Negotiating with Jack Donaghy

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[@bttrade6286]

My favorite episode of the entire show. Just so you know, the actress who played the nanny is a two time Tony award winner, Adriane Lenox. The amount of talent that that show brings is just incredible!

[@fhhfgj]

She was amazing. I miss this show.

[@SerasXHarkonnen]

It's ridiculous how much talent they get, even the cameos

[@charmedprince]

@@SerasXHarkonnen Tina Fey rocks.

[@tyrellreid3343]

And she was supposed to be a Trinidadian but has a Jamaican accent? #failure

[@leahcruz9912]

Who cares.

[@eliniatollea]

Funny how Jack thinks a 10 pound of potatoes costs 400 dollars. A grocery concierge haha

[@ryankenyon1996]

I've asked for the grocery concierge at several stores, only to receive blank stares. I hope to one day find one so I can locate a $300 gallon of milk.

[@Misterz3r0]

You got the joke~! Digital cookie for you!

[@ruanlima1523]

IT'S ONE BANANA MICHAEL HOW MUCH COULD IT COST? TEN DOLLARS?

[@Djarra]

Grocery Concierge is the job title of the person who'll get you safely to your car/home/hotel is you spend more than $100 000 on caviar in Macy's New York. At least it was in the mid 90s.

[@Koko-ql4fg]

He’s like trump who thinks you need ID to buy groceries

[@xblueblaze]

I love how Jack refers to the grocer as the 'grocery concierge', and estimates the potato bag to be $400. It's the little things :)

[@hlgb2014]

How much could one banana cost?

[@kkknotcool]

I don't think estimating potatoes at $400 is a little thing.

[@williamdelano7052]

I’ve seen this seen several times and I just noticed that!

[@alejandrobonofiglio1097]

@@hlgb2014 10 dollars

[@kingdancekiller]

@@hlgb2014 damn I was about to make that joke. Also should have never sold the rights to Mr. Banana Grabber

[@7n154]

I just used the tangerine bit while negotiating with my parents and it worked. It threw them off so much that I ended up getting what I wanted. Praise 30 Rock.

[@EM-fs8nb]

I need more details for this psychological jiu jitsu

[@MikeFelix1805]

Since you are your parent's "baby" and i mean that in a good way you already have leverage on them already. And when you have kids of your own you'll know what i mean.

[@nicolasvidal92]

And then everyone stood up and clapped

[@James-lh7rj]

Well I'm missing the details so I'm not quite sure what you mean about negotiating with your parents parents usually don't negotiate... You probably think you got what you wanted but in reality you were probably just worked over sorry to burst your bubble, have a nice life!

[@gorogorotodoro]

* Does not work with Asian parents

[@ZyxthePest]

I love how Jack learns that talking only gets you so far and learns to let people hang out to dry here. Such a good inversion of his character. Fantastic minimalist performance by Adriane Lenox as well.

[@johns5037]

"What IS business school?!"

[@SunnyDaySam]

I absolutely love this clip. It's a great demonstration of using silence as a tactic in negotiating. Think about it the next time you're talking to your boss about a raise or review, when you're buying a car, or especially when you're dealing with an insurance company. Their adjusters use this every time. Oh, and be sure to bring an orange. that's a nice touch. 'So... what you wanna do?'

[@redkson]

that shark meat joke is something only Trinidadians would understand. I'm impressed by the writer's research just for that one line.

[@Bomx17]

Can you explain please

[@janeanfeller9363]

@@redkson Interesting! I always assumed it was a joke about something uber rich people like Jack would have to eat.

[@JarlinJamesNDK13]

@John Nichols Shark is very common in india the meat is so damn tender and melts in your mouth

[@jthreefingers8445]

Had shark on Hawaii, but native to Montana... So sad ... No fresh seafood ... Steaks all day, can go and catch and kill a deer and have fresh meat but a good crab cake ...

[@nczioox1116]

@@jthreefingers8445 crayfish

[@stefanie7823]

It’s fun to imagine what kind of person Liddy grows up to be with a dad like Jack, a mom like Avery, a shrewd negotiator for a nanny and Liz as an honorary aunt 😂

[@miaschannelforcommenting]

No joke, I'm in business school rn and they show this clip for an undergrad course on biz psych (organizational business to e fancy about it) for the negotiations unit

[@ajhampton3722]

Do they really?? That's hilarious

[@rannierunsfast]

Do well in school! I don't want you to get spanked.

