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Emily and Richard instruct Rory to put post-its on anything she wants them to leave her in their will. They insist on arranging a birthday party for Rory and invite all her Chilton "friends". She has a birthday party in Stars Hollow the next day.

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Emily and Richard instruct Rory to put post-its on anything she wants them to leave her in their will. They insist on arranging a birthday party for Rory and invite all her Chilton "friends". "friends." She has a birthday party in Stars Hollow the next day.



** Jackson has cross-polinated raspberries with qumquats, and Lorelai hopes it won't be like in Film/TheFly1986.

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** Jackson has cross-polinated raspberries with qumquats, and Lorelai hopes it won't be like in Film/TheFly1986.''Film/TheFly1986''.



** Rory wonders it Series/TheWaltons ever talked about their birth experience.

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** Rory wonders it Series/TheWaltons if ''Series/TheWaltons'' ever talked about their birth experience.



** Lorelai feels they had a Literature/FreakyFriday moment when Rory gets mad at Emily on her own while Lorelai was having a civil conversation with her.

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** Lorelai feels they had a Literature/FreakyFriday ''Literature/FreakyFriday'' moment when Rory gets mad at Emily on her own while Lorelai was having a civil conversation with her.
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** At dinner, Lorelai turns into Jewish comedian Henny Youngman.
** Lorelai persuaded Emily to play ''[[Music/{{Madonna}} Like A Virgin]]''.

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** At dinner, Lorelai turns into Jewish comedian [[BorschtBelt Henny Youngman.
Youngman]].
** Lorelai persuaded Emily to play ''[[Music/{{Madonna}} "[[Music/{{Madonna}} Like A Virgin]]''.Virgin]]".



** Lorelai suggests going total ''Cinderella''.

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** Lorelai suggests going total ''Cinderella''.''[[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm Cinderella]]''.

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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.



** Lorelai gives Rory a Creator/ShirleyTemple drink, and calls her own drink a "Shirley Temple Black" (the actress's married name), suggesting she has added alcohol.

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** Lorelai gives Rory a Creator/ShirleyTemple drink, and calls her own drink a "Shirley Temple Black" (the actress's married name), suggesting implying she has added alcohol.

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* CallingTheOldmanOut: Rory gets fed up with being surrounded by her fellow students outside school and tells Emily she won't play nice anymore.

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* CallingTheOldmanOut: CallingTheOldManOut: Rory gets fed up with being surrounded by her fellow students outside school and tells Emily she won't play nice anymore.


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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Mitzy says and does a lot of rude things, but she swears she is working on it.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Subverted, since Lorelai realizes she can't say "ass" in a conversation with her mother. But she ends up doing it anyway when they show up to the Stars Hollow party.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Subverted, since Lorelai realizes she can't say "ass" GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in a conversation with her mother. But she ends up doing it anyway when they show up to the Stars Hollow party.future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

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** Clorox, which the paté smells like when you're pregnant.

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** Clorox, which the Lorelai claimed paté smells smelled like when you're she was pregnant.


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** Jackson has cross-polinated raspberries with qumquats, and Lorelai hopes it won't be like in Film/TheFly1986.


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** Lorelai gives Rory a Creator/ShirleyTemple drink, and calls her own drink a "Shirley Temple Black" (the actress's married name), suggesting she has added alcohol.
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** Emily has a [[Franchise/StarTrek Vulcan death grip]] on Friday nights.
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** Rory wonders it Serier/TheWaltons ever talked about their birth experience.
** Lorelai feels they had a Film/FreakyFriday moment when Rory gets mad at Emily on her own while Lorelai was having a civil conversation with her.

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** Rory wonders it Serier/TheWaltons Series/TheWaltons ever talked about their birth experience.
** Lorelai feels they had a Film/FreakyFriday Literature/FreakyFriday moment when Rory gets mad at Emily on her own while Lorelai was having a civil conversation with her.

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'''Season 1, episode 6'''

!!Rory's Birthday Parties



* CallingTheOldmanOut: Rory gets fed up with being surrounded by her fellow students outside school and tells Emily she won't play nice anymore.



* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Paris demands to know why Rory is at the Harvard table at the college fair. They both realize simultaneously that the other wants to go to that school.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Though the episode contains two parties, neither one is themed.



