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"Mrs. Donaghy" is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the American television comedy series ''30 Rock'', and the 91st overall episode of the series. It was written by co-executive producer Jack Burditt and directed by Tricia Brock. The episode originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network in the United States on January 20, 2011. Guest stars in this episode include Meng Ai, Jean Brassard, Todd Buonopane, Tituss Burgess, Cheyenne Jackson, Chris Parnell and Sherri Shepherd. In the episode, the fictitious show ''The Girlie Show with Tracy Jordan'' (''TGS'') staff are affected by budget cuts at NBC. Meanwhile, Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) married his girlfriend Avery Jessup (Elizabeth Banks) but following the wedding he learns that the minister (Brassard) did not marry the two of them. At the same time, ''TGS'' star Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) shares a dressing room with her co-star Danny Baker (Jackson), and Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) has a health scare. Before the airing, NBC moved the program to a new timeslot at 10:00 p.m., moving it from its 8:30 p.m. slot that began in the beginning of the fifth season. This episode of ''30 Rock'' was generally, though not universally, well received among television critics. According to Nielsen Media Research, "Mrs. Donaghy" was watched by 5.338 million households during its original broadcast, and received a 2.7 rating/7 share among viewers in the 18–49 demographic. ==Plot== Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) married his girlfriend Avery Jessup (Elizabeth Banks) over New Year's. However, when he returns to New York following the nuptials he discovers that he is instead married to his employee and friend Liz Lemon (Tina Fey). At the wedding, Liz was Jack's best man and wore a white shirt with a head net while Avery wore a black dress. As a result of what Liz was wearing, the minister (Jean Brassard) instead married Jack and Liz. He informs Liz that the minister married the two of them instead of him and Avery. The two set out for a divorce, however, ''TGS with Tracy Jordan'' producer Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit) tells Liz not to sign the divorce papers as she can use their marriage to her advantage as ''TGS''—a show she is the head writer for—is affected by budget cuts at NBC as part of the merger with the fictional network company Kabletown. She demands that Jack, an executive at NBC, give the show its lost budget but he denies the request, as a result Liz will not sign the divorce papers unless her conditions are met. Meanwhile, ''TGS'' star Jenna Maroney's (Jane Krakowski) dressing room is now a temporary room for a technician (Meng Ai) as Jack is renting space on the ''TGS'' floor in the 30 Rock building to keep the budget down, as a result Jenna is forced to share a dressing room with her ''TGS'' co-star Danny Baker (Cheyenne Jackson). Immediately, the two start behaving like an old married couple. NBC page Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer) gets upset about Jenna and Danny fighting and decides to stop their bickering. Kenneth interrupts one of their arguments by showing them a childish picture he drew of the two. This works to no avail as Jenna and Danny continue arguing. To put a stop to this, Danny moves out from his dressing room and into the Y. At the same time, ''TGS'' star Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) is informed by Dr. Leo Spaceman (Chris Parnell) that he has health problems as Tracy has a weakened system only found on dead people. Tracy and his wife Angie Jordan (Sherri Shepherd) meet with Jack and Tracy reveals what Dr. Spaceman told him. Angie becomes concerned on whether or not their family will be taken care of after Tracy dies. Jack offers Angie a job in the entertainment business, and takes the opportunity to get even with Liz by assigning Angie as Liz's intern. Liz realizes that Angie's new job is Jack's way of messing with her, and explains to Angie that as her intern she is not getting paid and fires her. Angie gets upset with Jack and Liz but Jack offers her a reality show during ''TGS''s time slot unless Liz signs the divorce papers. Liz, however, still refuses—even admitting she likes the concept of a reality show starring Angie and would watch it. To get back at Jack, Liz holds a press conference and announces that she and Jack have decided to donate $5 million to ''The Jack and Elizabeth Donaghy High School for Teen Drama, The Arts, and Feelings''. The next day, Jack and Liz have a sit down meeting with NBC Human resource mediator Jeffrey Weinerslav (Todd Buonopane) to discuss their marriage as NBC has strict anti-nepotism guidelines. During the meeting, the two realize that they have had the longest and most meaningful relationship either of them has ever had, and apologize to each other with Liz agreeing to sign the divorce papers and Jack promising to restore ''TGS''s budget. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mrs. Donaghy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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