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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[1]
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[1]
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[1]
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

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Official[]

Gilmorisms[]

MUSIC

LITERATURE

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

FILM

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.

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 First appearances of Jason Stiles, Marty and Rory's third roommate Janet