1 00:00:03,331 --> 00:00:05,604 DEAN: Hello? LORELAI: Do you come bearing pizza? 2 00:00:05,789 --> 00:00:08,220 - I'm not an idiot. - Then get in here. 3 00:00:08,412 --> 00:00:09,412 Hey. 4 00:00:09,536 --> 00:00:11,729 - Sit. You're missing it. - What are we watching? 5 00:00:11,911 --> 00:00:13,899 The incomparable Donna Reed Show. 6 00:00:14,077 --> 00:00:16,270 - What's in there? - A salad. 7 00:00:16,700 --> 00:00:17,734 Salad? 8 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:22,188 It's a quaint dish sometimes used to precede large quantities of pizza. 9 00:00:24,614 --> 00:00:26,648 - It's for me. - Clearly. 10 00:00:27,862 --> 00:00:29,419 So, who's Donna Reed? 11 00:00:29,570 --> 00:00:31,955 - What? - You don't know who Donna Reed is? 12 00:00:32,152 --> 00:00:34,709 The quintessential '50s mom with the perfect '50s family? 13 00:00:34,901 --> 00:00:36,458 Never without a smile and high heels? 14 00:00:36,609 --> 00:00:38,756 Hair that if you hit with a hammer would crack? 15 00:00:38,941 --> 00:00:41,214 - So, it's a show? - It's a lifestyle. 16 00:00:41,398 --> 00:00:42,670 It's a religion. 17 00:00:42,814 --> 00:00:45,007 - My favorite episode... - Tell me. 18 00:00:45,231 --> 00:00:49,423 Is when their son, Jeff, comes home from school, and nothing happens. 19 00:00:49,895 --> 00:00:51,486 That's a good one. 20 00:00:51,810 --> 00:00:55,639 One of my favorites is when Mary, the daughter, gets a part-time job... 21 00:00:55,892 --> 00:00:58,403 - and nothing happens. - Another classic. 22 00:00:58,891 --> 00:01:00,641 So what's this one about? 23 00:01:00,806 --> 00:01:02,874 This one is actually quite filled with intrigue. 24 00:01:03,056 --> 00:01:06,931 The husband, Alex, comes home late for dinner, and he didn't call. 25 00:01:07,221 --> 00:01:09,051 Might as well kick the dog, too. 26 00:01:09,220 --> 00:01:10,652 Look, she's making doughnuts. 27 00:01:10,802 --> 00:01:13,916 - Behind in the sugar department. - I was thinking of something else. 28 00:01:14,134 --> 00:01:17,884 Not that my sugary attitude wouldn't make anyone an instant diabetic. 29 00:01:18,133 --> 00:01:20,439 Mother-daughter window washing. We should try that. 30 00:01:20,632 --> 00:01:22,607 Yeah. Right after mother-daughter shock treatments. 31 00:01:22,631 --> 00:01:25,585 You know, daughter, there's nothing more satisfying than washing windows. 32 00:01:25,797 --> 00:01:26,830 Oh, no. 33 00:01:26,962 --> 00:01:28,394 Why? Did I miss a spot? 34 00:01:28,545 --> 00:01:31,692 No, I just had an impure thought about your father, Alex. 35 00:01:31,919 --> 00:01:35,305 Funny, I don't know why I had it. It isn't the second Saturday of the month. 36 00:01:35,542 --> 00:01:37,610 RORY: I heard you had an impure thought about me. 37 00:01:37,792 --> 00:01:39,939 I must now sublimate all my impure thoughts... 38 00:01:40,123 --> 00:01:43,793 by going into the kitchen and making an endless string of perfect casseroles. 39 00:01:44,039 --> 00:01:46,215 You're not even listening to the dialogue. 40 00:01:46,227 --> 00:01:47,073 Ours is better. 41 00:01:47,287 --> 00:01:49,719 I don't know, it all seems kind of nice to me. 42 00:01:49,911 --> 00:01:50,945 What does? 43 00:01:51,077 --> 00:01:54,905 Families hanging together, a wife cooking dinner for her husband. 44 00:01:55,242 --> 00:01:58,071 - And look, she seems really happy. - She's medicated. 45 00:01:58,283 --> 00:02:00,748 - And acting from a script. - Written by a man. 46 00:02:00,948 --> 00:02:02,148 Well said, sister suffragette. 47 00:02:02,198 --> 00:02:04,947 What if she likes making doughnuts and dinner for her family... 48 00:02:05,155 --> 00:02:07,382 and keeping things nice for them... 49 00:02:10,111 --> 00:02:12,304 Okay, I feel very unpopular right now. 50 00:02:12,485 --> 00:02:14,917 You know, dear, the first 10 years we were married... 51 00:02:15,109 --> 00:02:17,097 I was upset when you came home late for dinner. 52 00:02:17,275 --> 00:02:19,183 - Then you're not anymore? - No. 53 00:02:19,357 --> 00:02:23,470 You are no longer late for dinner. You're just extremely early for breakfast. 54 00:02:24,354 --> 00:02:26,184 Voilà! Your breakfast. 55 00:02:27,228 --> 00:02:29,103 Hey, I'm not saying a word. 56 00:03:26,662 --> 00:03:29,298 - Can brains hurt? - Yes, it's hypochondria hour. 57 00:03:29,494 --> 00:03:32,403 No, I'm serious. Last night, when I was reading my biology chapters... 58 00:03:32,618 --> 00:03:35,209 I distinctly heard a ping in the vicinity of my brain. 59 00:03:35,408 --> 00:03:37,158 - Your brain pinged? - Yeah. 60 00:03:37,325 --> 00:03:40,836 - It just went, like, dink. - Then your brain dinked. It didn't ping. 61 00:03:41,072 --> 00:03:44,026 I don't think a dinking brain is any less worrisome than a pinging brain. 62 00:03:44,238 --> 00:03:46,544 - You got me there. - So should I go to a tumor doctor? 63 00:03:46,737 --> 00:03:48,777 No, you don't have a tumor. You're reading too much. 64 00:03:48,902 --> 00:03:50,898 You're probably just losing your eyesight. 65 00:03:50,910 --> 00:03:51,458 Thank you. 66 00:03:51,651 --> 00:03:52,765 You're welcome. 67 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:55,888 Hi, can you take a little constructive criticism? 68 00:03:56,108 --> 00:03:58,664 - No. - Okay, this place could use a makeover. 69 00:03:59,065 --> 00:04:01,053 It needs a sprucing up, like a coat of paint. 70 00:04:01,231 --> 00:04:04,184 - I don't spruce. - What do you mean, you don't spruce? 71 00:04:04,605 --> 00:04:07,400 - What he means is he won't spruce. - Taylor, do not start. 72 00:04:07,603 --> 00:04:09,955 Me and the rest of the Town Beautification Committee... 73 00:04:10,144 --> 00:04:12,780 have been hounding him for years to freshen up the place. 74 00:04:12,976 --> 00:04:16,680 Maybe a couple of nice zinnia pots out front, some yellow awnings... 75 00:04:16,932 --> 00:04:19,602 a peppy little cardboard pig announcing the specials. 76 00:04:19,806 --> 00:04:20,920 But he's a mule. 77 00:04:21,055 --> 00:04:24,089 He won't talk, he won't reason, he won't spruce. 78 00:04:24,305 --> 00:04:27,656 You might as well forget it, Lorelai. I'm forgetting it, too. 79 00:04:27,887 --> 00:04:30,397 Finally a Taylor Doose position I can get behind. 80 00:04:30,594 --> 00:04:33,389 Faded paint is a bad reflection on the whole town. 81 00:04:33,592 --> 00:04:37,864 - Whatever happened to giving up? - When standards slip, families flee... 82 00:04:38,132 --> 00:04:41,166 and in comes the seedy crowd. You got trouble, my friends. 83 00:04:41,380 --> 00:04:42,812 Right here in River City. 84 00:04:42,963 --> 00:04:45,633 - This is not funny, Lorelai. - Does anyone want anything? 85 00:04:45,837 --> 00:04:49,109 Yes, I do. I want to know why you won't paint this place. 86 00:04:49,335 --> 00:04:51,255 Painting's a pain. I'd have to close for a day... 87 00:04:51,334 --> 00:04:53,845 which I can't afford, or paint it in the middle of the night... 88 00:04:54,041 --> 00:04:56,712 which I don't want to do, because I hate painting. 89 00:04:56,915 --> 00:04:57,984 How about this? 90 00:04:58,124 --> 00:04:59,953 - I'll help you. I love to paint. - You do? 91 00:05:00,123 --> 00:05:01,163 - Yes, I do. - You love it? 92 00:05:01,247 --> 00:05:03,207 - I want to marry it. - You have strange passions. 93 00:05:03,371 --> 00:05:05,961 She likes washing dishes, too. She's multifaceted abnormal. 94 00:05:06,162 --> 00:05:09,037 Come on. We'll drink a couple of beers, we'll sing painting songs. 95 00:05:09,244 --> 00:05:11,550 - Painting songs? - Yeah, painting songs. 96 00:05:11,742 --> 00:05:13,969 Like, you know, the song that goes: 97 00:05:14,449 --> 00:05:17,006 [Singing] Grab your brush and grab your rollers 98 00:05:17,198 --> 00:05:20,107 All you kids and all you bowlers 99 00:05:20,322 --> 00:05:22,629 We're going paintin' today 100 00:05:23,321 --> 00:05:25,389 Say yes, or there's another verse. 101 00:05:25,653 --> 00:05:28,641 I guess maybe if I had help. 102 00:05:29,318 --> 00:05:33,385 - Really? My God, that's wonderful! Hurrah! - Taylor, it's not for you. It's for me. 103 00:05:33,650 --> 00:05:37,717 I can't wait to tell the rest of the committee. They won't believe this. 104 00:05:37,982 --> 00:05:39,175 I hate that he's pleased. 