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** The "doo-wop group" makes Lorelai ask if Rory has any [[Film/BackToTheFuture plutonium]] stashed in her apartment.

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** The "doo-wop group" makes Lorelai ask if Rory has any [[Film/BackToTheFuture [[Film/BackToTheFuture1 plutonium]] stashed in her apartment.
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Trivia.


* {{Corpsing}}: Rory cries hysterically on the psychologist's couch, but Bledel looks like she is ''laughing'' hysterically into her tissues.
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** Instead there was Music/{{Journey}} without their original lead singer, Music/{{INXS}} without their original lead singer, Music/{{Queen}} without Freddie, Music/TheSupremes without Diana, and Music/JamesBrown without James Brown.

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** Instead there was Music/{{Journey}} Music/{{Journey|Band}} without their original lead singer, Music/{{INXS}} without their original lead singer, Music/{{Queen}} without Freddie, Music/TheSupremes without Diana, and Music/JamesBrown without James Brown.
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** Kirk won't help Luke go on one of "those" websites, because if they'll go after Music/PeteTownshend they'll come after anyone.

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** Kirk won't help Luke go on one of "those" websites, because if they'll go after Music/PeteTownshend [[Music/TheWho Pete Townshed]] they'll come after anyone.

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** No one in Atlantic City questioned Lorelai and Rory's claim to be [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_%26_Lisa Wendy & Lisa]].



** Lorelai thinks Rory's new flat is ''Angela's Ashes''.

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** Lorelai thinks Rory's new flat is very ''Angela's Ashes''.Ashes''.
** The "doo-wop group" makes Lorelai ask if Rory has any [[Film/BackToTheFuture plutonium]] stashed in her apartment.
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* AllegedLookalike: Lorelai and Rory met a man dressed as Music/DollyParton who they claim looks exactly like Luke. Lorelai says the chins are a match.

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* AllegedLookalike: AllegedLookalikes: Lorelai and Rory met a man dressed as Music/DollyParton who they claim looks exactly like Luke. Lorelai says the chins are a match.

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!!Tropes

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* AllegedLookalike: Lorelai and Rory met a man dressed as Music/DollyParton who they claim looks exactly like Luke. Lorelai says the chins are a match.
* ArcNumber: 21 for the belated celebration of Rory's 21st birthday.


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* NoodleIncidents: Lorelai apparently made a lot of drunken late-night calls to Luke from Atlantic City. Luke, however, did not receive any.
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** Lorelai's brilliant luck reminds her of the episode of Series/TheTwilightZone where a young woman gets chased down by an older version of her telling her not to make the choice she's making.

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** Lorelai's brilliant luck reminds her of the episode of Series/TheTwilightZone ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' where a young woman gets chased down by an older version of her telling her not to make the choice she's making.

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* BigNo: Lorelai's response to seeing Rory's new apartment is a string of reasonable-sized "NO"s.

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* BigNo: Subverted. Lorelai's response to seeing Rory's new apartment is a string of reasonable-sized medium-sized "NO"s.



* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Rory no longer has RegalRinglets.

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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Rory no longer has RegalRinglets.RegalRinglets now that she's rejecting he upper-class lifestyle like her mother once did. She is now {{letting her hair down}} -- also like her mother since she started rebelling against her parents' lifestyle.



* HiddenDepths: Mrs. Kim surprises Lane by retrieving a hidden bottle of cider and offering her a glass.



-->A dog never forgets his first sugar toe.



* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Rory tells her shrink that Logan told her he loved her and asks if he was serious. The shrink replies honestly that he doesn't know if Logan was serious or not.
* RunningGag: People not buying that the "doo-wop group" downstairs from Paris's apartment is really a doo-wop group.



** Luke hated Creator/MacaulayCulkin when he was dating Anna.

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** Luke hated had an "unnatural hatred" toward Creator/MacaulayCulkin when he was dating Anna.Anna, according to Anna.
** April [[Theatre/MammaMia found out who her three potential fathers were by reading her mom's]] old letters.



** Creator/TomCruise would have taken issue with Rory popping pills.

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** Lorelai thinks Creator/TomCruise would have taken issue with Rory popping pills.



** April [[Theatre/MammaMia finds out who her three potential fathers are by reading her mom's diary]].

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* MiseryBuildsCharacter: Paris justifies her dictatorial editor style by reminding Rory that some of the most creative art was made under Stalin's gulag.



* SignificantReferenceDate: June 3rd must have gotten stuck in Lorelai's head when it was Rory's court date, because she's making it her wedding date.

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* SignificantReferenceDate: June 3rd must have gotten stuck in Lorelai's head when it was Rory's court date, because she's making it her wedding date. Not to mention that it was her wedding date the last time she was engaged.
* SnowMeansLove: Lorelai still believes this, so she declares it a sign that it starts snowing just when she tells Luke about the wedding plans coming together.
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* IronicEcho: Lorelai pulls a prank on Rory, convincing her to introduce herself to Paul Anka by letting him lick sugar off her toes. She claims that a dog never forgets his first sugar toe. When Rory is leaving and Paul Anka sneaks into her car, and Lorelai calls him a traitor for apparently preferring Rory, Rory repeats the line back to her.


