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** The title references Swedish children's franchise ''Pippi Loncstocking''.

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** The title references Swedish children's franchise ''Pippi Loncstocking''.Longstocking''.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In-universe, Lorelai and Rory have decided that ''The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'' is a surrealist movie with bizarre cinematography, atonal singing, and stilted delivery.


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* HoYay: In-universe, Lorelai makes jokes about Richard and his "special friend" (valet) Robert.

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Maid of the week: Sara

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Maid of the week: Sara
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* AnArmAndALeg: Kyle lost his hand in the Navy and wear a prosthetic.
* ChickMagnet: Kyle's hook prosthetic works as this.



* CreatorCameo: Producer Christy O'Keefe as Sarah the maid.



* ARareSentence: "I have always wanted to lift an immense quadruped above my head."

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* ARareSentence: "I have always wanted SelfDeprecation: Lorelai feels she has to lift an immense quadruped above my head."fill the criticism vacuum left by her mother with this.



** Kyle's prosthetic gives him a "[[Film/PeterPan Captain Hook]]" thing.



* VerbalBackspace: Emily finds Richard's glitter vest and gets upset thinking about where he would wear it. Lorelai tries to comfort her saying there's lots of places he could be wearing that. Emily defies her to name ''one''. Lorelai replies that she's at a loss.

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* VerbalBackspace: VerbalBackspace:
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Emily finds Richard's glitter vest and gets upset thinking about where he would wear it. Lorelai tries to comfort her saying there's lots of places he could be wearing that. Emily defies her to name ''one''. Lorelai replies that she's at a loss.loss.
** When Emily gets mad at her for saying her panic room code out loud, Lorelai tries to make it sound like she was actually saying "we won won won won won".

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Jackson is not happy to be town selectman. Emily gets an anxiety room, which is a panic room the size of an outhouse. Luke and Lorelai go on a double date with Dean and Rory. They go to a movie and end up fighting over a toy.

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Jackson is not happy to be town selectman. Emily gets an anxiety room, which is a panic room the size of an outhouse. Luke and Lorelai go on a double date with Dean and Rory. They go to a movie the movies and end up fighting over a toy.



* ComplimentBackfire: It takes some explaining for Luke to understand that Jojo's food is better than his because it's worse, on BWR movie night.

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* AffectionateNickname: Although they don't get to see ''Film/CoolHandLuke'', Lorelai proceeds to call Luke "Cool Hand" for the rest of the evening.
* ComplimentBackfire: It takes some explaining for Luke to understand that Jojo's food is better than his because it's worse, at least on BWR movie night.
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* ComplimentBackfire: It takes some explaining for Luke to understand that Jojo's food is better than his because it's worse, on BWR movie night.


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* MyBelovedSmother: Invoked. Lorelai and her father are spending time with each other without Emily, so when Richard makes a comment that would usually prompt Emily to make a snide remark about Lorelai's love life, Lorelai feels the vacuum and fills it with a snide remark about her own love life.
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* VerbalBackspace: Emily finds Richard's glitter vest and gets upset thinking about where he would wear it. Lorelai tries to comfort her saying there's lots of places he could be wearing that. Emily defies her to name ''one''. Lorelai replies that she's at a loss.
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** Suge Knight could come for tea.

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** Suge Knight could come for tea.tea, making Emily's panic room's ability to withstand 9mm shells useful.
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** Zach thinks Brian is going too fast, like Comicbook/KidFlash.

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** Zach thinks Brian is going too fast, like Comicbook/KidFlash.Kid Flash.
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** Zach hopes Lane wasn't expecting Film/AnOfficerAndAGenrleman, as it takes him a while to process things.

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** Zach hopes Lane wasn't expecting Film/AnOfficerAndAGenrleman, Main/OfficerAndAGentleman, as it takes him a while to process things.

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'''Season 5, episode 5'''



* ContinuityNod: Richard is reading Proust, reminding Lorelai of when ''she'' tried to read Proust in season one.

