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* HollywoodNerd: April Nardini.
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** Among the books Michel tidies up is ''The Human Factor'' by Creator/GrahamGreene.

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** Among the books Michel tidies up is ''The Human Factor'' by Creator/GrahamGreene.Creator/GrahamGreeneAuthor.

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* DissonantSerenity: April seems to have no reaction to or feelings about learning who her biological father is.



* LiteralMinded: When Luke uses the phrase "whatever you're selling..." Aprile tells him that she's not selling anything.

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* LiteralMinded: When Luke uses the phrase "whatever you're selling..." Aprile to express that he has no interest in why this random kid showed up in his diner. April tells him that she's not selling anything.

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Maid of the week: Sumatra.

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Maid of the week: Sumatra.
Sumatra. She is placed in the awkward position of pretending to mediate between Rory and Emily and gets fired. Emily makes her own bed, which confuses everybody.


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* LiteralMinded: When Luke uses the phrase "whatever you're selling..." Aprile tells him that she's not selling anything.


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* WhosYourDaddy: The theme of April's science project.

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* EmasculatedCuckold: Jackson is upset that Luke uses too much lighter fluid when he barbecues, since the flame would get out of control. Lorelai jokes that Luke establishes dominance over the flame by sleeping with its girlfriend.



* OrphanedPunchline: Jackson's story about fish heads.



--->'''Sookie:''' Bernardo
--->'''Lorelai:''' Riff

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--->'''Sookie:''' Bernardo
Bernardo.
--->'''Lorelai:''' RiffRiff.

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* PassiveAggressiveCombat: Luke's reaction to Lorelai getting a voice message from Christopher. He's not subtle about it.

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* PassiveAggressiveCombat: PassiveAggressiveCombat:
** Zach makes a number of snide comments about Rory staying with them.
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Luke's reaction to Lorelai getting a voice message from Christopher. He's not subtle about it.



* RealLifeWritesThePlot: In-universe, Sookie comes up with putting ducks the menu because Davey learned duck duck goose.



** Finding her door is chained all of a sudden, Lorelai tries to get Luke to open by saying [[Film/TheShining "here's Johnny!"]]

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** Finding her door is chained all of a sudden, Lorelai tries to get Luke to open by saying [[Film/TheShining "here's Johnny!"]]
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** Lorelai and Sookie think their men's barbeque argument is too Film/WestSideStory.

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** Lorelai and Sookie think their men's barbeque argument is too Film/WestSideStory."too ''Film/{{West Side Story|1961}}''".
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** Luke's grandmother's mirror makes Lorelai feel like the kid in Film/TheMask
** Lorelai recommends Series/TheComeback to Lane, who is willing to take the blame for it being cancelled.

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** Luke's grandmother's mirror makes Lorelai feel like the kid in Film/TheMask
''Film/TheMask''
** Lorelai recommends Series/TheComeback ''Series/TheComeback'' to Lane, who is willing to take the blame for it being cancelled.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Luke makes a snarky comment and Lorelai replies.
-->'''Luke:''' I can admit it. I have no trouble telling someone something no matter how uncomfortable it mikght make them.
-->'''Lorelai:''' Wow. They'll be debating the subtle complexities of that comment for years.
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** Lorelai invites Sookie to her housewarming party on Saturday night, [[Music/EltonJohn "I heard it's all right for fighting, get a little action in"]].

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** Lorelai invites Sookie to her housewarming party on Saturday night, saying: [[Music/EltonJohn "I heard it's all right for fighting, get a little action in"]].



-->'''Sookie:''' Bernardo
-->'''Lorelai:''' Riff

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-->'''Sookie:''' --->'''Sookie:''' Bernardo
-->'''Lorelai:''' --->'''Lorelai:''' Riff

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** Film/TheShining
** Music/SimonAndGarfunkel
** Music/EltonJohn

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** Film/TheShining
Finding her door is chained all of a sudden, Lorelai tries to get Luke to open by saying [[Film/TheShining "here's Johnny!"]]
** Music/SimonAndGarfunkel
** Music/EltonJohn
Lorelai invites Sookie to her housewarming party on Saturday night, [[Music/EltonJohn "I heard it's all right for fighting, get a little action in"]].



** Series/TheComeback
** Film/WestSideStory
** Series/DesperateHousewives
** Series/{{Teletubbies}}

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** Series/TheComeback
Lorelai recommends Series/TheComeback to Lane, who is willing to take the blame for it being cancelled.
** Film/WestSideStory
Lorelai and Sookie think their men's barbeque argument is too Film/WestSideStory.
-->'''Sookie:''' Bernardo
-->'''Lorelai:''' Riff
** Series/DesperateHousewives
Lorelai encourages Luke to enjoy [[Series/DesperateHousewives Wisteria Lane]].
** Series/{{Teletubbies}}Lorelai figures Sookie and Jackson enjoyed watching a show that didn't have [[Series/{{Teletubbies}} La-La playing in a band]].



** Joe Klein, author of "Primary Colors"
** Music/ElvisPresley

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** Rory knows how Joe Klein, Klein was unmasked as the author of "Primary Colors"
''Primary Colors''.
** Music/ElvisPresleyAmong the books Michel tidies up is ''The Human Factor'' by Creator/GrahamGreene.
** Emily is not Music/ElvisPresley, so she doesn't buy a plane without looking at it first.
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* HollywoodNerd: April Nardini.