105 00:05:39,314 --> 00:05:42,348 You'll drop a gum wrapper in the street in front of his store later. 106 00:05:42,563 --> 00:05:43,881 Yeah, good idea. 107 00:05:46,936 --> 00:05:48,368 LORELAI: Kick-ass wine. 108 00:05:48,810 --> 00:05:51,844 - How poetic. - It's got a nice smell. Earthy, vibrant. 109 00:05:52,059 --> 00:05:55,649 - You can taste the Italian's feet. - It's a Bordeaux. It's French. 110 00:05:56,391 --> 00:05:58,459 What's an Italian's foot doing in a French wine? 111 00:05:58,639 --> 00:06:01,025 So when do you guys leave for Martha's Vineyard? 112 00:06:01,222 --> 00:06:03,256 We're not going to Martha's Vineyard this year. 113 00:06:03,430 --> 00:06:04,430 Really? Why not? 114 00:06:04,554 --> 00:06:07,985 Our usual rental wasn't available when we inquired, late. 115 00:06:08,386 --> 00:06:11,181 We should have just bought a place years ago, like I wanted. 116 00:06:11,384 --> 00:06:12,702 It wouldn't have been prudent. 117 00:06:12,842 --> 00:06:16,228 - Now we have no place to go next week. - You could always go somewhere else. 118 00:06:16,465 --> 00:06:18,578 We always go to the Vineyard at this time of year. 119 00:06:18,756 --> 00:06:20,391 You could break the chain, Dad. 120 00:06:20,547 --> 00:06:22,263 - Go to Paris. - Yes, Paris. 121 00:06:22,422 --> 00:06:24,171 - Impressionism, poodles... - Crème brûlée. 122 00:06:24,337 --> 00:06:25,689 - That's great. - Impossible. 123 00:06:25,837 --> 00:06:27,348 Pourquoi? French. 124 00:06:27,502 --> 00:06:29,059 We only go to Europe in the fall. 125 00:06:29,210 --> 00:06:31,450 You know, I heard a rumor Europe's still there in spring. 126 00:06:31,501 --> 00:06:33,807 - I heard that, too. - We know it's there in the spring. 127 00:06:33,999 --> 00:06:36,509 But we never go in the spring because we always go in the fall. 128 00:06:36,707 --> 00:06:38,587 It's getting a little too Lewis Carroll for me. 129 00:06:38,622 --> 00:06:41,179 What is so interesting about Europe in the spring? 130 00:06:41,372 --> 00:06:42,565 Spring vegetables. 131 00:06:42,705 --> 00:06:44,693 You want us to go to Europe to eat a vegetable? 132 00:06:44,870 --> 00:06:46,824 No, Mom. I don't know. It's all kinds of stuff. 133 00:06:46,994 --> 00:06:49,664 - There's festivals and, you know, Europe. - In the fall. 134 00:06:49,867 --> 00:06:52,219 It costs a fortune to travel first class in Europe. 135 00:06:52,409 --> 00:06:54,840 - We only do it every two years. - In the fall. 136 00:06:55,032 --> 00:06:59,065 - It's just not in the budget this year. - You don't have to fly first class. 137 00:07:00,155 --> 00:07:02,109 'Cause there's always coach. 138 00:07:03,821 --> 00:07:07,729 Or business class is slightly less. There's deals on the Internet. 139 00:07:13,692 --> 00:07:15,918 - Pass the potatoes. - You got it. 140 00:07:17,356 --> 00:07:20,344 "Catherine the Great, 1729 to '96. 141 00:07:20,563 --> 00:07:24,312 - "Empress of Russia, 1762 to '96." - Hold still, please. 142 00:07:24,561 --> 00:07:28,265 "Originally named Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst." 143 00:07:28,518 --> 00:07:30,154 But everybody called her Kitten. 144 00:07:30,309 --> 00:07:34,456 "Married to Grand Duke Peter of Holstein in 1754." 145 00:07:34,724 --> 00:07:37,075 - Rory, seriously... - "The marriage was an unhappy one." 146 00:07:37,265 --> 00:07:38,776 There were way too many names. 147 00:07:38,931 --> 00:07:39,931 Ow! 148 00:07:40,264 --> 00:07:43,297 Lady with notecards, look at lady with needle and focus for one second... 149 00:07:43,512 --> 00:07:45,872 so I can sew the button on your sweater and not on my thumb. 150 00:07:46,052 --> 00:07:47,052 I'm sorry. 151 00:07:47,177 --> 00:07:48,177 [Knocking on door] 152 00:07:48,301 --> 00:07:49,495 I'll get it. 153 00:07:50,134 --> 00:07:51,849 You're four years old. 154 00:07:52,133 --> 00:07:54,518 - Hiya, baby doll. - Hi, Babette. 155 00:07:55,007 --> 00:07:56,075 Do you want some coffee? 156 00:07:56,215 --> 00:07:59,010 - No, I just came over to ask a big favor. - Ask away. 157 00:07:59,214 --> 00:08:02,486 Morey just got a call to play a gig at the Village Vanguard tonight... 158 00:08:02,712 --> 00:08:05,143 - so we gotta go to New York. - Wow! 159 00:08:05,336 --> 00:08:07,086 - Cream? - And sugar. Thanks. 160 00:08:07,252 --> 00:08:09,638 Anyway, yesterday Morey and I finally broke down... 161 00:08:09,834 --> 00:08:12,060 and we got ourselves a new baby. 162 00:08:12,250 --> 00:08:14,363 Honey, you got a kitten. Good for you. 163 00:08:14,540 --> 00:08:18,812 - What's its name? - Apricot. He's just the cutest thing. 164 00:08:19,121 --> 00:08:21,950 But he's so teeny. There's no way he can go with us... 165 00:08:22,162 --> 00:08:24,362 and I would hate for him to stay all alone in the house. 166 00:08:24,537 --> 00:08:28,445 So I was thinking maybe Rory could come over and housesit for the evening. 167 00:08:28,701 --> 00:08:30,019 - I'd love to. - Great. 168 00:08:30,159 --> 00:08:32,465 We got a kitchen full of food, and Morey got cable... 169 00:08:32,658 --> 00:08:35,407 so you can watch those four girls talking dirty if you want to. 170 00:08:35,615 --> 00:08:36,882 - Sounds good. - You're an angel. 171 00:08:36,906 --> 00:08:39,496 - Both of you, angels. You have a key? - We got it covered. 172 00:08:39,696 --> 00:08:42,252 Great, I'll leave you the number of where we're staying. 173 00:08:42,445 --> 00:08:44,365 Have a good time. We'll be back tomorrow morning. 174 00:08:44,528 --> 00:08:46,403 - I love you crazy girls. - Bye! 175 00:08:49,609 --> 00:08:51,649 I can't believe how fast you jumped at the chance... 176 00:08:51,733 --> 00:08:53,000 to spend the night away from me. 177 00:08:53,024 --> 00:08:55,171 You're crazy. I'm doing her a favor. 178 00:08:55,524 --> 00:08:56,557 - Sure you are. - Mom. 179 00:08:56,689 --> 00:08:59,961 That's okay. Don't you worry about me. I'll be just fine. 180 00:09:00,188 --> 00:09:03,142 I'd like to debate you on that last subject, but I'm late for the bus. 181 00:09:03,353 --> 00:09:06,228 This is only the second night we've ever spent apart. 182 00:09:06,435 --> 00:09:09,264 - Doesn't that make you sad? - Yeah, but I'll get over it. 183 00:09:09,476 --> 00:09:13,384 Paul and Linda McCartney only spent 11 nights apart their entire relationship. 184 00:09:13,641 --> 00:09:15,595 - Did you know that? - I did not know that. 185 00:09:15,765 --> 00:09:17,958 They were truly devoted to each other. 186 00:09:18,138 --> 00:09:20,127 Being apart was too painful to even talk about. 187 00:09:20,304 --> 00:09:21,338 I understand. 188 00:09:21,471 --> 00:09:24,697 I don't think Linda would've even considered cat-sitting without Paul. 189 00:09:24,928 --> 00:09:28,279 Mom, when I go off to college, I'm gonna be gone every night. 190 00:09:28,510 --> 00:09:31,339 - What will you do then? - I will go with you. 191 00:09:31,549 --> 00:09:34,140 I'll sleep on the floor in your dorm, next to your bed. 192 00:09:34,340 --> 00:09:36,374 - At least you've got a plan. - Yes. 193 00:09:36,547 --> 00:09:39,376 Perhaps you'd like to take a picture of me with you tonight. 194 00:09:39,588 --> 00:09:41,791 In case you get lonely, you can talk to it. 195 00:09:41,803 --> 00:09:42,098 Bye. 196 00:09:54,956 --> 00:09:57,990 - Carry your bird, miss? - Hi, I didn't expect to see you here. 197 00:09:58,205 --> 00:10:00,114 I just wanted to say hello. 198 00:10:02,204 --> 00:10:03,351 - Hello. - Hello. 199 00:10:05,243 --> 00:10:06,243 Hello. 200 00:10:06,368 --> 00:10:08,878 - So, who's your friend? - Homework. 201 00:10:09,076 --> 00:10:10,076 Really? 202 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:14,268 We will be co-habitating for the next month so I can examine its every move. 203 00:10:14,531 --> 00:10:16,519 - Jealous? - I'll get over it. 204 00:10:17,821 --> 00:10:20,730 I'm house-sitting tonight for Babette, and I was thinking... 205 00:10:20,945 --> 00:10:24,093 maybe if the right offer came along, I might be up to some company. 206 00:10:24,319 --> 00:10:25,671 - I'm offering. - I'm accepting. 