[@Gootothesecond]

Seriously, what is business school?

[@oatmealboy6]

Jack should have done the "my wife/supervisor won't go for this" trick. Always works for me.

[@Telstar62a]

I believe it. A friend of mine had a class on business management, and the guy showed "The Caine Mutiny" to illustrate his points about bad management.

[@Chojifan96]

"...some helpless, pathetic, useless thing that would die if left alo-- oh, God, I do have that...I have NBC." An NBC show mocking NBC and its shows. Reason #5972 why I love 30 Rock.

[@Drekko2]

I need to start Carrying a Orange in my Jacket Pocket.

[@ZodiacKillers]

mandarin?

[@sence11]

@@ZodiacKillers so...what you wanna do?

[@jacquelynn2051]

Tangerine? Who cares? The moral of the story is: When you know that you're services are necessary and not easily replaced...shut up and eat a piece of fruit...lol.

[@amyv.]

An orange.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

I would recommend getting that leverage first :-P

[@MI-jp4nq]

I never realized how impeccable the writing was for this show- this is how Harvard business graduates actually act. A very scary and detached bunch.

[@karda009]

I guess that’s what happens when you get too many business school spankings

[@brandonburum8279]

Liz’s response to the congratulatory spanking remark: “What IS business school?”

[@scooterdooter]

@@brandonburum8279 A completely valid response, which is never answered.

[@screebee]

Didn’t Jack go to Princeton?

[@MI-jp4nq]

@@screebee Canonically he attended Princeton then HBS.

[@LoveMyUnusual]

That little smile after he says "reamed by a woman in Winnie the Pooh hospital pants." 3:54 x3

[@SergioRodriguez-pb4yw]

So... What you wanna do?

[@Mcelly58]

I’m gonna use that next time

[@ithicarose]

The original from Arrested Development: Lucille, "I mean, how expensive can a banana be, $10?" Michael, "You've never actually bought a banana, have you..."

[@devinbaird2470]

He says you've never been in a grocery store, have you?

[@turntabletreehouse780]

I went to laguna beach a while back and later realized I was where the stand was filmed....there's always money in the banana stand

[@patrickh7695]

Devin Baird “I don’t have time for this!“

[@alexmeza3266]

Sorry I'm late I just blue myself

[@EsquilaxM]

That was Job

[@JetMags]

I need Sherry's negotiating skills and non-plussed demeanor

[@Alione]

That lip purse is EVERYTHING!

[@looknow5397]

Alione YASSSS!

[@retroraptressmcdeborahjane806]

That is so Caribbean. You just give. The other dude the "eye" like what...

[@TheIntrigued123]

My favorite clip of 30 Rock!! Not only Alec was great, the actress who played that Trinidadian nanny was FANTASTIC!! She doesn't even have a lot lines but her body language, the way she moved her eyes, her voice was ABSOLUTELY captivating!!! Makes you want to move Jack over just to watch her!!

[@isabellasorensen8128]

She is 2 Tony awards winner, Adriane Lenox!

[@tyrellreid3343]

Trinidadian accent was God awful. We are not Jamaicans. Rofl.

[@nathanisaacs2034]

Jack's lip pouts are extraordinary

[@en1909s9iah]

G L O S S Y

[@charleecharles9812]

I love Sherri. She can say so much just with a raise of her eyebrow.

[@Misterz3r0]

Here, in California, we get these small tangerines called "cuties." Who knew they could be used in such a brazen display of dominance.

[@emilyhayes9510]

MisterZ3r0 do you seriously think California is the only place that sells cuties.

[@confusedwhale]

@@emilyhayes9510: Whether he does or doesn't, the fact of the matter is that Cuties are Californian. And they are the dominate fruit.

[@chaos.corner]

They are just rebranded clementines anyway.

[@brucew.5292]

Chaos Corner blasphemy !

[@scooterdooter]

@@emilyhayes9510 No, he's just not assuming that everyone else in the world is like him. And he's being helpful. You sadly lack both characteristics, and are in no position to judge others.

[@Ganjwarrior]

"This is Loz- Liz, this is Liz."

[@theylied1776]

Every damn time this Jack Donaghy segment makes me laugh.

[@jthreefingers8445]

Lottery win, will contribute but need the 2 kilos of Lima beans. Will be loud.

