It appears the premise for TLC's MILF Manor seems vaguely familiar to a joke featured in an episode of the popular NBC comedy30 Rock.
The staff of TGS with Tracy Jordan in 30 Rock were obsessed with a show very similar to that of MILF Manor.
But unlike the drama taking place at a fancy manse, the fictional show on the NBC comedy series took place on an island.
In the 11th episode of 30 Rock's second season titled MILF Island, Jack Donaghy–portrayed by Alec Baldwin–described the reality show as one that featured:
“25 super hot moms, 50 eighth grade boys, no rules."
The trailer for TLC's new reality show features eight MILFs who are described by the network as:
"confident and strong-minded women [who] leave home for the chance to find love."
MILFs are typically described as women over a certain age who are deemed sexually attractive and are seeking love with men who are significantly younger.
According to People Magazine, MILF Manor features:
"A competitive 47-year-old fitness studio owner from Mexico currently living in Miami, a spontaneous 50-year-old 'disco mommy' from Orange County, a 44-year-old Jersey girl who's relocated to Los Angeles, a 59-year-old fitness instructor and singer from L.A. and a 50-year-old event planner who used to be a B-Girl back in the day."
Here is the trailer for MILF Manor.
\u201cWelcome to #MILFManor! Eight hot moms leave home for the chance to find love with men half their age, but they're greeted with a shocking twist. The new series premieres January 15th at 10/9c on @TLC.\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
But fans of 30 Rock noted how this was pretty much a manifestation of the Milf Island joke.
\u201c@TLC This was literally a 30 rock bit\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
\u201c@TLC Soooo what you\u2019re saying is one of your producers or writers got high as hell and watched reruns of 30 Rock.\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
\u201c@TLC\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
\u201chttps://t.co/ZrqnDSCiRp\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
You can watch the snippet from the 2008 episode–written by Tina Fey and Matt Hubbard–here.
MILF Island | 30 Rockyoutu.be
30 Rock was a satirical TV series created by Tina Fey based on her experiences during her time as head writer on Saturday Night Live.
Fey starred in the series as Liz Lemon, who was a head writer and showrunner at the fictional NBC sketch comedy series, TGS with Tracy Jordan (originally called The Girlie Show), produced in Studio 6H in 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
The real address is the headquarters for NBC studios where SNL is filmed.
30 Rock originally aired from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013.
In response to seeing the trailer for MILF Manor, fans of 30 Rock gave credit where it was due.
\u201c@TLC 30 Rock turned out to being frighteningly accurate at predicting the future\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
\u201c@TLC If Tina Fey does not get an Executive Producer credit on this she needs to sue.\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
\u201c@TLC is Tina Fey head writer on this one too?\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
\u201c@TLC\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
Each episode in the real reality show will feature several challenges to test whether a connection is genuine or if it's time to move on.
However, the trailer teased a "shocking twist" that left one contestant remarking, "Things just got real," the moment the young suitors were revealed.
People had their theory about what this twist could be.
\u201c@TLC Ok whats the shocking twist? My guess is that it's their own respective sons their to date the other women as old as them?\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
\u201c@TLC If I've learned anything on the internet, all those guys are their stepsons\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
\u201c@TLC The twist: all of the guys - their sons - decide they would rather hang out with each other and smoke, drink, and play video games. The moms then discuss how much their respective sons have disappointed them.\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
\u201c@TLC Please tell me the twist is that they\u2019re all dating each others sons. I need to believe TLC is truly that depraved and weird.\u201d— TLC Network (@TLC Network) 1671040881
Prospective viewers will have to wait to see just how "real" things get when the drama unfolds at the manor come January 15 at 10 p.m. ET on TLC and discovery+.
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