How old are you?

[u/n0tz0e]

I feel like I may be on the younger end of the fan base (not that it matters) and was curious what the average age of the fans are.

I was in middle school when the show premiered. None of my friends my age watch the show and usually don't know of it. Sad for them. Most people I know who are fans of the show are 35+ now.

Currently on my 6th or 7th rewatch. Truly one of my all time favorite shows. This community is fantastic to relive the best jokes and gags.

[u/RideWithMeTomorrow]

Rich 50. It’s the middle class 38.

[u/RickityCricket69 → u/RideWithMeTomorrow]

for women, 50 is still 60

[u/Roadgoddess → u/RickityCricket69]

And now that I’m 60, it means I’m a woman 70 I guess

[u/RickityCricket69 → u/Roadgoddess]

you’re dead

[u/Roadgoddess → u/RickityCricket69]

Yeah, sadly, I’m moving into Colleen territory versus Elisa

[u/Buns_A_Glazing → u/RideWithMeTomorrow]

John is looking for a... greener banana.

[u/PaperVinnie53 → u/RideWithMeTomorrow]

It’s business drunk, Lemon. Either way it’s legal to drive.

[u/BuckeyeInMich → u/RideWithMeTomorrow]

Time… to die.

[u/Helvetica4eva → u/RideWithMeTomorrow]

Oh when will death come?

[u/ormr_inn_langi → u/RideWithMeTomorrow]

I'm middle class 38, what does this make me in rich years?

[u/rachcoop77 → u/ormr_inn_langi]

50

[u/RickityCricket69 → u/rachcoop77]

60 if it’s a lady

[u/MargotLannington]

You can tell just from my physical appearance that I'm obviously 29.

[u/falconx50 → u/MargotLannington]

Of course how silly of me. You’re clearly……………….29

[u/kcbiii → u/falconx50]

What's a drive in?

[u/Mostly30RockQuotes → u/kcbiii]

Of course... 

[u/Salt_Technology2676 → u/falconx50]

I don’t really remember the Brady Bunch because I was too young….

[u/JHRChrist → u/Salt_Technology2676]

stares threateningly

[u/CauliflowerSlight784 → u/JHRChrist]

😂

[u/TheDuckSideOfTheMoon → u/MargotLannington]

What year were you born? 1977.

When did you graduate high school? 94.

When do you turn 40? 2017.

Junior high crush? Kirk Cameron.

Prom theme? Motownphilly," Boyz II Men.

What movie did you lose your virginity at? "Arachnophobia."

Theater or drive-in? …… What's a drive-in?

[u/sharklasers805]

1. Time to die, and Cerie doesn’t know what that is.

[u/alfredfellig → u/sharklasers805]

don't cry for me tartine.

[u/redxstrike → u/sharklasers805]

Oh the things I've seen...

[u/Kitchen_Mode_2542 → u/redxstrike]

The first Clinton Administration, Windows 95...

[u/inscrutable_icu8mi → u/Kitchen_Mode_2542]

The Nagano Olympics.

[u/Wendy-Windbag → u/sharklasers805]

I'm a few months away from no longer being able to quote this line.

[u/alfredfellig → u/sharklasers805]

don't cry for me tartine.

[u/Jajaloo]

35 and if you tell anyone, I WILL KILL MYSELF!

[u/marina0987]

I participated in hands across America, how’s that for ID?

[u/Kathleen-Doodles]

34—the age Liz was when the show started and lemme tell you, aging WITH Liz is a whole different experience

[u/prozac_shortage → u/Kathleen-Doodles]

37 now and DUDE, SAME. Every quote hits differently this time round

[u/Hai-City_Refugee → u/prozac_shortage]

I'm 37 and recently rewatched the series and said to my best bro:

"Man, when I first watched 30 Rock Cerei was like the hottest chick I'd ever seen, but now I'm thinking Liz and especially Jenna, and Sue too, are the hottest women on the show"

And he said to me:

"No shit Sherlock, cause you were the same age as Cerei when the show started and now you're the same age as Liz and Jenna were irl".

