In the episode, Jack's mother becomes seriously ill, forcing him to confront his feelings for her; Jenna (Jane Krakowski) dates a member of a children's musical group; and Tracy (Tracy Morgan) laments that his son is going to attend college.
During the opening of his couch factory, Jack (Alec Baldwin) discovers that his mother Colleen (Elaine Stritch) has been hospitalized in New York for a heart ailment.
Liz (Tina Fey) believes that the emotionally distant Colleen may be seriously ill and is trying to repair her relationship with Jack before it is too late.
She fulfills several items by dating a popular children's entertainer (Clarke Thorell) and "Yoko"-ing his band.
Fearful that his son has been "coddled" into becoming a nerd, he takes him around for the day to show him how Jordan men behave and induct him into his entourage.