The Oddities of Dr Spaceman (Part 1) | 30 Rock

[@billyedsatiristry7952]

Chris Parnell can make the most insane dialog sound normal and reasonable.

[@canaisyoung3601]

He did that a lot on Saturday Night Live.

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

He’s got the comforting voice of a 1950s tv dad but the intelligence of Donald J Trump.

[@emilym3679]

@@JamietheroadrunnerAnd the unearned confidence of Trump, too.

[@smnoy23]

“Between my medical practice and THIS job,” is a great gag

[@patrickaker4380]

“How important is tooth retention to you?” Masterpiece of a line.

[@leif1075]

Why is that line a masterpiece?

[@shortbread1818]

@@leif1075 Because presumably everybody wants to retain their teeth

[@ajedogawa1916]

I used this quote just recently

[@threshstar]

"I suppose...but then you'd have to register as a motor vehicle" is such a great 30-rock line: completely out of left-field while being said in a very serious, assured manner.

[@Robert-hz9bj]

The best part is the expression on Tracy's face when he says that, clearly annoyed at the thought of having to go to the DMV to register as one XD

[@thesimulation9651]

'your blood tastes like root beer' is right up there too

[@heyheytaytay]

Whoever came up with pronouncing his name like it's some fancy eastern european name is a comedic genius.

[@Mackkkkck]

Its toofer...he went to harvard

[@radhiadeedou8286]

I thought it was supposed to be Italian

[@poetgooner]

The show is full of these types of joke. There's a character called Hazel Wassername.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Hernia Surgery

[@D.A.A.321]

@@radhiadeedou8286 argh, tomato, America… it’s all the same.

[@ashleybrooke2087]

Parnell's delivery is impeccable. In any of his dozen or so gigs he has going on at any given time.

[@BillyBoyGenius]

He's really in so many things. I love it.

[@assmane999]

He really is one of the best

[@simsish]

Anyone else in the role and it would have been completely different, nowhere near as funny

[@ScottKnitter]

Sometimes I close my eyes and Dr. Spaceman becomes Cyril Figgis.

[@ashleybrooke2087]

@@ScottKnitter It's a multiverse of Parnellness.

[@n3uro42]

Chris Parnell is the best deadpan actor hands down.

[@PlasmicPenny]

The “You Do the Meth!” pamphlet always gets me

[@Robert-hz9bj]

"Where do I sign?" "Oh please, we don't want a paper trail..." XD Every word out of this man's mouth is a gift

[@coleeckerman1390]

I love how they both laugh after that as Spaceman casually transitions to deadpan, “Take 25 of these a day for the rest of your life.” And Jenna realizes he wasn’t joking 🤣

[@kittytheflcatmom9566]

It's a disgrace that Chris Parnell was never even nominated for ANY award for guest appearance! Of all the guests who were nominated (Jon Hamm, Will Arnett, Dean Winters, etc), no one deserved it more than Parnell IMHO. The other actors are extremely talented...not taking anything away from them. But CP was just on a different level with Dr. Spaceman!

[@jennyng2994]

I feel like “guest” nominations are unfortunately reserved for those who are more widely recognized. Even if these smaller side character actors are super talented, they always get pushed to the side.

[@noahblowingless6435]

“Diabetes repair, I guess” 😂😂😂

[@PeaceToday2011]

Chris Parnell is one of the best at doing the "air of authority" voice while spouting the most deranged lunacy. The number of times Dr Spaceman has Jack unnecessarily remove clothing, combined with the fact he is a pill mill doctor reminds me of John Mulaney's Dr Michael, with him having John take his shirt off for no reason.

[@chrisdalton5646]

Nice, good call.

[@GaiaCarney]

‘Tracy . . . I don’t know how to say this . . . dee-ay-butt-tease??’ 🤣

[@DanAvenell]

'Tracy, I don't know how to say this...' is one of my favorite jokes ever

[@davidmarek535]

I love how Tracy calls him Dr. Spaceman.

