The Story Behind 30 Rock’s Magnificently Silly Leap Day Episode

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The Story Behind 30 Rock’s Magnificently Silly Leap Day Episode
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“Instead of doing our actual work, we can spend half a day talking about the plot of a movie for this made-up holiday.”

Your tears will bring candy! Photo: NBC The wonderful world of 30 Rock humored us over seven seasons with its devotion to holiday episodes, whether it was Kenneth destined to ruin Ludachristmas with a little thing called “religion” or the Pranksmens’ devotion to the esoteric extravagance of Merlinpeen.

Vulture recently chatted with writer Luke Del Tredici to learn more about the episode’s creation back in 2012, how the show snagged Carrey and Andie MacDowell, and why writing the fake Leap Day movie was “the greatest assignment for comedy writers.”I should start by saying every single person in the writers’ room had fingerprints all over the episode.

.youtube[data-uri="www.vulture.com/_components/youtube/instances/ck76aio7c003o3e5r8d0022ym@published"].border-top:before { content: 'Watch'; } You haven't heard of Leap Day William? From the beginning, there was always a Santa Claus–type figure, William, the mascot associated with Leap Day. But when you think about it, especially with Santa Claus, there are these weirdly sinister tones about this man who comes to your house at night.

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