Al Gore Cameos on "30 Rock"
By SilentPatriot Wednesday Nov 07, 2007 9:02pm
Vice President Gore appeared on NBC's "30 Rock" Thursday night to help promote the network's Green Week. And he killed it.
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Frist
A whale is in trouble!
"...this earth is ruined, we gotta get a new one!"
Great line!!
Al Gore for Person of the Year. I don't want it to be "You" again. ;)
HERE HE COMES TO SAVE THE DAY!!!!!!...welllll....maybe not.......I wish he would run....but that was funny
wah! i don't have a teevee:(
jen8933 @ 6:
You can catch it online (nbc.com)!
I don't have cable, but I watch a ton of GOOD tv via the internet.
Support the Writers Strike and DO NOT watch the episodes on the NBC website. Internet content is at the heart of the main fight between the WGA and the producers.
Isome @ 7:
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i watch judge judy and black adder on the you tubes--monty python when i want to watch something completely different.
kalu @ 8:
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oh ok then party pooper:(
kalu @ 8:
Got it.
L.A. Confidential @ 11:
I hate TV anyway so that won't be a problem.
Hmmm... interesting that Time-Warner here in Austin, TX decided to do a cable box firmware upgrade at exactly 7:30-8:00, local time. It was back up and running for The Office at 8:05... we just had to miss 30 Rock, all the while wondering why they decided to do the upgrade during Thurs prime time... hmmm.....
That show is underrated...I think Alec Baldwin is fantastic
Doesn't that mean he crossed a picket line?
Hey even Betty's in on the action.
http://tinyurl.com/2zojag
LongTooth @ 15:
You know, they don't actually show them live.
Ha!
Al was gooood.
kalu @ 8:
Okay.
OMG! THAT ROCKED!
If only he'd run!
Wait. What?
Judge Judy is on the intertubes?
WHERE???
I don't think the writers weren't on strike when the episode was made. Just enjoy Al Gore's appearance.
Even though isn't it strange that Green Week was the same week as the strike.
jen8933 @ 6:
Count your blessings.
'Killed it'...is right on.
LongTooth @ 15:
Yes, NBC tapes all its shows the week they air. They love living on the edge.
I liked that the episode made fun of the corporate green week it was part of.
LibertyLover @ 4:
Me too. And I wish things turned out differently in 2000. If Gore had won, we'd be living in a whole 'nother world right now: A sane one.
shows will completely shut down when they run out of written material. that's why feature films aren't affected - there are a zillion scripts out there written and ready to go. just stuff that they wouldn't touch last week (that can be good and bad).
regardless, i saw tina fey interviewed on the picket line two days ago so that show was definitely taped before the strike.
and, alec baldwin IS fantastic. the episode/scene where he goes to therapy with tracy morgan is unbelievable.
NEW... GO GREEN
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With Some of Our Heros Pictures... (Al Gore) is in it ! also
Now, Add your Photo, Friends, Co-workers, Family etc. then print out... Make yard signs, Tees, Men & Women Under-Panties, etc.
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Peace, Love & Later, Roger#RogerART.com
JohnnyBravo @ 28:
If Kucinich wins the election then next year it can be us again and deservedly so.
numfar @ 22:
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there is a guy called happy space hopper that has gobs of jj.
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Al rules. I love when he does comedy stuff
um, hi. Spinster English Teacher here...the phrase you'd want to use, I think, is "he killed". (based on its original usage among comedians--"how'dja do out there?" "I killed, dude.") to say "he killed IT" is to infer that he stunk up the joint so bad that the show was rendered lifeless.
sorry, I'm just a big ol' copy editor at heart. :)
nbc execs reading-we will not be watching your shows on line
So Gore did cross a picket line.
Shame on him.
Who is this?
Whoever he is, with acting like that - he should stay out of politics.
Sorry, I don't see where the WGA is asking the public to boycott watching the shows online. The only thing I see that the WGA is asking of the public, as of right now, is to sign its petition.
As for 30 rock, according to Tina Fey, they still have another 4 or 5 shows already in the can.
Tina Fey Talks Writer's Guild Strike (video from the picket line).
LongTooth @ 37:
No he didn't.
LongTooth @ 15:
LongTooth @ 37:
Sorry, I fail to see where the WGA is asking the public to boycott watching the shows on the internet. As of right now, all I see is that the WGA is asking the public to sign its petition.
As for 30 rock, Tina Fey says they still have 4 or 5 episodes already in the can.
