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* LazinessCallout: Rory directly calls Jess out on his DeliberateUnderperformance in school.



* {{Mismeasurement}}: Luke uses the excuse of accidentally adding triple the amount of cocao to a pan of brownies in order to stop by the Gilmore house; he figures Lorelai will like them because she has "superhuman chocolate tolerance." Some ArtisticLicense is taken with baking here, since cocoa powder isn't sweet, so unless he also added three times the amount of sugar, those brownies are incredibly bitter.

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* {{Mismeasurement}}: Luke uses the excuse of accidentally adding triple the amount of cocao cocoa to a pan of brownies in order to stop by the Gilmore house; he figures Lorelai will like them because she has "superhuman chocolate tolerance." Some ArtisticLicense is taken with baking here, since cocoa powder isn't sweet, so unless he also added three times the amount of sugar, those brownies are incredibly bitter.
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* BrutalHonesty: When Rory says she wants to be a foreign correspondent, Jess can't hide his surprise and is the first person close to her to actually question the goal, asking if it might be "a little too rough."
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* NoodleIncident: We never do find out where Jess is hiding 500 baseballs.

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* NoodleIncident: We never do find out where Jess is hiding 500 baseballs. Or his thoughts on how Music/{{Coldplay}} could be considered an alternative band.
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* AppleForTeacher: Jess uses StageMagic to make one appear for Rory when she arrives to tutor him. It meets a NoSell, but Rory's expression is secretly charmed once she sends him upstairs for his books.
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** But not Creator/AkiraKurosawa and Film/SevenSamurai.

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** But not Creator/AkiraKurosawa and Film/SevenSamurai.''Film/SevenSamurai''.



** Kirk's shorts are inspired less by Film/{{Babe}} and more by ''Babe 2''.

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** Kirk's shorts are inspired less by Film/{{Babe}} ''Film/{{Babe}}'' and more by ''Babe 2''.
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* ParentalHypocrisy: Lorelai's reaction to Jess and Rory's accident comes off as this when a throwaway line from a [[Recap/GilmoreGirlsS01E15 season one episode]] reminds the audience that Christopher crashed his Porsche driving deliberately recklessly two hours after he got it for his 16th birthday, and she was in the passenger seat "having a blast."
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** Luke knocks on the door of the Gilmore house, and Lorelai exclaims it must be "Creator/PaulineKael back from the dead." She greets him with "Pauline!" much to his confusion.

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* HiddenDepths: Subverted with Kirk, who says in his soul he is Akira Kurosawa, but was getting him mixed up with Asaad Kelada.

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* HiddenDepths: HiddenDepths:
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Subverted with Kirk, who says in his soul he is Akira Kurosawa, but was getting him mixed up with Asaad Kelada.Kelada.
** The car crash is caused by Jess swerving to avoid an animal in the road.

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* RefugeInAudacity: Rory wants Jess to concentrate on homework, but he says he's too busy prying into her personal life.

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* RefugeInAudacity: RefugeInAudacity:
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Rory wants Jess to concentrate on homework, but he says he's too busy prying into her personal life.life.
** Later, he tells Rory he will help her in her dream to be an overseas correspondent by having her stand in the middle of the road while he drives towards her screaming in a foreign language. Rory points out he'd need to learn a foreign language first.
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** Rory has CDs of Creator/StanFreberg, Music/{{Ash}} and Music/SineadOConnor for her "sick bed".

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** Rory has CDs [=CDs=] of Creator/StanFreberg, Music/{{Ash}} and Music/SineadOConnor for her "sick bed".
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** An episode-length one to Literature/TheYearling.
** Film/TheWizardOfOz, Film/TheSting, Film/{{Rocky}}, Film/CrimesAndMisdemeanors, Film/{{Arthur 1981}}, and Film/SophiesChoice are all considered as alternatives to ''The Yearling''.
** Series/TheSingingDetective, too, despite not being a movie.
** As is Film/CabinBoy.
** And Film/DesperatelySeekingSusan to avoid a topic.

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** An episode-length one to Literature/TheYearling.
''Literature/TheYearling.''
** Film/TheWizardOfOz, Film/TheSting, Film/{{Rocky}}, Film/CrimesAndMisdemeanors, Film/{{Arthur 1981}}, ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', ''Film/TheSting'', ''Film/{{Rocky}}'', ''Film/CrimesAndMisdemeanors'', ''Film/{{Arthur 1981}}'', and Film/SophiesChoice ''Film/SophiesChoice'' are all considered as alternatives to ''The Yearling''.
** Series/TheSingingDetective, ''Series/TheSingingDetective'', too, despite not being a movie.
** As is Film/CabinBoy.
''Film/CabinBoy''.
** And Film/DesperatelySeekingSusan ''Film/DesperatelySeekingSusan'' to avoid a topic.



** Rory has cd's of Creator/StanFreberg, Music/{{Ash}} and Music/SineadOConnor for her "sick bed".

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** Rory has cd's CDs of Creator/StanFreberg, Music/{{Ash}} and Music/SineadOConnor for her "sick bed".

