“The Head and the Hair” — Episode 111
Jenna and Liz keep running into the same two men in the elevator at work, and find themselves interested in them. Because they do not know they men’s names, they simply refer to them as “The Head”, and “The Hair”. After talking with Jenna, Liz decides she is going to ask “The Head” out on a date. However, on her way to find him, she runs into “The Hair”, who asks her out. She agrees to attend a party with him.
Meanwhile, Tracy panics in the writers’ room – his autobiography is due to the publisher the next day, but he has not yet begun to write it. He begs Toofer and Frank to help him get it done in time, and they agree. They run into a problem when Tracy can’t remember much about his own life, and turn to Wikipedia for the answers. They work non-stop on the project, until Tracy remembers that there never was an actual publisher for the book, and shuts the project down.
Jack and Kenneth are participating in “Bottoms Up” day at the office. Jack must work in Kenneth’s job for a day, to help him be a better manager. During their time together, Kenneth tells Jack about an idea he has for a game show called “Gold Case”, in which contestants much correctly guess which briefcase being modeled contains gold bricks. Jack helps him sell the idea to the network in exchange for, amongst other things, an alarm clock.Liz goes on her date with “The Hair”. It goes amazingly well. So well, in fact, that Liz tries to go home, because it freaks her out. He convinces her to hang out for a while longer, and they go to his apartment. Things end abruptly, and disastrously, when Liz finds a picture of her great-aunt in is apartment. They are related.
Finally, the pilot episode of “Gold Case” is in production, with host John McEnroe. But, due to the weight of the gold, contestants can quickly spot which model is straining with the weight of the case. Every contestant wins almost immediately. Kenneth’s show is shut down.
NBC has posted this episode on their website. You can view it here.