Tina Fey Talks Writer's Guild Strike (video from the picket line)
Moose @ 40:
it's a REPEAT!
So Gore didn't cross a picket line.
Good for him.
Ha Ha....
...Gore 2012.... ;)
... milk, exiting nose.
Brilliant.
Tina Fey rocks.
Anna Granfors @ 35:
Exactly, I was confused upon reading the description. By the way, Gore was just great, great! The whale line was fantastic.
excellent.
He was a little off with the timing until he heard the whalesong--then he totally nailed it.
Alec Baldwin comic genius. Tina Fey understated one liners, brilliant.
And Al Gore takes off to save a whale? Perfect comic timing.
The man continues to surprise. Where was this charismatic character in
2000?
Very lame acting on all parts. Very lame writing. Very unfunny.
Jeez. Just what CAN'T Al do?
Pretty damn good.
What would've been funnier is if Al had said "Listen! I hear the Manbearpig!" and then runs off....
Al Gore speaks about "Manbearpig"
I know I'm guilty of confirmation bias here, but why do the best (read mature) dry wits seem to come from the moderate to left end of the political spectrum? Franken, Gore, Stewart, Maher, JFK back in the day. But give the right their due; they sure know how to drop the one-liners:
Attention sick children - cram it, you future welfare bitches.
That's one seriously hilarious disease you've got, what with the jukin' and the jivin' and disco this and Night Fever that. Whoo-weee!
I said "faggot." "Faggot." Ho ho ho! Hey Senator "Faggot!" Ha ha ha ha ha!
Yep, that's right. Nobody makes money on internet downloads but the robber barons. Certainly not the aritsts. So DON'T watch them on the internet folks! Read a goddamn book. Remember those things?
I loved him on 30 Rock! I love 30 Rock! I love Al Gore! I had an aha moment when I saw him tonight - I saw him as Americas President it was great to see him as President and as a man who could restore the Presidency to all it's glory!
Anna Granfors @ 35:
ah, a kindred spirit
Hahahahahaha!
Love ya, Al :)
moktar @ 51:
Okay Moktar - "okay is that it? Do we have to whip em out and measure em"
Hmmmm
http://democracyforamerica.com/pulsepoll/results
Remember this???
I was reminded of Denny Blain when Gore said "Listen..." and exited the stage. Too Funny! Me thinks Al and Tipper watch another of my favorite shows Boston Legal for acting lessons.
rduke @ 59:
Well I think this is a better poll than most and I like the results. I'll be voting for AL Gore if he is on the ballot and if not Dennis gets my vote!
YYYYYEEEEEAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!
Representative Dennis Kucinich 33.97% 1596
Former Vice President Al Gore 26.88% 1263
Senator Barack Obama 11.69% 549
Former Senator John Edwards 10.71% 503
Governor Bill Richardson 5.64% 265
Senator Hillary Clinton 5.39% 253
Senator Christopher Dodd 1.92% 90
Other 1.77% 83
Senator Joe Biden 1.4% 66
Former Senator Mike Gravel 0.64% 30
>NBC offers entire episodes on their website here.
For which the writers receive absolutely nothing. If you like the show, support the writers and DON'T WATCH WEBISODES!
LibertyLover@4
Al Gore for Person of the Year. I don’t want it to be “You” again.
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I'm with you!
They came out with that "You" crap because they didn't really know what to really come out with. Just plain bullshit!
jen8933@9
If you really watch Judge Judy...I really pity you!
They offer it free. free from those pesky residuals
He's so way ahead of his deriders...!
JohnnyBravo @ 28:
He DID win.
Oh, damn, I wish he hadn't decided not to run.
Just think what this world would be like now if Clarence "Uncle" Thomas were not such an abject asshole.
Wow! NBC is on the cuting edge, recognizing global warming. Give me a break. How bout next time they do a theme on getting America out of Iraq, or stopping the genocide in Darfur. What a cheap pointless stunt. The only good thing that could possibly come out of this would be if they left Ann Curry in Antartica.
LongTooth @ 37:
No. He didn't. Most prime-time television shows are taped way in advance.
That was great! Looks like Al Gore is having a much better time NOT being in politics. Who can blame him for not wanting to run for president? It would tie his hands and restrict his ability to speak out freely on issues that really matter to him.
JohnnyBravo @ 28:
I actually don't think so. I think the wingnuts would have continued their agitation of the system in the arrogant belief that the public agreed with them. They would have gotten nuttier and nuttier and eventually done something we all would have regretted. Something a lot worse than attacking the twin towers.
