Oh man, Andy eating honey out of that mug with his hands.

Yeah, it's the tendency of sitcoms for the characters to grow more broad/cartoony over the years, but I think it was all the more obvious since we haven't seen Officer Dave evolve in that way.

Mr. Met!

Also, the trailer for "Dark Knight Rises" looks like that movie is really going to focus on the whole "99% vs. 1%" issue that this episode was parodying, so if anything, I think it was ahead of the times.

I think the main story in the election is going to be that the people of Pawnee are stupid, and will vote for a moron.

Yeah, Libertarian Ron wouldn't have a problem with it. I thought that was a great character moment—of course they would admire this hairy, manly dude in a gay bar, and you get the sense that Ron's so accustomed to getting that kind of attention from men AND women that it's just not a big deal to him at all.

30 Rock is kind of weird like that. With such a big ensemble, it's not unusual for a character to not appear in every episode, so you don't notice right away when someone gets phased out without fanfare. Then before you know it, they're gone completely. It happened to Josh Girard, and I think several members of…

Oh, he realized.

I thought the negotiation plot was handled better in season one's "Hard Ball." 30 Rock's as funny as it's ever been, but the earlier episodes were tighter in structure, and I really liked it when Liz was at the center of the episodes, constantly being pulled in different directions by the A- and B- (and sometimes the…

He took a regular gig on "Whitney." 30 Rock made a joke about that fact last week.

It's like VanDerWerff mentioned in this weeks P&R review—that show is so good, you're hyper-aware of every tiny misstep or dip in quality. Whereas with The Office, I do kind of look forward to seeing what a train wreck it's become, in a sick way.

I'll admit, I thought that picture of Sam Waterston was actually Mike Dukakis.

I saw him perform live last year at PNC Park after a Pirates game (it's cool, the Pirates knew about it). He was pretty good but I lost a $10 bet that they would play "Back In Time."

It wasn't a matter of "not being nice" that pissed me off about Richard. More than anything, I hated the fact that he was able to win without possessing any actual survival skills, which is what the show pretended it was all about.

Aww man, for a split-second there, I thought you meant the Philly Phanatic hosted SNL.

You don't water down the Duke Silver brand like that, though! Even the Duke's got a reputation to protect.

That's the ONLY problem?

Can anyone think of any other spinoffs that are a different genre than the show that spawned them? All I got is "Lou Grant."

It's also getting ready to start its 9th season, and even the most successful sitcoms rarely have a lifespan of more than 10 or so. Factor in John Krasinski's and Ed Helms' burgeoning movie careers, and you've got a show that's about ready to fall apart at any rate.

Man, they used a "black nerds" joke back in season one. "Are there other black nerds, or is it just you and Urkel?"