207 00:10:25,818 --> 00:10:27,489 - Good. - You wanna get some coffee? 208 00:10:27,650 --> 00:10:29,480 I can't. I have to get to work. 209 00:10:29,650 --> 00:10:32,603 - I thought you go to work at 5:00. - No, 4:00 on Thursdays. 210 00:10:32,815 --> 00:10:34,962 For some reason, Thursday's are always really busy. 211 00:10:35,148 --> 00:10:38,579 Lots of oppressed housewives shopping for their husbands' dinner. 212 00:10:38,813 --> 00:10:40,448 - Wow. - What? 213 00:10:41,228 --> 00:10:42,899 That was a little pointed. 214 00:10:43,062 --> 00:10:45,857 - What are you talking about? - The crack about the housewives... 215 00:10:46,060 --> 00:10:49,491 - shopping for their husbands' dinner. - Come on, it was a joke. 216 00:10:49,725 --> 00:10:52,520 It was a pretty weird joke to hear coming out of your mouth. 217 00:10:52,724 --> 00:10:55,280 You are so sensitive about the whole Donna Reed thing. 218 00:10:55,473 --> 00:10:57,858 I'm not sensitive about it. I just find it ridiculous. 219 00:10:58,055 --> 00:10:59,646 - Why? - What do you mean, why? 220 00:10:59,804 --> 00:11:02,031 - So she cooked a lot. - A lot? 221 00:11:02,637 --> 00:11:04,625 She made homemade doughnuts, chocolate cake... 222 00:11:04,802 --> 00:11:06,517 a Iamb chop-mashed potato dinner... 223 00:11:06,676 --> 00:11:09,630 and enough stew to feed Cambodia all in one episode. 224 00:11:09,883 --> 00:11:12,474 - So what? - You really like that concept, don't you? 225 00:11:12,673 --> 00:11:15,184 No, I... Yeah, sort of. 226 00:11:15,381 --> 00:11:17,493 - Oh, my God. - It's a little over the top... 227 00:11:17,671 --> 00:11:20,864 but the general idea of a wife cooking dinner for her husband and family... 228 00:11:21,086 --> 00:11:23,154 That's nice. Why is that not nice? 229 00:11:23,586 --> 00:11:25,018 It's not just that. 230 00:11:25,169 --> 00:11:29,316 It's the having to have the dinner on the table as soon as the husband gets home... 231 00:11:29,583 --> 00:11:31,890 and having to look perfect to do housework... 232 00:11:32,082 --> 00:11:35,910 and the whole concept that her one point in life is to serve somebody else. 233 00:11:36,164 --> 00:11:38,437 Yes, but maybe there are two points of view here. 234 00:11:38,621 --> 00:11:39,655 I don't think so. 235 00:11:39,787 --> 00:11:42,060 You feel that way because your mother feels that way. 236 00:11:42,244 --> 00:11:45,834 - So I have no opinions of my own? - I didn't mean that. 237 00:11:46,076 --> 00:11:50,143 If I have no opinions of my own, then I'd be just the kind of girl you like. 238 00:11:50,574 --> 00:11:53,767 My mom made dinner for my dad every day before she started working. 239 00:11:53,990 --> 00:11:57,421 Now she even does it on the weekends. So what does that say about her? 240 00:11:57,654 --> 00:11:59,961 It says she has a choice and Donna Reed didn't. 241 00:12:00,154 --> 00:12:02,062 You do realize that Donna Reed wasn't real. 242 00:12:02,236 --> 00:12:03,436 Yes. I know she wasn't real... 243 00:12:03,569 --> 00:12:06,000 but she represented millions of women that were real... 244 00:12:06,192 --> 00:12:08,022 and did have to dress and act like that... 245 00:12:08,191 --> 00:12:11,179 Please tell me how we got into an argument about The Donna Reed Show. 246 00:12:11,399 --> 00:12:12,592 I don't know. 247 00:12:17,271 --> 00:12:19,384 Look, I gotta go to work, so... 248 00:12:20,437 --> 00:12:22,391 - Bye. - Dean? 249 00:12:22,603 --> 00:12:24,352 - What? - Bird. 250 00:12:31,224 --> 00:12:32,224 Hey. 251 00:12:32,348 --> 00:12:34,813 - Good, I'm just about to leave. - Where are you going? 252 00:12:35,014 --> 00:12:37,446 To Luke's. We're picking out paint colors tonight... 253 00:12:37,637 --> 00:12:39,784 so it's gonna be hours of "yes, no, yes, no"... 254 00:12:39,970 --> 00:12:41,844 until my famous perseverance wears him down... 255 00:12:42,011 --> 00:12:44,443 and he ends up in a ball on the floor crying like a girl. 256 00:12:44,634 --> 00:12:46,941 - Wanna come watch? - I'm house-sitting tonight, remember? 257 00:12:47,134 --> 00:12:49,174 Yeah, but you have to eat. Come have a quick burger. 258 00:12:49,300 --> 00:12:50,618 No, thanks. 259 00:12:52,381 --> 00:12:54,528 - What is that? - It's for school. 260 00:12:54,922 --> 00:12:58,194 - He's so cute. What's his name? - Case Study Number 12. 261 00:12:58,504 --> 00:12:59,731 Is that hyphenated? 262 00:12:59,879 --> 00:13:01,787 Honey, he's adorable. He should have a name. 263 00:13:01,961 --> 00:13:03,676 I'm not bonding with my midterm, thank you. 264 00:13:03,835 --> 00:13:07,710 All right, I'll name him. Hi, your name is Stanley. Hi, Stanley. 265 00:13:07,958 --> 00:13:09,106 It's a girl. 266 00:13:09,249 --> 00:13:11,601 Sorry about the Stanley thing. Your name is Stella. 267 00:13:11,790 --> 00:13:13,744 Stella's nice, and Stella was married to Stanley. 268 00:13:13,914 --> 00:13:15,311 Call it whatever you want. 269 00:13:15,456 --> 00:13:19,409 - You're grumpy. What happened? - Nothing, just a long day. 270 00:13:19,662 --> 00:13:21,220 You know what the remedy for a long day is? 271 00:13:21,244 --> 00:13:24,517 A ringside seat while Luke envisions strangling me with his baseball cap. 272 00:13:24,742 --> 00:13:28,207 I'll leave the chick here tonight so the kitten doesn't get any fancy ideas. 273 00:13:28,450 --> 00:13:30,882 She's already fed. If she gets too loud, put her in my room. 274 00:13:31,073 --> 00:13:33,062 - I'll call you later. - Okay. 275 00:13:33,239 --> 00:13:34,239 Hey. 276 00:13:35,488 --> 00:13:38,363 - Are you okay? - Yeah. Just a bad afternoon. I'll fix it. 277 00:13:38,571 --> 00:13:40,479 Call me if you need a wrench or something. 278 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:41,800 I will. 279 00:13:47,442 --> 00:13:49,715 Now, this is another way to go. 280 00:13:50,023 --> 00:13:52,818 Sort of a French bistro kind of a look. 281 00:13:53,022 --> 00:13:55,533 - This isn't a French bistro. - Really? 282 00:13:55,980 --> 00:13:58,340 It's amazing the things you learn when you bother to listen. 283 00:13:58,395 --> 00:13:59,395 Which you usually don't. 284 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,429 Then I don't have a lot of useless information intruding in my brain. 285 00:14:02,643 --> 00:14:03,643 Thank God. 286 00:14:04,017 --> 00:14:07,687 If you wanted to do more warm, golden Tuscan countryside... 287 00:14:07,933 --> 00:14:10,398 Then I'd go to Italy. Here, I'll wrap this. 288 00:14:10,598 --> 00:14:12,666 We could also go with... 289 00:14:12,848 --> 00:14:15,757 a pastelly English-country-garden theme. 290 00:14:15,971 --> 00:14:18,091 Maybe we could add a little stenciling on the ceiling. 291 00:14:18,178 --> 00:14:21,371 - No stenciling. - Do you even know what stenciling is? 292 00:14:21,635 --> 00:14:23,862 - Does Martha Stewart do it? - Yes. 293 00:14:24,093 --> 00:14:25,525 No stenciling. 294 00:14:27,675 --> 00:14:29,232 - Ask him. - I will. 295 00:14:29,382 --> 00:14:31,018 - Go on. - Don't push. 296 00:14:32,548 --> 00:14:33,980 - Hello. - What do you want, Kirk? 297 00:14:34,131 --> 00:14:36,482 Taylor tells me you're thinking of painting this place. 298 00:14:36,671 --> 00:14:38,387 That's right. He is. 299 00:14:38,586 --> 00:14:41,177 Excuse me, I'd like to hear it from him. 300 00:14:41,711 --> 00:14:44,347 - Luke, is that true? - Yes, Kirk, it is true. 301 00:14:44,543 --> 00:14:45,611 - Really? - Yes. 302 00:14:45,750 --> 00:14:47,710 - This is your final decision? - I'm afraid it is. 303 00:14:47,749 --> 00:14:49,549 - 'Cause it's not too late... - You heard him. 304 00:14:49,665 --> 00:14:51,858 He's painting this place. Pay up. 305 00:14:54,705 --> 00:14:55,853 Thank you. 306 00:14:56,413 --> 00:14:57,560 LUKE: Sorry, man. 307 00:14:57,704 --> 00:14:59,931 It's a little late for that, don't you think? 308 00:15:02,576 --> 00:15:03,848 I like this. 309 00:15:07,158 --> 00:15:08,590 Okay, I get it. 310 00:15:09,407 --> 00:15:10,407 [Apricot meowing] 311 00:15:10,948 --> 00:15:12,062 Hold on. 312 00:15:20,027 --> 00:15:22,220 Meow if you need anything else. 313 00:15:44,767 --> 00:15:46,880 Hi, is Dean in? This is Rory. 314 00:15:50,390 --> 00:15:53,458 Will you tell him I called? Okay, thanks. 