And I thought, oh yeah, I guess he's right, and I'm old. Lol.

[u/catluvr123456 → u/prozac_shortage]

Same and same 🥲

[u/ClosetCrossfitter → u/Kathleen-Doodles]

Yes! I recently went to Brooklyn for a concert and went to make the “I’m 37, don’t make me go to Brooklyn!” quote. I’m 36. That was a realization lol.

[u/myfirstnamesdanger → u/ClosetCrossfitter]

I recently skipped a concert in Brooklyn. It started at 10... at night. I'm 37 and I regret nothing.

[u/islandofwaffles → u/Kathleen-Doodles]

I know! how do I prevent bread back???!??

[u/bronaghblair → u/Kathleen-Doodles]

I’m turning 36 this summer, but I was 34 and newly married when I finally bought the series on DVD and made my husband watch it all the way through with me. Finally when we were nearing the end of the series together, my husband looked over at me and was like, “oh my god, am I your Criss?!”

[u/lbr218 → u/Kathleen-Doodles]

I’m also 34! 👋

[u/Kathleen-Doodles → u/lbr218]

Next year: “Hiding your arms, hiding your anger: Dating after 35”

[u/hamRX → u/Kathleen-Doodles]

I'm about to be 34 and I can no longer sleep without my humidifier. I've actually been looking into getting a second one. And if Floyd gets that promotion I bet I could get that third humidifier I've always dreamed about.

[u/Ready-Interview-9809]

I’m 39, for the 4th time.

[u/worst_timeline25]

Old enough to watch the original run on TV.

[u/allenrabinovich]

I was alive for the Nagano Olympics and the first Clinton administration.

[u/HoldenOlden → u/allenrabinovich]

time.. to die.

[u/WaitingToBeTriggered → u/HoldenOlden]

YOU’RE IN THE BULLETS WAY

[u/rachcoop77 → u/WaitingToBeTriggered]

So then I call my boyfriend OJ and I'm all "where are you?" And he's all "you're alive?? Then who did I kill??"

[u/Mostly30RockQuotes → u/allenrabinovich]

Windows 95! 

[u/figsfigsfigsfigsfigs → u/allenrabinovich]

You have 42 upvotes, which is that exact age!

[u/allenrabinovich → u/figsfigsfigsfigsfigs]

Terrifyingly accurate, as in “OLD” (the acronym for oxylaprodexatrin, the hallucinogenic plant extract that makes sex terrifying).

[u/TheShitpostAlchemist]

I’m 37 please don’t make me go to Brooklyn

[u/TheShitpostAlchemist → u/TheShitpostAlchemist]

I couldn’t resist quoting but I’m actually 35. I watched seasons one and two the summer after high school and promptly got a screenwriting degree. They really do talk about Tootsie in all the books.

[u/islandofwaffles → u/TheShitpostAlchemist]

35, single, no children, one sexual partner in the last 10 years

[u/Calibexican → u/islandofwaffles]

Don't hit the clubs.....

[u/JFell87 → u/TheShitpostAlchemist]

I am actually 37. And yes, please don't make me go to Brooklyn.

Also the line "10? At night??" hits harder than I'd like to admit 😔

[u/FauxShounen]

Seven years older than Jenna’s fake obituary.

[u/Cass_Cat952]

Check my flair

[u/Valuable-Wrangler-71]

The quotes from the show as answers are KILLING ME 😆😆😆

[u/azarano → u/Valuable-Wrangler-71]

This sub is the best. Never lets you down. Not like check in at an Italian airport.

[u/the-food-historian → u/azarano]

Or check-in at an Italian sex party.

[u/gingggg → u/azarano]

Weirdly enough, I have had the smoothest experiences at Italian airports. the security is too smooth

On the other hand, my WORST experiences have been at British airports. Despite perfect queues.

Im drunk, someone give me a 30 rock quote applicable to the Brits

[u/Valuable-Wrangler-71 → u/Valuable-Wrangler-71]

Will turn 53 this year!

[u/bananadingding]

Old enough to worry about choking to death alone in my apartment...

