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Why doesn't she get rid of it?
—Straub about Rory

Dear Emily and Richard is the 13th episode of Season 3 of Gilmore Girls.

Synopsis[]

When Sherry (Mädchen Amick) goes into labor and asks Rory (Alexis Bledel) to be with her at the hospital, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) is reminded of the day Rory was born. Flashbacks tell the story of 16-year-old Lorelai (guest star Chelsea Brummet) as she learns she is pregnant, decides not to marry Christopher (guest star Phillip Glenn Van Dyke), and ultimately leaves home with her new baby.

Starring[]

Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
Keiko Agena as Lane Kim
Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard
Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
Liza Weil as Paris Geller
Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester
Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano
Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason
and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
special appearance by
Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore
Special Guest Star
Mädchen Amick as Sherry Tinsdale
Recurring cast
Liz Torres as Miss Patty
David Sutcliffe as Christopher Hayden
Shelly Cole as Madeline Lynn
Teal Redmann as Louise Grant
Guest starring
Tricia O'Kelley as Nicole Leahy
Peter Michael Goetz as Straub Hayden
Cristine Rose as Francine Hayden
Chelsea Brummet as Teen Lorelai
Phillip Glen Van Dyke as Teen Christopher
Biff Yeager as Tom
Cynthia Ettinger as Maureen Rollins

Quotes[]

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Dean – I gotta place an order
Jess – Talk into the clown
Dean – I am
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Chris – It's okay, it sounds okay
Lorelai – What sounds okay?
Chris – You know, working for your dad, living here. It sounds okay
Lorelai – Chris, no! What about Europe? What about sleeping on a bench in Paris?
Chris – I can't do that now, I have to get a job
—Teens Lorelai & Chris
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You can't just change the plans. The plans came over on the Mayflower
—Lorelai to Chris

Trivia[]

  • Lorelai drove herself to the hospital illegally.
    • Emily yelled at Lorelai while she was in labor.
  • Straub is emotionally abusive to his wife, Francine. He suggested that Lorelai have an abortion.
    • Francine suggested sending Lorelai away.
  • Jess tries to leave the diner to give Nicole and Luke some 'alone time'.
  • Lorelai sings 'Easter Parade'

Backstage[]

  • Chris Pine auditioned to play Teen Christopher.[1]

Errors[]

  • Rory makes copies before faxing papers for Sherry. When you fax something, it doesn't use the one you have, meaning you could use one copy to fax the same thing 10 times.

Music[]

99 luftballons | NENA
teen lorelai at the hosital

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Gilmorisms[]

LITERATURE

  • Europe Through the Backdoor by Rick Steves
  • The Rough Guide to Europe by Various Authors
  • Moby Dick by Herman Melville

FILM

POP CULTURE

Lorelai – Oh no, it's raining in Spain! But since the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain...
Lane – He's worse than my mother at the Glory of Easter T-shirt stand.
Lorelai – I wonder if Laura Mercier makes Demerol?
Lorelai – You need to learn that there are gonna be times in your life where you have to do ridiculous things for money. If you're Adrian Zmed, that includes everything that ever happens in your whole career.
Lorelai – These are Paris and Nicky Hilton kind of travel books.
Lorelai – We’re not staying at any place that wasn’t built for Napoleon III’s doctor or doesn’t have a Chagall in the bathroom.
Paris – I got copies for everyone, so let's leave the Barney's clearance sale re-enactment for another day.
Rory – In 90 tries, there wasn't one other picture that was good for the group and didn't have me looking like I'm in Cirque du Soleil?
Maureen – Listen, I have Graydon Carter on the other line.
Lorelai – Leloni, very exotic name.
Emily – She's from Honolulu.
Lorelai – Does she know Don Ho?
Emily – No.
LorelaiCharo?
Emily – No.
LorelaiC&H pure cane sugar dancers?
Lorelai – Who died and made you Sara Moulton?
Young Lorelai is watching Quincy, ME on TV when she goes into labor.
Lorelai – You need to tell me why you're sitting like that.
Sherry – Maureen told me that Howard Stern said that if you squat it makes the baby come out faster.
Lorelai – Okay, as long as you have a sane reason from a reliable source.
Young Lorelai – Can I bite you or pull your hair or use the Epilady on you? Because I really need to do something!

Notes and references[]

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