the status quo. Unfortunately for her, she hasn't updated for the times, leaving her with some ''very'' uncomfortable material.

Liz meets her comedy writing idol, Rosemary Howard, who pushes her to not be a sell-out...which comes at the cost of Liz's job. Meanwhile, Jenna burns Kenneth's page jacket, and Tracy tries to take up dogfighting after being told that he's not allowed to do it.

Liz meets her idol, Rosemary Howard, only to find that the comedy legend has fallen far from her halcyon days. Meanwhile, Jenna burns Kenneth's page jacket, and Tracy tries to take up dogfighting after being told that he's not allowed to do it.

* NoodleIncident: After hearing Tracy's dogfighting idea, Dotcom laments "this is just like Music/PhilSpector's entourage all over again." There's also this exchange:

* RealityEnsues: In order to get a new jacket and avoid being sent to CNBC headquarters in New Jersey, Kenneth has to beat the corrupt head page, Donny, in a "page off". All the pages gather to watch, but right when it's about to start Pete bursts in and puts a stop to it.
-->'''Pete:''' What, are you kidding me? This is a billion dollar company! Demerits? Donny, give Kenneth the damn jacket!

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: InUniverse. A sketch from back in Rosemary's day, involving a talking mailbox tipping over onto its side, was apparently supposed to satirize [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Haldeman Nixon's chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman]]. Although it's not at all obvious to anyone watching, the characters all agree once it's pointed out.

-->'''Kenneth''': IT HURTS!

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: A sketch from back in Rosemary's day, involving a talking mailbox tipping over onto its side, was apparently supposed to satirize [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Haldeman Nixon's chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman]]. Although it's not at all obvious to anyone watching, the characters all agree once it's pointed out.

* RealityEnsues: Kenneth's feud with head page Donny began when Jenna destroyed Kenneth's jacket, and in order to get a new one, Kenneth had to beat him in a "page off". Every page gathered in a basement to watch them, but just before the contest could start, Pete walked in to shut it down and simply ordered the head page to replace Kenneth's jacket.

* SmugSnake: Donny is a deeply smug, creepy little man.

* ActorAllusion: Rosemary (played by Creator/CarrieFisher) begs Liz to stay by saying "[[Film/ANewHope Help me, Liz Lemon. You're my only hope.]]"

-->'''Pete:''' What, are you kidding me? This is a billion dollar company! Demerits? Donny, give Kenneth the damn jacket!

-->'''Liz''': Ugh, that is such an upsetting story! I'll never watch ''Series/HappyDays'' the same way again.

Liz meets her idol, Rosemary Howard, only to find that the comedy legend is just as human as she is. Meanwhile, Tracy tries to take up dogfighting after being told that he's not allowed to do it.