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** Jess makes margin notes in Literature/SlaughterhouseFive.
** Film/{{Fletch}} and Film/UrbanCowboy right before they learn that there's a list to puck from.
** Lorelai figures out how Film/SnowDogs was made.
** Jess is reading Literature/SlaughterhouseFive by Creator/KurtVonnegut.

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** Jess makes margin notes in Literature/SlaughterhouseFive.
''Literature/SlaughterhouseFive.''
** Film/{{Fletch}} ''Film/{{Fletch}}'' and Film/UrbanCowboy ''Film/UrbanCowboy'' right before they learn that there's a list to puck from.
** Lorelai figures out how Film/SnowDogs ''Film/SnowDogs'' was made.
** Jess is reading Literature/SlaughterhouseFive by Creator/KurtVonnegut.
made.



** ''Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk'' is Jess's GeniusBookclub book this week.
** Instead of notes about Creator/{{Shakespeare}}, Jess write down the words to "Guns of Brixton" by Music/TheClash.

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** ''Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk'' is Jess's GeniusBookclub GeniusBookClub book this week.
** Instead of notes about Creator/{{Shakespeare}}, Jess write writes down the words to "Guns of Brixton" by Music/TheClash.



** Rory agrees to get ice cream if she can read Theatre/{{Othello}} in the car.

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** Rory agrees to get ice cream if she can read Theatre/{{Othello}} ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' in the car.



** Lorelai threatens to do a reenactment of Creator/ShirleyMacLaine's character's meltdown in Film/TermsOfEndearment.

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** Lorelai threatens to do a reenactment of Creator/ShirleyMacLaine's character's meltdown in Film/TermsOfEndearment.''Film/TermsOfEndearment''.

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** The episode title is a pun on ''Film/LoveMeTonight''.
*** More likely, the title is a reference to the song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqWS9wCZlDE&ab_channel=FrankSinatra-Topic Teach Me Tonight,]]" which fits more with the theme of the episode.

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** The episode title is a pun on ''Film/LoveMeTonight''.
*** More likely, the
title is a reference to the song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqWS9wCZlDE&ab_channel=FrankSinatra-Topic Teach Me Tonight,]]" which fits more with the theme of the episode.Tonight,]] made famous by Music/FrankSinatra.



** Instead of notes about Creator/{{Shakespeare}}, Jess write down the words to a Music/TheClash song.

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** Instead of notes about Creator/{{Shakespeare}}, Jess write down the words to a Music/TheClash song."Guns of Brixton" by Music/TheClash.



** Kirk's shortfilm has him dance to ''White Lines (Don't Do This)'' by Melle Mel.

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** Kirk's shortfilm has him dance to ''White "White Lines (Don't Do This)'' This)" by Melle Mel.
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* {{Lampshadehanging}}: Kirk mentions how much he enjoys his many jobs.

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* {{Lampshadehanging}}: LampshadeHanging: Kirk mentions how much he enjoys his many jobs.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Pretty much Rory and Jess's entire conversation in the car is about Rory's belief that Jess could do more with his life than what he is currently doing. He is skeptical.
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* ParenthicalSwearing: Lorelai says goodbye to Jess, and Jess says "ma'am" that oozes with how patronizing it is.

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* ParenthicalSwearing: ParentheticalSwearing: Lorelai says goodbye to Jess, and Jess says "ma'am" that oozes with how patronizing it is.patronizingly responds "ma'am."
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* ParenthicalSwearing: Lorelai says goodbye to Jess, and Jess says "ma'am" that oozes with how patronizing it is.
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* ByNoIMeanYes: Jess offers to lend Rory ''"Please Kill Me: An Oral History of Punk Movement,"'' and Rory threatens to leave if he keeps trying to distract from tutoring. Then adds that yes, she would like to borrow it, thank you.

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* ByNoIMeanYes: Jess offers to lend Rory ''"Please Kill Me: An Oral History of Punk Movement,"'' a book on the punk movement, and Rory threatens to leave if he keeps trying to distract from tutoring. Then adds that yes, she would like to borrow it, thank you.



** ''Please Kill Me: Oral History of the Punk Movement'' is Jess's GeniusBookclub book this week.

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** ''Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of the Punk Movement'' Punk'' is Jess's GeniusBookclub book this week.
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* ByNoIMeanYes: Jess offers to lend Rory ''"Please Kill Me: An Oral History of Punk Movement,"'' and Rory threatens to leave if he keeps trying to distract from tutoring. Then adds that yes, she would like to borrow it, thank you.
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* HeldBackInSchool: Jess it at risk of having to repeat his junior year, and Luke is concerned he's going to be the "kid in the back of the room with a beard and a racing form babbling incoherently about Steely Dan" if he doesn't start taking school more seriously.
-->'''Jess:''' Steely Dan?
-->'''Luke:''' The group may change, the freak in the back never does.

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