The Real Paul Anka

The Real Paul Anka
Season	6
Episode	18
INFO
Airdate	11 April 2006
Written by	Daniel Palladino
Directed by	Daniel Palladino
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I'm very proud of you. Of this, of what you're going for here

—Luke to Jess

The Real Paul Anka is the 18th episode of Season 6 of Gilmore Girls.

Synopsis

SHOWBIZ LEGEND PAUL ANKA GUEST STARS/RORY VISITS JESS IN PHILADELPHIA – Luke (Scott Patterson) travels with April (guest star Vanessa Marano) and her math team for their contest in Philadelphia, where he drops in on Jess (Milo Ventimiglia), whose new bookstore is having an open house; Rory (Alexis Bledel) also stops by for the grand opening after she and Logan (Matt Czuchry) have a fight and Logan leaves for a trip with his friends; and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) spots her parents (Edward Herrmann, Kelly Bishop) house hunting in Stars Hollow and tags along, making up stories to dissuade them from moving there. Paul Anka has a cameo.

Starring

Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore Scott Patterson as Luke Danes Keiko Agena as Lane Kim Liza Weil as Paris Geller Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason Matt Czuchry as Logan Huntzberger and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore special appearance by Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore Special Guest Stars Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY Paul Anka Guest starring Michael Winters as Taylor Doose Sally Struthers as Babette Dell Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kim Vanessa Marano as April Nardini Alan Loayza as Colin McRea Tanc Sade as Finn Aris Alvarado as Caesar Nick Holmes as Robert John Sloan as Matthew

Co-Starring Sean Smith as Mr. Munster Paul Messinger as Earl Julia Murphy Ehlers as Kelly Cathleen Kaelyn as Mrs. Moore Ray Auxais as Poet Darryl Gibson as Chris Savannah Stehlin as Cissy Hayley McFarland as Marcia Morgan Matzke as Sue Mikey Jolly as Frank Cameron Scher as Freddy Mia Bernardino as Singing Kid #1 Sarah Pardoe as Singing Kid #2 Taylor Parks as Singing Kid #3 J.T. Kubala as Singing Kid #4 Blaine Miller as Singing Kid #5

Quotes

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Lane – [comes out of nowhere] I'm not above bribing!

Lorelai – God, Lane don't sneak up on me like that

Lane – [waving money] It's all about the Hamiltons, baby!

— Wedding seamstressing

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April – You have a great face

Rory – Thanks, so do you

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Jess – I guess I'll call Matthew's poet and have him explain love to me, poets know all about it, right

Rory – They're supposed to

Trivia

• Even though Logan and Rory made up and are living together again, their relationship is still strained.
• Jess and Rory meet April.
• Emily tries to help Lorelai with her problems regarding Luke.
• April calls Luke, 'Dad', for the first time.
• Rory and Jess kiss, but immediately stop and part ways on friendly terms for good once she realizes she in love with Logan and was just trying to get back at him.
• Mrs. Kim gives Lorelai her wedding dress to alter for Lane.
• April and her class sing "The Elements" by Tom Lehrer.

Music

angst in my pants | THE SPARK

lorelai throws coffee on the cumbersome dress

Photos

The Real Paul Anka/Gallery

Gilmorisms

MUSIC

• Metallica

POP CULTURE

Caesar – Hey, day six, if your cell dies, is there a phone in Gettysburg I could reach you at?

Luke – Yeah, the one Grant used to call Lincoln – number's in the book.

Caesar – Oh, good. He's a funnyman today. He's Jerry Lewis.

April – And those are your fellow Grups.

Luke – The what?

April – Grown-ups. You never saw the original Star Trek.

Luke – Oh, yes. Grups. Yes, I did.

April – The one in the cords in our math teacher, Mr. Munster. Good guy, he's a little nerdy, likes to wow us with his Chris Rock impersonation. It's borderline racist.

Freddie – He's a liar, too. He says he was a Red Sox fan, but he didn't even know they traded Damon.

Luke – Really? He didn't know Damon was with the Yankees now?

Freddie – No.

Luke – You see Steinbrenner made him cut his hair?

Robert – Oh, my God. I'm not wearing my glasses.

Colin – They flew off when you did that impression of the old guy getting shot by Dick Cheney.

Matthew – We need a public place where the next De Kooning can run into the next Franz Kline and diss the next Jackson Pollock while the next Charlie Parker shoots up in the corner.

Lorelai – Can you say BTK?

Chris – And what was that whole part about desiring Golda Meir?

Jess – Please tell me that was symbolic.