Gilmore-Isms Season 4

7/28/2019 Gilmore-Isms Season 4

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AMY SHERMAN-PALLADINO and DANIEL PALLADINO

“25, and then 30. . . and then 45 and then 50, until we

find all 59 and take back the square! Yeah!” - Reference to

Howard Dean’s uninhibited speech dur ing the 2004 Democratic

nomination campaign. (Ep. 18)

Adolphe Menjou - Popular silent film actor known for wearing

natty attire. (Ep. 14)

Adrian - Rocky’s girlfriend in the Rocky films. (Ep. 13)

Alfalfa and Darla - Characters from The Little Rascals

television series. Alfalfa spent much time courting Darla. (Ep. 2)

Daniel:“I am of the legion of fans who can quote Alf al fa ext en si ve ly.”

Alive - 1993 movie about a rugby team trying to survive the freezing

weather of the Andes after a plane crash. (Ep. 13)

Anna Nicole - Model and actress most famous for marrying

billionaire J. Howard Marshall when he was close

to ninety and she was in her twenties. After hisdeath, she went into a long court battle with

her husband’s son over the inheritance.

(Ep. 17)

Annie Leibowitz - Famous celebrity photographer

whose work regularly appears in Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair . (Ep.2)

Annie Sullivan - Teacher of the deaf and blind, her relationship with

Helen Keller was depicted in the film The Miracle Worker. (Ep. 20)

Aragorn - Heir to the throne of men in the

Lord of the Rings trilogy. (Ep. 22)

Arnold Palmer - Championship golfer. (Ep. 12)

Augustus Gloop - Bad rotund child fromWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. (Ep. 4)

Barry White - Singer with the unmistakable deep voice who topped

the music charts in the 70’s. (Ep. 2)

Blake Edwards - Film director and producer who worked with

Peter Sellers on the Pink Panther movies. (Ep. 22)

Blossom Dearie - Squeaky-voiced cabaret singer and pianist. (Ep. 21)

Braille Institute - Non-profit organization for the blind. (Ep. 4)

Brown Bunny - Controversial indie film directed by Vincent Gallo that

included a very graphic sex scene. (Ep. 8) Amy:“ Se ri ou sl y, how do you commen t on ‘Brown Bunny’? Wha t could I pos sibly say tha t Roger Ebert hasn’t already covered?”

Caiphas - High priest involved in the crucifixion of Christ.

(Ep. 7)

Capone - Reference to Al Capone, famed American

gangster of the 20’s and 30’s who

was arrested for income tax

evasion. (Ep. 8)



Carpenters songs - Popular 70’s musical group made up of siblings

Karen and Richard. They had a string of soft rock hits

including “Top of the World” and “Close to You.” (Ep. 14)

The Carringtons - Dysfunctional family from

the soap opera Dynasty . (Ep.19)

Casper - The friendliest ghost from the animated Casper series. (Ep. 17)

Clyde - Half of the infamous outlaw duo Bonnie and Clyde, who

committed murder and robbery during the Great Depression. (Ep. 11)

Cole Porter - Famed American composer known for popular songs

like “Night and Day” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” (Ep. 12)

Daria - Cynical MTV animated character. (Ep. 1)

Amy:“ And my role model.”

David Blaine - Street magician and stunt performer

who spent several days standing in a block of ice.

(Ep. 12)

Donna Summer - Earned the title of “Disco Queen” singing

hits like “Hot Stuff” and “Last Dance.” (Ep. 18)

Doobie Brothers - American rock band popular in the 70’s

for such hits as “Black Water” and “Takin’ It to the Streets.” (Ep. 12)

Doogie - Doogie Houser, M.D. was an 80’s

television series about a genius teenaged doctor.

(Ep. 2)

Dorf - Memorable Tim Conway character that golfed and was

part dork, part dwarf. (Ep. 18)

Eartha Kitt - Actress and singer best known for playing Catwoman

on the Batman television series in the 60’s. (Ep. 9)

Ebert - Noted film critic Roger Ebert, co-host of a television program

that critiques new releases, he also writes a review column

for the Chicago-Sun Times . (Ep.8)

Ebola - Named for a river in Congo (formerly Zaire),

this virus is severe and often fatal in humans. (Ep. 12)

Fagin - Character in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist , who is the leader

of a group of boy thieves. (Ep. 17)

Farrah on Letterman - Reference to Farrah Fawcett’s infamous 1997

appearance on The Late Show . Her behavior was unaccountably bizarre.

