Meet the Woggels!

"Meet the Woggels!"
30 Rock episode
Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 17
Directed by	Linda Mendoza
Written by	Ron Weiner
Featured music	Jeff Richmond
Production code	617
Original air date	April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12)
Guest appearances
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy Will Forte as Paul L'astname Rachel Maddow as herself Clarke Thorell as Russ Mark Douglas as Ian

"Meet the Woggels!" is the seventeenth episode of the sixth season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 120th overall episode of the series. It was directed by Linda Mendoza, and written by Ron Weiner. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on April 12, 2012.

In the episode, Jack's mother becomes seriously ill, forcing him to confront his feelings for her; Jenna (Jane Krakowski) dates a member of a children's musical group; and Tracy (Tracy Morgan) laments that his son is going to attend college.

Plot

During the opening of his couch factory, Jack (Alec Baldwin) discovers that his mother Colleen (Elaine Stritch) has been hospitalized in New York for a heart ailment. Liz (Tina Fey) believes that the emotionally distant Colleen may be seriously ill and is trying to repair her relationship with Jack before it is too late. After much prodding from Liz, they eventually have a heartfelt conversation.

Jenna (Jane Krakowski) is attempting to do everything on her "sexual walkabout" checklist. She fulfills several items by dating a popular children's entertainer (Clarke Thorell) and "Yoko"-ing his band. She realizes that the whole enterprise is a poor substitute for her boyfriend Paul, but is crushed to learn that Paul is intimately involved with another woman and an anthropomorphic couch. She leaves heartbroken.

Tracy (Tracy Morgan) is mortified to learn that his oldest son, George Foreman, is planning to attend Stanford University. Fearful that his son has been "coddled" into becoming a nerd, he takes him around for the day to show him how Jordan men behave and induct him into his entourage. George is tempted to stay and further reconnect with Tracy, but Tracy eventually hints that he should go to college after all.

Cultural references

The children's band featured in the episode are called The Woggels, a reference to real-life Australian children's band The Wiggles.

Reception

This episode's premiere was viewed by 3.09 million people. The A.V. Club gave the episode a B+.

External links

• "Meet the Woggels!" at IMDb