Jack demands changes to make TGS more relatable and more cost-conscious. Kenneth organizes a strike by the pages.

Jack finds himself fending off yet another threat to his job from Devin Banks. Tracy and Jenna try to make Liz's life miserable after she angers them. Kenneth volunteers at an animal shelter.

Liz and Jack hold a talent search in Kenneth's hometown. Jenna tries to ingratiate herself with the writers to avoid being supplanted by a coming new cast member. Tracy fears the rule of 'celebrities dying in threes' will claim him after two other celebrities die.

The TGS cast and crew jockey to get their preferred actor chosen to join the show. Jack deals with a personal crisis.

Jenna and Tracy question their demanding ways when the new TGS cast member is anything but, and Kenneth feels without a purpose as a result. Liz is offered a Dealbreaker talk show by Jack.

Liz deals with her apartment building going condo. Jack and Tracy consider fatherhood. Kenneth seeks to make TGS more environmentally friendly.

The tables are turned when production begins on Liz's new talk show, "Dealbreakers," and she experiences what its like to walk a mile in Jenna's shoes. Jack, dealing with pressure from Devin, calculates to make "Dealbreakers" a success. Meanwhile, Tracy takes on the ultimate Hollywood challenge in order to prove his commitment to his wife. Everyone pitches in to help Tracy reach his goal, including Kenneth, Dotcom and Grizz.

Jack's interest in a new social networking site unexpectedly reconnects him with a high school crush. Kenneth tries to organize a Secret Santa Fun Swap, but not without resistance from some of the staff members. Meanwhile, Liz battles the task of buying a gift that's good enough for Jack, and Jenna is horrified at the prospect of sharing her annual Christmas solo.

After a wild New Year's Eve, Jack tries to undo the damage he caused from leaving a drunken message on an ex-lover's voicemail. In the meantime, Jenna pursues a faux relationship with actor James Franco in an attempt to cover up his embarrassing secret. After "outing" her sheltered cousin to his family, Liz welcomes him to New York City, while Tracy discovers a newfound respect for women.

Jack tries to squash the burgeoning relationship between Liz and Danny. Tracy asks Sue to be in his entourage. Jenna tries out for Gossip Girl.

Hoping to boost staffers' spirits, Liz takes TGS on the road, but Jack takes over for his own reasons, and the staff find reasons to blame Liz for all that's wrong in their lives.

Jenna's mother comes to visit, and she looks to Jack to help. Frank moves in with Liz as a boarder, and they decide to aid one another stop some bad habits.

To avoid feeling lonely on Valentine's Day, Liz Lemon schedules a root canal but soon realizes she hasn't thought it through. Meanwhile, Jack Donaghy woos an attractive and successful CNBC host, Avery Jessup, and Jenna Maroney is disappointed when her creepy stalker loses interest.

Jack's dreams come crashing down when Avery informs him that a cable company is rumored to buy out NBC. Meanwhile Liz tracks down the man of her dreams whom she met in her dentist's waiting room, while Jenna reluctantly assists Tracy in pursuing a Tony Award.

Liz Lemon questions her fate when she keeps running into Wesley. Meanwhile, Tracy Jordan is distressed about his reputation when his kids' former nanny writes a tell-all book, and Jack Donaghy seeks to secure his own position in the new company.

Liz reevaluates her feelings for an old flame, Floyd, when he returns with big news, and Jack Donaghy teaches Danny Baker the finer points of pranks after the TGS writers play a trick on him. Jenna Maroney and Tracy Jordan see Kenneth Parcell in a disturbing new light after they spend a very long day listening to him tell stories about his childhood.

Liz attends a singles event with Jenna. Jack's torn between Avery Jessup and Nancy Donovan. A racist remark in the TGS offices sees Toofer contemplating if he has a future with the show.

Liz tries to be more fun when she learns she's been excluded from weekly staff parties. Tracy gets Kenneth to help him be a better husband to Angie. Jack has to decide which janitor gets the shift they want.

Grizz's announcement of his engagement leaves Liz dealing with both Tracy and Dotcom wanting to be his best man. Liz and Pete are suspect about Jenna's new boyfriend. Jack learns that he's been left a gift by Don Geiss.

Mother's Day sees TGS cast and crew deal with visits from their mothers.

Jack becomes even more entangled in his love triangle between Avery Jessup and Nancy Donovan, and he turns for advice to Liz, who is focusing on her own romantic problems. When Liz can't find a date to Floyd's wedding, she revisits her old boyfriends in hope that a spark will reignite. Meanwhile, Tracy continues his journey to earn his EGOT.

Liz encounters the man of her dreams while dealing with the weddings of Cerie, Floyd, and Grizz. Jack is forced to choose between Avery and Nancy. Another woman comes between Jenna and her boyfriend. Kenneth fears receiving a promotion that would move him to Los Angeles.