[u/deepwaters628]

How old are you? I’m 28 and aside from my siblings - I know few people close to me in age that can appreciate 30 rock.

[u/Salt_Technology2676 → u/deepwaters628]

I’m 27! I love the show, there’s really nothing like it on air today.

[u/deepwaters628 → u/Salt_Technology2676]

My other favs … arrested development, documentary now, always sunny in Philadelphia, Reno 911, give me a mockumentary any day. People like unbreakable kimmy and girls5eva but I have yet to try them.

[u/Salt_Technology2676 → u/deepwaters628]

If you havent tried Trailer Park Boys I highly recommend based on your taste!

[u/deepwaters628 → u/Salt_Technology2676]

Loooooove love love love love trailer park boys. Any other recs?

[u/yourepenis → u/deepwaters628]

Community and parks and rec and also brooklynn 99, they're not mokumentatries but are other shows i always see listed alongside the ones you did

Edit: parks is actually a mockumenatary duh

[u/Salt_Technology2676 → u/deepwaters628]

Unpopular opinion but I also adore Superstore!

[u/PeacefulMountain10 → u/deepwaters628]

Yeah definitely not huge with our generation, I grew up watching it with my parents when it came out. Oddly enough also watched Always Sunny and Arrested Development which seems even more niche among younger crowds

[u/dirkalict]

1. Watch it when it first aired and have it on in the kitchen when I cook or clean often.

[u/Bionic_Ninjas]

I took a real age test and it said I was dead.

[u/whiterafter]

liz virginity age

[u/Ready-Interview-9809 → u/whiterafter]

Think you in the 90’s

[u/CallMeOutScotty → u/Ready-Interview-9809]

You haven't had SEX?

[u/geta-rigging-grip]

I'm 40. I remember watching the show on its original run when I heard that it was "critically acclaimed" yet noone was watching it.

It was the go-to show for me and my wife in the early years of our marriage.

I rarely meet people who know the show, and I've never met anyone under 30 who's seen it.

[u/GoldandPine]

My prom theme was Motownphilly Boyz II Men

[u/Kitchen_Mode_2542 → u/GoldandPine]

Doin' a little east coast swing.

[u/cathead72]

Old enough to hide my arms and hide my anger.

[u/Battle_Potential]

I'm one of 25 super-hot 49 year old moms

[u/n0tz0e → u/Battle_Potential]

Didnt I see you in the last season of MILF Island?

[u/ishantbeashamed → u/Battle_Potential]

Which side of the Mississippi?

[u/meanlizlemon]

I'm 34. But I do have the wind-battered face of a New England cod fisherman, if that’s what you’re asking.

[u/happyphanx]

The peanut farmer was president when I was born.

[u/Jazzlike-Relative-71 → u/happyphanx]

Same!

[u/maroonwriter25]

I'm 19 years old - the show premiered the year I was born. Became a fan a year ago.

[u/CallMeOutScotty → u/maroonwriter25]

[u/JFell87 → u/maroonwriter25]

Can you get us some PENS??

[u/juliamongolia → u/JFell87]

Penssssssss

[u/sharklasers805 → u/maroonwriter25]

Oh god, youths! So, do you want to start Youth Consulting us now?

[u/PhysicsIll8144 → u/maroonwriter25]

I’m also 19, nice to see someone my age appreciating fine art.

[u/thetruecermet → u/maroonwriter25]

I’m 20! I started watching the show for the first time when I was around 17 though.

[u/wesparkandfade]

I’m possibly the youngest person here - 15. I watched it maybe two or three years ago, because my mother had loved it when it aired, and she wanted to watch it with me!

[u/n0tz0e → u/wesparkandfade]

Love to hear that! My poor boomer mom doesn't even get the jokes.

[u/wesparkandfade → u/n0tz0e]

I will admit that a lot of the references fly over my head, but the general humour is some of the funniest I’ve ever seen on TV haha

[u/jonashvillenc]

If I had had a head injury while skiing in college. I’d think Reagan was still President.

