In the episode “Lorelai, Lorelai,” in reference to Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.
KIRK (singing): Do you really want to hurt me? Do you really want to make me cry? …
ZACK: Okay, this is just sinful. I’m just saying, if you’re going to do Boy George, at least commit to the high heels and makeup.
In the episode “Hay Bale Maze,” in reference to The Minotaur.
KIRK: I am the Minotaur!
LORELAI: The weird thing is he’s been in that head, under that velvet cloth, this whole time.
In the episode “Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?,” in reference to Gilligan's Island.
KIRK: The S.S. Lurk. It’s a combination of my name and Luke’s, since it used to be his boat… Yeah, she needs a little more work before she’s seaworthy, but as soon as she is, I’ll take you out. You can be Ginger to Lulu’s Maryanne.
In the episode “Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?,” in reference to Ernest Hemingway.
KIRK: Man, this thing really flows. “Vintage dinette set. Formica, barely chipped, priced to move.” It’s precise, efficient, Hemingway-esqe in its terse simplicity.