315 00:16:02,093 --> 00:16:03,445 - You ready to talk paint? - No. 316 00:16:03,592 --> 00:16:06,228 Good. I've got all the choices set up... 317 00:16:06,424 --> 00:16:08,890 and while any one of them would work... 318 00:16:09,090 --> 00:16:12,555 I think this combo is currently my favorite. 319 00:16:13,505 --> 00:16:16,936 See? Imagine, this will be for the walls, this will be for the trim... 320 00:16:17,170 --> 00:16:19,078 the edging around the doors and the windows. 321 00:16:19,253 --> 00:16:21,400 - I know what the trim is. - Okay. 322 00:16:21,627 --> 00:16:24,263 The colors are quite similar to what you have here now... 323 00:16:24,459 --> 00:16:26,572 but they're a little richer, a little warmer. 324 00:16:26,749 --> 00:16:29,135 - What do you think? Wait, wait. - Well... 325 00:16:36,954 --> 00:16:39,829 - A little ambience? - This is a diner. We don't do ambience. 326 00:16:40,035 --> 00:16:42,228 One argument at a time. So what do you think? 327 00:16:42,409 --> 00:16:45,204 Honestly? I have no idea. Do you like it? 328 00:16:46,324 --> 00:16:47,472 - Yeah. - Okay. 329 00:16:47,616 --> 00:16:48,763 Good. 330 00:16:50,281 --> 00:16:51,838 What are you doing? 331 00:16:52,405 --> 00:16:55,280 The Town Council wanted to do a before-and-after poster. 332 00:16:55,487 --> 00:16:57,237 - Out. - Bye. 333 00:17:00,610 --> 00:17:02,439 That's it. We're closed for the night. 334 00:17:02,609 --> 00:17:05,245 Since you have to take everything off the walls anyway... 335 00:17:05,441 --> 00:17:07,032 now might be a good time to decide... 336 00:17:07,191 --> 00:17:09,656 what stuff you'll keep and what stuff you'll get rid of. 337 00:17:09,856 --> 00:17:11,571 - Everything stays. - Okay. 338 00:17:11,730 --> 00:17:14,366 There is a plastic dancing pork chop that says... 339 00:17:14,562 --> 00:17:16,233 Everything stays. 340 00:17:16,395 --> 00:17:19,348 "I lost my head over a good chop. You should, too." 341 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:21,787 - Everything stays. - Okay, everything stays. 342 00:17:21,976 --> 00:17:24,407 This place hasn't been painted since my dad was alive. 343 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:27,826 - No, I didn't know that. - He painted it before he opened it... 344 00:17:28,057 --> 00:17:30,886 and once more when the roof caved in one winter. 345 00:17:31,098 --> 00:17:34,563 - I think that's probably it. - The paint lasted a long time. 346 00:17:34,804 --> 00:17:36,838 - He got his money's worth. - Yeah. 347 00:17:37,011 --> 00:17:39,477 He really loved this place, you know? 348 00:17:42,009 --> 00:17:44,804 This store was his life. Mine, too, I guess. 349 00:17:45,549 --> 00:17:48,139 I spent every minute I wasn't in school in here. 350 00:17:48,340 --> 00:17:51,169 I spent a lot of minutes I was supposed to be in school in here, too. 351 00:17:51,380 --> 00:17:54,255 How come you opened a diner? Why didn't you keep it a hardware store? 352 00:17:54,462 --> 00:17:57,371 I don't know. I didn't love the hardware business the way my dad did... 353 00:17:57,586 --> 00:18:01,290 and I knew how to cook, so I thought a diner would be more... 354 00:18:02,875 --> 00:18:05,341 - fun. - That's a hard word for you to say. 355 00:18:08,082 --> 00:18:10,389 I just always wanted to work here. 356 00:18:11,413 --> 00:18:14,004 - Just where Dad did. - God, that's nice... 357 00:18:14,537 --> 00:18:18,764 to be so, I don't know, connected to your dad. 358 00:18:21,618 --> 00:18:24,969 - I would have loved that. - You've got that with Rory. 359 00:18:25,616 --> 00:18:27,207 Yeah, I guess so. 360 00:18:27,366 --> 00:18:29,638 I still think there's a spot on the wall somewhere... 361 00:18:29,822 --> 00:18:32,492 where my dad took an order one day when he ran out of paper. 362 00:18:32,696 --> 00:18:35,445 - Really? Where? - I don't know. 363 00:18:36,653 --> 00:18:38,562 Behind the counter maybe. 364 00:18:39,943 --> 00:18:41,375 Next to the door. 365 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:44,916 On the right side. 366 00:18:46,982 --> 00:18:48,300 Here it is. 367 00:18:49,481 --> 00:18:51,515 "Three hammers, Phillips-head screwdriver." 368 00:18:51,688 --> 00:18:54,278 "Three boxes of nails in assorted sizes." 369 00:18:55,020 --> 00:18:57,213 I've seen it from time to time. 370 00:19:00,268 --> 00:19:03,017 I guess it is time for a little spruce. 371 00:19:03,725 --> 00:19:05,202 Yeah, it is. 372 00:19:06,806 --> 00:19:09,477 But let's not spruce this particular spot. 373 00:19:10,597 --> 00:19:12,426 - That sounds good. - Okay. 374 00:19:18,344 --> 00:19:19,980 - Jeez. - No, don't get up. 375 00:19:20,134 --> 00:19:22,520 - If I don't... - They'll go away, trust me. 376 00:19:25,299 --> 00:19:26,731 They should be in there. 377 00:19:26,882 --> 00:19:30,108 Anyway, just imagine it all in pastels. The whole thing. 378 00:19:39,627 --> 00:19:42,456 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 379 00:19:47,290 --> 00:19:49,358 - I should go. - Oh, yeah. 380 00:19:54,245 --> 00:19:56,597 - It's gonna be great. - I'm sure it is. 381 00:19:58,951 --> 00:20:00,348 - See you. - See you. 382 00:20:07,947 --> 00:20:09,344 RORY: Lane? LANE: Yo. 383 00:20:09,488 --> 00:20:11,681 - How's it going? - Very well. 384 00:20:11,863 --> 00:20:14,817 I have discovered that, in addition to my lameness in geometry... 385 00:20:15,028 --> 00:20:19,255 I also will not become a biologist, French translator, or Civil War buff. 386 00:20:19,568 --> 00:20:21,875 I guess that leaves bass player for the Foo Fighters. 387 00:20:22,066 --> 00:20:23,862 I also wouldn't rule out keyboardist... 388 00:20:24,024 --> 00:20:26,013 in the Siouxsie and the Banshees reunion tour. 389 00:20:26,190 --> 00:20:27,826 I like that you keep an open mind. 390 00:20:27,981 --> 00:20:29,810 - So, what's up? - I need to borrow a CD. 391 00:20:29,980 --> 00:20:31,696 - Which one? - The weird one. 392 00:20:31,854 --> 00:20:33,445 I need more information. 393 00:20:33,604 --> 00:20:35,989 I don't know which one it is, but I'd know it if I saw it. 394 00:20:36,186 --> 00:20:37,857 Okay, let's have a look. 395 00:20:40,476 --> 00:20:45,067 Okay, we have classic rock, progressive rock, pretty-boy rock... 396 00:20:45,348 --> 00:20:46,382 Excuse me? 397 00:20:46,514 --> 00:20:49,309 Bon Jovi, Duran Duran, The Wallflowers, Bush... 398 00:20:49,513 --> 00:20:50,865 Got it. Next? 399 00:20:52,471 --> 00:20:56,096 Punk, new wave, German metal bands... 400 00:20:57,051 --> 00:20:59,324 - Broadway soundtracks. - Interesting filing system. 401 00:20:59,509 --> 00:21:01,497 - Anything yet? - Nope, sorry. 402 00:21:02,008 --> 00:21:06,280 Over there, we have jazz, jazz vocals, classical, country... 403 00:21:06,548 --> 00:21:09,695 rockabilly, Sinatra, The Capitol Years. Oh, wait. 404 00:21:09,921 --> 00:21:12,830 - The miscellaneous section. - That sounds right. 405 00:21:14,170 --> 00:21:15,522 William Shatner. 406 00:21:15,669 --> 00:21:17,623 Is this the one where he sings Tambourine Man? 407 00:21:17,793 --> 00:21:19,906 And Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. 408 00:21:20,084 --> 00:21:22,311 Remind me to get this for my mom for her birthday. 409 00:21:22,499 --> 00:21:24,533 Oh, wait. That's it. 410 00:21:25,956 --> 00:21:27,184 - Can I? - Take it. 411 00:21:27,330 --> 00:21:29,443 - Thanks. - So, what are you doing? 412 00:21:29,621 --> 00:21:33,007 - I'm not completely sure yet. - Okay, I want details. 413 00:21:49,904 --> 00:21:51,495 Stella! 414 00:21:52,570 --> 00:21:53,684 Oh, no. 415 00:21:56,277 --> 00:21:57,277 Stella? 416 00:21:57,402 --> 00:21:59,436 Do something. Show yourself. 417 00:22:00,025 --> 00:22:02,661 Molt, or chirp, or something. 418 00:22:03,399 --> 00:22:06,625 This is so not funny. Not funny. 419 00:22:07,564 --> 00:22:10,473 This is unbelievable. All day long, just chirps like a maniac... 420 00:22:10,688 --> 00:22:13,563 at the top of her lungs. And now, nothing. Silence. 421 00:22:13,769 --> 00:22:15,440 Marcel Marceau chicken. 422 00:22:17,060 --> 00:22:19,809 That's okay. I can fix this. We can fix this. 423 00:22:20,183 --> 00:22:23,092 I'm going to make this better. 