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- "That ain't me, is it?"
- —Luke to Lorelai
Dead Uncles and Vegetables is the 17th episode of Season 2 of Gilmore Girls.
Synopsis[]
Luke (Scott Patterson) struggles with trying to juggle plans for his uncle's funeral and his usual shifts at the diner, so Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) don their aprons to lend a hand at the restaurant. Meanwhile, a new farmer's market opens across the street from Doose's Market, sending Taylor (Michael Winters) into a tizzy.
Starring[]
- Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
- Keiko Agena as Lane Kim
- Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard
- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
- Liza Weil as Paris Geller
- Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester
- Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano
- and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
- special appearance by
- Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore
- Recurring cast
- Liz Torres as Miss Patty
- Michael Winters as Taylor Doose
- Jackson Douglas as Jackson Belleville
- Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason
- Sally Struthers as Babette Dell
- Guest starring
- Steve Eastin as Sy
- Dion Anderson as Burt
- Dave (Gruber) Allen as The Second Troubadour
- Grant Lee Phillips as Town Troubadour
- Co-Starring
- Mike Gandolfi as Andrew
- Andrea Sabesin as Lisa
- Pat Crawford Brown as Mrs. Cassini
- Marcia Ann Burrs as the Older Woman
- Brian McDonald as Reverend Hackett
- Ian Kerr as the Mortuary Worker
- James Moses Black as Patron #1
- Wendy Haines as Patron #2
Quotes[]
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- Emily – What do you think of the Romanovs?
- Luke – They probably had it coming
- Emily – A match made in heaven
- Luke – Don't you have wakes for people you like.
- Lorelai – I think it might be for you.
- Luke – Am I dead?
- Lorelai – Face it, Luke, people like you
- Luke – Shut up
- Lorelai – And with charm like that, how can they resist
- Rory – So you did do a little something
- Jess – I unlocked the door
- Rory – So that people could come in here and put this together. Nice
- Jess – Nice for them, not for me
- Rory – You facilitated it, you made it happen, so I guess that means that you’re officially part of our town now
- Jess – Hey, wait a minute –
- Rory – Welcome
- Jess – I am not part of this town
- Rory – See you for some tree planting over at the Arbor Day Festival, buddy
- Jess – Yeah, well maybe I can knock over a liquor store while everyone else is planting those stupid trees
- Rory – As long as it’s a liquor store in town, neighbor
- Michel — That fellow's on the phone from the restaurant
- Lorelai — Who?
- Michel — The flannel man with the protruding ankles
- Lorelai — Oh, Luke?
- Michel — I forgot his name from the desk to here, that's how memorable he is
- Michel — Ah, Lorelai, good, tell me about the nine rooms set aside here. There's no name anywhere that I can see, and no credit card to hold them. Mistake?
- Lorelai — No, it's for Luke
- Michel — For who?
- Lorelai — Luke from Luke's Diner
- Michel — Nine rooms for Luke from Luke's Diner?
- Lorelai — That's right
- Michel — French fry convention?
- Lorelai — No, just personal
- Michel — Milkshake symposium?
- Lorelai — No Michel, it's something personal and I'm vouching for him
- Michel — Soda pop seminar?
- Lorelai — Stop!
- Michel — Pickle party?
- Lorelai — He's got nine rooms, now stifle
- Taylor — But I've got turnips good ones, too. They're not as big as that crinite freak's turnips, but who needs bloated turnips? Mine are unassuming. I have nice, humble turnips
- Emily — I'll see you for dinner tonight, Lorelai. And Luke, I'm sure I'll see you again soon. What do you think of the Romanovs?
- Luke – They probably had it coming
- Emily — A match made in heaven
Trivia[]
- Luke's uncle, Louie Danes, was known around Stars Hollow as being quite a lively character.
- Lorelai and Luke attend Louie's funeral, the only two people there aside from the minister.
- The town gathers at Luke's for the wake, telling stories about Uncle Louie.
- Lorelai gets into 'diner talk'.
- A few more of the re-enactors are introduced: Sy and Burt.
- Emily's dream wedding for Lorelai would be a winter wedding inspired by the Romanovs. Lorelai in a silver sleigh, white roses.
- Rory and Jess have a very married couple vibe this episode.
- Both the Stars Hollow and the former competitor to be town troubadour appear, the latter to sell fresh vegetables, much to Taylor's dismay.
Music[]
- wake me up before you go-go (cover) | GRANT LEE PHILLIPS
Photos[]
Gilmorisms[]
LITERATURE
- Memoirs of General T. Sherman by William Tecumseh Sherman
FILM
POP CULTURE
- Lorelai – (to Luke) But your re-enactment of Jerry Lewis and the Diner Guy is gonna wow the critics.
- Lorelai – I'm Cathy Coffee, mister, the bastard offspring of Folger and Juan Valdez
- Luke – Not everybody likes it that strong.
- Lorelai – Well, then I shall convert them. I am the Jehovah's coffee girl
- Rory – Just assume that Jeannie's gonna get Major Healey out of whatever scrap he's in.
- Jackson – It's the Library of Alexandria. It's the Colossus of Rhodes. It's Pop Rocks
- Lorelai – She's Patricia Hearst and my mother's the SLA.
- Lorelai – We certainly are entertaining, Mac
- Rory – Indubitably, Tosh.
- Lorelai – Yeah, Taylor, this isn't Charlie Rose.
- Taylor – You there! (points at town troubadour) When Lady Godiva here (points at other troubadour) wanted to be town troubadour over you, I stood by your side. Why aren't you backing me now?
- Emily – What do you think of the Romanovs?
- Luke – They probably had it coming.
- Farmer's Market Guy – (to Taylor, who is dressed in his Revolutionary War re-enactor's uniform) Cool threads. Very "one if by land"