In the episode “The Lorelais' First Day at Yale.”
Lorelai: “It’s us. We’re not here. We have a life. Get over it”
(Answering Machine Message)
In the episode “A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving,” in reference to Michelle Kwan and the winter Olympics.
LORELAI: How? Rory, what are we if not world champion eaters?
RORY: It’s too much food.
LORELAI: It’s not too much food. This is what we’ve been training for our whole lives. This is our destiny. This is our finest hour.
RORY: Or final hour.
LORELAI: No, no. Get inspired and tomorrow I guarantee you, we will be standing on the Olympic platform receiving our gold medals for eating. We are not Michelle Kwan-ing this.
In the episode “A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving,” in reference to Wes Craven.
PARIS: My Thanksgiving is turning into a Wes Craven movie.
RORY: How so?
PARIS: I called shelters to volunteer to serve food. Its Thanksgiving – you’d think they have needs. Nope. Every stupid soup kitchen in town turned me down because they have enough volunteers.
MADELINE: Bummer.
PARIS: I’m on a couple waiting lists, but it doesn’t look good.
In the episode “A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving,” in reference to Kurt Cobain.
LANE: Sorry, I’m sorry about everything.
DAVE: What?
LANE: The whole night. I had no idea she’d make you play five straight hours without a break.
DAVE: It’s okay.
LANE: Your hands must be dead.
DAVE: They’re just a little numb. But I’ve got these Kurt Cobain calluses now, how cool is that? Click to continue »
In the episode “A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving,” in reference to "The Man Who Sold the World" -- song by David Bowie.
The little guitar intro Dave plays at the Kim household on Thanksgiving and also when Dave kisses Lane outside by the tree. Click to continue »
In the episode “A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving,” in reference to The Banger Sisters.
MADELINE: This was bad. For the last five minutes, every single thing she said sounded dirty.
LOUISE: Yeah, same here.
PARIS: Good God.
MADELINE: I mean, reticulum? Come on.
LOUISE: Plus, the Golgi body. I mean, is it me or is that majorly pornographic?
PARIS: My life with the Banger sisters. Click to continue »
In the episode “Kiss and Tell,” in reference to Nancy Walker.
“No kissing noises. No stories from my childhood. No referring to Chicago as Chi-town. No James Dean jokes. No father with a shotgun stares. No Nancy Walker impressions.” Click to continue »
In the episode “A-Tisket, A-Tasket.”
Jess: Well, it’s no Lenny Bruce routine but it has its moments. Click to continue »
In the episode “I Get A Sidekick Out of You,” in reference to Battlestar Galactica.
“Fracking Celine Dion!” Click to continue »
In the episode “The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles,” in reference to Love Boat.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
[A woman, Helen, walks two boys over to Lorelai]
HELEN: Here we go. I’d like you to meet Redmond and Riley James.
LORELAI: Redmond, Riley, nice to meet you. I’m Julie, your cruise director. I’m here to help you with your costumes…
BOY (running up to Lorelai): Lorelai, my hood is loose!
REDMOND: Her name is Julie, stupid.
BOY: No, it’s not, retard!
LORELAI: Hey, hey, hey.
RILEY: She just told us her name was Julie. She’s our cruise director.
BOY: What’s a cruise director?