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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.
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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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Gilmorisms[]
- MUSIC
- "Livin' On a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
- The Carpenters
- FILM
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.