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* TitleDrop: Sookie wants to walk down the isle to "[[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started]]."

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* TitleDrop: Sookie wants to walk down the isle aisle to "[[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started]]."
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* TitleDrop: Sookie wants to walk down the isle to ''I Can't Get Started''.

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* TitleDrop: Sookie wants to walk down the isle to ''I "[[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started''.Started]]."

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* TheCastShowoff: Despite him memetic loserness, Kirk actually sings pretty well at Sookie's wedding.
* CatchPhrase: Lorelai comes up with "Oy with the poodles already!" by putting the two funniest words she knows in a sentence. ("Oy" and "poodles".)
* CompanionCube: Lorelai has bonded with Rory's cast, nicknamed it "Casty", and is a little sad that Rory's arm is healed so the doctor is taking him off.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In-universe, Paris asking Louise to arrange a sex-scandal, and Louise's response of "on it", ''has'' to be against Chilton school policy.

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* TheCastShowoff: Despite him his memetic loserness, loser-ness, Kirk actually sings pretty well at Sookie's wedding.
* CatchPhrase: Lorelai comes up with "Oy with the poodles already!" by putting the two funniest words she knows in a sentence. ("Oy" and "poodles".)
* CompanionCube: Lorelai has bonded with Rory's cast, nicknamed it "Casty", "Casty," and is a little sad that Rory's arm is healed so the doctor is taking him off.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In-universe, Paris asking Louise to arrange a sex-scandal, and Louise's response of "on it", it," ''has'' to be against Chilton school policy.



* InherentlyFunnyWords: Discussed. Lorelai comes up with "Oy with the poodles already!" by putting the two funniest words she knows in a sentence. ("Oy" and "poodles.")



* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Subverted by Lorelai, who feels that it's obvious what she means by "I'm like cheese". (That she gets better with time.)

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* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Subverted by Lorelai, who feels that it's obvious what she means by "I'm like cheese". cheese." (That she gets better with time.)



* {{Pun}}: Lorelai, having told Sookie that Chris is waiting for her in his bedroom, tells Sookie to go get some sleep, to which Sookie replies that Lorelai should "go get some".

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* {{Pun}}: Lorelai, having told Sookie that Chris is waiting for her in his bedroom, tells Sookie to go get some sleep, to which Sookie replies that Lorelai should "go get some".some."



** Sookie wants to play "[[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started]]" at her wedding, along with, "[[Music/TheBeatles Hey Jude]]," "Seasons in the Sun", "[[Music/HarryChapin Cats in the Cradle,]]" and "Don't Cry Out Loud."

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** Sookie wants to play "[[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started]]" at her wedding, along with, with "[[Music/TheBeatles Hey Jude]]," "Seasons in the Sun", Sun," "[[Music/HarryChapin Cats in the Cradle,]]" and "Don't Cry Out Loud."



** An opponent of Paris's did a Creator/SharonStone in Film/BasicInstinct bit in hers.

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** An opponent of Paris's did a Creator/SharonStone in Film/BasicInstinct ''Film/BasicInstinct'' bit in hers.



** Paris calls Rory Literature/RebeccaOfSunnybrookFarm of the 21st century.

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** Paris calls Rory Literature/RebeccaOfSunnybrookFarm ''Literature/RebeccaOfSunnybrookFarm'' of the 21st century.



** Paris quotes Hubert Humphrey's concession speech to Nixon in her pre-written concession speech.
** HilariousInHindsight: Rory guesses that [[Creator/BradPitt Brad]] and [[Creator/JenniferAniston Jen]] are in the process if breaking up, but it's only her father and Sherry.
** Luke didn't expect to watch Film/SleeplessInSeattle on the phone with Jess, he just wanted a call saying he was okay.

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** Paris quotes Hubert Humphrey's concession speech to Nixon [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon Nixon]] in her pre-written concession speech.
** HilariousInHindsight: Rory guesses that [[Creator/BradPitt Brad]] and [[Creator/JenniferAniston Jen]] are in the process if breaking up, but it's only her father and Sherry.
** Luke didn't expect to watch Film/SleeplessInSeattle ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle'' on the phone with Jess, he just wanted a call saying he was okay.
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** Paris claims she has been considering vice presidents to run with by asking herself who could be [[Creator/CoenBrothers Joel to her Ethan]] and [[Creator/BenAffleck Affleck]] to her [[Creator/MattDamon Damon]].

