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Richard – Trix, Lorelai is a grown woman
Trix – Ridiculous. This is a family. It is a family's responsibility to make sure that this doesn't happen. We have a reputation to uphold

The Incredible Shrinking Lorelais is the 14th episode of Season 4 of Gilmore Girls.

Synopsis[]

Mother and daughter play an endless game of phone tag, as Lorelai is overwhelmed by responsibilities at the inn and Rory struggles to keep up with her classes at Yale. In other developments, Gran (Marion Ross) visits and presides over an unpleasant dinner at Emily and Richard's; Lorelai gets bad news from her contractor; and Lane wears out her welcome at Yale.

Starring[]

Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
Keiko Agena as Lane Kim
Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard
Liza Weil as Paris Geller
Chris Eigeman as Jason Stiles
and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
special appearance by
Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore
Special Guest Star
Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester
Recurring cast
Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kim
Biff Yeager as Tom
Olivia Hack as Tana Schrick
Katie Walder as Janet Billings
Ethan Cohn as Glenn Babble
Guest starring
Thomas Redding as Professor Gilbert
Marion Ross as Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore
Co-Starring
Aaron Hill as Kleebold
Mike Henry as Ed
Patty Malcolm as Leanne
Sarah Zinsser as Delia

Quotes[]

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Lane – And maybe one day we'll live in a house made of cheese
Rory – I hope so
―Childhood plans
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Absolutely not, I am company. You do not answer the phone when you have company
—Gran to Lorelai
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Well, when you have my money to bail you out, taking risks isn't much of a problem, now, is it?
—Trix to Richard

Trivia[]

  • Richard and Trix have their first ever fight in front of Lorelai.
  • Trix declares that Richard would have lost his house, if it weren't for her giving him money when he made a bad investment at 27.
  • Rory gets a job swiping card as the dining hall at Yale.
  • Lane has to move out of Rory's dorm.
  • Lane gets her job at Luke's back
  • This is the first episode of Gilmore Girls in which Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham do not appear together. This would not happen again until the sixth season.
  • The episode is often mistitled "The Incredible Sinking Lorelais".

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Pop Culture

Paris – I should just tell her Asher Flemming's my man so she can compare her circa 1972 Lou Ferrigno with him.
Paris – Gandalf the Grey is still falling down it.
Lorelai – I get a phone call from a guy who sounds like a "Kids in the Hall" character telling me I have to get to the inn to okay a sink...
Trix – It makes you look like Adolphe Menjou.
Trix – Unless your partner is a Rockefeller, you are in serious financial trouble.