Gilmore Girls Catchphrase Power

BuddyTV put together a list of “The 99 Greatest TV Catchphrases of All Time” including among those listed… can you guess it?!

HINT, it’s listed at #79. Did you guess right?!

Thanks Sylvia!

Lorelai & Lauren Graham Love George Clooney

In ‘You’ve Been Gilmored‘, Rory complains about Lorelai’s love for George Clooney:

“Yeah, the story is you calling yourself Mrs. Clooney for two and a half hours.”

This is a fun piece of trivia because, in 2001, Lauren Graham appeared on Letterman and told a story about how she once had a fleeting thought that “George Clooney wants me.” Check out the story just under 6 minutes into the below interview:

Watch this episode of Gilmore Girls on TheWB.com here.

Passing of a Pop Culture Reference

This week, sad news that Rue McClanahan passed away. Rue was best known for her role of Blanche on that “other” GG, Golden Girls. April pointed out to me on Twitter that Gilmore Girls once made a reference to her, in Season 1′s ‘Rory’s Dance.

In the scene, Lane tries to convince Rory to take her “boyfriend,” Dean, to the dance. Rory insists that he’s her “gentleman caller”, not her boyfriend. To which Lane replies, “OK, Blanche.”

So, here passes another pop culture reference. RIP Rue.

Copper Boom!

In ‘The Lorelais’ First Day at Yale‘, we are introduced to a new pop culture phrase: “Copper Boom.” At the start of the episode, Rory is packing her makeup, asking herself “When did I become one of those girls with dozens of beauty products, none of which are expendable? It used to be a touch of mascara, dab of Coppertone, zip, bam, boom, out the door.” However, Lorelai heard “copper and boom,” which they then turn into their own catch phrase.

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Well, Lorelai makes it a catch phrase. Later, she says “Copper Boom”, saying it’s what Rory had said to her when she was trying to speed her up. Obviously that wasn’t what was being said, but now they have a phrase which means “to hurry up” or to “get to it.”. It’s even in the urban dictionary and there’s also a t-shirt designed around it!

Here’s the scene where Lorelai first uses the phrase:

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Have you ever said “copper boom”?

Watch this episode of Gilmore Girls on TheWB.com here.

Image: TheWB.com

Gilmore Girls in Quotable TV Quips

115459111v5_350x350_Front_Color-White.jpgEntertainment Weekly recently put out a list of “30 Endlessly Quotable TV Quips” which includes one of my Gilmore Girls favorites.

At #27 in the list is Lorelai Gilmore’s “Oy with the poodles already!”

The phrase originated in season 2, and it’s a phrase Gilmore Girls fans the world over have fallen in love with. Heck, there are even products dedicated to this quote!

Lauren Graham once admitted to having forgotten the quote, saying that she gets confused when fans come up to her saying it!

I know that I have said this quote a few times – have you?!

Thanks Michael! ; Image: CafePress

Gilmore Girls Trivia: What Luke Bought

Time for more Gilmore Girls trivia! First, the results from our last trivia question. Name a lip gloss flavor that was NOT in Lorelai’s purse in the pilot episode?

  • Cherry 150 – 40% of all votes
  • Toasted Marshmallow 62 – 17% of all votes
  • Strawberry 78 – 21% of all votes
  • Vanilla 83 – 22% of all votes
    Total Votes: 373

The correct answer is Cherry – the majority are right! When Rory asks for lip gloss, Lorelai pulls out her makeup bag saying:

"I have vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and toasted marshmallow"

When Rory asks if anything in there doesn’t resemble a breakfast cereal, Lorelai pulls out another bag with a lipgloss that has no smell but "changes colors with your mood."

Our next trivia question was provided by "tinkiepie":

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If you have questions you’d like featured on GilmoreGirlsNews.com, please send them to me (with some answer options) at arieanna@b5media.com

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Gilmore Girls 5.15 "Jews and Chinese Food"

Gilmore Girls 5.15 "Jews and Chinese Food"
Original Air Date: February 22, 2005 (Recap date: April 4, 2008)
Recap & Discussion

Discussion Questions:

  • Doesn’t Rory have an obligation for Friday dinners?
  • Why does Chris pretend like the entire incident at the vow renewal was a misunderstanding? How was it?
  • Why is Rory dense abut Marty?
  • Why does Luke want to know if Lorelai will be at the play, before deciding?
  • Was Luke being inconsiderate when he took the boat back?
  • Why did Rory go to so much trouble for her movie ‘hang out’ with Marty?
  • Do you think Michel has friends?
  • Was it right for Rory to kick out Doyle?
  • Why does Luke really get mad at Lorelai?
  • Was Logan’s mention of Marty being a waiter a way to express his jealousy or dislike?
  • Should Marty have been asked to pay at dinner?
  • What meaning did the "Do you love me?" song have for Luke and Lorelai?
  • Why did Marty decide to tell Rory how he felt? Could they still be friends?
  • Why does Logan use the window, not the door?
  • Is it out of character for Rory to be so forward? Did Marty’s confession have anything to do with that?
  • Was Logan’s last line a non-PG reference, or did he refer to exiting the window? And, if the former, is that appropriate for Gilmore Girls?

Gilmore Girls Episode Recap:

Lorelai has shown up to Yale at Rory’s dorm, and walks into a spat between Doyle and Paris over the status of their relationship – lovers? Or what? Lorelai runs to the safety of Rory’s room. The girls have plans for their own Friday night dinner. Before going, Paris tries to get Lorelai to be an anecdote in her paper, talking about loneliness and her break-up.

Rory and Lorelai are eating in the dining hall. Lorelai shares some Stars Hollow news, which includes info that Lorelai has signed up to do costumes for the elementary school production of Fiddler on the Roof. Rory is still worried about Lorelai, after the break-up with Luke. Lorelai’s new morning routine is to go to Weston’s.

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