(Ep. 22) Amy:“The craziest event to take place on television until the Tom Cruise ‘I will jump on this couch cause I’m dating Joey from Dawson’s Creek’ incident of 2005.”

Fatso - 1980 film about an overweight man who has a

hard time getting motivated to lose weight until he falls in love.

(Ep. 20) Amy:“The funniest movie ever! Ever !!! ”

Foreigner - Middle of the road rock group whose songs included

“Cold as Ice”and “I Want to Know What Love Is.” (Ep. 12)

Frances Farmer - Film actress whose questionable behavior put her

in and out of mental institutions. (Ep. 13)



“get medieval on their ass”- Line from the film Pulp Fiction.

(Ep. 18)

GI Jane - 1997 movie starring Demi Moore as the head-shaved

first female Navy SEALS trainee. (Ep.4)

Gravlax - Raw, thinly sliced cured salmon. (Ep. 3 )

Grey Gardens - 1975 documentary about a reclusive and eccentric

mother and daughter holed up in a mansion in East Hampton. (Ep. 5)

Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo - First names of the

Marx Brothers, a comedic troupe who performed on

vaudeville stages and in film. (Ep. 18)

Hans Christian Andersen - Danish author in

the 1800’s whose work is the basis for many

modern fairy tales, including The Ugly Duckling

and The Little Mermaid. (Ep. 6)

Hare Krishnas - Members of a religious sect easily recognized by

their colorful robes and chants. (Ep. 2)

Harry Chapin - Singer-songwriter known for his melancholy

hit about a father and son,“Cat’s in the Cradle.” (Ep. 18)

Hart to Hart - Television series about a wealthy husband and wife

who play detective. (Ep. 11)

Hayley Mills - Played twins in The Parent Trap – a movie about

sisters trying to bring their parents back together. (Ep. 22)

Heidi’s grandfather - Classic story of a girl sent to live in the

mountains with her reclusive grandfather. (Ep. 3)

Henry Box Brown - Plantation slave who escaped

to freedom in the North by shipping himself in a

3´ x 2´ box. (Ep. 2)

Hogan’s Heroes - Television sitcom of the late

60’s that was set in a German POW camp during WWII. (Ep. 15)

Iran in ’79 - Iranian militants took U.S. embassy employees in

Tehran hostage in 1979. (Ep.1)

Jack LaLanne - Bodybuilder and well-known fitness expert. He spent

years on television giving fitness instruction. (Ep. 21) Daniel:“In my hou se growing up, we watched Jac k LaLann e a lot . We nev er exer ci se d -- we ju st watched.”

James Spader / Pretty in Pink - Spader plays a rich, smarmy brat

in this 80’s teen flick. (Ep. 22)

Jayson Blair - New York Times reporter caught plagiarizing and

subsequently forced off the paper. (Ep. 16)

Jethro Tull - Progressive English rock band of the 60’s, considered

passe by boys Jess’s age. (Ep. 20)

Jim Morrison - Lead singer of The Doors

who is buried in the Pere LaChaise cemetery

in Paris. (Ep. 1)



Joan Crawford - Award-winning actress with

a reputation for being difficult. The book

and movie Mommie Dearest are based

on Crawford’s shortcomings as

a mother. (Ep. 21)

John Ashcroft - Over-reaching Attorney General during George

W. Bush’s first term. (Ep. 7)

John Nash - Brilliant mathematician who suffered from paranoid

schizophrenia and was the inspiration for the 2001 film

A Beautiful Mind. (Ep. 3)

Joy Division - Late 70’s post punk band. Later morphed into

New Order following singer Ian Curtis’s death. (Ep. 15)

Keith Richards at Altamont - Guitarist for the Rolling Stones ,

performed at an infamous free concert in Altamont, CA, marred by

violence between concert goers and the Hell’s Angels. (Ep. 2)

Kids in the Hall - Canadian sketch comedy group with an 80’s-90’s

television series of the same name. Kids member Bruce McCulloch

has guested on Gilmore Girls . (Ep. 14)

Kofi Annan - Secretary of the United Nations, known for

his astute diplomacy. (Ep. 19)

Kraftwerk - German electro-pop group credited with the growing

interest and development of electronic music. (Ep. 11)

The L Word - Television series about the lives of a group of lesbians.