[@Dodgyboy43]

the parts with jack and his business style talking and meetings and stuff were always my favourite, so funny

[@_k8___]

SO GOOD I also love that he doesn't know how much a bag of potatoes costs hahahaha

[@vivienne4934]

Sherry was one of my favourite characters in the whole show yet hardly spoke two words. Brilliant acting.

[@ambergale99]

1:01 - she KILLS it... "So, what ya wan' do?" Eating the orange all nonchalant.

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

I love that business school both rewards and punishes it's students with spankings.

[@helmesy]

It’s a rich thing 😂

[@supercherryo]

All you need to know about *negotiating* you can learn from Jack Donaghy.

[@supercherryo]

***** take a look :) priceless.

[@muamermujevic]

Visnja Zeljeznjak Got it :) I actualy remember this scene. This is priceless for sure :)

[@Misterz3r0]

Well, actually from his nanny. That was kind of the point of the joke.

[@Lafemmefutile]

Jack wrote a book on how to negotiate but he forgot to apply his own advice because of his emotional attachment to the baby. But for real, he’s pretty good.

[@starpupilz]

“What IS business school?” Gets me every time

[@nerdhere3209]

I just noticed that she eats "shark meat" and Jack is a "shark." 0_0

[@iammichaeldavis]

+nerdhere 320 damn man. My wife and I have watched this series 20 times through and we get new jokes every time, and I never got that. I can't wait to tell her lol

[@kangaroobirdsbird6500]

+nerdhere 320 I think it's more about how he's so wealthy that a species already being hunted into endangerment and surrounded by criticism is just lunch meat for him

[@nerdhere3209]

kangaroobirds Bird Do you mean "for her?"

[@cbwonda]

She's eats shark meat cause she's Trinidadian. Bake & Shark is a Trinidadian delicacy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bake_and_Shark

[@nerdhere3209]

cbwonda Hush, you! it fits perfectly... thanks!

[@JosephGeorgeJoseJorge]

He forgot to carry the 1 after the "elegante"

[@seanledbetter4349]

One of the best moments from 30 Rock.

[@mrbriscoe2001]

Just catching up on this show;gone through 5 seasons On Demand;can't understand how they writing can stay so fresh and inspired..

[@mariaclaudia5618]

Tina Fey is simply amazing!!!!

[@annikahorne7857]

This is Loz.

[@urbaniv]

IMHO the defining sketch of the series. It's just so perfect in any sense

[@HanSomKan1]

"this is laz.. (shakes head) liz, this is liz" This kind of absurd humor is just my taste. Loving it! Just bought Tina Fey's book "Bossypants", I should expect a funny read

[@Anaria1656]

It’s actually a reference to a previous scene in the episode where jack says Liz must answer the phone as “Laz” 😂

[@EchoRhythmMusic]

The irony of this particular episode is staggering. 30 Rock blows the 4th wall to smithereens

[@EchoesDistant]

It happens all the time on 30 Rock. From the obvious to the deviously subtle.

[@kirkworthley3221]

I'm still waiting on the Jack Donaghy guide to business book. I would buy that in a heartbeat.

[@cltransler]

This show was amazing. The writing was fantastic.

[@mrlyngsim]

Love how he just eats that mandarin like a boss

[@rogerjoseph8522]

like a Trinidadian Nanny!

[@paper33]

"but then the uh, grocery..concierge tells you"

[@Lafemmefutile]

No lie, I have used that silence method in person and through email with people trying to low ball me during negotiations and it works. Just keep that poker face tight and watch what happens.

[@treaveannyretro92]

How do you the silence method through email? Like truly please tell me I need it

[@kele7535]

I tried the strategy before on a much smaller scale of course and it does work. The other person talks a lot more and talks themselves into a trap.

[@mikedoe6585]

One of my favorite episodes !

[@kelebogilemakhudu6262]

I’ve learnt a lot about business from Jack Donaghy alone 😂😂😂

[@josephthreefingers8450]

I don't know but... This might be the greatest thing I have ever seen. You have to watch the whole to understand.

[@MrCrazyFox1]

This is such a good show , sad that it’s over

[@dorcaspowellpowell5971]

One of my fav episodes.

[@TheCITADEL1300]

One of my favorite scenes from the show.

[@kingyouki5904]

I just love how adorable Cheri is

[@Aizhen1seven]

This was probably my favorite episode

[@airv1982]

Hahah I love this. One if the many great scenes in 30 Rock

[@skoobiedew7967]

My ABSOLUTE favorite episode of 30 Rock!!! That Trinidadian actress is AMAZING!!! Not saying a word and she conveyed her emotions succinctly and portrayed her character to a T!!! She should've received at least an Emmy nomination for Best Guest Actress.

