Leo Spaceman

Leo Spaceman, M.D. (Template:Pron-en, except by Tracy Jordan, who refers to him as 'Spaceman', as in astronaut), is a fictional character portrayed by Chris Parnell in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. NBC also has a Dr. Spaceman on Days of our Lives, however he is portrayed by Walter Cox..

Role on the show

Dr. Leo Spaceman is Tracy and Jack's incompetent and unethical "doctor" (he is legally obligated to put quotation marks around the title) authorized to practice in seven states and Bermuda who treats them with wildly experimental methods. He is portrayed as a classic "quack" doctor. He first appeared in Season 1, Episode 7 and is the most prominent recurring character. Dr. Spaceman is a smoker and got his medical degree from the Ho Chi Minh City School of Medicine.

During a phone call with Liz Lemon, Dr. Spaceman begins hitting on her and offers her drugs. Jack thinks that Dr. Spaceman is a fine doctor and also mentions that Spaceman is a "pretty good" dentist. Jack apparently uses Spaceman when he needs a doctor to do work for him, such as endorse a product, as he did with "The Tracy Jordan Meat Machine" and passing Jack on a physical examination. He has always believed that humans need more animal blood, as apparently it keeps the spine straight. He has stabbed at least one dog, although "not necessarily to death".

In the episode "The Baby Show", Liz is seeking help with fertility and she calls the number under fertility in the Writers Guild health manual. Leo reveals that he is listed under fertility, meth addiction, and child psychiatry. He also reveals to Liz that he had a scuba diving accident that made him infertile.

In "Jack Gets in the Game", Jenna visits Spaceman for assistance in losing weight. He told Jenna her weight gain at the start of Season 2 put her into "the disgusting range" and suggested she start using crystal meth to lose weight. She instead asks if he has any "crazy surgical options," and he says that he does, pointing to a wall of photographs of celebrities who he has helped with such options (including Deidre Hall, Ashlee Simpson, ALF, John Ashcroft and a forensic sketch of the Unabomber).

In "Succession", Spaceman shows up to treat Don Geiss after he lapses into a diabetic coma. He once again shows his incompetence and idiocy when he A) demonstrates a fear of needles, B) injects the GE Chairman with a placebo, C) doesn't know where Geiss' heart is because "we have no way of knowing where the heart is", D) can't decide whether to call 411 or 911, and E) ends up calling 411 and asks for information about "diabetes repair".

In "Retreat to Move Forward", Spaceman tells Tracy that he is in danger of getting diabetes. However, he only tells him he could lose his foot and does not give any advice on how to stay healthy. In response to this warning Tracy asks if he would be able to replace his foot with a wheel, like Rosie on The Jetsons. Spaceman responds that indeed he could do that, but cautions Tracy that he would then have to register with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

In "Into the Crevasse", he is shown to have written a book called The Cigarette Diet. In "Flu Shot", he mentions that he is cheating on his wife because he believes "Doctor-Patient confidentiality is a two way street".

Appearances

Dr. Leo Spaceman has appeared in the following episodes (covering all five seasons):

#	Season	Episode
1	1	7 - "Tracy Does Conan"
2	1	9 - "The Baby Show"
3	1	10 - "The Rural Juror"
4	1	18 - "Fireworks"
5	1	21 - "Hiatus"
6	2	2 - "Jack Gets in the Game"
7	2	13 - "Succession"
8	3	8 - "Flu Shot"
9	3	9 - "Retreat to Move Forward"
10	3	14 - "The Funcooker"
11	3	22 - "Kidney Now!"
12	4	6 - "Sun Tea"
13	4	7 - "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001"
14	5	2 - "When it Rains, it Pours"
15	5	4 - "Live Show"