Look at how they're acting when their dickhead President is at 24% in the polls. They literally cannot think right about anything. They believe that America, "Real Americans" are mislead by a "Liberal Media" and that everything is just fuckpeachy in Iraq. We have the lowest "unemployment rate" in 20 years, and the economy is just going GREAT GUNS. Yayy! CLAP LOUDER!
But the public understands these people now. They understand that Republicans are stupid, mendacious, greedy cock-gobbling self-loathing liars who have no interest in what's good for America.
Kind of like a really bad piece of meat that you've eaten. You can either throw it up and taste it again, or let it pass through you and feel some pain. The public's had to feel some pain.
Of course, we may get a chance after all to regurgitate Cheney. I understand impeachment's on the table. I'd like me a piece of impeachment pie, please.
"This earth is ruined! We gotta get a new one!"
If I didn't LOL at that line, I'd probably just break down and cry, as true as it is.
Kyle...you are so right. I wish they's leave Ann Curry anywhere. She's the worst...well, she's bad...and stupid.
trez @ 44:
No, it was brand new. But the episode was taped before the strike began.
I was so shocked to see VP Gore! I just caught the tale end of the program and had never watched it before...it was funny!! I mean really funny!! Alac was hilarious, as were many others. But the thing that cracked me up the most was at the end when Gore heard a whale in trouble and had to dash!! Striping is jacket off as he went.
I dont watch sitcoms on the major networks
the only sitcoms I watch are on FOXnews.
a loyal bushie
SPEW Alert!! must wipe coffee off monitor - "a whale is in trouble" (Here I come to save the day)
Why is he referred to as "Vice President Gore"? The man was elected President and he should ALWAYS be referred to as "President Gore. He legitimately won a presidential election and was illegitimately denied the presidency. We didn't rise up in sufficient numbers with sufficient action to take back our democracy when our own Supreme Court stepped outside its Constitutional bounds to deny us his presidency. The very least we can do is address him as "President".
With me, it's always "President Gore". The other guy is simply "Bush", "Dubya" or "Dumbya" -- but NEVER "president".
And that's my beef for the day. Thank you and have a great weekend.
JohnnyBravo @ 28:
Ain't that the sad truth? When arguing with my republican friends, they ask if I'd rather have Gore in the WH...I'm like FUCKIN A RIGHT I DO!!!!!
Doug @ 54:
Please don't mention that episode. It's embarrassingly bad.
I said it before and I'll say it again: It's one thing to satirize a legitimate aspect of a person's personality. For example, were they making fun of President Bush, they could have him acting like a complete idiot.
With Al Gore, it simply doesn't make sense. He's highly intelligent; read any of his books and you'll see that. Before he was a politician, he was an accomplished academic.
"Super cereal?" Give me a break.
It'd be the same if they took Einstein and made him say: 'Hey, guis! Look at this stuff I found out! Everything is relativational! I'm super cereal!'
Does it fit?
Exactly.
Trying to smear someone in this way is weaksauce.
Just sayin'.
Well Shawnmeat some of us have different senses of humor. I didn't think that Manbearpig episode was a smear. I do know Gore is very smart and that is why it was funny to me.
Satire is subjective.
Making fun of Bush for being an idiot is cheap and not very hard. What is funny is if they made fun of him as being very smart.
While I liked the appearance I certainly can't help from feeling a bit strange that he just said treaty instead of kyoto treaty.. was this a bit of censorship that went right past all of out noses so happy to see gore saying all of the great things he did say during his appearance
Me thinks that FoxNoise can't make fun of his weight anymore. It appears the VP looks mighty fit.
Brilliant !!!
are you all under 30?
Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. -Sir Winston Churchill.
“…this earth is ruined, we gotta get a new one!”
Ha!
When you come to a commentary section of a web site and there is a Frist person on it
then it is a bad sign.
But what does "And he killed it" mean? Not clear. Killing it is good? Bad?
I am not crossing the picket line, by going to the site to watch this show, of writers! I would like it if more "Progressive" would do the same, but I don't think many people understand the whole "Union" thing.......Geeeeeze!
Please support the writers by not watching any of these shows. You never know what this strike could bring out. Like maybe a few more Americans will go outside and look at the "Shit" that is going down all around them!
:O
I thought Al Gore did a great job, especially with the whale bit.
30 rock, pretty cheesy from what I've seen.. this was funny though
JohnnyBravo @ 28:
Wait... I thought Gore DID win in 2000. Oh, yes... I forgot. The Supreme Court picks the President now. Silly me with the voting.