424 00:22:23,307 --> 00:22:27,661 - I'm going to fix... - Hello? -Yeah? 425 00:22:27,805 --> 00:22:29,525 LORELAI: Stella got out, and I don't know... 426 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:30,998 Do I put seed on the floor... 427 00:22:31,138 --> 00:22:33,603 do I make cheeping sounds, or do I pull a Lucy Ricardo... 428 00:22:33,803 --> 00:22:36,030 and walk like a chicken so she thinks I'm her mother? 429 00:22:36,218 --> 00:22:38,458 - Who the hell is this? - What do you mean? It's Lorelai. 430 00:22:38,551 --> 00:22:40,551 Who else would call you looking for her baby chick? 431 00:22:40,717 --> 00:22:42,591 You're right. I'm the idiot. Go on. 432 00:22:42,757 --> 00:22:45,586 Could you come over here, please, and help me? 433 00:22:47,672 --> 00:22:50,581 Yeah, okay. I'll be right over. 434 00:22:50,878 --> 00:22:52,197 Okay, hurry. 435 00:22:59,709 --> 00:23:01,300 Thank God. Get in here. 436 00:23:02,790 --> 00:23:04,937 This place is a disaster. What's going on? 437 00:23:05,123 --> 00:23:08,873 Okay, the last sighting was here, by the lnStyle magazine. 438 00:23:09,121 --> 00:23:12,030 But then she burrowed through the Glamour, jumped over the Cosmo... 439 00:23:12,245 --> 00:23:14,245 and knocked over a brand-new bottle of nail polish. 440 00:23:14,286 --> 00:23:16,956 So if there was any doubt that this chick was a girl... 441 00:23:17,159 --> 00:23:18,477 there isn't anymore. 442 00:23:18,617 --> 00:23:21,048 - Okay, there she is. - Jeez, what was that? 443 00:23:21,241 --> 00:23:22,241 Stella. 444 00:23:23,198 --> 00:23:26,391 - You really do have a chick loose in here. - Yeah, I told you. 445 00:23:26,614 --> 00:23:28,522 There she goes by the kitchen! 446 00:23:28,779 --> 00:23:30,892 - Don't step on her! - She cut right in front of me. 447 00:23:31,070 --> 00:23:32,670 She's being graded, so don't squash her. 448 00:23:32,820 --> 00:23:34,419 Then tell her to watch where she's going. 449 00:23:34,443 --> 00:23:35,443 [Telephone ringing] 450 00:23:37,984 --> 00:23:39,018 Hello? 451 00:23:39,150 --> 00:23:41,899 DEAN: I wasn't sure if you still wanted me to come over. 452 00:23:42,108 --> 00:23:45,857 - I do, I absolutely do. - Are you sure? 453 00:23:46,438 --> 00:23:49,313 Yeah, I'm totally and completely... 454 00:23:50,312 --> 00:23:52,266 - You're teasing me. - Yeah, a little. 455 00:23:52,436 --> 00:23:54,821 But I did appreciate the enthusiasm. 456 00:23:55,102 --> 00:23:58,567 - So how long until you get here? - Actually, not long at all. 457 00:23:58,809 --> 00:24:01,194 - Why? Where are you? - Right outside. 458 00:24:09,846 --> 00:24:12,834 - What the... - Honey, you're home. 459 00:24:18,509 --> 00:24:19,941 Say something. 460 00:24:21,757 --> 00:24:22,950 Trick or treat? 461 00:24:23,507 --> 00:24:26,540 - What, you don't like it? - No, I do. 462 00:24:28,171 --> 00:24:30,045 It's got a large circumference. 463 00:24:30,212 --> 00:24:32,961 Thank you. Now come on in. It's cold outside. 464 00:24:41,791 --> 00:24:43,109 Oh, my God. 465 00:24:46,330 --> 00:24:48,159 Here, let me take your coat. 466 00:24:48,496 --> 00:24:50,530 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 467 00:24:54,369 --> 00:24:56,959 - Interesting music. - I'm glad you like it. 468 00:24:58,325 --> 00:25:01,517 - So what's that? - Just some appetizers before dinner. 469 00:25:01,907 --> 00:25:03,384 - Before dinner? - Yes. 470 00:25:03,532 --> 00:25:05,167 - Are we going out? - No. 471 00:25:05,322 --> 00:25:07,072 - Ordering pizza? - Nope. 472 00:25:08,113 --> 00:25:10,067 - So... - I made you dinner. 473 00:25:10,362 --> 00:25:13,077 - Excuse me? - Steak, green beans, mashed potatoes... 474 00:25:13,277 --> 00:25:15,583 - You made me dinner? - That's right. 475 00:25:15,818 --> 00:25:18,045 - You made me dinner? - And dessert. 476 00:25:19,149 --> 00:25:22,978 - Okay, what is going on here? - I'm sorry, I thought it was obvious. 477 00:25:23,523 --> 00:25:25,080 It's Donna Reed night. 478 00:25:28,354 --> 00:25:30,865 - I swear she went over there. - We looked over there. 479 00:25:31,061 --> 00:25:33,208 She went under that chair and didn't come out. 480 00:25:33,394 --> 00:25:35,701 We moved the chair, we searched the floor. Nothing. 481 00:25:35,893 --> 00:25:38,333 Then she went under the chair and through a hole in the floor. 482 00:25:38,517 --> 00:25:39,658 There's no hole in the floor. 483 00:25:39,682 --> 00:25:42,830 Maybe there was a hole, and she crawled through it and fixed it. 484 00:25:43,056 --> 00:25:47,248 Then she's a super-intelligent chick with great physical and deductive skills. 485 00:25:47,513 --> 00:25:50,501 - Yes. - This is not a chick I wanna find. 486 00:25:51,136 --> 00:25:54,567 - Hey, Luke, what did you mean earlier? - What are you talking about? 487 00:25:54,802 --> 00:25:56,756 When you got here, you made some comment... 488 00:25:56,926 --> 00:25:59,675 about me not really having a chick in the house. 489 00:26:00,132 --> 00:26:03,404 I mean, if I didn't have a chick here, why did you think I was calling? 490 00:26:03,631 --> 00:26:06,426 No, I thought you were calling about the chick. 491 00:26:06,837 --> 00:26:10,507 - It didn't seem like it. - Maybe it didn't seem like it, but it was. 492 00:26:10,753 --> 00:26:11,980 Was what? 493 00:26:12,877 --> 00:26:16,308 Was what I... thought. Can we just keep looking? 494 00:26:16,626 --> 00:26:17,739 Okay. 495 00:26:18,667 --> 00:26:21,177 - I just still think... - There she is. 496 00:26:21,374 --> 00:26:22,806 - Where? - There. 497 00:26:23,581 --> 00:26:24,978 [Furniture crashing] 498 00:26:25,455 --> 00:26:26,602 Careful. 499 00:26:27,329 --> 00:26:28,398 Well? 500 00:26:29,953 --> 00:26:32,906 - What can I say? - You can say it's perfect. 501 00:26:33,118 --> 00:26:34,992 - It's perfect. - Thank you. 502 00:26:35,576 --> 00:26:37,086 How is it really? 503 00:26:37,283 --> 00:26:38,919 - It's perfect. - Yeah? 504 00:26:39,199 --> 00:26:42,631 It's amazing. I've never had anyone make dinner for me before. 505 00:26:42,864 --> 00:26:45,978 Except my mom, and believe me, it's not the same. 506 00:26:46,237 --> 00:26:48,192 I'm extremely glad to hear that. 507 00:26:48,904 --> 00:26:51,540 Wait. You wanna save room for dessert, right? 508 00:26:51,860 --> 00:26:55,325 That's right. So, what's for dessert? 509 00:26:55,609 --> 00:26:57,359 Lime Fantasy Supreme. 510 00:26:57,942 --> 00:26:59,260 Which is... 511 00:27:08,770 --> 00:27:11,758 - Green Jell-O and Cool Whip. - You are insane. 512 00:27:14,351 --> 00:27:17,022 Oh, no. I forgot to make the rolls. 513 00:27:17,224 --> 00:27:19,099 - What? - I was gonna make rolls. 514 00:27:19,265 --> 00:27:22,060 - That's okay. - I can't believe I forgot them. 515 00:27:23,889 --> 00:27:26,240 - What are you doing? - I'll make them now. 516 00:27:26,512 --> 00:27:28,864 Hold on. Come on. 517 00:27:29,886 --> 00:27:31,874 We really don't need rolls. 518 00:27:32,260 --> 00:27:34,373 Donna Reed would have never forgotten the rolls. 519 00:27:34,551 --> 00:27:37,107 They're gonna make me turn in my pearls. 520 00:27:43,380 --> 00:27:47,005 I promise I'll kick anyone's butt who comes near those pearls. 521 00:27:52,251 --> 00:27:54,240 - Rory? - Yeah? 522 00:27:55,375 --> 00:27:57,840 As really amazing as this whole thing was... 523 00:27:58,041 --> 00:28:01,234 I mean, the music, the outfit, the dinner... 524 00:28:01,915 --> 00:28:04,380 I hope you know that I don't expect you to be Donna Reed. 525 00:28:04,580 --> 00:28:07,329 And I don't want you to be Donna Reed. That's not what I meant. 526 00:28:07,537 --> 00:28:09,684 This just totally got blown out of proportion. 527 00:28:09,869 --> 00:28:12,255 I'm actually pretty happy with you. 528 00:28:12,993 --> 00:28:16,743 I know and I appreciate that, but aside from this actually being fun... 529 00:28:16,991 --> 00:28:19,218 I did a little research on Donna Reed. 530 00:28:19,407 --> 00:28:21,872 - You did research on Donna Reed? - Look. 531 00:28:23,863 --> 00:28:28,090 She did do the whole milk and cookies, wholesome, big-skirt thing. 