(Ep. 15)

The Lords of Flatbush - Movie about greasers (50’s gang members

with greased hair and leather jackets) starring Sylvester Stallone

and Henry Winkler. (Ep. 20)

Lou Ferrigno - Bodybuilder and actor who played

The Incredible Hulk on the television series. (Ep. 14)

Madeleine Albright - Nominated by President Clinton

and the highest-ranking woman in the history of the

U.S. Government when she was sworn in as the 64th

Secretary of State in 1997. (Ep. 11)

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - Popularizer of Transcendental Meditation

around the world. (Ep. 8)

Matchbox Twenty - Much-mocked rock band led by

singer Rob Thomas. (Ep. 19)

Maxim - Magazine for young men, always featuring a scantily clad

woman on the cover. (Ep. 17)

Mel - The grumpy owner and cook at Mel’s Diner in the television

series Alice. (Ep. 5)

Metrosexual - Newly coined phrase used to describe a heterosexual

male with good fashion sense. (Ep. 18)

Ming Dynasty - Ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, the emperors

of the Ming Dynasty were members of the Zhu family. (Ep. 12)

Mommie Dearest - 1981 movie starring Faye Dunaway as

Joan Crawford – the screen legend and abusive mother. (Ep. 3)



Mrs. Robinson - Character in the 1967 film The Graduate.

Mrs. Robinson is a married woman who seduces a much younger

man. (Ep. 12)

Mummenschanz - Pantomime group from Switzerland that

makes use of surreal masks and props. (Ep. 15)

Nag Hammadi - In the 1940’s an important collection

of ancient texts dealing with the gospels was found

near Nag Hammadi in Egypt. (Ep. 13)

National Velvet - 1944 Elizabeth Taylor movie about

a young equestrian named Velvet who hopes to win

England’s greatest racing event, the Grand National.

(Ep. 5)

New Zoo Review - 1972 television series for

kids.(Ep.8)

Norman Rockwell - Beloved artist whose sweet depictions

of American life appeared on the covers of The Saturday

Evening Post . (Ep.7)

Owsley - Potent form of LSD, named after its manufacturer in

San Francisco. (Ep. 8)

Pat Summerall - Famed football play-by-play

announcer. (Ep. 2)

Persis Khambatta - Actress who played the bald Lt. Ilia in

the 1979 Star Trek movie. (Ep. 4)

Petticoat Junction - 60’s television series centered around the goings-on

at the Shady Rest Hotel and its colorful country characters. (Ep. 18)

Pink Floyd - Classic rock and roll band formed in the 60’s, best known

for the albums Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall . (Ep.7)

Daniel:“The cover photo of the band’s al bum ‘Wish You We re Here’ was pho tog raphe d at Warner Bro s. St ud io s, wh er e ‘Gilmore Girls’ is shot.”

Pop locked - A style of dance, spin-off of break dancing. (Ep. 22)

Amy:“Oh Shabba doo and Boogaloo Shrimp, where are you now?We need you so.”

Prog rock - Short for progressive rock, featuring a combination of musical

elements (classical, jazz, etc.) and occasionally over-wrought structures.

(Ep. 11) Daniel:“I hid the fact for yea rs bu t there’s no d enying i t --I love progressive r ock ! Long live ‘Gentle Giant,’ ‘Van der Graaf’

an d ‘Tri um vira t ’! ”

Purim - Celebration commemorating the efforts of Queen Esther

to save the Jewish people from the tyrannical Haman. (Ep. 1)

Amy:“To me, Purim is the holiday of winning goldfish at a car niv al tha t are time re lea sed to die onc e you get them home so you can be emoti ona lly scarr ed by the ir dea th. I al so saw Wal ter Koeni g, St ar Tre k’s Ch ek ov, at a Purim Carni val, so Pur im is, to me, the Fes ti val of Dea th & Wal ter Koe nig.”

Quiet Riot - 80’s heavy metal band who gained fame from a remake

of Slade’s “Cum On Feel the Noize.” (Ep. 7)

Robert Downey Jr. - Actor who broke into a stranger’s house

thinking it was his own and fell asleep. (Ep. 13)



Rockefeller - One of the richest men of the 1800’s,

John D. Rockefeller was the founder of Standard Oil.

