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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 “Those Are Strings, Pinocchio,” in reference to Love Boat.
LUKE: We’re driving through Western Canada and then taking a cruise up to Alaska.
RORY: A cruise?
LORELAI: Intimate.
LUKE: I guess. Is it?
LORELAI (singing): The Love Boat!
LUKE: What?
LORELAI: A cruise is a good spot to get down on one knee.
LUKE: And do my ventriloquist act?
LORELAI: And propose.
LUKE: I have no plans to propose.
LORELAI: You don’t now, but after you’ve had dinner at Captain Stubing’s table and Isaac’s served you up a couple of mojitos… Click to continue »
In the episode “Teach Me Tonight,” in reference to Courtney Love.
RORY: Do not give me that whole “I’m so misunderstood,” Kurt Cobain-y thing. You are way stronger than that, and I don’t even wanna hear it… You could do more.
JESS: Oh, here come the pompoms.
RORY: No, no pompoms, just me saying you could do more.
(pause)
JESS: So, Courtney, what about you? Click to continue »