30 Rock
The Fighting Irish
TV Flash files “The Fighting Irish” as hour 17 of 138 in the TV Flash guide — 30 Rock (2006–2013) on NBC, season 1, episode 17, aired 2007-03-08, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E17: listed hour 17 of 138 in the 30 Rock guide, hour 17 of 21 in season 1. It aired 2007-03-08 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Source Awards” (S01E16). Next is “Fireworks” (S01E18).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Family matters move front and centre when Jack is reunited with his down-and-out brother (Nathan Lane) and Liz has a tough time making staff cutbacks.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Fighting Irish sit in the 30 Rock guide?
S01E17 is listed hour 17 of 138 — hour 17 of 21 in season 1, season 1 episode 17.
When did 30 Rock S01E17 air?
The Fighting Irish aired 2007-03-08 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need Saturday Night Live homework for 30 Rock?
No. It is loosely inspired by Fey's SNL experience, but it plays as a self-contained show-about-a-show with its own cartoon gods.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Liz Lemon produces a chaotic sketch show while Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy meddles with corporate zen. Tina Fey's NBC meta farce hit machine-gun joke density: cutaways, cold opens, celebrity self-owns. Proof network comedy could be surreal, referential, and Emmy-dominant — rewatch is the point.
Liz Lemon is in the booth, Jack Donaghy is in the building, and the group chat is already quoting a cutaway you missed. (Rewatch is the point. I said it.) Tina Fey's NBC meta farce — loosely inspired by her *Saturday Night Live* years, not a homework assignment — premiered October 11, 2006, and ran seven seasons through 2013. Alec Baldwin's Jack, Tracy Morgan's Tracy Jordan, Jane Krakowski's Jenna, Jack McBrayer, Judah Friedlander, Scott Adsit: workplace archetypes turned cartoon gods who still feel bruised.…
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