(Ep. 14)

Romanov kids - Children of Russian Tsar Nicholas II

and his wife Alexandra, granddaughter of Queen Victoria,

the kids were born into a life of incredible wealth and

luxury. (Ep. 3)

Roslyn Kind - Popular nightclub singer and little sister of

Barbra Streisand. (Ep. 22)

Salvador Dali - Surrealist painter of dream-like images,

the most recognizable being the melting watch.

(Ep. 8)

Sandinistas - Members of a leftist Nicaraguan political party, and

a Clash album. (Ep. 1)

Schleprock - Unfortunate teenage caveman character on the

animated series The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show. (Ep. 9)

Sharon - As in Ariel Sharon, the prominent military leader and

Prime Minister of Israel. (Ep. 8)

Shirley MacLaine - Oscar®-winning actress who is outspoken about

her belief in reincarnation. (Ep. 17)

Shriner hats - The Shriners is a men’s organization

whose members wear fezes and drive tiny cars in

local parades. (Ep. 17)

“Sk8er Boi” - Avril Lavigne’s annoyingly ubiquitous hit song

from the album Let Go . (Ep. 1)

The Sound of Music - Movie set in Austria starring

Julie Andrews as a nun-turned-nanny.

(Ep. 10)

Sputnik - Satellite launched by the USSR that

began the space race in 1957. (Ep.1)

Stations of the Cross - Fourteen sculptures found in

Catholic churches depicting Christ’s journey from sentencing to

his burial. (Ep. 8)

Stephen Glass - Reporter for The New Republic magazine whowas fired after it was discovered that over half of his stories

were in some degree fabricated. (Ep. 16)

The Strand - New York used bookstore that

claims to stock 16 miles of books. (Ep.1)

Daniel:“I usually buy about a mile of bo oks per v is it . I need help.”

Taxi Driver - 1976 movie

starring Robert De Niro as a New York cabby

slowly losing his sanity in what he perceives

to be a hopeless city. (Ep. 14)

Ted Knight - Silver-haired actor who played newscaster Ted Baxter

on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. (Ep. 4)



The Three Stooges - Popular slapstick comedy group made up of

brothers Moe, Larry, and Curly. (Ep. 6)

Timothy Leary - Psychologist who walked a fine line between

genius and insanity, he was outspoken about his belief in drug use

and spent some time dabbling in the occult. (Ep. 19)

Trigger - A.K.A. The Smartest Horse in the Movies.

He appeared in over 80 films - always playing a

horse named Trigger. (Ep. 6)

Toby from American Splendor - Reference

to chatty geek character in the movie based on the

writings of cartoonist Harvey Pekar. (Ep. 20)

Tolstoy - Genius Russian author of War and Peace and

Anna Karenina. (Ep. 12)

Tony Robbins - Well-known motivational speaker. (Ep. 18)

Valley of the Dolls -1966 best-selling novel

by Jacqueline Susann about the rise and

fall of three women in Hollywood.

(Ep. 9)

Village People - Disco group of the 70’s best known for their

use of costumes and their hit “YMCA.” (Ep. 15)

“What’s your damage, Heather?” - Referring to the

1989 cult movie Heathers about three cruel girls named Heather.

(Ep. 22)

“Winona in the Family” - Actress Winona Ryder was caught stealing

from Saks Fifth Avenue in 2001. (Ep. 16)

Witches of Eastwick - Novel and movie about

three witches who innocently conjure up a

mystery man to free them from their boredom.

(Ep. 11)

Wolfowitz - A Neo-Conservative U.S.

Deputy Secretary of Defense who was a leading proponent of the 2003

Iraq War and the architect of George W. Bush’s foreign policy.

(Ep. 12)

Woody Allen - American filmmaker once married to Mia Farrow

and now married to her adopted daughter, who is over thirty yearshis junior. (Ep. 10) Amy:“Yes , his view of family values might be

very di ffe rent tha n mine, but ‘Hannah and Her Sister s’ is one of the great es t movi es ever and I’ve watched it two hundr ed and fif ty tho usand times

ju st to make sur e.”

Woody - As in Guthrie, Depression-era

folk singer best known for the song

“This Land is Your Land.”

(Ep. 5)

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