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* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
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Richard is reading Proust, reminding Lorelai of when ''she'' tried to read Proust in season one.one.
** Rory reminds Dean and Luke that they were on a softball team together in season one.
* CrazyPrepared: Invoked. Emily wants Lorelai to factor in an aneurism and write her panic room code down.



* ProductPlacement: Bop It

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* ProductPlacement: Bop ItThe Bop-It.


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** Kirk's reenactment totally ruined Film/LastTangoInParis for Lorelai.


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** Zach hopes Lane wasn't expecting Film/AnOfficerAndAGenrleman, as it takes him a while to process things.
* SoBadItsGood: In-universe, subverted with food from Jojo's. It starts out so bad it doesn't get worse no matter how long you let it sit.
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** Film/AnOfficerAndAGentleman

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Maid of the week: Sara



** Creator/BillMaher
** Creator/SunTzu

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** Creator/BillMaher
Lorelai suggests inviting Creator/BillMaher to make the inn attractive to businessmen.
** Creator/SunTzuLorelai needs Jackson's "John Hancock" on a form.
** Dickie at Richard's office needs to reread his Creator/SunTzu.



** Lorelai finds her old [[Franchise/LooneyTunes Petunia Pig plate]].



** Theatre/MyFairLady
--->'''Lorelai:''' By George, I think she's got it!
** Creator/MarcelProust
** Series/TheAddamsFamily

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** Theatre/MyFairLady
When Rory says that the less you tell grandma the better.
--->'''Lorelai:''' [[Theatre/MyFairLady By George, I think she's got it!
it!]]
** Creator/MarcelProust
Richard is reading Creator/MarcelProust.
** Series/TheAddamsFamilyLorelai wonders if the expression "leave someone in a lurch" comes from Lurch from Series/TheAddamsFamily.
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Lorelai needs the social aspect of breakfast. Jackson is not happy to be town selectman. Emily gets an anxiety room, which is a panic room the size of an outhouse. Luke and Lorelai go on a double date with Dean and Rory. They go to a movie and end up fighting over a toy.

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Lorelai needs the social aspect of breakfast. Jackson is not happy to be town selectman. Emily gets an anxiety room, which is a panic room the size of an outhouse. Luke and Lorelai go on a double date with Dean and Rory. They go to a movie and end up fighting over a toy.
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Jackson is not happy to be town selectman. Emily gets an anxiety room, which is a panic room the size of an outhouse. Luke and Lorelai go on a double date with Dean and Rory. They go to a movie and end up fighting over a toy.

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\nLorelai needs the social aspect of breakfast. Jackson is not happy to be town selectman. Emily gets an anxiety room, which is a panic room the size of an outhouse. Luke and Lorelai go on a double date with Dean and Rory. They go to a movie and end up fighting over a toy.
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!!We Got Us A Pippi Virgin


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** The title references Swedish children's franchise ''Pippi Loncstocking''.


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* TitleDrop: The title is Lorelai's response when she finds out that Luke has no idea who or what Pippi Longstocking is.

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Jackson is not happy to be town selectman. Emily gets an anxiety room, which is a panic room the size of an outhouse. Luke and Lorelai go on a double date with Dean and Rory.

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Jackson is not happy to be town selectman. Emily gets an anxiety room, which is a panic room the size of an outhouse. Luke and Lorelai go on a double date with Dean and Rory.
Rory. They go to a movie and end up fighting over a toy.



* ContinuityNod: Richard is reading Proust, reminding Lorelai of when ''she'' tried to read Proust in season one.



* PapaWolf: Luke's paternal instincts take over on the double date.



** Film/CoolHandLuke
** Creator/GeorgeKennedy
** Series/PippiLongstocking. Luke figures it's a kid's movie, but Lorelai and Rory insist it's a surrealist masterpiece.

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** Film/CoolHandLuke
The movie theatre was supposed to show Film/CoolHandLuke but the first reel inexplicably caught fire.
** Kirk must say he does a wicked Creator/GeorgeKennedy
** Series/PippiLongstocking. Luke figures it's a kid's movie, but Lorelai and Rory insist it's a Classic surrealist masterpiece.