532 00:28:28,361 --> 00:28:29,588 But aside from that... 533 00:28:29,736 --> 00:28:33,361 she was an uncredited producer and director on her television show... 534 00:28:33,610 --> 00:28:35,995 which made her one of the first woman TV executives... 535 00:28:36,192 --> 00:28:37,828 which is actually pretty impressive. 536 00:28:37,982 --> 00:28:41,175 I'm glad this turned out to be such a positive experience for you. 537 00:28:41,397 --> 00:28:42,511 It has been. 538 00:28:42,647 --> 00:28:45,873 And though I'll probably never get the feeling back in my left little toe... 539 00:28:46,104 --> 00:28:47,694 - I'd do it again. - Yeah? 540 00:28:47,853 --> 00:28:51,080 Someday. But for now, I better get these dishes cleaned up. 541 00:28:51,768 --> 00:28:53,040 I'll help. 542 00:28:53,226 --> 00:28:56,657 Sorry, you're a man. You can't help for another 15 years. 543 00:28:57,807 --> 00:29:01,432 Okay, then as the man, I will do what the man is supposed to do. 544 00:29:01,681 --> 00:29:03,794 - Go bowling? - Take out the trash. 545 00:29:04,929 --> 00:29:07,804 She's never going anywhere ever again. 546 00:29:09,136 --> 00:29:11,736 I'm thinking of slipping some Superglue on the bottom of the cage. 547 00:29:11,885 --> 00:29:14,475 That would be bad, right? I know staples are bad... 548 00:29:14,675 --> 00:29:17,629 - but what's the verdict on Superglue? - Ask Stella. 549 00:29:18,549 --> 00:29:19,821 You don't have to do that. 550 00:29:19,965 --> 00:29:22,794 This stuff is sharp. I wanna get it out of the way. 551 00:29:23,755 --> 00:29:25,948 - Thanks for helping. - No problem. 552 00:29:26,129 --> 00:29:28,402 I'm gonna throw this stuff outside. 553 00:29:46,287 --> 00:29:47,287 - Hey. - Hey. 554 00:29:47,411 --> 00:29:49,470 - What are you doing here? - What are you doing here? 555 00:29:49,494 --> 00:29:51,879 - You first. - I'm looking for a chick. 556 00:29:52,118 --> 00:29:54,026 - Yeah, me, too. - You are not. 557 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:55,711 Neither are you. 558 00:29:55,907 --> 00:29:57,543 Hey, Luke, is there... 559 00:30:00,780 --> 00:30:01,780 Dean. 560 00:30:01,905 --> 00:30:03,337 Lorelai, hi. 561 00:30:03,488 --> 00:30:05,396 - Fancy meeting you here. - Yeah. 562 00:30:07,486 --> 00:30:10,997 The Jell-O's doing this weird melty thing and I... 563 00:30:12,067 --> 00:30:13,261 Mom, Luke. 564 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:14,628 - Rory. - Hi. 565 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,309 - What the hell are you two doing? - Nothing, she... 566 00:30:18,523 --> 00:30:20,750 We ate dinner. Steak and beans... 567 00:30:20,939 --> 00:30:23,007 Canned, not fresh. 568 00:30:23,230 --> 00:30:24,820 - And potatoes. - From a box. 569 00:30:24,979 --> 00:30:26,172 But they were still good. 570 00:30:26,312 --> 00:30:28,028 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 571 00:30:28,185 --> 00:30:30,015 So what were you guys doing? 572 00:30:31,767 --> 00:30:33,164 I was in the house. 573 00:30:33,309 --> 00:30:36,740 And the lamp sort of... I'm gonna get going. I'm sorry about the... 574 00:30:36,974 --> 00:30:38,485 - Forget it. - Okay, bye. 575 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:40,866 Yeah, I'd probably better go, too. 576 00:30:41,472 --> 00:30:43,778 - Thanks for dinner. - You're welcome. 577 00:30:45,554 --> 00:30:46,587 What? 578 00:30:46,845 --> 00:30:50,595 Okay, you're 16, you have a whole house to yourself for the evening. 579 00:30:50,843 --> 00:30:53,150 I expect you're gonna have your boyfriend over. 580 00:30:53,342 --> 00:30:55,296 But what is with the apron? 581 00:30:55,549 --> 00:30:58,981 - It's a long story. - Did it involve a sharp blow to the head? 582 00:30:59,214 --> 00:31:00,646 I gotta go check on Apricot. 583 00:31:00,797 --> 00:31:04,228 - Oh, my God. I just saw the pearls. - I'm going in now. 584 00:31:04,462 --> 00:31:06,893 I'm going inside, too, because I have to write down... 585 00:31:07,086 --> 00:31:09,166 all the ways I'm gonna torture you about that outfit. 586 00:31:09,294 --> 00:31:11,725 - Good night. - Could I get a picture though? 587 00:31:11,917 --> 00:31:15,871 Because visual aids would really help. The shoes. I'm dying. 588 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:25,705 - Mom, I can't find Apricot! - What? No. 589 00:31:25,953 --> 00:31:28,668 She was on the couch when I came out, and now nowhere. 590 00:31:28,868 --> 00:31:32,379 That's it! We are not animal people, period. 591 00:31:38,489 --> 00:31:40,478 It was a tiny little favor. 592 00:31:40,655 --> 00:31:43,643 - We have had this discussion before. - You are being unreasonable. 593 00:31:43,863 --> 00:31:46,850 - I have my standards. - But this is a simple request. 594 00:31:47,069 --> 00:31:50,659 You are asking me to compromise my artistic and culinary values. 595 00:31:50,943 --> 00:31:53,136 - Michel wanted an egg-white omelet? - Yes. 596 00:31:53,316 --> 00:31:55,543 - Crazy man. - Why am I a crazy man? 597 00:31:55,732 --> 00:31:57,532 I didn't have time for breakfast this morning. 598 00:31:57,565 --> 00:31:59,917 So I nicely asked her to make me an egg-white omelet... 599 00:32:00,106 --> 00:32:02,332 cooked very dry, with some tomatoes, mushroom, chives... 600 00:32:02,521 --> 00:32:03,555 and she gives me this. 601 00:32:03,687 --> 00:32:05,358 - What is this? - A three-egg omelet... 602 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:08,712 with goat cheese, pancetta, cooked in a sherry olive oil. 603 00:32:08,935 --> 00:32:11,208 I don't eat dairy or meat. You know this. 604 00:32:11,393 --> 00:32:14,699 I am a chef, Michel. It is my job to make food that tastes good. 605 00:32:14,932 --> 00:32:15,807 And you do, sister. 606 00:32:15,819 --> 00:32:17,761 But I can't eat like that and look like her. 607 00:32:17,973 --> 00:32:20,325 - You don't know what you're missing. - That'll kill you. 608 00:32:20,514 --> 00:32:23,229 - You gotta go someday. - Someday, this will catch up to you. 609 00:32:23,428 --> 00:32:25,656 You'll become the balloon lady, and with 610 00:32:25,668 --> 00:32:28,132 the luck of God, I will be here to enjoy it. 611 00:32:32,175 --> 00:32:34,685 - You make a good egg-white omelet. - I know. 612 00:32:35,841 --> 00:32:38,306 - Who wants to hear about my night? - Oh, me. 613 00:32:38,506 --> 00:32:41,335 It started with Rory's baby chick getting loose in the house... 614 00:32:41,547 --> 00:32:43,898 and ended with Rory and I up at 1:00 in the morning... 615 00:32:44,087 --> 00:32:47,121 looking for Babette's new kitten, who we found asleep in the piano. 616 00:32:47,335 --> 00:32:51,449 - Wow, that's very Wild Kingdom of you. - I'm the Marlin Perkins of Stars Hollow. 617 00:32:51,708 --> 00:32:53,105 - You want some coffee? - Please. 618 00:32:53,250 --> 00:32:55,886 - So, how's Rory's chick? - Better than my lemon lamp. 619 00:32:56,082 --> 00:32:58,468 - What's the matter with your lemon lamp? - Luke killed it. 620 00:32:58,664 --> 00:33:00,698 - On purpose? - I can't prove it, but I will. 621 00:33:00,871 --> 00:33:02,018 What was Luke doing there? 622 00:33:02,162 --> 00:33:04,753 I called him when I got home and Stella wasn't there. 623 00:33:04,953 --> 00:33:06,544 - Stella is the chick? - Yes. 624 00:33:06,702 --> 00:33:08,849 - I like that name. - Yeah, Streetcar Named Desire. 625 00:33:09,034 --> 00:33:10,914 - Vivien Leigh or Jessica Tandy? - Hello! Tandy. 626 00:33:11,076 --> 00:33:12,303 Of course, continue. 627 00:33:12,450 --> 00:33:16,278 So I evaluated the situation in my usual calm, cool, collected manner... 628 00:33:16,532 --> 00:33:18,645 and then I called Luke to help me track her down. 629 00:33:18,823 --> 00:33:21,288 - That's when he broke the lamp? - He's not very graceful. 630 00:33:21,488 --> 00:33:23,998 - He said the weirdest thing. - "May I break your lamp?" 631 00:33:24,195 --> 00:33:26,069 He got there and I was looking for Stella... 632 00:33:26,236 --> 00:33:29,065 and he said, "You really do have a baby chick loose in the house." 633 00:33:29,276 --> 00:33:31,423 Like I made that up or... I don't know. 634 00:33:31,608 --> 00:33:33,165 - Well. - Well, what? 635 00:33:33,732 --> 00:33:37,402 You call someone and say, "Can you come and help me look for my loose chick?" 