* ARareSentence:

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* ARareSentence: MaliciousMisnaming: Probably subverted with Emily, who can't be bothered to remember that Rory's friend is Lane, not Jane.
* NeverMyFault: Emily invites Rory's bullies to her birthday party and gets mad when it's too much for Rory.
* NoodleIncident: Whatever happened at Rory's eighth birthday party that caused the cops to show up and arrest the clown, it was the best birthday party Rory ever had.
* ProductPlacement:
** Clorox, which the paté smells like when you're pregnant.
** Lorelai claims to have wine glasses with the Holiday inn logo on them.



** Henny Youngman

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** At dinner, Lorelai turns into Jewish comedian Henny YoungmanYoungman.
** Lorelai persuaded Emily to play ''[[Music/{{Madonna}} Like A Virgin]]''.



** Music/JustinTimberlake is too dreamy to marry Music/BritneySpears.

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** Lorelai mocks people who think Music/JustinTimberlake is too dreamy to marry Music/BritneySpears.Music/BritneySpears.
** Emily shops for her imaginary granddaughter Barbara Hutton.



* WritersCannotDoMath: Averted for once, as according to information in a later episode, Rory's birthday is October 13, which ''did'' fall on a Friday in 2000.

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** Lorelai suggests going total ''Cinderella''.
** Rory wonders it Serier/TheWaltons ever talked about their birth experience.
** Lorelai feels they had a Film/FreakyFriday moment when Rory gets mad at Emily on her own while Lorelai was having a civil conversation with her.
* TooMuchInformation: Though apparently Lorelai has told the story of giving birth to Rory on Rory's birthday for years, Rory's expression says she still wishes she didn't have to hear it.
* WritersCannotDoMath: Averted for once, Averted, as according to information in a later episode, Rory's birthday is October 13, which ''did'' fall on a Friday in 2000.
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* WritersCannotDoMath: The fact that Rory's birthday falls on a Friday in October 2000 means it's either the 6th, the 13th, the 20th, or the 27th – even though according to internet sources it's the 8th.

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* WritersCannotDoMath: The fact that Averted for once, as according to information in a later episode, Rory's birthday falls is October 13, which ''did'' fall on a Friday in October 2000 means it's either the 6th, the 13th, the 20th, or the 27th – even though according to internet sources it's the 8th.2000.
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* CaptainObvious:

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* CaptainObvious: Emily is annoyed that Lorelai asked what the pudding was if she already knew.

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Emily and Richard instruct Rory to put post-its on anything she wants them to leave her in their will. They insist on arranging a birthday party for Rory and invite all her Chilton "friends".

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Emily and Richard instruct Rory to put post-its on anything she wants them to leave her in their will. They insist on arranging a birthday party for Rory and invite all her Chilton "friends".
"friends". She has a birthday party in Stars Hollow the next day.



* Foreshadowing:

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* Foreshadowing: GenerationXerox: Rory's first birthday in the Gilmore house has her turning sixteen, and Lorelai's last birthday in the Gilmore house was her sixteenth.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Subverted, since Lorelai realizes she can't say "ass" in a conversation with her mother. But she ends up doing it anyway when they show up to the Stars Hollow party.


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* WritersCannotDoMath: The fact that Rory's birthday falls on a Friday in October 2000 means it's either the 6th, the 13th, the 20th, or the 27th – even though according to internet sources it's the 8th.
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Emily and Richard instruct Rory to put post-its on anything she wants them to leave her in their will. They insist on arranging a birthday party for Rory and invite all her Chilton "friends".

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* BlatantLies: Michel will work on his excuse not to come to Rory's birthday party.
* CaptainObvious:
* CompanionCube: Sissy talked to her stuffed animals and they answered her.
* Foreshadowing:
* ARareSentence:
* ShoutOut:
** Henny Youngman
** Lorelai quips that Music/BarbraStreisand is giving another final concert on Rory's birthday.
** Both Music/ElvisPresley and Music/JimMorrison will be there.
** Music/JustinTimberlake is too dreamy to marry Music/BritneySpears.
** Lorelai suggests getting Rory a t-shirt with Creator/FarrahFawcett's face on it.
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