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* StylisticSuck: Lorelai and Rory decide to see the bad acting and "bizarre cinematography" in ''Pippi Longstocking'' as this.

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* DudeNotFunny: A woman calls town selectman Jackson to complain about her daughter falling off playground equipment, Jackson thinks it sounds like {{Slapstick}}. The woman fails to be amused.



* {{Irony}}: Zach's dentist told him he brushes too hard, which Lane finds odd because when you're a kid they tell you to really go at it.
** Emily makes a big deal out of Lorelai writing down her secret panic room code, 1-1-1-1-1.

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* {{Irony}}: {{Irony}}:
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Zach's dentist told him he brushes too hard, which Lane finds odd because when you're a kid they tell you to really go at it.
** Emily makes a big deal out of Lorelai writing down her secret panic room code, which turns out to be 1-1-1-1-1.



** Creator/PGWodehouse

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** Creator/PGWodehouse Rory has discovered Creator/PGWodehouse.



** Film/PanicRoom with Creator/JodieFoster.

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** Emily has never heard of Film/PanicRoom with Creator/JodieFoster.


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** Brian gives his song-in-progress the working title "Brian's Song", and it reminds Zach of the Creator/BillyDeeWilliams movie, Film/BriansSong.
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** Series/PippiLongstocking. Luke figures it's a kid's movie.

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** Series/PippiLongstocking. Luke figures it's a kid's movie. movie, but Lorelai and Rory insist it's a surrealist masterpiece.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Lorelai and Rory have decided that ''The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'' is a surrealist movie with bizarre cinematography, atonal singing, and stilted delivery.



* HoYay: Lorelai makes jokes about Richard and his "special friend" (valet) Robert.



* ProductPlacement: Bop It



** Film/DancesWithWolves

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** Film/DancesWithWolvesFilm/DancesWithWolves makes Zach cry.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Lorelai and Rory have decided that ''The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'' is a surrealist movie with bizarre cinematography, atonal singing, and stilted delivery.



* HoYay: Lorelai makes jokes about Richard and his "special friend" (serva) Robert.

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* HoYay: Lorelai makes jokes about Richard and his "special friend" (serva) (valet) Robert.



** Emily makes a big deal out of Lorelai writing down her secret panic room code, 1-1-1-1-1.
* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Luke and Dean over the bop-it.
* PlotHole: Luke finds it odd that businesses in town accept Pippi's gold coins as payment.
* ARareSentence: "I have always wanted to lift an immense quadruped above my head."



** Richard has a vest out of a Siegfried and Roy show.

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** Richard has a vest glitter-vest out of a Siegfried and Roy show.



** Series/PippiLongstocking

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** Series/PippiLongstockingKyle has a big poster of Music/BobDylan.
** Theatre/MyFairLady
--->'''Lorelai:''' By George, I think she's got it!
** Creator/MarcelProust
** Series/TheAddamsFamily
** Film/CoolHandLuke
** Creator/GeorgeKennedy
** Series/PippiLongstocking. Luke figures it's a kid's movie.
** Creator/GeorgeLucas still has cooler special effects.
** Film/DancesWithWolves
** Film/AnOfficerAndAGentleman
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* EmbarrassingNickname: The other Richard at Richard's office is nicknamed Dickie.
* HoYay: Lorelai makes jokes about Richard and his "special friend" (serva) Robert.
* {{Irony}}: Zach's dentist told him he brushes too hard, which Lane finds odd because when you're a kid they tell you to really go at it.
* ShoutOut:
** Creator/BillMaher
** Creator/SunTzu
** Creator/PGWodehouse
** It took Richard 36 years to finish ''Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire''.
** Film/PanicRoom with Creator/JodieFoster.
** Suge Knight could come for tea.
** The Barbi Twins were over cuz Richard and Robert have an Auto Focus thing going on.
** Richard has a vest out of a Siegfried and Roy show.
** Zach thinks Brian is going too fast, like Comicbook/KidFlash.
** Series/PippiLongstocking
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