[@stefanie7823]

Well that IS his name 😂

[@qui_etes_vous]

I love Tracy getting rocked like a baby in his underwear 🩲!

[@redacted2275]

No, Tracy calls him Dr. Spaceman...

[@frankirons9337]

@@stefanie7823 It's pronounced Spaceman.

[@stefanie7823]

@@frankirons9337 Right, Spaceman. That’s what I said 😂

[@allanjasonmburu2186]

tina dancing for the shot always gets me 😂

[@MrOldgummer]

verrry nice

[@tonysmith7632]

My favorite 30rock supporting character! Perfect deadpan delivery!

[@cabronicusmaximuschingonic1062]

"...science is whatever we want it to be." Didn't know Dr. Spaceman, was the technology advisor for the Marvel cinematic universe.

[@jimbarino2]

Also Dr. Fauci...

[@ItsB3enLikeThis]

​@@jimbarino2What is it with right wing conservatives and thinking they're the most intelligent group in the world. Apparently Science and evidence don't matter anymore.

[@johanstinson]

one of the best side characters in TV history.

[@flexibleskedule]

“Take 25 of these a day for the rest of your life…”

[@samuelluebbers4099]

Liz’s dancing for the shot face might be the best moment in the entire show

[@Batmarkman]

“You’ll have to register as a motor vehicle” omgsh I can’t stop laughing

[@jesse7631]

I hope part two has the one where he tells Tracy, "Tracy, you are going to die...when you find out who I'm dating! Sqweaky Fromme! She is..difficult.

[@nicolasmogensen8727]

Froome was a member of the Manson Family murderers in case people don't get that part of the joke. I imagine it's perhaps not widely known with the younger generations.

[@johanstinson]

😂😂😂

[@mailtrap22]

One of my all-time faves.

[@christianzafiroglu6705]

I love this character so much. Such a drop of earnest insanity.

[@qui_etes_vous]

My favorite clip is him convincing the bear version of Jenna to go to sleep during taping while she is at work.

[@SacredDaturaa]

Here comes the funcooker!

[@chubbykitten13]

Sleep Jenna sleep, it’s for your own good!

[@gradeahonky]

Any time I had trouble sleeping my parents would give me some warm milk, put on my bear pajamas, and then slam my head into the coffee table while screaming at me. Worked every time.

[@qui_etes_vous]

@@gradeahonky Right, doesn’t, knowing, and, being, your, specific, Ethnicity, FEEL GOOD ?

[@mmt5120]

"Scientifically speaking, humans want food, but don't need it" 💀😂

[@walterlippmann6292]

it keeps the spine straight

[@Bigsky1991]

The Liz dance is funny every time.... 🤣

[@JesusGarciaTexan]

Dr. Spaceman and Dr. Nick would be great pals.

[@Ganzz94]

Dr Spaceman is basically Lionel Hutz and Dr Nick in one person

[@leospaceman2976]

@@Ganzz94🤯

[@johanstinson]

Looking at the xrays asking where his keys are is 😂😂😂

[@keeshiabrie]

FINALLY a Dr. Spacemen compilation!! 💛

[@redacted2275]

There's already one from years ago.

[@keeshiabrie]

@@redacted2275 that was posted in 2020, and I think it is 5 minutes too short

[@alyzu4755]

"Dammit, where are my car keys?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Itsme-oz7bh]

One of the best characters in tv history! The writing plus chris parnell’s delivery is something out of this world.

[@thejamnasium6447]

"I've already administered the epidural so... would you like one as well?"

[@TheDoctah27]

"We're currently working on a pill that keeps people awake under any circumstances. It's being funded by the U.S. military and the WNBA." Shots fired. lmao 😂

[@funk3nst3in]

seriously... i attempted to watch one and ONLY ONE wnba game ever in my life. turned it off after 45 seconds and 2 missed UNCONTESTED LAYUPS.

[@RadioSnivins]

@@funk3nst3in Leo's pill cures sleep, not boredom.

