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American television comedy series created by Tina Fey

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why do i love Jack Donaghy? oh, let me count the reasons...

Dec 10, 2008

by LingEatsCake

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I have to say, my absolute favorite character on TV right now is Jack Donaghy (played by Alec Baldwin) on 30 Rock. He's Liz Lemon's boss and fictional head of NBC.

I think Baldwin does an incredible job spinning the authoritative "suit" role by alternating between WASP entitlement, child-like giddiness, and vunerability. What's great is that he says the most politically incorrect things about sex, race, and class — and still manages to come off as likable. How does a rich, white male character pull that off?

Favorite Jack Donaghy lines (in no particular order):

This ought to prove my mother wrong, saying Donaghy is Gaelic for failure. What the hell does she know, she's a Murphy: Bunch of mud farmers and sheep rapists.

Just to know she's filled with bile over me warms my heart.

So I was doing some research on comedy and I came across the cartoon strip "Dilbert." It's quite good. And I was wondering if we could do that.

Liz: Why are you wearing a tux?

Jack: It's after six. What am I, a farmer?

Don't gloat, it makes you seem man-ish.

Sure, I gotcha. New York, third-wave feminist. College-educated, single, and pretending to be happy about it, over-scheduled, undersexed, you buy any magazine that says "healthy body image" on the cover, and every two years you take up knitting ... for a week.

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MomsWhoSave March 21, 2010

I also LOVE Jack Donaghy. I heard Tina Fey say in an interview that Alec Baldwin carried 30 Rock when the show first started

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riotofmyown April 03, 2009

Also: "Never go with a hippy to a second location," and "Everybody has their coping methods - I use sex and awesomeness."

LingEatsCake April 03, 2009

There have been so many great Donaghy quotes since I wrote this review (before the third season). I'd love someone else to collect some new quotes — hint, hint! :)

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alexiatate December 15, 2008

I created an "I'm Awesome" book because Liz intimated that Jack has a metaphorical one.

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LingEatsCake December 12, 2008

That's a good one! And also, I can't believe I left out my FAVE Donaghy line: "I wish I were a horse—strong, free, my chestnut haunches glistening in the sun."

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kristin December 11, 2008

My favorite Jack Donaghy line is: "This company has a very strict bros before hoes policy."

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