In the episode “Lorelai, Lorelai,” in reference to Debbie Harry.
LUKE: Here you go, ladies. More hot water for you, Miss Patty. And for you, Babette, a bowl of shredded wheat.
BABETTE: It’s for my throat. Gives it a rougher quality, a husky sound, sort of like Debbie Harry meets Ethel Merman.
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