#r1x16

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Episode 1x16 - Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers

Bambi (1942) 2x12, 2x22, 3x14, 3x22, 5x06 and 5x19

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) 2x13

Christine (1983)

Gone with the Wind (1939) 1x09, 2x11, 3x14, 5x07, 5x11 and 6x05

Lady and the Tramp (1955) 1x17

Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)

Misery (1990) 2x03 and 6x21

Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) 7x17

Full reviews and references below or by clicking on the title! Other episodes the film is also referenced in follows the title in italics.

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Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Date Watched: 20th November 2016

Referenced in: 1x16 and 1x17

Rating:  ★★★★☆

Love disney. This isn’t one of my faves by far but still good. Funny that the spag scene almost wasn’t kept in!

(Other GG Movies I’ve watched so far)

(Full references under the cut)

1x16, Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers (2001) Lorelai describes the spaghetti eating scene to Rory. The meatball is a running theme/joke throughout the episode also. LORELAI: Oh, well isn’t that romantic? RORY: I know! LORELAI: Wow, it’s gonna be just like Lady and the Tramp. You’ll share a plate of spaghetti, but it’ll just be one long strand, but you won’t realize it until you accidentally meet in the middle. And then, he’ll push a meatball towards you with his nose, and you’ll push it back with your nose, and then you’ll bring the meatball home and you’ll save it in the refrigerator for years and… RORY: Mom?

LORELAI: Bye honey, have fun. RORY: Okay. LORELAI: Don’t forget the meatball. LANE: The meatball? LORELAI: It’s a mother-daughter thing.

WAITERORY: One tiramisu, two forks, and uh, one meatball to go. RORY: Thank you. DEAN: You wanna explain the meatball? RORY: It’s a mother-daughter thing.

1x17, The Breakup: Part 2 (2001) Rory mentions she left the meatball, referencing the Lady and the Tramp scenario that she and Lorelai had discussed in the previous episode, in the car after her argument with Dean. RORY: We - we went to dinner and then we walked by the bonfire but it wasn’t lit so we went to this junkyard and we sat in this car and then - oh God! LORELAI: What? RORY: I forgot your meatball in the car. LORELAI: Oh honey, forget it. RORY: Oh I can’t believe I left your meatball in the car. LORELAI: Ok, ok, come on [as they sit on the couch] RORY: After I told the waiter to wrap it up and everything. And everyone was like ‘what do you want with one meatball?’ And I was like ‘It’s a mother/daughter thing.’ And I’m sure he thought I was nuts but he was so nice and he did it anyway and he uh, he brought one of those tin foil swans or duck or some kind of bird and - and then I left it in the car. LORELAI: Ok, forget about the meatball ok? Just tell me what happened.