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** Preparing her house to be inspected by her grandmother, Lorelai goes for the look "woman who owns no Music/SpiceGirls memorabilia".

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** Preparing her house to be inspected by her grandmother, Lorelai goes for the look "woman who owns no Music/SpiceGirls memorabilia".memorabilia."
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** Rory has read ''Literature/TheArtOfWar''.

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** Rory has read ''Literature/TheArtOfWar''.''Literature/TheArtOfWarSunTzu''.
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** The title is a quote from Film/{{Babe}}.
** When Paris asked her mother if they could get a Hanukkah bush she was made to watch Film/{{Shoah}} for a week.
** The spider from Film/AnnieHall gets into Lorelai's kitchen. Despite being the size of a Buick, she manages to trap it under a cup.
** Rory claims to be the Film/{{Rainman}} of college application requirements.

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** The title is a quote from Film/{{Babe}}.
''Film/{{Babe}}''.
** When Paris asked her mother if they could get a Hanukkah bush she was made to watch Film/{{Shoah}} ''Film/{{Shoah}}'' for a week.
** The spider from Film/AnnieHall ''Film/AnnieHall'' gets into Lorelai's kitchen. Despite being the size of a Buick, she manages to trap it under a cup.
** Rory claims to be the Film/{{Rainman}} ''Film/{{Rainman}}'' of college application requirements.



** Lorelai claims she scares the men away with her Minnie Pearl impression.

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** Lorelai claims she scares the men away with her [[Series/HeeHaw Minnie Pearl Pearl]] impression.



** Rory has read Literature/TheArtOfWar.
** Francine compares Paris to Film/{{Gidget}}.

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** Rory has read Literature/TheArtOfWar.
''Literature/TheArtOfWar''.
** Francine compares Paris to Film/{{Gidget}}.''Film/{{Gidget}}''.



** Jess makes a reference to Series/FantasyIsland that goes over Clara's head.

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** Jess makes a reference to Series/FantasyIsland ''Series/FantasyIsland'' that goes over Clara's head.



** Lorelai refers to Jess and Dean as Cheech and Chong.

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** Lorelai refers to Jess and Dean as Cheech and Chong.Creator/CheechAndChong.
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* ChildHater: Jess is not fond of Clara's Film/StuartLittle voice nagging him.
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* RuleOfThree:
** Lorelai shows Rory three gift options for her father's birthday. She has a fourth one that lights up and sings, but Rory doesn't want to see it.
** Rory called Richard and asked what he wanted for his birthday; he told her a Music/ChuckBerry LP and a couple other things.
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* MondegreenGag: Louise keeps hearing Zionism in math lectures, such as hearing "new power" as "Jew power". She finds that the equation works much better with the new power.

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* MondegreenGag: Louise keeps hearing Zionism in math lectures, such as hearing "new power" as "Jew power". She finds that the equation works antiderivatives make much better with more sense if she divides by the new power.
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* {{Mondegreen}}: Louise keeps hearing Zionism in math lectures, such as hearing "new power" as "Jew power". She finds that the equation works much better with the new power.

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* {{Mondegreen}}: MondegreenGag: Louise keeps hearing Zionism in math lectures, such as hearing "new power" as "Jew power". She finds that the equation works much better with the new power.

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* BrickJoke: The bow tie Lorelai bought Richard comes back as the wrapping of the gifts Rory bought that she decides to share.
* CaptainObvious: Clara watches Jess throw balls, informing him he missed when he misses.

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* BrickJoke: BrickJoke:
** After they randomly run into each other on the street, Dean asks Rory if she wants to go to Weston's and talk. She expresses hesitation, and he suggests they just head over to Weston's and randomly run into each other instead.
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The bow tie Lorelai bought Richard comes back as the wrapping of the gifts Rory bought that she decides to share.
* CaptainObvious: CaptainObvious:
** Rory and Dean randomly run into each other, and Rory points out that they seem to be doing that a lot lately. The last time they ran into each other was when he came by her house, and Dean points out that that wasn't so random, since she lives there.
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Clara watches Jess throw balls, informing him he missed when he misses.
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** Rory engages in this in the opening scene because Lorelai hogged all the hot water in the showe that morning.

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** Rory engages in this in the opening scene scene, because Lorelai hogged all the hot water in the showe shower that morning.

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* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Emily gets back at her mother-in-law by taking her time with her food.

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* PassiveAggressiveKombat: PassiveAggressiveKombat:
** Rory engages in this in the opening scene because Lorelai hogged all the hot water in the showe that morning.
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Emily gets back at her mother-in-law by taking her time with her food.
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Paris has a new boyfriend and cancels student meetings to spend time with him. Rory decides to be friends with Dean and has coffee with him at Weston's. Richard's mother, Lorelai the first, comes to visit for Richard's sixtieth birthday. There is a winter festival in Stars Hollow. Jess doesn't want to go but Rory does, but when they run into Dean and Clara on their way there, he changes his mind.