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** It's Saroyan (after novelist William Saroyan).
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* ThemedParty: The theme for Rory's 21st birthday is the number 21.
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Well, he does have a page on the siteā€¦


** Kirk won't help Luke go on one of "those" websites, because if they'll go after Creator/PeteTownsend they'll come after anyone.

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** Kirk won't help Luke go on one of "those" websites, because if they'll go after Creator/PeteTownsend Music/PeteTownshend they'll come after anyone.

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Lorelai and Rory have been to Atlantic City, since they couldn't on Rory's birthday. Lorelai is planning her wedding. Rory has to talk to a Yale psychologist since she took time off. Lane and Zach are broken up so she moves home. Luke visits Anna Nardini to talk to her about April. Logan seeks out Rory and informs her he loves her. Rory cries on a psychologist's couch. Lorelai feels that things are going too smoothly, which must mean that something is wrong.

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Lorelai and Rory have been to Atlantic City, since they couldn't on Rory's birthday. Lorelai is planning her wedding. Rory has to talk to a Yale psychologist since she took time off. Lane and Zach are broken up so she moves home. Luke visits Anna Nardini to talk to her about April. Logan seeks out Rory and informs her he loves her. Rory has to talk to a Yale psychologist since she took time off, and Rory cries on a psychologist's his couch. Lorelai feels that things are going too smoothly, which must mean that something is wrong.



* BigNo: Lorelai's response to seeing Rory's new apartment is a string of reasonable-sized "NO"s.
* BlatantLies: Zach makes up a story about Lane having his favorite CD to get her alone. She doesn't buy it.



* {{Corpsing}}: Rory cries hysterically on the psychologist's couch, but Bledel looks like she is ''laughing'' hysterically.

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* {{Corpsing}}: Rory cries hysterically on the psychologist's couch, but Bledel looks like she is ''laughing'' hysterically.hysterically into her tissues.



* FreakOut: Lorelai gets caught in a circle of freak-outs.



** Paris feels like getting to know two neighbors was sufficiently ''[[UsefulNotes/HillaryClinton It Takes A Village]]''.



** Sookie thinks Lorelai has [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory a golden ticket]].
** Creator/JohnSteinbeck
** Creator/BarbraStreisand, Barbara Mandell.
** Creator/NigellaLawson

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** Doyle's safety word is not [[Creator/JohnSteinbeck Steinbeck]].
** Sookie wonders if it's across the street from Creator/BarbraStreisand or Barbara Mandell.
** Sookie thinks Lorelai has Lorelai's engagement ring is [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory a golden ticket]].
** Creator/JohnSteinbeck
** Creator/BarbraStreisand, Barbara Mandell.
** Creator/NigellaLawson
Mrs. Kim knows Creator/NigellaLawson milk glasses when she sees them.



** ''One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'' by Solzhenitsyn
** Zach's Music/TheCars album.
** ''Angela's Ashes''
** Series/TheTwilightZone
** Creator/MacaulayCulkin
** UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr
** Frances Farmer

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** Paris argues that ''One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'' by Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn could not have been written on a yoga retreat.
** Zach's Zach accuses Lane of having his Music/TheCars album.
** Lorelai thinks Rory's new flat is ''Angela's Ashes''
Ashes''.
** Series/TheTwilightZone
Lorelai's brilliant luck reminds her of the episode of Series/TheTwilightZone where a young woman gets chased down by an older version of her telling her not to make the choice she's making.
** Creator/MacaulayCulkin
Luke hated Creator/MacaulayCulkin when he was dating Anna.
** UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr
Rory argues that her spending a night in jail doesn't reflect so bad on her, as UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr also spent a night in jail.
** Kirk won't help Luke go on one of "those" websites, because if they'll go after Creator/PeteTownsend they'll come after anyone.
** Rory went all
Frances FarmerFarmer on the psychologist's couch.



** ''Deenie'' by Creator/JudyBlume

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** April wore a back brace during her phase of liking ''Deenie'' by Creator/JudyBlumeCreator/JudyBlume.

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** Paul Anka the person
** Music/{{Journey}}
** Music/{{INXS}}
** Music/{{Queen}}
** Music/TheSupremes
** Music/JamesBrown
** Music/DollyParton and ''Jolene''

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** Luke asks about Paul Anka the person
person, but he wasn't performing in Atlantic City.
** Music/{{Journey}}
Instead there was Music/{{Journey}} without their original lead singer, Music/{{INXS}} without their original lead singer, Music/{{Queen}} without Freddie, Music/TheSupremes without Diana, and Music/JamesBrown without James Brown.
** Music/{{INXS}}
** Music/{{Queen}}
** Music/TheSupremes
** Music/JamesBrown
**
Luke has the same chin as a guy dressed as Music/DollyParton and ''Jolene''who performs an amazing ''Jolene''.

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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Rory no longer has RegalRinglets.