636 00:33:37,648 --> 00:33:39,363 - It's a little... - A little what? 637 00:33:39,522 --> 00:33:42,158 Sounds a little like code for, "I'm not wearing any underwear." 638 00:33:42,354 --> 00:33:44,661 That's not the code for, "I'm not wearing any underwear." 639 00:33:44,852 --> 00:33:47,204 - Okay. - Sookie, you're not serious. 640 00:33:47,394 --> 00:33:50,700 - Look, the first time Jackson and I... - Yeah. 641 00:33:51,475 --> 00:33:54,429 I called him up and told him I had a bat in my attic. 642 00:33:54,641 --> 00:33:56,947 Honey, you do have a bat in your attic. 643 00:33:57,139 --> 00:33:59,127 So he came over and we went in the attic... 644 00:33:59,305 --> 00:34:02,531 and we both knew there was no bat, but we pretended to look for it. 645 00:34:02,762 --> 00:34:04,670 Then when we couldn't find the bat... 646 00:34:04,844 --> 00:34:07,559 we went downstairs and had a bottle of wine and... 647 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:10,225 So you're saying Luke thought I made up a crazy story... 648 00:34:10,425 --> 00:34:13,413 about having some chick loose in the house just to get him in bed? 649 00:34:13,633 --> 00:34:16,428 Not to get him in bed. Maybe he thought you wanted to see him... 650 00:34:16,631 --> 00:34:18,506 - and didn't know how to say it. - That's nuts. 651 00:34:18,672 --> 00:34:22,899 A woman asking a man to come over late at night to her house. Come on. 652 00:34:23,170 --> 00:34:25,317 Yeah, but this is Luke we're talking about. 653 00:34:25,503 --> 00:34:27,729 - Why did you call him? - Because I needed help. 654 00:34:27,918 --> 00:34:30,429 - Why didn't you call me? - I assumed you'd be with Jackson. 655 00:34:30,625 --> 00:34:32,025 - I did. - Why didn't you call Rory? 656 00:34:32,083 --> 00:34:34,196 She'd have been furious to find out Stella was lost. 657 00:34:34,374 --> 00:34:36,328 Why didn't you call Patty? She raises chickens. 658 00:34:36,498 --> 00:34:38,611 Or Andrew? He lives around the corner, doesn't he? 659 00:34:38,789 --> 00:34:41,459 - What is your point? - My point is that you called Luke. 660 00:34:41,663 --> 00:34:43,855 Out of all the people in town you could have called... 661 00:34:44,036 --> 00:34:47,387 that would have come and dropped what they were doing, you called Luke. 662 00:34:47,618 --> 00:34:51,322 Because I had just been with him. We were picking out paint samples. 663 00:34:51,575 --> 00:34:54,040 He was on my mind. It was purely a timing thing. 664 00:34:54,240 --> 00:34:56,274 - Picking out paint samples? - Yes. 665 00:34:56,448 --> 00:34:58,243 - For Luke's place? - Yes. 666 00:34:58,738 --> 00:35:01,249 - So you could paint together? - Once again, yes. 667 00:35:01,445 --> 00:35:02,922 Which, I believe, was your idea. 668 00:35:03,070 --> 00:35:05,785 So now the fact that I suggested painting Luke's diner... 669 00:35:05,985 --> 00:35:07,780 also means that I wanted to get him in bed. 670 00:35:07,943 --> 00:35:11,216 Suddenly I'm trying to get any poor, unsuspecting person in bed with me. 671 00:35:11,441 --> 00:35:12,713 I'm like Michael Douglas. 672 00:35:12,857 --> 00:35:16,050 - Lorelai, this... - I just... Thanks for the omelet. 673 00:35:16,689 --> 00:35:20,517 No, honey, I'm sorry. Don't be mad at me. 674 00:35:20,771 --> 00:35:23,885 - I'm not mad. I'm tired. - Okay. 675 00:35:24,644 --> 00:35:27,235 You know, Luke is a really nice man. 676 00:35:29,059 --> 00:35:30,411 Bye, Sookie. 677 00:35:33,182 --> 00:35:34,182 [Knocking on door] 678 00:35:40,346 --> 00:35:42,732 - We thought the doorbell wasn't working. - Come in. 679 00:35:42,928 --> 00:35:45,723 We were ringing it and ringing it, and nobody... 680 00:35:45,927 --> 00:35:47,757 I guess we'll just come in. 681 00:35:47,926 --> 00:35:50,675 EMILY: That'd be the same as what we were paying for our old place? 682 00:35:50,883 --> 00:35:51,952 JOHN: Exactly the same. 683 00:35:52,090 --> 00:35:54,733 RICHARD: Except for the grounds fees. JOHN: The grounds fee is higher. 684 00:35:54,757 --> 00:35:56,265 But the grounds are larger, Richard. 685 00:35:56,277 --> 00:35:58,077 I'm just trying to get all the information. 686 00:35:58,297 --> 00:35:59,694 All the information... 687 00:35:59,837 --> 00:36:03,826 is that this is our last chance to go to Martha's Vineyard for the season. 688 00:36:04,503 --> 00:36:07,775 I realize the position we are in, but this is a business transaction. 689 00:36:08,001 --> 00:36:09,398 For heaven's sake. 690 00:36:09,708 --> 00:36:11,140 As a business transaction... 691 00:36:11,291 --> 00:36:14,200 one in which money goes out and we receive goods and services... 692 00:36:14,415 --> 00:36:16,800 And he's patronizing me. How lovely. 693 00:36:17,330 --> 00:36:20,841 I must treat this conversation with the same care and devotion to detail... 694 00:36:21,078 --> 00:36:24,623 I would any conversation that would be considered a business transaction. 695 00:36:24,869 --> 00:36:26,380 Kindly allow me to do so. 696 00:36:26,534 --> 00:36:29,125 JOHN: Richard, Emily, please. EMILY: Goodness, you startled me. 697 00:36:29,325 --> 00:36:33,711 I'm sorry. I just wanted to say I'm sure we could negotiate the grounds fee. 698 00:36:33,990 --> 00:36:35,137 That'll be fine. 699 00:36:35,281 --> 00:36:37,917 Good. I'll get into this right now and get back to you. 700 00:36:38,113 --> 00:36:40,147 - Thank you, John. - Yes, we'll talk to you later. 701 00:36:40,321 --> 00:36:41,354 Bye. 702 00:36:42,361 --> 00:36:43,633 Careful, Richard. 703 00:36:43,778 --> 00:36:46,448 That canary you ate is going to spoil your dinner. 704 00:36:46,651 --> 00:36:47,651 What's going on? 705 00:36:47,776 --> 00:36:50,049 Your mom and I secured a place on Martha's Vineyard. 706 00:36:50,233 --> 00:36:52,539 - That's great! - I thought you lost your old place. 707 00:36:52,732 --> 00:36:56,799 We did, but this afternoon we found out that Arthur Roundtree had died. 708 00:36:57,063 --> 00:36:58,131 He'd been drinking. 709 00:36:58,271 --> 00:37:00,544 So we got on the phone and snatched that place up. 710 00:37:00,729 --> 00:37:04,160 - It's a fine piece of property. - Much better view than our usual place. 711 00:37:04,393 --> 00:37:07,188 Both of you are going directly to hell. I hope you know that. 712 00:37:07,392 --> 00:37:09,266 At least we'll be well-rested. 713 00:37:09,725 --> 00:37:10,793 Touché. 714 00:37:10,932 --> 00:37:13,681 - I am so thrilled about this. - I'm glad. 715 00:37:13,890 --> 00:37:16,799 The two of you must come up for the weekend. It is so lovely. 716 00:37:17,013 --> 00:37:19,206 - Rory would just love it. - Can we go for a weekend? 717 00:37:19,387 --> 00:37:21,694 We'll see how much Valium Aunty Sookie can lend mommy. 718 00:37:21,887 --> 00:37:25,000 The only drawback is that we had to rent the place furnished... 719 00:37:25,218 --> 00:37:28,922 and Arthur had dreadful taste. Remember the library, Richard? 720 00:37:30,133 --> 00:37:32,564 Pink and green. It was just horrible. 721 00:37:33,132 --> 00:37:36,835 - He's dead now, so he got his. - Lorelai, you're being morbid. 722 00:37:37,088 --> 00:37:38,803 - I'm being morbid? - New subject, please. 723 00:37:38,962 --> 00:37:41,348 Joan and Melissa Rivers here think I'm being morbid. 724 00:37:41,545 --> 00:37:45,294 - Rory, what's new in your life? - Nothing. Just school, homework. 725 00:37:45,543 --> 00:37:47,054 - Aprons. - Do not go there. 726 00:37:47,208 --> 00:37:49,674 - What does she mean? - Nothing, I was just teasing her. 727 00:37:49,875 --> 00:37:51,068 - About aprons? - Yeah. 728 00:37:51,207 --> 00:37:53,081 - I don't understand. - It's not important. 729 00:37:53,248 --> 00:37:54,395 Then humor me. 730 00:37:54,539 --> 00:37:57,005 Nothing. Rory dressed up in a cute apron the other day. 731 00:37:57,204 --> 00:37:58,404 So I was teasing her about it. 732 00:37:58,537 --> 00:38:00,844 Why did you get dressed up in an apron? 733 00:38:02,785 --> 00:38:05,500 We've decided to give up on that pesky Harvard dream... 734 00:38:05,701 --> 00:38:07,531 and focus on something more realistic. 