[@tinman3747]

​@@funk3nst3inso...many... turnovers

[@andydotyhere303]

The parody on Amadeus is actually true perfect

[@cranapple3367]

The trio becomes a quartet! And so on! You go too fast!

[@cranapple3367]

@UChGsJva9kDFHUBaVucjx9YA it's the bit where he's running with a cloak. The episode it comes from has a B plot that is just an Amadeus parody.

[@bscanlan5307]

Dr Spaceman spin off series when?

[@AirWolfAT6]

You got my vote.

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

I’ve been waiting ten years now and you know what, I’m beginning to think we may never get a spin-off!

[@ColHogan-zg2pc]

I think they used him just the perfect amount in 30 rock.

[@chbloss]

Yes, or at least give us Dr. Spaceman PSAs.

[@s.a.l948]

Right?! We need it.

[@marcelolibermandeloreto5252]

There is no way to know where the heart is. LOL

[@Jimmietwotimes]

I've always loved Chris Parnell. So underrated. This character was based on an SNL skit in which Will Ferrell plays the 'out-of-left-field' doctor and Parnell plays a parent alongside Molly Shannon. It's also the introduction of the curse word 'vondruke!'

[@gildardo]

My favorite character of 30 Rock.

[@krathoon2338]

It is such an absurd character with the perfect actor to play it.

[@markjackson6134]

"Say no more, if it's giving people meat,...I'm on board.":):)

[@kandyburra]

Always got teased a bit for this but I think Chris Parnell is kinda cute

[@june2420111]

Me too!!!

[@jarrodbarkley9061]

Me too!

[@johrathbun]

Love him on Archer!

[@TheChupacabra]

That’s just the blue ones kicking in

[@maryinsanfrancisco]

Incorrect madam, or sir! Chris Parnell is hella cute.

[@leonardocabral3258]

This show so deserves a reunion!!!

[@bigtime69420]

One of my favorite types of characters in tv shows.

[@mdflorida1233]

I love how Spaceman never corrects Tracy when he pronounces his name.

[@jimmyguitar2933]

BEST. SHOW. EVER.

[@1796matrix]

If we're talking ratio of great jokes to screentime there can't be anyone who has Chris Parnell for Dr. Spaceman. Not a single wasted moment when he's onscreen

[@Mackkkkck]

I love how some scenes of his have that space music in the background😂

[@amyneyer1232]

"Take 25 of these a day for the rest of your life." 🤣

[@Jukeboxster]

He was so good in this role. So good that I was legitimately upset that he couldn't get Geiss out of his diabetic coma and save Jack's promotion

[@AbbasIdris]

Tracy Jordan's Meat Machine is actually healthy! It's Keto friendly! "Meat is the new bread" is the baseline of every Keto diet!

[@Bigsky1991]

And the "Fun Cooker"!🤣

[@bartelbyfloats]

If they do a Naked Gun remake, Chris Parnell needs to be Frank Dreben.

[@benadrylthundercrotch7144]

Dr. Spaceman is very likely my favorite character on the show.

[@carsonyoung9965]

Him walking through the doors covered in blood is typical of this show's greatness Joke. Second joke. Unexpected even funnier secret joke

[@Tol1as]

Best character in 30 Rock

[@chrisbluma7942]

One of my favorite characters from any show ever.

[@dontmindme3852]

“It keeps the spine straight” 😂

[@polloloci21]

I ask my employees to dance when I call them into the office.

[@suzylovesmambo]

"Take 25 of these a day for the rest of your life"

[@aafife499]

Tracey was on the Keto kick way back in 09’ with The Meat Machine.

[@Mike-hp2dd]

"Science is whatever we want it to be." - how prescient a dozen years later.

[@anjetto1]

get out of here, Trumper

[@johngalt671]

"Of course a man can be a woman" - Dr. Spaceman

[@wordoftheday7650]

@@johngalt671 casual transphobia, very nice

[@Mike-hp2dd]

@@wordoftheday7650 how is that a phobia? Fear of what exactly? Casual? How so?

