(Gilmore Girls fan site)In the episode “Face-Off,” in reference to Hoosiers.
TAYLOR: My dear, do you realize that this is the first time we’ve been in the regional semifinals in forty-three years?
RORY: But didn’t we only make it this far because the Litchfield team got food poisoning?
TAYLOR: Well, I admit, it’s not exactly the plot of Hoosiers, but still it’s very, very exciting.
LORELAI: Well, it’s nice that you and your family are so loyal to the home team.
Taylor, in his excitement over the upcoming Hockey Game, explains to Lorelai and Rory that this is the first time Stars Hollow High has been in the regional semi-finals in 43 years. Lorelai reminds Taylor that it’s due to the fact that the Litchfield team got food poisoning, at which point Taylor says,
“Well, I admit it’s not exactly the plot of Hoosiers, but still it’s very, very exciting.”
Hoosiers is an inspirational 1986 movie about a small-town, underdog high school basketball team that wins the state championship against the odds.
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