I love NBC's line up on Thursday night. Earl, 30 Rock, the Office and Scrubs. All 4 of these shows are very, very funny. 30Rock however is a cut above anything else on TV right now. If you watch a whole episode and don't think its funny - then go see a Doctor because there is something wrong with you.
As for Al, he was great! He looked so healthy (has he lost weight?) and relaxed. His timing on "the whale" bit was perfect. Run Al Run!
I don't watch this show but I think I will after that snippet. That was fantastic, Al Gore, the whale line...too funny.
Thanks for putting this up.
To those Morons who are posting that Al Gore crossed the picket line to appear on the show: you must be overdosing on stupidity pills!.
Did you not notice that all the regular actors appeared with him, including the creator and head writer.
Let me make it easy to grasp for you simple minded fools: You can not cross a picket line that was not established at the time that the show was taped.
Finally: The writers do not want their current strike message diluted by the support of such stupid people.
Al's the man!
Just think. Were in not for a rouge anti-democratic conservative activist judiciary we would have had an Emmy/Oscar/Nobel Peace Price winning intelligent articulate man as president building upon Clinton's legacy of peace and record prosperity. Instead we got an America destroying, budget busting, enemy emboldening, allies alienating, military depleting, planet destroying, lying, warmongering, illiterate Chimp.
Thanks again red staters!
Tears down the face, screaming funny. Thanks for posting! I'll give the show a look.
Best show on TV. Tina Fey has a winner. Al was good, but he was just one of the many bright spots this show has every week.
that episode had me laughing so hard i started choking, it was funny
Really funny scene, a great show in a vast wasteland. "This Earth is ruined, gotta get a new one."
Damn funny stuff.
The show was in the can so no picket lines were crossed for this show, but future episodes are stalled.
Be President in '08?
Careful: if it wasn't for stupid people there wouldn't be very many TV viewers.
If you go on NBC's website to watch episodes, be sure you leave a comment telling NBC just how much you love watching shows online, how much you like their sponsors, and that the writers deserve a cut of this wonderful online programming. Not in 5 years, when they "figure out the new medium", but NOW!
kalu @ 8:
That's cool. When I watch tv shows online it's always from bootleg links anyway so I'm screwing everybody equally.
LOL
I'd like to see a whole TV series of Gore in the alternate universe where he is President.
That would be so cool.
NO wait - what I really want is to go LIVE in that alternate universe....
Everybody Knows -Leonard Cohen.
You are being robbed from by criminals. You children under attack by these criminals, your lifes being torn asunder by these criminals. They are committing genocide and murder and warcrimes in your name.
The only thing that stuns me is that you are complacent.
I tried to watch the show, and got about halfway through, and still no Al. From the commercials I couldn't tell if it was him or an actor playing him.
I finally gave up.
I don't know who told Tina Fey she's funny, but I found the show more painful than my last root canal.
It's like when Homer was the voice of Poochy the dog, and asked the woman who voiced Itchy and Scratchy if the show was going out live. She said, "No Homer, animation doesn't go out live, it's a terrible strain on the animators's wrists."
Now THAT was funny!!! The part where the Vice President is going to save the whale was very funny, as the the smilley green earth catching fire. Better than SNL.
CD @ 2:
I played it four times and thought he said "La Jolla is in trouble." I thought WTF, is he referring to the landslide on Mt. Soledad?? It does NOT sound to me like he said "A whale is in trouble" but it sure makes more sense than him whinging about La Jolla...
Sluggirl @ 111:
I re-listened and it is indeed a whale that is in trouble. Okay, I need Q-Tips. Or good ol' cotton swabs would work fine I guess, less corporate.
Al was great! Jane Krakowski on the other hand should be thrown off the show.
Pretty funny.
That blunt, obvious (sometimes hackish) kind of funny that SNL does. But this particular clip as a little funny despite that. Besides, Baldwin can act. Tina should learn to write more for adults, less for 10 year olds.
Gore is hilarious though. He is smooth and natural -- UNTIL he delivers his lines about the environment! Ha! Anytime he talks about policy, he goes wooden and singsong... even when 'acting'! Poor guy. Like one of those feinting goats. Reminds me of Dole turning back into a human from a zombie the moment he lost.
Actually he reminds me of Shatner also. Gore should grow the beard out again, and do a show with Bill...
JohnnyBravo @ 28:
Wait! Don't you REMEMBER!?! He DID win!!!
SaneGuy @ 88:
Oh yeah?
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
What about a man who quotes Homer Simpson?
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