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** Paris claims she has been considering vice presidents to run with by asking herself who could be [[Creator/CoenBrothers Joel to her Ethan]] and [[Creator/MattDamon Damon]] to her [[Creator/BenAffleck Affleck]] to her [[Creator/MattDamon Damon]].Affleck]].

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* AllWomenLoveShoes: Invoked. When Lorelai makes up her mind to enter Luke's although they haven't made up after she yelled at him for Jess and Rory's car accident, Rory points out that she has her shoe sale face on.



* WomenLoveShoes: Invoked. When Lorelai makes up her mind to enter Luke's although they haven't made up after she yelled at him for Jess and Rory's car accident, Rory points out that she has her shoe sale face on.
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** Lorelai thinks her new catchphrase knocks [[Series/DifferentStrokes "Watcha talkin' 'bout Willis?"]] right out of the park.


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* WomenLoveShoes: Invoked. When Lorelai makes up her mind to enter Luke's although they haven't made up after she yelled at him for Jess and Rory's car accident, Rory points out that she has her shoe sale face on.
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** Sookie wants to play [[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started]] at her wedding, along with, [[Music/TheBeatles Hey Jude]], ''Seasons in the Sun'', [[Music/HarryChapin ''Cats in the Cradle,'']] and ''Don't Cry Out Loud''.

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** Sookie wants to play [[Music/EllaFitzgerald "[[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started]] Started]]" at her wedding, along with, [[Music/TheBeatles "[[Music/TheBeatles Hey Jude]], ''Seasons Jude]]," "Seasons in the Sun'', [[Music/HarryChapin ''Cats Sun", "[[Music/HarryChapin Cats in the Cradle,'']] Cradle,]]" and ''Don't "Don't Cry Out Loud''.Loud."
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** Lorelai thinks anyone not hanging out with Anne Sullivan listens to the lyrics.
** Sookie wants to play [[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started]] at her wedding, along with, [[Music/TheBeatles Hey Jude]], ''Seasons in the Sun'', Cats in the Cradle by Mark Chapin, and ''Don't Cry Out Loud''.

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** Lorelai thinks anyone not hanging out with Anne Sullivan [[UsefulNotes/HelenKeller Annie Sullivan]] listens to the lyrics.
** Sookie wants to play [[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started]] at her wedding, along with, [[Music/TheBeatles Hey Jude]], ''Seasons in the Sun'', Cats [[Music/HarryChapin ''Cats in the Cradle by Mark Chapin, Cradle,'']] and ''Don't Cry Out Loud''.



** Madeline comments that the Farrely brothers were right.

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** Madeline comments that the Farrely brothers [[Film/DumbAndDumber Farrelly brothers]] were right.
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** The first time Luke took on Jess, people told him he was insane enough to write letters to Creator/JodieFoster (a reference to UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's would-be assassin, who stalked her for years and thought this would impress her).

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** The first time Luke took on Jess, people told him he was insane enough to write letters to Creator/JodieFoster (a reference to UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's would-be assassin, John Hinkley Jr., who stalked was obsessed with her for years and thought this would impress her).attempted to assassinate UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).
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** The first time Luke took on Jess, people told him he was insane enough to write letters to Creator/JodieFoster.

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** The first time Luke took on Jess, people told him he was insane enough to write letters to Creator/JodieFoster.Creator/JodieFoster (a reference to UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's would-be assassin, who stalked her for years and thought this would impress her).

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* BrickJoke: Kirk apparently gives a toast saying "Who owns the silver Volvo? Cause you're blocking me in." He's not kidding and it's Christopher's Volvo.

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* BrickJoke: Kirk apparently gives a toast saying "Who owns the silver Volvo? Cause you're blocking me in." No one believes him because it's a classic joke. He's not kidding and it's Christopher's Volvo.



* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In-universe, Paris asking Louise to arrange a sex-scandal, and Louise's response of "I'll get right to it", has to be against Chilton school policy.

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* CompanionCube: Lorelai has bonded with Rory's cast, nicknamed it "Casty", and is a little sad that Rory's arm is healed so the doctor is taking him off.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In-universe, Paris asking Louise to arrange a sex-scandal, and Louise's response of "I'll get right to "on it", has ''has'' to be against Chilton school policy.


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* ManInAKilt: Jackson is upset that his family (and Sookie) expect him to wear a kilt on his wedding day.
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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.

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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In-universe, Paris asking Louise to overwhelming arrange a sex-scandal, 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 Louise's response of "I'll get right to make sure your example fits the current definition.it", has to be against Chilton school policy.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Paris low-key asks Louise to arrange a sex scandal to distract from Paris's own unpopularity.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Paris low-key asks Louise GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to arrange a sex scandal 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 distract from Paris's own unpopularity.make sure your example fits the current definition.

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!! I Can't Get Started

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!! I !!I Can't Get Started



* HypocriticalHumor: Paris figured the band would be hard to win over, because if anyone was going to be scared of her it was some artsy loser with a tuba wrapped around his head.



** HilariousInHindsight: Rory guesses that Brad and Jen are in the process if breaking up, but it's only her father and Sherry.

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** HilariousInHindsight: Rory guesses that Brad [[Creator/BradPitt Brad]] and Jen [[Creator/JenniferAniston Jen]] are in the process if breaking up, but it's only her father and Sherry.

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* AddedAliterativeAppeal: Paris claims she and Rory has this going for them in the school election by both having last names that start with a G.

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* AddedAliterativeAppeal: AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Paris claims she and Rory has this going for them in the school election by both having last names that start with a G.



* MortonsFork: Paris feels that she loses even if she wins, because she will only have won because Rroy is likeable.

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* MortonsFork: Paris feels that she loses even if she wins, because she will only have won because Rroy Rory is likeable.



* {{Pun}}: Lorelai, having told Sookie that Chris is waiting for her in his bedroom, tells Sookie to go get some sleep, to which Sookie replies that Lorelai should "go get some".



** Lorelai [[Creator/DrSeuss makes a rhyming list of foods]].



* StopBeingStereotypical: Sookie freaks out about all the pink in the wedding, feeling like she's telling Jackson to grow some ovaries. This will continue into the next season.

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* StopBeingStereotypical: Sookie freaks out about all the pink in the wedding, wedding being too feminine, feeling like she's telling Jackson to grow some ovaries. This will continue into the [[Recap/GilmoreGirlsS03E01 next season.season]].

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Maid of the week: Inger

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Maid of the week: Inger
Inger.



* AddedAliterativeAppeal: Paris claims she and Rory has this going for them in the school election by both having last names that start with a G.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Christopher and Sherry get back together on account of her discovering she's pregnant.



* BrickJoke: Subverted. Kirk apparently gives a toast saying "Who owns the silver Volvo? Cause you're blocking me in." He's not kidding and it's Christopher's Volvo.

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* BrickJoke: Subverted. Kirk apparently gives a toast saying "Who owns the silver Volvo? Cause you're blocking me in." He's not kidding and it's Christopher's Volvo.



* CatchPhrase: "Oy with the poodles already!"

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* CatchPhrase: Lorelai comes up with "Oy with the poodles already!"already!" by putting the two funniest words she knows in a sentence. ("Oy" and "poodles".)



** Lorelai makes up a Creator/DrSeuss style rhyme about doughnuts.



** Paris quotes Quotes/JohnFKennedy in her election speech.
** An opponent of Paris's did a Creator/SharonStone in Film/BasicInstinct bit.

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** Paris quotes paraphrases Quotes/JohnFKennedy in her election speech.
** An opponent of Paris's did a Creator/SharonStone in Film/BasicInstinct bit.bit in hers.



