The Break-Up (30 Rock)

"**The Break-Up**"
"The Break-Up"
30 Rock episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 8
Directed by	Scott Ellis
Written by	Brett Baer; Dave Finkel
Production code	109
Original air date	December 14, 2006
Guest appearances
	Rachel Dratch as Pamela Smew; Chris Hansen as himself; Keith Powell as Toofer Spurlock; Lonny Ross as Josh Girard; Dean Winters as Dennis Duffy;
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"The Break-Up" is the eighth episode of the first season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock. It was written by co-executive producers Brett Baer and Dave Finkel, and directed by Scott Ellis. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on December 14, 2006. Guest stars in this episode include Rachel Dratch, Chris Hansen, Keith Powell, Lonny Ross, and Dean Winters.

In the episode, Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) finally dumps Dennis Duffy (Dean Winters) and prowls the singles scene, where she proves to be particularly inept at picking up guys, under Jenna Maroney's (Jane Krakowski) tutelage. Meanwhile, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) and James "Toofer" Spurlock (Keith Powell) clash, landing both in sensitivity training, and Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) dates a certain "high-ranking African-American member of the Bush Administration."