735 00:38:07,700 --> 00:38:11,575 Mom, Dad, Rory's decided to become a maid, just like I was. 736 00:38:12,614 --> 00:38:15,648 Is that funny? Did she think that was funny? 737 00:38:16,113 --> 00:38:18,750 - What made you say such a thing? - And in front of Rory? 738 00:38:18,945 --> 00:38:22,013 - I was kidding. - God, my heart stopped. 739 00:38:22,610 --> 00:38:25,519 Why don't you tell them about your bird? That's a safe subject. 740 00:38:25,735 --> 00:38:27,882 - Your bird? - Yeah, it's for school. 741 00:38:28,066 --> 00:38:30,703 Each of us has to follow a chick through its growth process. 742 00:38:30,898 --> 00:38:33,409 Everything has to be logged. Eating and sleeping habits. 743 00:38:33,606 --> 00:38:34,675 Houdini habits. 744 00:38:34,814 --> 00:38:35,934 - She got out. - She ran far. 745 00:38:36,022 --> 00:38:37,851 - But she lived. - She's a better bird for it. 746 00:38:38,021 --> 00:38:40,453 - Thank God Luke found her. - Luke found her? 747 00:38:40,644 --> 00:38:42,837 - What? - Rory said Luke found her. 748 00:38:43,102 --> 00:38:44,910 - Getting me back for the apron thing? - Sorry. 749 00:38:44,934 --> 00:38:48,923 - Did the bird get loose in Luke's diner? - No, the bird got loose at home. 750 00:38:49,182 --> 00:38:50,773 - Your home? - Yes. 751 00:38:52,015 --> 00:38:56,082 - So, Grandpa, when's your next trip? - Madrid, the twelfth. 752 00:38:56,346 --> 00:38:59,141 There's a nice edition of Cervantes in it for you. 753 00:39:00,053 --> 00:39:04,280 - What was Luke doing at your house? - Look, there's no ice. I'll get some. 754 00:39:05,010 --> 00:39:08,555 - I asked you a question. - He was helping me find the bird, Mom. 755 00:39:08,799 --> 00:39:10,027 - Really? - Yes, really. 756 00:39:10,173 --> 00:39:12,082 And how did he know the bird was missing? 757 00:39:12,256 --> 00:39:15,643 Was he strolling by your house and he heard your plaintive cries for help? 758 00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:18,107 Or the helpless cheep of a chick in trouble? 759 00:39:18,296 --> 00:39:19,807 I called him, Mom, okay? 760 00:39:19,961 --> 00:39:23,268 I called him and asked him to come over and help me find the bird, okay? 761 00:39:23,501 --> 00:39:25,648 This man is always around when you're in trouble. 762 00:39:25,834 --> 00:39:27,345 - He's a good friend. - Please. 763 00:39:27,500 --> 00:39:28,784 Do we have to discuss this? 764 00:39:28,796 --> 00:39:30,851 I'm getting a little tired of being lied to. 765 00:39:31,082 --> 00:39:32,195 Apparently we do. 766 00:39:32,331 --> 00:39:36,080 This man was at Rory's birthday party. He came to the hospital with you. 767 00:39:36,329 --> 00:39:40,556 He's the male lead in every story you tell. You go to the diner every single day. 768 00:39:40,828 --> 00:39:44,100 I've seen the way he looks at you, the way you look at him. I'm not a fool. 769 00:39:44,326 --> 00:39:45,359 Mom, please. 770 00:39:45,492 --> 00:39:49,321 Why do you treat me like I don't have a clue as to what is going on in your life? 771 00:39:49,574 --> 00:39:51,370 Now I'm asking you, as a favor... 772 00:39:51,532 --> 00:39:55,235 if you have any respect for me at all as your mother, just tell me. 773 00:39:55,488 --> 00:39:57,522 Do you have feelings for this man? 774 00:40:01,319 --> 00:40:02,716 I don't know. 775 00:40:03,193 --> 00:40:06,102 Maybe I do. I haven't given it that much thought. 776 00:40:08,066 --> 00:40:09,384 Maybe I do. 777 00:40:10,065 --> 00:40:13,258 Thank you. I'm glad you were finally honest with me. 778 00:40:13,564 --> 00:40:16,995 Now we can discuss what on earth you could possibly be thinking. 779 00:40:17,229 --> 00:40:18,944 Don't forget the ice. 780 00:40:35,179 --> 00:40:37,326 So you're sure we need this many cans? 781 00:40:37,512 --> 00:40:41,818 Yeah, you need enough for two coats, and touchups and little spots. 782 00:40:42,094 --> 00:40:43,684 No, I'm not sure. 783 00:40:44,509 --> 00:40:46,463 We got the paint, the brushes... 784 00:40:46,633 --> 00:40:49,859 the tarps, and all the other stuff the paint guy said we'd need. 785 00:40:50,090 --> 00:40:52,317 - So I guess we're ready. - Yes, we are. 786 00:40:52,506 --> 00:40:54,699 The only thing left to do is figure out when. 787 00:40:54,879 --> 00:40:56,107 - How about Friday? - Friday? 788 00:40:56,254 --> 00:40:59,129 You don't want this sitting around. I don't know if paint goes bad. 789 00:40:59,336 --> 00:41:02,211 But judging by the smell when it's fresh, rotten paint would be gross. 790 00:41:02,419 --> 00:41:04,268 Don't you have dinner with your folks on Friday? 791 00:41:04,292 --> 00:41:07,246 Yeah, but I can get out early for a special occasion. 792 00:41:07,457 --> 00:41:09,128 - Friday it is. - Good. 793 00:41:12,997 --> 00:41:14,792 - Hey. - Hey, you. 794 00:41:14,996 --> 00:41:18,063 - Jeez, you think you got enough paint? - I know, I tried to tell him. 795 00:41:18,286 --> 00:41:20,842 - So dinner. Thoughts? - Let's have some. 796 00:41:21,035 --> 00:41:22,395 - How about Chinese? - Sounds good. 797 00:41:22,535 --> 00:41:24,415 I need to stop at the market and get some fruit. 798 00:41:24,575 --> 00:41:26,449 - Why? - I think I'm getting scurvy. 799 00:41:26,616 --> 00:41:27,650 - Really? - Yeah. 800 00:41:27,782 --> 00:41:30,816 That or a cold. But, either way, I need some fruit. 801 00:41:31,031 --> 00:41:32,428 [Engine revving] 802 00:41:34,363 --> 00:41:37,351 - Damn motorcycles. They're a scourge. - Yeah. 803 00:41:37,570 --> 00:41:40,876 They're loud. They're dangerous. We should ban them from town. 804 00:41:41,111 --> 00:41:42,667 Maybe we should set up barricades... 805 00:41:42,818 --> 00:41:45,932 and ban all unwelcome strangers from crossing the border. 806 00:41:46,149 --> 00:41:48,422 No, we couldn't do that. That would be illegal. 807 00:41:48,607 --> 00:41:51,482 - Darn laws. - Gotta get away from that noise. 808 00:41:54,063 --> 00:41:57,528 - Kill me and bury me with that bike. - What is it, a Harley? 809 00:41:57,770 --> 00:42:00,360 That is a 2000 Indian 80 horsepower... 810 00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:03,548 five-speed, close-ratio Andrews transmission. I wanna get one. 811 00:42:03,767 --> 00:42:04,801 - No. - Why not? 812 00:42:04,934 --> 00:42:06,410 - You'd die. - Oh, that. 813 00:42:12,389 --> 00:42:13,389 Hey. 814 00:42:14,680 --> 00:42:17,634 - Hi. - Nice shirt. Take it off. 815 00:42:22,009 --> 00:42:23,009 Christopher. 816 00:42:23,842 --> 00:42:24,910 Dad! 817 00:42:28,174 --> 00:42:31,321 - This is great! What are you doing here? - I'm here to see you. 818 00:42:31,547 --> 00:42:35,092 And your mom, who's not saying anything about as loud as a person can. 819 00:42:35,337 --> 00:42:37,053 - Hello. - A word. 820 00:42:37,295 --> 00:42:39,567 Perhaps there's a phrase in my future. 821 00:42:39,752 --> 00:42:41,820 Okay, why is that man staring at me? 822 00:42:42,001 --> 00:42:45,352 That's Taylor Doose. He owns the market. He knows all and sees all. 823 00:42:45,583 --> 00:42:49,014 So, what's with the just showing up, Mr. Spontaneity Guy? 824 00:42:49,249 --> 00:42:51,600 My folks are in Connecticut, so I'm here to see them. 825 00:42:51,789 --> 00:42:54,743 On the way I thought I'd stop by and surprise the Gilmore girls. 826 00:42:54,954 --> 00:42:56,068 Are you surprised? 827 00:42:56,204 --> 00:42:58,317 The teeniest feather could knock me in the gutter. 828 00:42:58,494 --> 00:43:00,721 Where would somebody find a place to stay here? 829 00:43:00,910 --> 00:43:02,784 - You're staying? - I'm thinking about it. 830 00:43:02,951 --> 00:43:04,587 - Stay with us. - Sweetie. 831 00:43:04,741 --> 00:43:05,981 I don't think your mom wants... 832 00:43:06,075 --> 00:43:08,540 No, it's not that. It's just that I'm still surprised. 833 00:43:08,740 --> 00:43:10,058 Mom, please? 834 00:43:11,656 --> 00:43:13,536 Why don't you stay with us for a couple of days? 835 00:43:13,571 --> 00:43:15,091 Thanks. You won't even know I'm there. 836 00:43:15,238 --> 00:43:17,067 - Hey, hop on. - Hop off. 837 00:43:18,152 --> 00:43:19,663 - Hop on. - Hop off. 838 00:43:20,235 --> 00:43:21,508 Lorelai. 839 00:43:24,525 --> 00:43:25,594 Hop on. 840 00:43:38,644 --> 00:43:39,644 Christopher.