** Paris claims she has been considering vice presidents to run with by asking herself who could be [[Creator/CoenBrothers Joel to her Ethan]] and [[Creator/BenAffleck Affleck]] to her [[Creator/MattDamon Damon]].



* StopBeingStereotypical: Sookie freaks out about all the pink in the wedding, like she's telling Jackson to grow some ovaries. This will continue into the next season.

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* StopBeingStereotypical: Sookie freaks out about all the pink in the wedding, feeling like she's telling Jackson to grow some ovaries. This will continue into the next season.season.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Downplayed with Emily and Richard both think Sookie is extending a pity wedding invite. Of course, they would not have been less offended if Lorelai had explained that it simply slipped Sookie's mind until she realized she had two seats left to fill.

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!! I Can't Get Started (Original air date: 5/22/02)

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!! I Can't Get Started Started
(Original air date: 5/22/02)



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* BrickJoke: Subverted. Kirk apparently gives a toast saying "Who owns the silver Volvo? Cause you're blocking me in." He's not kidding and it's Christopher's Volvo.



* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Subverted by Lorelai, who feels that it's obvious what she means by "I'm like cheese". (That she gets better with time.)



** Annie Sullivan
** [[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started]]
** [[Music/TheBeatles Hey Jude]]
** ''Seasons in the Sun''
** Cats in the Cradle by Mark Chapin.
** ''Don't Cry Out Loud''
** Comicstrip/{{Garfield}}
** Creator/SharonStone
** Literature/RebeccaOfSunnybrookFarm
** UsefulNotes/HillaryClinton

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** Annie Sullivan
Lorelai thinks anyone not hanging out with Anne Sullivan listens to the lyrics.
** Sookie wants to play [[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started]]
**
Started]] at her wedding, along with, [[Music/TheBeatles Hey Jude]]
**
Jude]], ''Seasons in the Sun''
**
Sun'', Cats in the Cradle by Mark Chapin.
**
Chapin, and ''Don't Cry Out Loud''
Loud''.
** Comicstrip/{{Garfield}}
Rory suggests she and Lane find some less ''Film/GirlInterrupted'' music selections.
** Creator/SharonStone
Luke thinks Comicstrip/{{Garfield}} is one funny cat.
** Literature/RebeccaOfSunnybrookFarm
Lorelai [[Creator/DrSeuss makes a rhyming list of foods]].
** UsefulNotes/HillaryClintonParis quotes Quotes/JohnFKennedy in her election speech.
** An opponent of Paris's did a Creator/SharonStone in Film/BasicInstinct bit.
** Madeline comments that the Farrely brothers were right.
** Paris calls Rory Literature/RebeccaOfSunnybrookFarm of the 21st century.
** Lorelai calls Rory UsefulNotes/HillaryClinton after she decides to run for student body vice president.



** Film/SleeplessInSeattle
** Creator/JamesDean

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** Film/SleeplessInSeattle
Luke didn't expect to watch Film/SleeplessInSeattle on the phone with Jess, he just wanted a call saying he was okay.
** Creator/JamesDeanLuke tells Jess he doesn't get to be all Creator/JamesDean this time.


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** Paris refers to Dean as [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Prince William]].


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* TitleDrop: Sookie wants to walk down the isle to ''I Can't Get Started''.
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* WeddingEpisode: This episode centers around Sookie and Jackson getting married.
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* WeddingDay: Sookie and Jackson's.
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** [[Music/MarkChapin Cats in the Cradle]]

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** [[Music/MarkChapin Cats in the Cradle]]Cradle by Mark Chapin.
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* TheCastShowoff: Despite him memetic loserness, Kirk actually sings pretty well.
* CatchPhrase: Oy with the poodles already!

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* TheCastShowoff: Despite him memetic loserness, Kirk actually sings pretty well.
well at Sookie's wedding.
* CatchPhrase: Oy "Oy with the poodles already!already!"

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* RealMenWearPink: Sookie freaks out about all the pink in the wedding, like she's telling Jackson to grow some ovaries, but he doesn't mind.


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* StopBeingStereotypical: Sookie freaks out about all the pink in the wedding, like she's telling Jackson to grow some ovaries. This will continue into the next season.