[u/plant_reaper → u/jonashvillenc]

You lucky bastard

[u/R0sesarefree]

39 for the third time! (But actually 40)

[u/durnJurta → u/R0sesarefree]

Blergh, same

[u/R0sesarefree → u/durnJurta]

[u/DietEmotional]

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34, been watching since I was 19

[u/badgersil]

I'm OLD, I'm like 38. (Jk I'm almost 34 but didn't see this quote used yet)

[u/findrea]

I discovered Tina Fey and I are in the same college yearbook from 1992. She’s aged way better than I have 😜

[u/Kitchen_Mode_2542 → u/findrea]

She has Seinfeld money.

[u/n0tz0e → u/findrea]

Wow, cool find! Was she rocking the perm? Haha

[u/mozzerellaellaella]

I have the boldness of a much younger woman. 42.

[u/juliamongolia → u/mozzerellaellaella]

42 here as well. When will death come?

[u/MacyCakes00]

Who says I’ve been alive forever?!

[u/UpDownCharmed → u/MacyCakes00]

I love these rare references to Kenneth being immortal or an angel.

[u/datshap]

26, but it's thick

[u/Lower_Rain_3687 → u/datshap]

Winning answer!

[u/daphsimone]

22

[u/kayak738]

1. I began watching in 2011 (age 19), when I was a freshman at a university in NYC. All of my writer friends loved it, and it was very “in” to be a fan! The show was in the sixth season, which I watched but don’t rewatch.

[u/LudoAshwell → u/kayak738]

Exactly the same for me. Not NYC though, but Germany.

[u/Lower_Rain_3687 → u/kayak738]

Well, not in NYC, but close. No, not Tufts.

[u/hbomb9410]

I'm 37. Please don't make me go to Brooklyn.

*jk, I'll go to Brooklyn anytime

[u/leapdayrhubarb]

🎶 gee, it’s great, after being out late, walking my baby…🎶

[u/nonamefuckhead → u/leapdayrhubarb]

HOW OLD ARE YOU?!

[u/Pedgrid]

Today's my 30th birthday.

[u/yogimonkey → u/Pedgrid]

Finally old enough to rent a car… GAAAAAAAAAHHH!!

[u/threetimesalatte → u/Pedgrid]

Happy birthday!

[u/Mostly30RockQuotes]

I participated in hands across America! 

[u/ReadTheReddit69 → u/Mostly30RockQuotes]

I think this quote every time i get ID'd (even though I was not alive during Hands Across America)

[u/Calibexican]

When you ask that question, it's really a statement.

[u/vanilla-lattes]

Theater or drive-in?

[u/MaryOutside → u/vanilla-lattes]

....what's a drive-in?

[u/yogimonkey → u/MaryOutside]

… of course.

[u/Editor-Designer-45]

47 and just finished my 6th rewatch, third time in the penis of America

[u/Powerful-Bug3769 → u/Editor-Designer-45]

Turning 47 in 2 days also just finished my 6th rewatch!

[u/islandofwaffles]

35, single, no children, one sexual partner in the last 10 years.

[u/shamsarp]

Just turned 29. Wasn't introduced to 30 Rock until my sophomore year of college

[u/UKpenguin1929]

42 from the UK and only recently got into it…just finished the first 3 seasons and reckon it’s basically a top 5 ever comedy for me already, love it!!!

[u/heffel77]

Tina Fey is only a few years older than me.

[u/pickwickian]

Could you get us some pens?

[u/quietink]

41; first started watching (from the beginning) in 2012. It is absolutely my comfort show.

[u/SkeletonWarSurvivor]

make a poll?

[u/Pristine-Ad-8512]

I was younger than Liz when I started watching and now I’m just about older

[u/The_Maledict]

Don't worry about it! 🙃

[u/Meg_March]

Gen X. I watched the show live when it was first on TV (and I have the old Facebook posts to prove it!). We’ve been rewatching the show ever since.

[u/menolikepoopybad]

Like I'm going to give you my birthday....my REAL birthday. Then everyone will know that im.....gasp 52.

