The Hobbit, The Sofa and Digger Stiles

The Hobbit, the Sofa,and Digger Stiles
Season	4
Episode	3
INFO
Airdate	7 October 2003
Written by	Amy Sherman-Palladino
Directed by	Matthew Diamond
EPISODES
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My grandmother broke into our room and furnished it

—Rory to Tana

The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles is the 3rd episode of Season 4 of Gilmore Girls.

Synopsis

To offset expenses for their new inn, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Sookie (Melissa McCarthy) become caterers. Their first gig: a "Lord of the Rings" kids' party. At Yale, Rory (Alexis Bledel) returns from class to find that Emily (Kelly Bishop) has redecorated her suite; and Paris (Liza Weil) pesters Rory to throw their first party. Elsewhere, Richard (Edward Herrmann) mulls a business proposal from a surprising source.

Starring

Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James Keiko Agena as Lane Kim Liza Weil as Paris Geller Chris Eigeman as Jason Stiles and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore special appearance by Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore Recurring cast Jackson Douglas as Jackson Belleville Olivia Hack as Tana Schrick Katie Walder as Janet Billings Ethan Cohn as Glenn Babble Guest starring Shelly Cole as Madeline Lynn Teal Redmann as Louise Grant Nicole Garza as Kick Natalie Garza as Mickey

Co-Starring Wayne Wilcox as Marty Margaret Easley as Helen Thompson Hayden Tank as Riley James Tristan Jarred as Redmond James Cody Estes as Roger Ashley Lauren Cunningham as Jill Victoria Justice as Jill #2 Jolean Wejbe as Marcie Jordan Orr as Aaron Thompson Smith Cho as Girl One Justin Willman as T.A. Jansen Wright as Drunk Guy

Quotes

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Take heart in knowing that when it comes to controlling a person, my mother targeted my soul, my independence, and my entire future, and at least with you, she threw in an ottoman

—Lorelai to Rory

Trivia

• Lorelai wears glasses in this episode which she does a few times in the series.
• In the context of the expensive furniture gifted to her by her grandma, Rory states she feels like she's at "Uday's house". Uday Hussein would be dead by the time this episode airs.
• The red shirt Lorelai wears in the kitchen says "Love the one your with"; the "you're" is misspelled.
• First appearance of Katie Walder as Janet Billings.

Music

don't mug yourself | THE STREETS

party

i do rock | TIM CURRY

party

Photos

Screenshots

Official

Gilmorisms

MUSIC

• Pink Floyd, Mariah Carey

LITERATURE

• Atonement by Ian McEwan
• Haiku, Volume 2: Spring by R.H. Blyth

FILM

• Lord of the Rings trilogy
• Mommie Dearest

POP CULTURE

Rory – I feel like I'm at Uday's house.

Paris – There's a party and if you open your door you get to be part of it, but Rory won't open the door because she's too busy being Heidi's grandfather!

Rory – I'm rooming with a Stephen King novel.

Lorelai — These kids; not the Romanov kids.

Louise – Right now, he's totally freaked that The Simpsons are gonna be off the air by the time he graduates.

Paris – I know. What's with the Gabor sisters?

Paris – Tana's a freak, so she'll be in the John Nash group.