I’ve seen this film quite a few times and do enjoy watching it. I love the songs and Dick Van Dyke’s accent wears on me a little less each time and I feel sorry for Mr Banks a little more each time. The painting holiday scene is way too long though - I remember it being shorter... Excited for the new one to come out next year.
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1x14, That Damn Donna Reed (2001) Rory mentions the title of a song in this film when talking about the Donna Reed show with Lorelai.
LORELAI: She's medicated.
RORY: And acting from a script.
LORELAI: Written by a man.
RORY: Well said, Sister Suffragette.
2x15, Lost and Found (2002) Taylor mentions the film while talking about collector plates.
LUKE: Collectible plates?
TAYLOR: Isn’t that a great idea? Elvis, The Beatles, Mary Poppins, all the greats. You can hang ‘em on the wall or you buy a little stand and set ‘em up on the coffee table.
LUKE: Okay, you need to get away from me now. At least a good arm swinging length away.
3x18, Happy Birthday, Baby (2003) Lorelai tells Rory that she wants Luke to sweep the chimney.
RORY: Mom.
LORELAI: What?
RORY: Luke cannot sweep our chimney.
LORELAI: Why not?
RORY: Because you need to be a chimney sweep to sweep a chimney.
LORELAI: Please. If Dick van Dyke can do it, so can Luke.
4x01, Ballrooms and Biscotti (2003) Luke alludes to Taylor dressing like Bert, telling him that he should have Mary Poppins and some cartoon penguins with him.
LUKE: A giant window! Right here! You can see my entire diner. And when I'm in my diner, I can see your whole stupid store.
TAYLOR: I don't understand why yours is a diner and mine is a stupid store.
LUKE: Look at this place! Look at you. All you need is six dancing penguins and Mary Poppins floating in the corner to bring back two of the worst hours of my childhood.
TAYLOR: I don't think you had a childhood.
4x14, The Incredible Sinking Lorelais (2004) Emily says that Lorelai needs a haircut
EMILY: Just be here and be on time, and get your hair cut. You looked like the bird lady from Mary Poppins the last time I saw you.
LORELAI: Well, Mom, I've been very busy lately.
EMILY: I don't care how busy you've been, Lorelai. If your hair looks a mess, it will be my fault, and I don't need that responsibility right now. I'll see you at noon.
4x15, Gilmore Girls: Scene in a Mall (2004) Trying to sound British, Lorelai says, "Sister suffragette; tuppence a bag."
LORELAI: It's just when I picture letter writing, I picture Charles Dickens.
LUKE: Charles Dickens wrote more letters than other people?
LORELAI: No, it's just I can easily picture him in his study with his dog and his pipe and his fancy feathered pen, writing [British accent] "Cheerio, old bean. Have a cup of tea. How's Big Ben? How's the Tower of London, Sister Suffragette? Tuppence a bag."
LUKE: Sounds like an idiot.
6x13, Friday Night's Alright for Fighting (2006) Lorelai pretends to speak as Emily, using a British accent and including the Mary Poppins phrase "spit-spot!"
RORY: Grandma said she was “into this”?
LORELAI: Well, you know, she didn't say it like that, but she said, [English accent] "oh! Dinner with Rory! "How delightful! Well, spit-spot. Alert the corgis."
RORY: Mom. .
6x16, Bridesmaids Revisited (2006) Christopher refers to Lorelai as "Mary Poppins" after babysitting Gigi
LORELAI: Hey.
CHRISTOPHER: Hi, Mary Poppins.
LORELAI: [Chuckles] Sorry, the place is a mess.
CHRISTOPHER: It's okay. I left my white gloves at home.
6x22, Partings (2006) Logan asks Rory if she's about to break into a chorus of "Chim-Chim-Cheree" and later calls her "Mary Poppins", both times making fun of her fake British accent.
LOGAN: You're gonna break into a chorus of " Chim chiminey " any minute.
RORY: Shush, now. None of that talk. Because tomorrow, brilliant things will happen, a new life, a new adventure. You like adventure, don't you, mate? Well, London is certainly the place for that, and we, frankly, would not be the fine chaps we claim to be if we did not send you off in a proper way, [Raises her voice] with the bash of a lifetime! [cheering from the party goers] Come on. Someone get this chap a pint. See if you can't be happy, at least you can be drunk.
LOGAN: Kiss me, Mary Poppins.
RORY: [Normal voice] Really I thought it was more Gwyneth Paltrow, "Shakespeare in love."
I’m not going to lie, it took me a bit to get into and two attempts at watching it - but once I broke the 25minute mark I got into the swing of it and thoroughly enjoyed.
Kate Hudson was brilliant, her acting impeccable, especially her ‘What kind of beer?’ line. Perfect emotion.
Philip Seymour Hoffman was also brilliant as always.
And it took the entire film to place Jeff as Earl Hickey!
Would recommend, 4 stars.
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3x18, Happy Birthday, Baby (2003) Jess rents the film to watch with Rory.
JESS: I got the video for tonight.
RORY: What’d you get?
JESS: Almost Famous.
RORY: No, not again.
JESS: I can’t help it, I’m addicted.
RORY: Fine, but if I’m going to spend two hours sitting there watching Kate Hudson commit suicide again, then we are ordering Indian food.
JESS: Oh, come on.
I think I just didn’t get it... I get it’s a comment on our society but just too much going on and I felt like it was trying too hard to be weird and edgey. Just not my thing soz!
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3x18, Happy Birthday, Baby (2003) Rory says that Paris's description of her mother's cosmetic surgery sounds like something from the film.
PARIS: My parents return tomorrow. I think my mom’s bringing home a new face.
RORY: Really?
PARIS: There’s a doctor in France who injects some kind of gel into your head and then molds it to give you better cheekbones.
RORY: You are kidding me.
PARIS: She has to sleep on her back for a month, otherwise her face will flatten like a crepe.
RORY: Oh my God, it’s Brazil.
Interesting film, weird... I feel like I was missing something like my film intellect wasn’t high enough nor would ever be high enough for this film. Almost like it was trying too hard. That being said it did keep my attention and for some reason I couldn’t stop watching.
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3x17, A Tale of Poes and Fire (2003) Lorelai quotes the film, then explains the reference to Luke.
LUKE: Well, go home.
LORELAI: Home? I have no home. Hunted, despised.
LUKE: What?
LORELAI: It's from Ed Wood, the movie.
3x18, Happy Birthday, Baby (2003) Rory talks about she and Jess renting the film the night before.
JESS: Oh, come on.
RORY: Hey, last night when we watched Ed Wood we got burgers like you wanted to.
JESS: Okay, fine – tonight, Indian food, but tomorrow, Saturday Night Fever and Thai food.