[@BrandNeutral]

@@Mike-hp2dd Are you seriously asking for a dictionary definition while you actively have access to the internet? These kinds of demeaning questions are asked in bad faith, based purely in callous ignorance

[@KarlRoloff69]

Spaceman was funny in every scene he was in

[@georgemartinez932]

9:03 Nobody can say Dr. Spacemen doesn't care about his patients 😂

[@HowardTheDucksWong]

As terrible of a doctor Dr. Spaceman is, I always loved him running to Jenna to make her go to sleep cause it's one of the few moments where he genuinely cares about the well being of his patients and went out of his way to help, lol

[@deesnutz42069]

"is it 411 or 911? ...uhh, "diabetes repair" I guess?"

[@ShinySephiroth1]

*sigh* gotta wait for Part 2 now... great vid!

[@ocularpatdown]

“Meat is the new bread!” 😂

[@mightyobserver12]

He's so funny even jusT a few seconds

[@tyrant-den884]

The Pinnacle of Leo Spaceman is still the Chatterton commericals.

[@RichWeigel]

Liz dancing for the shot is absolute gold.

[@uhkingdom]

Did you know that humans want food, but don’t need it?

[@paulgeoghegan8]

“Tracy, I don’t know how to say this…”

[@CK-et8gt]

Did you know scientifically speaking, humans want food but don’t need it😊

[@bestof467]

Dr Spaceman👨‍⚕🚀 should've gotten his own show😁

[@AmericaLexicon]

"science is whatever we want it to be" -Follow the Science!

[@Pwilly07]

"between my medical practice and this job..."

[@brownstuff1899]

I just noticed he has pig snouts in jars of formaldehyde in his offuce

[@donnazeidler2218]

❤ Dr. Spaceman

[@TheDiceMan360]

Lmao this man is hilarious

[@gallaxian]

I wasn’t much of a fan of Chris Parnell from his SNL days but I love him in this role.

[@chelseao3180]

8:56 They got pretzels downstairs!!! 😂😂😂

[@mailtrap22]

"OK, this is the gross part."

[@rftulie]

HIs office mannerisms, fund of medical knowledge, and treatment choices 😑bear an eerie resemblance to a certain Dr. Elmer Hartman of Quahog, RI.

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

Technically speaking, for your height, your weight puts you in the disgusting range

[@Mackkkkck]

I believe patient confidentiality is a two way street....am cheating on my wife

[@Noodlyk18]

Ah if Dr Spaceman was in charge when covid happened, we wouldn't be in the mess we are in now, because we'd all be enjoying eternal rest.

[@magnamater4754]

Totally forgot how funny this show was 😂😂😂

[@samk6051]

Love it

[@Simcitywok]

6:52 “it’s a pill that keeps people awake under any circumstances - it’s currently funded by the US military and the WNBA” 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@DregStrummer]

Dr Leo Spaceman deserves his Better Caul Saul

[@DregStrummer]

Better Call Spaceman

[@chelseao3180]

9:03 JENNA NEEDS TO SLEEP BUT SHE’S GOING TO DIE!!! 😂😂😂

[@NicolasMogensen]

Those 15 seconds are some of the tightest writing in TV comedy history. ",,puts you in the disgusting range." Jenna nodding and agreeing. Then the flier with "You do the meth" followed by "How important is teeth retention to you?" by Parnell. I don't think any other show in history every tried putting THAT many gaggs into so little space and time as 30 Rock did and got away with it.

[@wademedlin6831]

I think he’d be perfect for a Naked Gun reboot or Airplane.

[@chelseao3180]

2:49 and cough 😂

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

9:10 -- The reaction of that robot!!!

[@SoFloCo-ne4rk]

That was some serious acting.

[@ATRTAP]

Take 25 of these a day for the rest of your life.

[@SebastiaanSoetermans]

Diabetes repair, I guess.

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

It’s so tacky to refuse to take free meds provided by ur doctor! Tracy is just rude!

[@amcsibozgor6791]

Science is whatever we want it to be. So ahead of his time.