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Paris has a new boyfriend and cancels student Student Council meetings to spend time with him. Rory decides to be friends with Dean and has coffee with him at Weston's. Richard's mother, Lorelai the first, comes to visit for Richard's sixtieth birthday. There is a winter festival in Stars Hollow. Jess doesn't want to go go, but Rory does, but and when they run into Dean and Clara on their way there, he changes his mind.

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* BrickJoke: The tie Lorelai bought Richard comes back as the wrapping of the gifts Rory bought that she decides to share.
* CaptainObvious: Clara watches Jess throw balls, telling him he missed when he misses.

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* BrickJoke: The bow tie Lorelai bought Richard comes back as the wrapping of the gifts Rory bought that she decides to share.
* CaptainObvious: Clara watches Jess throw balls, telling informing him he missed when he misses.



** Rory finds Clara's pestering of Jess with slightly insulting questions to be cute.
* {{Mondegreen}}:
** Louise keeps hearing Zionism in math lectures, such as hearing "new power" as "Jew power". She finds that the equation works much better with the new power.
* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Michel mispronounces a polite Hungarian phrase as a horrible insult, and the Hungarian tourists take a bus boy hostage for it.

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** Rory finds Clara's Clara pestering of Jess with slightly insulting questions to be cute.
* {{Mondegreen}}:
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IronicEcho: Rory pulls Francie into the girls' room for a "chat" just like Francie did to her in [[Recap/GilmoreGirlsS03E02 episode two]].
* {{Mondegreen}}:
Louise keeps hearing Zionism in math lectures, such as hearing "new power" as "Jew power". She finds that the equation works much better with the new power.
* MotorMouth: Clara. Jess compares it to having Film/StuartLittle stuffed in his ear.
* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Michel mispronounces a polite Hungarian phrase as a horrible insult, and the Hungarian tourists take a bus boy busboy hostage for it.



* PetTheDog: The normally sardonic Michel is genuinely concerned for the busboy the Hungarians took hostage.



** Lorelai refers to Jess and Dean as Cheech and Chong.



* {{Slapstick}}: Sookie got a huge slash down the back of her shirt by dropping a chop upwards, lunging for it and slipping.



* TakeThat: Madeline and Louise point out that Paris once said if the student council was only going to have one meeting a week the might as well [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush buy a ranch in Texas]].

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* TakeThat: Madeline and Louise point out that Paris once said if the student council was only going to have one meeting a week the they might as well [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush buy a ranch in Texas]].



* YesExceptNo: Lorelai and Rory assures Lane she doesn't look stupid in her band uniform, but also that she doesn't want Dave to see her in it.

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* YesExceptNo: Lorelai and Rory assures assure Lane she doesn't look stupid in her band uniform, but also that she doesn't want Dave to see her in it.
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* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Emily gets back at her mother-in-law by taking her time with her food.

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* CaptainObvious: Clara watches Jess throw balls, telling him he missed when he misses.



** Lorelai has a WesternAnimation/BettyBoop figurine that Emily disapproves of.



** Rory gets a Music/ChuckBerry LP for Richard's birthday.

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** Francine compares Paris to Film/{{Gidget}}.
** Francie calls Rory Creator/MarloThomas.
** Rory gets a Music/ChuckBerry LP calls Francie [[Series/GilligansIsland Tina Louise]].
** Preparing her house to be inspected by her grandmother, Lorelai goes
for Richard's birthday.the look "woman who owns no Music/SpiceGirls memorabilia".
** Jess makes a reference to Series/FantasyIsland that goes over Clara's head.
** Jess thinks Clara has an annoying voice, like having Film/StuartLittle shoved in his ear.

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Paris has a new boyfriend and cancels student meetings to spend time with him. Rory decides to be friends with Dean. Richard's mother, Lorelai the first, comes to visit for Richard's sixtieth birthday. There is a winter festival in Stars Hollow. Jess doesn't want to go but Rory does, but when they run into Dean and Clara on their way there, he changes his mind.

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Paris has a new boyfriend and cancels student meetings to spend time with him. Rory decides to be friends with Dean.Dean and has coffee with him at Weston's. Richard's mother, Lorelai the first, comes to visit for Richard's sixtieth birthday. There is a winter festival in Stars Hollow. Jess doesn't want to go but Rory does, but when they run into Dean and Clara on their way there, he changes his mind.
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Kirk's job: Waiter at Weston's.


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* BrickJoke: The tie Lorelai bought Richard comes back as the wrapping of the gifts Rory bought that she decides to share.


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* TheScapegoat: Emily's role in her relationship with her mother-in-law.


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** Rory claims to be the Film/{{Rainman}} of college application requirements.
** Rory gives Richard a Music/ChuckBerry record and ''The Complete History of the Peloponnesian War''.
** Lorelai claims she scares the men away with her Minnie Pearl impression.
** Richard's father had a humidor that belonged to Creator/VictorHugo.


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* StageMagic: When Emily asks what she would find if she went into Lorelai's house with white gloves, as in cleanliness inspection, Lorelai quips that she would find she could pull a rabbit out of a hat.

