Robert DeNiro announces that mudslides have destroyed Denver on 30 Rock (VIDEO)

Michael Roberts January 28, 2011 7:07AM

Last night's hilarious episode of 30 Rock came with a local bonus: the opportunity to hear Robert DeNiro somberly declare that Denver has been wiped off the map!

The DeNiro subplot involved a scheme to prerecord disaster announcements, with Bobby D roped in after Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) threatens to spread the rumor that he's English.

Shortly thereafter, DeNiro intones, "Two days ago, when people thought of a mudslide, they just thought of getting drunk in an Applebee's. But now, we know it as the thing that destroyed Denver." Watch the episode below; the Denver reference is in the second segment.

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Michael Roberts has written for Westword since October 1990, serving stints as music editor and media columnist. He currently covers everything from breaking news and politics to sports and stories that defy categorization.

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