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* CrazyPrepared: April wears a bike helmet with a visor, because when you fall off a bike you fall on your face.



* KillItWithFire: Sookie's suggestion for how to deal with Luke's grandmother's furniture.



* PlotParalell: Rory reunites with her mother just as Luke finds out about April.

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* PlotParalell: PassiveAggressiveCombat: Luke's reaction to Lorelai getting a voice message from Christopher. He's not subtle about it.
* PlotParallel:
Rory reunites with her mother just as Luke finds out about April.



** Film/TheMask

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** Luke's grandmother's mirror makes Lorelai feel like the kid in Film/TheMask



** Erik Estrada
** Joe Klein, writer of "Primary Colors"

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** At school Lorelai told people that she knew Erik Estrada
Estrada.
** Joe Klein, writer author of "Primary Colors"
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'''Season 6, episode 9'''

!!The Prodigal Daughter Returns


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Maid of the week: Sumatra.


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* PlotParalell: Rory reunites with her mother just as Luke finds out about April.
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** Luke hasn't seen Anna Nardini in about twelve years.

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** Luke hasn't seen Anna Nardini in about twelve years.years, guesses the twelve-year-old girl claiming to be both their daughter.

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Lorelai's house is done and she is sad that the workmen are gone. Luke moved his grandmother's bedroom set into Lorelai's bedroom. She's afraid to tell him she hates it. Rory moves out of her grandparents' house and into Lane's. Zach isn't crazy about it. Christopher calls and Lorelai hangs up on him just as Luke walks into the room. It turns into an argument. Rory insists on a job at the ''Stamford Eagle Gazette''. A girl walks into the diner, steals a hair with the root from Luke, and determines by [=DNA=]-test that he is her biological father.

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Lorelai's house is done and she is sad that the workmen are gone. Luke moved his grandmother's bedroom set into Lorelai's bedroom. She's afraid to tell him she hates it. Rory moves out of her grandparents' house and into Lane's. Zach isn't crazy about it. Christopher calls and Lorelai hangs up on him just as Luke walks into the room. It turns into an argument. Rory insists on a job at the ''Stamford Eagle Gazette''. A girl walks into the diner, steals a hair with the root from Luke, and determines by [=DNA=]-test that he is her biological father.
father. Lorelai and Rory finally make up.



* CaptainObvious:
** Luke hasn't seen Anna Nardini in about twelve years.
** Lorelai is home, seeing as she answers her landline phone.



* LukeYouAreMyFather: This trope happens to Luke.



* ProductPlacement: Sony.

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* ProductPlacement: Sony. Norton.

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Lorelai's house is done and she is sad that the workmen are gone. Luke moved his grandmother's bedroom set into Lorelai's bedroom. She's afraid to tell him she hates it. Rory moves out of her grandparents' house and into Lane's. Zach isn't crazy about it.

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Lorelai's house is done and she is sad that the workmen are gone. Luke moved his grandmother's bedroom set into Lorelai's bedroom. She's afraid to tell him she hates it. Rory moves out of her grandparents' house and into Lane's. Zach isn't crazy about it. \n Christopher calls and Lorelai hangs up on him just as Luke walks into the room. It turns into an argument. Rory insists on a job at the ''Stamford Eagle Gazette''. A girl walks into the diner, steals a hair with the root from Luke, and determines by [=DNA=]-test that he is her biological father.



* CrazyJealousGuy: Luke figures Lorelai is keeping something from him.

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* ContrivedCoincidence: Luke doesn't buy that Christopher just happens to be leaving a message for the first time in a year just as he walks into the room.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Luke figures Lorelai is keeping something from him. He declares that he will never be okay with Lorelai's baby daddy being in her life.



* NotGoodWithRejection: Subverted. Suddenly Rory is great with rejection.



* ProductPlacement: Sony.
* RetailTherapy: Emily is so upset she tries to buy a plane.



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** Series/DesperateHousewives
** Series/{{Teletubbies}}
** Erik Estrada
** Joe Klein, writer of "Primary Colors"
** Music/ElvisPresley
* VerbalBackspace: Zach changes his mind about how much Rory is costing them when Lorelai mentions that they used her garage rent-free for three years.
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Lorelai's house is done and she is sad that the workmen are gone. Luke moved his grandmother's bedroom set into Lorelai's bedroom. She's afraid to tell him she hates it. Rory moves out of her grandparents' house and into Lane's. Zach isn't crazy about it.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Lorelai compares her new bedroom set to Sookie's grandmother-in-laws hypothetical ugly pots and pans. Sookie ends up wanting her own pots back.
* CompanionCube: Colin wants Richard's humidors, promising to show them a nice picture of him every Christmas.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Luke figures Lorelai is keeping something from him.
* GodwinsLaw: The editor at the ''Stamford Eagle Gazette'' very subtly refers to Mitchum as "Herr Huntsberger".
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Christopher calls and Lorelai hangs up on him just as Luke walks into the room. He wants to know how long she's been talking to Chris without telling him.
* ShoutOut
** Film/TheShining
** Music/SimonAndGarfunkel
** Music/EltonJohn
** Film/TheMask
** Series/TheComeback
** Film/WestSideStory
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