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Anna Howard Shaw Day

Season 4, Episode 13, Aired Feb 11, 2010

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Liz hopes a Valentine's Day root canal will make her feel better about being alone. Jack goes after an attractive CNBC host. Jenna is crushed when a stalker stops stalking her.

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Horatio Sanz

Maynard
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Maechi Aharanwa

Keisha
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Folake Olowofoyeku

Jamaican Nurse #2

Tina Fey

Liz Lemon
Alec Baldwin

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Jane Krakowski

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Bon Jovi, Root Canals, and Avery Jessup.

8.5

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By Schrutentag, Feb 12, 2010

This episode had many moments that were great. I liked the cameos and Liz Lemon and Jonathan were funny. Jenna's plot was awesome and the montage was great, it was so gut-busting. However, that moment didn't make up for the moments that weren't so good. Avery was an okay character, nothing funny and I miss season one's business/no relationship focus (except for the end but...) and I want that back. Bon Jovi, well thank goodness it was a cameo. A bad one, but a short clip none the less that I hope may have brought viewers. Not as funny as the other NBC shows but still good.moreless
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By thefanof, Feb 12, 2010

As expected, Liz Lemon finds a way to avoid contact with men on this romantic holiday, but her plan never ends up prevailing. I liked the cameos with Drew, Dennis and Floyd, but they just showed me how great the arcs with these gentlemen were and how the show needs to get her boyfriend again. It's odd that the main star of a show hasn't really had any direction in over a year, but that is the case with her.

I can't stand Elizabeth Banks, and I actually feel the opposite way about Jack that I do with Liz. All these arcs with his girlfriends (CC, Nancy and Salma Hayek, whatever her character's name was) have been less than exhilirating and I would just prefer him as the crazy Republican boss of Liz and not in constant search of love.

As for the rest of the show, pretty forgettable from me. Good episode overall, but not as funny as I know it can be, if that makes any sense.moreless
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- Frank's trucker hats read "Dial-Up Access" and "Intestinal Fortitude".
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QUOTES (4)
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- Jack: Actually, I have a date coming by, so if you could at some point stop and say hello, that would really impress her. Jon Bon Jovi: Sure, sounds like an appropriate use of my time and talent.
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- Liz: Wow, Avery Jessup, she's hot. She was on Maxim's "I'd Rape That" 100.
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- Liz: Wow, I can't believe you guys are letting Valentine's Day win. Not me! One word: Oral... Two words: Oral surgery. I'm having oral surgery and skipping Valentine's Day, doctor's orders.
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- Lutz: Hey! Has anybody heard of cool new sex positions? My girlfriend's visiting for Valentine's Day, and I want to keep things... caliente.
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- The German episode title is "Wurzelbehandlung am Valentinstag", meaning "Root Canal on Valentine's Day".
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- The site that Lutz claims has proof of his girlfriend actually appears as part of NBC's 30 Rock website.
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- CNBC anchor Melissa Francis suggested the Avery Jessup storyline to 30 Rock producers, hoping to play the part herself.
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- International Airdates: Australia: April 26, 2010 on Channel 7; Latin America: April 29, 2010 on Sony Entertainment Television (a.k.a. Canal Sony); United Kingdom: May 31, 2010 on Comedy Central
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- Horatio Sanz also worked with Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, John Lutz and several of the show's crew members in Saturday Night Live. Jane Krakowski and Jon Bon Jovi also worked together in several Ally McBeal season 5 episodes, including Blowin' In The Wind", in which Scott Adsit also appeared. Jack McBrayer and Elizabeth Banks also worked together in the 2005 movie The Baxter. Judah Friedlander and Elizabeth Banks also worked together in the 2001 movie Wet Hot American Summer, the 2003 movie The Trade, and the 2008 movie Meet Dave.
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