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Jess returns and asks to move back in with Luke. Luke reluctantly agrees, and informs him that Rory and Dean are still together so he'd better stay away from them. Paris calls Rory He goes to the wedding to see what's up

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Jess returns and asks to move back in with Luke. Luke reluctantly agrees, and informs him that Rory and Dean are still together so he'd better stay away from them. Paris calls Rory He on Dean's cellphone at the wedding to let her know they've won. Jess goes to the wedding to see what's up
up. Rory, who is there with Dean, kisses Jess and tells him not to tell anyone. Sherry calls Chris to tell him she's pregnant.



* TheCastShowoff: Despite him memetic loserness, Kirk actually sings pretty well.



** [[Music/TheBeatles ''Hey Jude'']]

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** [[Music/EllaFitzgerald I Can't Get Started]]
** [[Music/TheBeatles ''Hey Jude'']]Hey Jude]]



** ''Cats in the Cradle''

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** ''Cats [[Music/MarkChapin Cats in the Cradle''Cradle]]

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Paris runs for student body president and treats it like a rally. Finding people don't like her well enough to vote for her, she asks Rory to run for vice president alongside her. Jackson objects to getting married in a kilt like the other men in his family.

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Paris runs for student body president and treats it like a rally. Finding people don't like her well enough to vote for her, she asks Rory to run for vice president alongside her. Jackson objects to getting married in a kilt like the other men in his family.
family. Christopher tells Lorelai he and Sherry's relationship is on the rocks, so naturally they sleep together. Sookie freaks out about all the feminine stuff at the wedding.

Jess returns and asks to move back in with Luke. Luke reluctantly agrees, and informs him that Rory and Dean are still together so he'd better stay away from them. Paris calls Rory He goes to the wedding to see what's up


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* MortonsFork: Paris feels that she loses even if she wins, because she will only have won because Rroy is likeable.
* ProductPlacement: Christopher's Volvo.
* RealMenWearPink: Sookie freaks out about all the pink in the wedding, like she's telling Jackson to grow some ovaries, but he doesn't mind.


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** Paris quotes Hubert Humphrey's concession speech to Nixon in her pre-written concession speech.
** HilariousInHindsight: Rory guesses that Brad and Jen are in the process if breaking up, but it's only her father and Sherry.
** Film/SleeplessInSeattle
** Creator/JamesDean
** The first time Luke took on Jess, people told him he was insane enough to write letters to Creator/JodieFoster.
* TooMuchInformation: Kirk informs Luke that not even Animal Planet does it for him anymore.

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Sookie's wedding is coming up. She wants to invite Emily. Emily and Richard take it personally that she waited until nine days before the wedding to invite them, but come to the wedding. Rory figures Lorelai and Luke have been passive-aggressive to each other for long enough, and the two have one fairly awkward conversation where Luke claims he's not mad and Lorelai leaves feeling still frozen out.

Paris runs for student body president and treats it like a rally. Finding people don't like her well enough to vote for her, she asks Rory to run for vice president alongside her. Jackson objects to getting married in a kilt like the other men in his family.

Maid of the week: Inger

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* WeddingDay: Sookie and Jackson's.

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* CatchPhrase: Oy with the poodles already!
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Paris low-key asks Louise to arrange a sex scandal to distract from Paris's own unpopularity.
* ShoutOut:
** Annie Sullivan
** [[Music/TheBeatles ''Hey Jude'']]
** ''Seasons in the Sun''
** ''Cats in the Cradle''
** ''Don't Cry Out Loud''
** Comicstrip/{{Garfield}}
** Creator/SharonStone
** Literature/RebeccaOfSunnybrookFarm
** UsefulNotes/HillaryClinton
* WeddingDay: Sookie and Jackson's.Jackson's.
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'''Season 2, Episode 22''

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'''Season 2, Episode 22''
22'''
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'''Season 2, Episode 22''

!! I Can't Get Started (Original air date: 5/22/02)


* TheBusCameBack: Jess returns in this episode.
* WeddingDay: Sookie and Jackson's.

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