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Paris has a new boyfriend and cancels student meetings to spend time with him. Rory decides to be friends with Dean. Richard's mother, Lorelai the first, comes to visit for Richard's sixtieth birthday. There is a winter festival in Stars Hollow.

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Paris has a new boyfriend and cancels student meetings to spend time with him. Rory decides to be friends with Dean. Richard's mother, Lorelai the first, comes to visit for Richard's sixtieth birthday. There is a winter festival in Stars Hollow.
Hollow. Jess doesn't want to go but Rory does, but when they run into Dean and Clara on their way there, he changes his mind.



** Lorelai accidentally lets slip that she thinks the marching band uniforms look stupid.



** Michel mispronounces a polite Hungarian phrase as a horrible insult, and the Hungarian tourists take a bus boy hostage for it.

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** * MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Michel mispronounces a polite Hungarian phrase as a horrible insult, and the Hungarian tourists take a bus boy hostage for it.


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* RightBehindMe: Invoked by Lorelai to tease Lane.
-->'''Lorelai:''' ''(suddenly waves to nothing)'' Hi Mrs. Kim!\\
'''Lane:''' ''(looks around, alarmed)'' So not funny!


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* TakeThat: Madeline and Louise point out that Paris once said if the student council was only going to have one meeting a week the might as well [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush buy a ranch in Texas]].

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* AffectionateNickname: Richard calls his mother Trish, despite her name being Lorelai. Meanwhile, Emily calls her "Mom" despite not liking her very much.

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* AffectionateNickname: Richard calls his mother Trish, Trix, despite her name being Lorelai. Meanwhile, Emily calls her "Mom" despite not liking her very much.


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** When Paris asked her mother if they could get a Hanukkah bush she was made to watch Film/{{Shoah}} for a week.
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** Rory gets a Music/ChuckBerry LP for Richard's birthday.
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!!That'll Do, Pig


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** The title is a quote from Film/{{Babe}}.


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* TitleDrop: After Emily decides to enforce her boundaries to her mother-in-law by taking her time finishing her food, Lorelai leans in and whispers: "That'll do, Pig. That'll do."

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* SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers: Lorelai tells Emily how to deal with undeserved criticism.
* YesExceptNo: Lorelai and Rory assures Lane she doesn't look stupid in her band uniform, but also that she doesn't want Dave to see her in it.

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* SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers: Lorelai tells Emily how to deal with undeserved criticism.
criticism by treating it as a joke.
* YesExceptNo: Lorelai and Rory assures Lane she doesn't look stupid in her band uniform, but also that she doesn't want Dave to see her in it.it.
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* {{Mondegreen}}: Louise keeps hearing Zionism in math lectures.
** Michel mispronounces a polite Hungarian phrase as a horrible insult.

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* {{Mondegreen}}: {{Mondegreen}}:
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Louise keeps hearing Zionism in math lectures.
lectures, such as hearing "new power" as "Jew power". She finds that the equation works much better with the new power.
** Michel mispronounces a polite Hungarian phrase as a horrible insult.insult, and the Hungarian tourists take a bus boy hostage for it.

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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Lorelai's gift ideas for Richard's 60th birthday range from boring to mildly insulting.

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* InnocentlyInsensitive: AmicableExes: Rory and Dean.
* InformedJudaism: Paris spent her first Christmas with her boyfriend and decides that it's more pleasant than Hannukah. Justified, since her mother has not been very caring towards her even on those occasions.
* InnocentlyInsensitive:
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Lorelai's gift ideas for Richard's 60th birthday range from boring to mildly insulting.insulting.
** Rory finds Clara's pestering of Jess with slightly insulting questions to be cute.

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Paris has a new boyfriend and cancels student meetings to spend time with him.

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Paris has a new boyfriend and cancels student meetings to spend time with him.
him. Rory decides to be friends with Dean. Richard's mother, Lorelai the first, comes to visit for Richard's sixtieth birthday. There is a winter festival in Stars Hollow.



* AffectionateNickname: Richard calls his mother Trish, despite her name being Lorelai. Meanwhile, Emily calls her "Mom" despite not liking her very much.



* Mondegreen: Louise keeps hearing Zionism in math lectures.

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* Mondegreen: {{Mondegreen}}: Louise keeps hearing Zionism in math lectures.


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* ShoutOut:
** The spider from Film/AnnieHall gets into Lorelai's kitchen. Despite being the size of a Buick, she manages to trap it under a cup.
** Music/{{Korn}} rents a house from Richard's mother.
** Rory has read Literature/TheArtOfWar.
* SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers: Lorelai tells Emily how to deal with undeserved criticism.
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Paris has a new boyfriend and cancels student meetings to spend time with him.

!!Tropes
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Lorelai's gift ideas for Richard's 60th birthday range from boring to mildly insulting.
* Mondegreen: Louise keeps hearing Zionism in math lectures.
** Michel mispronounces a polite Hungarian phrase as a horrible insult.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Francine catches on to Paris's suddenly relaxed behavior.
* YesExceptNo: Lorelai and Rory assures Lane she doesn't look stupid in her band uniform, but also that she doesn't want Dave to see her in it.

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