A-Tisket, A-Tasket is the 13th episode of Season 2 of Gilmore Girls.
Synopsis[]
Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) prepare lunches for the Stars Hollow picnic-basket auction, and Rory's repast triggers a bidding war between Dean (Jared Padalecki) and Jess (Milo Ventimiglia). Meanwhile, Sookie (Melissa McCarthy) dines with Jackson (Jackson Douglas), who makes a surprising suggestion.
Plot[]
The annual Stars Hollow charity picnic basket lunch auction sparks controversies among couples throughout town. Jess outbids Dean for Rory's basket, causing Dean and Rory to quarrel when Rory abides by tradition and shares the lunch date with Jess. Jackson refuses to bid on Sookie's basket after she leads him to believe that she does not want to move in with him. Luke comes to Lorelai's rescue, after much of Lorelai’s pleads, bids on her basket, and feeds them both at the diner after Miss Patty sets Lorelai up with a trio of unsuitable bidders. Henry tires of the end runs around Mrs. Kim, and calls it quits with Lane. Rory and Jess hit it off at lunch and Jess leaves with a secret souvenir—the bracelet that Dean gave Rory for her 16th birthday. He picks it up and holds on to after Rory dropped it. Sookie and Jackson work things out so well that he proposes and she accepts. Lorelai and Rory quarrel when Rory finds out that her mother lent a sympathetic ear to Dean's concerns about Jess. After Emily agrees with her daughter's distrust of Jess, Lorelai realizes that Rory is a good judge of character, and apologises.
Starring[]
- Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
- Keiko Agena as Lane Kim
- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
- Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester
- Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano
- and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
- Recurring cast
- Liz Torres as Miss Patty
- Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kim
- Michael Winters as Taylor Doose
- Jackson Douglas as Jackson Belleville
- Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason
- Guest starring
- Eddie Shin as Henry Cho
- Co-Starring
- Mike Gandolfi as Andrew
- Kelvin Yu as Cousin David
- Darren Kennedy as Guy #1
- Leo Marks as Guy #2
- Shawn Michael Patrick as Guy #3
Quotes[]
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- It’s quaint, isn't it? The women get to make a nice lunch basket. The men get to bid on it. And the world rotates backwards on its axis
- —Lorelai to Rory
Trivia[]
- Henry ends things with Lane.
- Sookie and Jackson get engaged.
- Dean is further enraged by Rory's obvious interest in Jess.
- Mrs. Kim tells Lane that she has her rules about Lane dating so that Lane does not get hurt because she is just a young girl.
- CONTINUITY
- Aris Alvarado does not portray the Caesar who is left in charge of the diner while Luke bids on Lorelai's basket.
- ALLUSIONS
- The title refers to the 19th century nursery rhyme:
- A-tisket a-tasket
- A green and yellow basket
- I wrote a letter to my friend
- And on the way I dropped it,
- I dropped it, I dropped it,
- And on the way I dropped it.
- A little boy he picked it up
- And put it in his pocket.
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Gilmorisms[]
LITERATURE
- The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman
- The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
- Ernest Hemingway, general author reference
FILM
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
- From Here to Eternity
- Sunset Boulevard
- Sabrina
- Stalag 17
- Ghostbusters
- Julia
POP CULTURE
- Lorelai – So, I've decided I'm saving myself for William Holden
- Lorelai – Ugh, every great relationship has its obstacles. You'd know that if you weren't dating Andy Hardy
- Lorelai – I have to go call Patty and stop the forced mating process. I feel like Ling-Ling the panda bear
- Jess – Well, it's no Lenny Bruce routine but it has its moments
- Jess – Excuse me, Edgar Bergen, I'd like Charlie McCarthy to answer now
- Dean – Sorry, I'd do a silly walk, but I'm not feeling very John Cleese right now
- Lorelai – You do. One with a couch and a deep knowledge of Freud
- Lorelai – I'm totally into Dungeons & Dragons
- Jess – Ayn Rand is a political nut
- Lorelai – I'm not taking sides. I'm Swiss, babe
- Lorelai – He seems cool because he’s got this dangerous vibe and this problem with authority and he’s seen a lot of Sylvester Stallone movies