Ludachristmas
Season	Episode
2	9
Air date	December 13, 2007
Written by	Tami Sagher
Directed by	Don Scardino
Edited by	Ken Eluto
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Secrets and Lies	Episode 210

IT'S TIME AGAIN FOR THE OFFICE'S ANNUAL "LUDACHRISTMAS" PARTY, AND LIZ AND JACK'S FAMILIES COME TO VISIT; SPECIAL GUESTS ELAINE STRITCH, ANDY RICHTER, BUCK HENRY AND ANITA GILLETTE GUEST STAR — It's holiday time and the staff of "TGS with Tracy Jordan" is having their annual "Ludachristmas" party — complete with music, merriment, "The Human Table" and a Horny Santa. Unfortunately, Tracy can't participate due to his newly court mandated alcohol monitoring bracelet. Since holidays mean special family time, Liz's parents, Dick and Margaret Lemon, and her 40-year-old brother Mitch, who suffers from memory loss due to a skiing accident and thinks he is 17-year-old high school senior, come to gloat over their "beautiful genius" daughter. Jack's jaded mother, Colleen, even shows up unexpectedly from Florida. The Lemons and the Donaghys go to dinner together, where Colleen spends the night trying to break the eternal optimism of the Lemon family. Meanwhile, in the spirit of Christmas cheer, Kenneth decides to teach the writing staff a lesson on gratitude by inviting a priest to the party.^[1]

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"It Wouldn't be a Lemon Party without old dick" - Dick Lemon

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Liz's father states "It wouldn't be a lemon party without old Dick. Which may be a reference to lemonparty.com in which 3 old men are preforming oral sex

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"I think this episode says a lot about how the producers of 30 Rock see their show. They seem to think that the point of 30 Rock is to present an ironic sit com. Unlike in traditional comedies where the central character is the hero, Liz Lemon is destined to be always be wrong. The values she champions are always proved to be flawed and she will ultimately fail when trying to do the right thing. It’s an irony which is lost on me because I think it breeds discontent in viewers. I believe that many viewers will lose interest in seeing Liz constantly proved wrong when standing up for values which many viewers hold. This episode sees her family brought to dysfunctional misery and it isn’t funny." - The TV Critic's Review

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1. ↑ NBC Press Release – December 13, 200707