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There's just something hilarious about Bill Cosby being held up as the self-appointed Guardian of Morals and Image for black people.

30 Rock did a great job of anticipating the 2008 election a year before the candidates were even nominated. Part of me wants to believe that the Cosby as leader of the Black Avengers was a joke before its time and it would be years before anyone realized what 30 Rock did there. I want to believe....

The twentieth episode in the first season of 30 Rock is another funny episode despite some increasing silliness. But the more silly it gets, the funnier the show is. There are some weird stuff here, but you can't help but being amused. The guest stars are great complements(I'm looking at you Emily Mortimer.)

This episode, "Cleveland," has Liz considering moving to Cleveland with Floyd. Jack is having sexual problems with Phoebe and he wants her to have a girl's night out with Liz and Jenna. Finally, Tracy is suffering from some paranoia after he believes the Black Crusaders are after him for portraying blacks in a negative way.

Overall, this is a really funny episode mainly in part of the Black Crusaders subplot. That's a very silly subplot but it manages to work because of Tracy Morgan. I couldn't help but laughing a lot. I rate episode 9/10.

With the first, hilarious season of 30 Rock coming to an end (still one episode after this one), the jokes just keep getting funnier. Like Arrested Development before it, 30 Rock appears to be set to become the new Seinfeld: the sillier the ideas, the better.

Case in point: still unable to get his Jefferson biopic financed, Tracy panics once he starts suspecting the Black Crusaders, a covert organization that punishes black people who are negative role models, are coming after him (apparently, Bill Cosby himself is an important member). Liz dismisses that theory as garbage, primarily because she has her own concerns, namely that Floyd asked her to move with him to his hometown, Cleveland, where he got a new job and apartment. Furthermore, Jack has sexual problems with his fiancée, Phoebe, and asks Liz and Jenna to hang out with her. Turns out the sweet lady might not be what she seems.

Overall, this is am episode dominated by Liz and Tracy, the latter's paranoia providing great expectations for the season finale and the former's interaction with Phoebe spawning a superb Sex and the City reference. Comedy dialogue has hit a new high. Oh, and the Cleveand montage is spot-on. 'Nuff said.