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December 5, 2008

30 Rock: Awesome, But Where Were The Gossip Girls?

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So last night's 30 Rock, right? Liz was a mean girl in high school! They said "cat anus" five times! But there's one little thing: isn't this the episode in which Blake Lively and Leighton Meester were supposed to guest star as younger versions of the girls Liz terrorized in high school? Where were they? I like to think that they sucked and were cut, but that's just the mean girl in me, I guess. Possibly they were in the background? Well, NO MATTER, because they would have only distracted from this revealing and total 10 episode. After the jump, CAT ANUS GALORE.

"Cat anus, Cat anus, Cat anus!"

Liz confesses her darkest secrets to Jack on a plane she thinks is crashing. (Also "cat anus!"):

I'm really curious about the origins of "cat anus" in this episode's script -- did they start with "cat anus," or did they have to run through other phrases first? And WHERE WERE THE GOSSIP GIRLS?

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Kevin

The word "but" should not be used in this post title unless in reference to "cat anus."
PURE PURRFECTION (GET IT?)

Posted by: Kevin profile link at 12/05/08 2:41 PM | Reply
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apparently the guest appearance wasn't "logistical" :http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/09/gossip-girl-girls-wont-be-on-30-rock-after-all/

whatever JON HAMM whoo!

Posted by: all your pink are belong to us at 12/05/08 2:42 PM | Reply
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I thought they were saying "catiness" which initially baffled me. Also, I think I read somewhere that the Gossip Girls ended up not being able to do 30 Rock. A "scheduling conflict", I'm sure.

Posted by: Chadams at 12/05/08 2:43 PM | Reply
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Lindsay

I believe it was because of the 5 uses of cat anus, and not a scheduling conflict.

Posted by: Lindsay profile link in reply to Chadams's comment at 12/05/08 2:54 PM | Reply
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adrienne

Jenna was so great in this episode.

Posted by: adrienne profile link at 12/05/08 2:43 PM | Reply
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Is her ongoing schtick now just that she dresses up like whoever bugs her? Blah.

Posted by: tom in reply to adrienne's comment at 12/05/08 4:33 PM | Reply
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adrienne

I was thinking more of the elevator moment, but in that case it would be the new thing for her and Tracey, though I think the dress up moment this week was funnier.

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Kevin

Lindsay, tell me I'm not crazy: the seven minutes in heaven scene (particularly the first couple lines of dialog) was a clear Freaks and Geeks reference, right?

Posted by: Kevin profile link at 12/05/08 3:02 PM | Reply
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Did you notice that the old supposedly mean girl/victim of Liz was Robin Lively, older sister of Blake Lively/Teen Witch star? I think Blake was originally going to play the younger version. Top That!

Posted by: cremefracas at 12/05/08 3:03 PM | Reply
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hard liquor, soft holes

that's where i recognized her from!!

i was totally supersonic idiotic.

Posted by: hard liquor, soft holes profile link in reply to cremefracas's comment at 12/05/08 3:33 PM | Reply
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Hey... nice trolley. Lookin forward to Late Night with Jimedy Cricket too... Elaine May is great but don't circle the tents just yet...

Posted by: Noble Rot at 12/05/08 3:08 PM | Reply
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TalbainJ

My favorite lines were "I'm so angry all I can do is dance!" and "I think I want to go to there"

Posted by: TalbainJ profile link at 12/05/08 4:09 PM | Reply
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Big Red

"We all have our ways of coping... I use sex and awesomeness."

Posted by: Big Red profile link at 12/05/08 4:37 PM | Reply
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Jeb

wow, that's the second sexual reference liz has made regarding her granny. eeeeeek. the law and order woman rocked it.

Posted by: Jeb profile link at 12/05/08 4:53 PM | Reply
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Scott

also Janel Maloney!

Posted by: Scott profile link at 12/05/08 5:48 PM | Reply
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YES! how i miss the west wing.

Posted by: lemonlyman in reply to Scott's comment at 12/05/08 10:10 PM | Reply
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And Jack kissed Liz on the forehead! But it tasted like anti-aging acne cream!

Posted by: Ashley at 12/05/08 6:32 PM | Reply
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Darren87

From now on whenever I want attention I'm going to go right into people's faces and sing "Wind Beneath My Wings." I did it twice today.

Posted by: Darren87 profile link at 12/05/08 8:55 PM | Reply
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Ballroom Pink

I think Robyn Lively (Teen Witch should be the winner of the worst movie ever list, there's an awesome Youtube review of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqmPJUeENkQ) didn't get the message that her little sister wasn't in the episode.

But wooo! Donna!

Posted by: Ballroom Pink profile link at 12/06/08 12:27 AM | Reply
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FANTASTIC episode. i loved it

Posted by: The Littlest Winslow at 12/06/08 2:54 PM | Reply
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The other mean girl/victim from Liz's high school was Diane Neal formerly ADA Casey Novack of Law and Order SVU! She was almost unrecognizable, but hilarious!

Posted by: Amy at 12/06/08 4:39 PM | Reply
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Diane Neal was awesome in this episode!

Posted by: Maria at 12/08/08 7:52 PM | Reply
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