[u/AmaSandwich]

You’re being so tandem right now. Facebook!

[u/fsudjb]

I am 72. Loved watching when the show first aired and love it every time I re-watch it.

[u/juliamongolia]

How do you do, fellow kids?

[u/Just_Temporary6785]

Same as you, I was in like 7th grade and my parents were watching it

[u/theycallmeJMO]

I'm 34. I think I borrowed the first season on DVD from a friend and then watched the rest as they came out.

[u/NeitherWait5587]

Thirty-seventeen

[u/UpDownCharmed → u/NeitherWait5587]

Forty-twelve, which is the floor I am on: 52.

[u/envregs]

36, which for women is like 60

[u/yakovsmom]

38 but I’m pretending to be an amazing 55 year old slut who wins Oscars

[u/Pristine-Ad-8512]

I was younger than Liz when I started watching and now I’m just about older

[u/IngoPixelSkin]

45, watched about half of the show on tv during the original run.

[u/ReadTheReddit69]

I am actually 29. Been watching since middle school. I get a lot of the jokes much better now!

[u/Brights-]

I do fondly look back on windows 95

[u/the_harbingerman]

40, drunk 35

[u/Temporary_Athlete_35]

so sad to be hyperfixated on this show and be 15 yo . like i should be into genshin or smth what is this <//3 i am literally teenage liz lemon tho !!!!

[u/Bradyof9]

I'm 39 and watched the entire thing with my son, 12. It's safe to say he's a fan.

[u/gurlsoconfusing]

32, but it’s thick

[u/Letsgogehls]

What’s a drive in?

[u/Non-mon-xiety]

It's basically the ultimate millennial comedy lol. Everyone who was into the show during it's prime are prob in their mid to late 30s now

[u/MashTunOfFun]

Old enough to wear a tux every day after 6.

[u/n0tz0e → u/MashTunOfFun]

not a farmer. Noted.

[u/crlos619]

Turning 35 in May

[u/Smoke-Round]

29

[u/allykittycat888]

38!

[u/BtwYoureAdopted]

26

[u/Level99Cooking]

27, I’m basically Cerie

[u/CallMeOutScotty]

Don't worry about it.

[u/Expert_Squash4813]

61 with the sense of humor of a 14 year old boy. I still laugh at farts.

[u/Letsgogehls]

Who said I’ve been alive forever?

[u/MOOzikmktr]

I'm 39-- for the fifteenth time

*Winks at camer-ahh

[u/taylor-cdgirl]

I remember watching 30 Rock with my grandparents when I was young, they were such big fans and now I am still a super fan at the age of 13

[u/Lower_Rain_3687 → u/taylor-cdgirl]

So awewome!

[u/This-Sun-3490]

I always run with it when hot guys think I’m 22. What can we do? We’re cougars

[u/Unable-Cod-9658]

I watched the show with my parents as it came out, starting around season 3 or 4. I was born in 2000, so that makes the math easy for you…

[u/ishantbeashamed]

44 - I didn't see a 44 yet, so

[u/Such-Bag3639]

You might as well be talking to Justin Timberlake.

[u/atsigns]

39, why would I lie about my age?

[u/throwaway2019ugh]

30, but clearly 29. have been watching and rewatching since middle school

[u/alexjpg]

34, was in high school & college when I first started watching

[u/plant_reaper]

I was Cerie's age when I first watched it and now I'm Liz Lemon's age. I just keep thinking of Tina Fey in her memoir saying something like "your thirties are about trying to not look like a time lapse video of a rotting sparrow."

[u/BravoSalt]

I’m 28, watched it the first time about 5 years ago.

[u/j3syr0s3]

damn i’m like a child still i’m 17😭🙏

[u/NewAnimal8853]

35

[u/KerryTea]

I am 2 months younger than Liz Lemon. The year the show aired the episode where she turned 40, I turned 40 2 months after that.

If that's too much math, I'm 53.

I've been dead for 13 years now.

[u/Pristine-Ad-8512]

I was younger than Liz when I started watching and now I’m just about older