Eight O'Clock at the Oasis is the 5th episode of Season 3 of Gilmore Girls.
Synopsis[]
Lorelai is attracted to a man, a son of high society, she meets at an auction, but her parents fear if Lorelai dates him her behaviour could jeopardise their own status. Meanwhile, Rory needs Jess's help when she has trouble turning off a neighbour's sprinkler system.
Starring[]
- Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
- Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard
- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
- Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano
- and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
- special appearance by
- Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore
- Guest starring
- Judy Geeson as Natalie Swope
- Jason Kravits as Dwight[1]
- Jon Hamm as Peyton Sanders
Trivia[]
- While on the phone with Peyton Sanders, Lorelai is voice-dubbed saying that he just got back "from Maui," while her lips appear to say "from Bali." This episode aired ten days after a car bomb attack in Bali left 202 dead and 209 injured.
- The book that Jess is reading when Rory runs into him is "Visions of Cody" by Jack Kerouac. (1993 Penguin edition.)
Locations[]
- Lorelai's House
- Independence Inn
- Luke's Diner
- Gilmore Mansion
- Dwight's House
Photos[]
Gilmorisms[]
LITERATURE
- Visions of Cody by Jack Kerouac (Jess is reading it at 38:03)
- Letters of Ayn Rand edited by Michael S. Berliner (Rory is reading it at 24:10)
- Marathon Man by William Goldman (Lorelai says "We're both in pain, deep pain, "Marathon Man" kind of pain at 41:56)
FILM
- MUSIC
- David Bowie
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
POP CULTURE
- Lorelai – No one asked for the Norton Critical Edition.
- Dwight – If I would have asked somebody back where I used to live to water my lawn, I would've gotten a much more HBO kind of answer.
- Lorelai – We called him Shamu.
- Lorelai – Apparently, Dwight's last home was Oz, and not as in The Wizard of.
- Lorelai – If we walk in there and his dead mother is sitting in a rocking chair, not a bit surprised.
- Lorelai – I love David Bowie, I would love to go…
- Rory – How come we don't have a tiki bar?
- Lorelai – We are not two wild and crazy guys.
- Lorelai – Pretend I'm Antonio Banderas.
- Doris – I should call Erin Brockovich to bring a lawsuit against your parents, you steaming lump of toxic waste!
- Rory – Damn you and your Unabomber tendencies!
- Jess – I like the new look. It's very Blue Crush.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ First and only appearance of Dwight