[@georgedroy]

I lost it at 4:31

[@armancz]

first killing performance in Glengarry Glen Ross now this, teaching sales people how to rock one role at a time

[@sofielundsskolan]

That is one long ass class

[@lexyw1988]

AHHHH i love 30 rock!! And this is probs my favorite episode/scene!

[@CJLOVE23]

This is absolutely brilliant!!

[@tellul8r]

He tried to imitate her accent too! Genius lol

[@alexstanton83]

that was hilarious!! love that scene!!

[@Renee-Heal-The-Eagle]

Haha worked over by hisTrinidadian night nurse...my father said this for 42 years.

[@TheHiLiteShow7]

lol completely and absolutely love the show

[@SunnyDaySam]

Great line! I'm putting that one in my tool box.

[@dan8889]

That bitch knows how to negotiate, don't say anything, look disinterested, and make your opponent know how important you are.

[@rachell9796]

These were always my favorite scenes from 30 rock 😂

[@dfp0679]

What is a grocery concierge? Lol

[@iReima]

Steve Nelson Lucillle Bluth does the same joke, it's great

[@rainstorm193]

iReima It's one banana, Michael. How much could it cost? Ten dollars?

[@jonluke1077]

omg the exact same thing came to mind when he said this hahaha

[@jamesokane1553]

Writing is so good "she is 1 of only 2 people to throw up on me, the other 1 is Joe Nameth and i havent spoke to him since"

[@RJSTEVENS89]

“What is business school?”

[@rajrouj]

Going to use that at my next meeting

[@kcpopoo]

I'll remember this for my next negotiation... Bring a tangerine and the magical phrase "so what you're gonna do?"

[@leluseven]

It was the orange peeling for me. 😂

[@caradion8728]

Sherry is a very good listener. I would have walked off and left Jack monologuing.

[@jerrycrute1428]

Why Yes......as a matter of fact I have used the silent treatment followed by, "So what cha wanna do line?" in negotiations (sans tangerine).........and it worked.

[@jwest30]

that outsourced blurb, man I miss that show

[@TrishTruitt]

OMG this was priceless!

[@WSGCuties]

Business school sounds like fun!

[@Jackaroo.]

This is Loz, Liz, this is Liz.

[@anodosarcade7355]

Haha I want to see the actress' reaction of Alex Baldwin doing an impression of her

[@coolaa7]

Just incredibly funny!😅

[@TruongNguyen-xf1hj]

awesome and smart

[@igorsrbinovski8975]

Alec Baldwin absolutely kills it in this show!

[@Nocturne22]

The orange kills me

[@mandagorgeous13]

The orange makes this scene!

[@godbluffvdgg]

:)...I haven't watched this show since it went off the air...You forget how brilliant the writing is...I don't agree with Baldwin's politics but he was perfect on 30 Rock.

[@beccazhou]

liked the video solely for the info box description hahahaha

[@annamay4608]

his „bare bottom“ delivery gets me everytime 😆

[@robhaver8704]

She eating the orange and then just one cry (1) from Liddy (Lippy?) and Jack caves in. Hahaha...

[@jefferyester4386]

Thank you Laura Coates

[@helmesy]

I can’t describe how much I appreciate this video!

[@JackPavarotti]

lol - so what you wanna do!!!!! I die!!! amazing!

[@godbluffvdgg]

LOL...Fuckin Liz..."What is -- business school? And Jack just rolls on... This show was a real Gem!

[@jakepullman4914]

Got an ad for an online negotiation class :=)

[@ramirenriquez6795]

When he took that orange out

[@weaselbomber]

That pucker....

[@Digmer]

love kills the best negotiator.

[@personaking7]

you can't beat a black woman in negotiations

[@misstaylor5104]

That's b.c they don't negotiate 😂

[@printezstroman]

@@misstaylor5104 As a black man, that's actually a great observation.

[@jeanfajean]

"This video will be taken down upon use in the classroom." 2012 me watching it in 2019...longass class that was

[@janotosinnumeros]

that is a long long long course, and a very very very big classroom I mean look at the date you uploaded this, haha ;), but I'm not complaining, I love that you upload this video. Such funny awesome show. I hope they never take it down :).