* HypocriticalHumor: Mrs. Kim thinks Lane is too mean when she drives a hard bargain.



* LikeFatherLikeSon: Lane sells chairs like her mother, just stricter.

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* LikeFatherLikeSon: LikeMotherLikeDaughter: Lane sells chairs like her mother, just stricter.



* ObfuscatingDisability: April wore a back brace during her Creator/JudyBlume phase.



** Creator/BarbraStreisand, Barbara Mandell

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** Creator/BarbraStreisand, Barbara MandellMandell.



** ''Angela's Ashes''



** Creator/TomCruise

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** Creator/TomCruiseCreator/TomCruise would have taken issue with Rory popping pills.

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'''Season 6, episode 11'''

!!The Perfect Dress



* CallBack: The Yale psychologist asks about the plot of the past several episodes.

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* CallBack: ContinuityNod: The Yale psychologist asks about the plot of the past several episodes.



* {{Malaproper}}: Paris calls Logan's father his "sugar daddy".



** Music/Journey
** Music/INXS

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** Music/Journey
Music/{{Journey}}
** Music/INXSMusic/{{INXS}}


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** Sookie thinks Lorelai has [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory a golden ticket]].


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* TitleDrop: Lorelai finds the perfect dress in a wedding shop.
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* ChildHater: Anna's reason for not telling Luke about April.
* ComplexityAddiction: Paris's safety precautions.
* {{Corpsing}}: If that crying isn't laughter what is.

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* ChildHater: Anna's reason for not telling Luke about April.
April is that he hated kids while they were together.
* ComplexityAddiction: Paris's safety precautions.
precautions, with her seven locks on the door and always pretending the apartment is full of people when someone knocks.
* {{Corpsing}}: If that crying isn't laughter what is.Rory cries hysterically on the psychologist's couch, but Bledel looks like she is ''laughing'' hysterically.
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** April [[Theatre/MammaMia finds out who her three potential fathers are by reading her mom's diary]].

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Lorelai and Rory have been to Atlantic City, since they couldn't on Rory's birthday. Lorelai is planning her wedding. Rory has to talk to a Yale psychologist since she took time off. Lane and Zach are broken up so she moves home. Luke visits Anna Nardini to talk to her about April.

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Lorelai and Rory have been to Atlantic City, since they couldn't on Rory's birthday. Lorelai is planning her wedding. Rory has to talk to a Yale psychologist since she took time off. Lane and Zach are broken up so she moves home. Luke visits Anna Nardini to talk to her about April.
April. Logan seeks out Rory and informs her he loves her. Rory cries on a psychologist's couch. Lorelai feels that things are going too smoothly, which must mean that something is wrong.


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* CallBack: The Yale psychologist asks about the plot of the past several episodes.


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* {{Corpsing}}: If that crying isn't laughter what is.


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** UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr
** Frances Farmer
** Creator/TomCruise
** ''Deenie'' by Creator/JudyBlume

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Lorelai and Rory have been to Atlantic City, since they couldn't on Rory's birthday. Lorelai is planning her wedding. Rory has to talk to a Yale psychologist since she took time off.

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Lorelai and Rory have been to Atlantic City, since they couldn't on Rory's birthday. Lorelai is planning her wedding. Rory has to talk to a Yale psychologist since she took time off.
off. Lane and Zach are broken up so she moves home. Luke visits Anna Nardini to talk to her about April.



* ChildHater: Anna's reason for not telling Luke about April.



* HoYay: Kirk learns that only people Luke is sleeping with can go behind the counter.

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* HoYay: Kirk learns that only people Luke is sleeping GiveMeASign: Lorelai receives a barrage of signs starting with can go behind the counter.running into her perfect wedding dress.



* LikeFatherLikeSon: Lane sells chairs like her mother, just stricter.
* ThePerfectionist: Paris's really comes out when she's an editor.
* RealMenWearPink: There are no macho wedding invitations.



**

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** Paris more or less admits to basing her leadership style on Stalin.
** ''One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'' by Solzhenitsyn
** Zach's Music/TheCars album.
** Series/TheTwilightZone
** Creator/MacaulayCulkin
* SignificantReferenceDate: June 3rd must have gotten stuck in Lorelai's head when it was Rory's court date, because she's making it her wedding date.
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Lorelai and Rory have been to Atlantic City, since they couldn't on Rory's birthday. Lorelai is planning her wedding. Rory has to talk to a Yale psychologist since she took time off.

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* ComplexityAddiction: Paris's safety precautions.
* HoYay: Kirk learns that only people Luke is sleeping with can go behind the counter.
* {{Irony}}: Rory fears she'll get community service for stealing her community service vest.
* ShoutOut
** Paul Anka the person
** Music/Journey
** Music/INXS
** Music/{{Queen}}
** Music/TheSupremes
** Music/JamesBrown
** Music/DollyParton and ''Jolene''
** Film/TheWizardOfOz was too scary for a young Paris.
** Creator/JohnSteinbeck
** Creator/BarbraStreisand, Barbara Mandell
** Creator/NigellaLawson
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