"Subway Hero" is the twelfth episode of the second season of 30 Rock and thirty-third episode of the series. It was written by, one of the series co-executive producer, Jack Burditt and, executive producer, Robert Carlock. It was directed by Don Scardino.; It aired on April 17, 2008 on the NBC network in the United States. Guest stars in this episode include Michael Bloomberg, Tim Conway and Dean Winters. The Lord Stanley Cup is also jokingly listed as a guest star.; Dennis Duffy's actions in this episode were modeled after real New York City Subway Hero Wesley Autrey.The episode revolves around Liz's former boyfriend, Dennis Duffy (Dean Winters), becoming a local celebrity when he saves somebody's life at a subway station. Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) is looking for a celebrity to be the face of the Republican Party and Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer) meets one of his idols, Bucky Bright (Tim Conway).;