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Gilmore Girls: To Live and Let Diorama

When Stars Hollow's oldest resident dies and leaves his house to the town, Luke has an ulterior motive for volunteering to help turn the house into a temporary museum. Dean is also working on the project, and offers Luke some unwelcome advice about the dangers of dating a Gilmore girl. To get publicity for the Dragonfly Inn, Lorelai does an interview with a travel magazine, but immediately regrets the unkind comments she makes about being raised by Emily. Meanwhile, Lane suspects that Zach is having a fling with music store owner Sophie, while Rory and Paris are both devastated by trouble with their respective boyfriends.


9.3/10 (4 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 5x18
Production Number: 2T5318
Airdate: Tuesday April 19th, 2005


Alternate Airdates:

DE (Vox) Feb 28, 2006

Guest Stars
Carole King (2)Carole King (2)
As Sophie Bloom
Recurring
Chauncey LeopardiChauncey Leopardi
As Kyle
Recurring
Jared PadaleckiJared Padalecki
As Dean Forester
Recurring
Liz TorresLiz Torres
As Miss Patty
Recurring
Michael WintersMichael Winters
As Taylor Doose
Recurring
Mike GandolfiMike Gandolfi
As Andrew
Recurring
Rose AbdooRose Abdoo
As Gypsy
Recurring
Todd LoweTodd Lowe
As Zach
Recurring
Main Cast
Lauren GrahamLauren Graham
As Lorelai Gilmore
Alexis BledelAlexis Bledel
As Rory Gilmore
Melissa McCarthyMelissa McCarthy
As Sookie St. James
Scott PattersonScott Patterson
As Luke Danes
Yanic TruesdaleYanic Truesdale
As Michel Gerard
Keiko AgenaKeiko Agena
As Lane Kim
Liza WeilLiza Weil
As Paris Gellar
Sean GunnSean Gunn
As Kirk Gleason
Episode Notes
Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore) and Edward Herrmann (Richard Gilmore) do not appear in this episode.

Series recurring guest star Jackson Douglas (Jackson Melville) makes his directorial debut with this episode.

This is the final appearance of Jared Padalecki (Dean).



Music
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
The 5th DimensionAquarius 
LCD SoundsystemToo Much Love 
The MonkeesPleasant Valley Sunday 


Episode Quotes
Taylor: Now, before we begin, I`d like us all to join hands.
Luke: What?
Gypsy: He is a twisted little perv, if you ask me.

Sookie: I forget, when was the last time we thought he was dying?
Miss Patty: It's been a good two years.
Lorelai: I remember now. The last time - the rain?
Sookie: We got drenched.
Lorelai: Made the whole "he's dying" thing a total bummer.

Taylor: (voice over) Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to "The Stars Hollow Dioramic History Presentation". Please stand toward the center of the room, and remember, no talking, no smoking and please, no lewd behavior of any kind during our presentation.
(Lorelai pinches Luke in the butt and he jumps)
Luke: Hey!
Lorelai: Just getting the lewd behavior out of the way before the presentation.

Rory: He has never died before!
Lorelai: I think that there is a first time for everything.



Episode Goofs
In previous episodes, it was told that Stars Hollow was founded by two lovers who got lost after running away, but this episode claims that the town was founded by a Puritan family.



Cultural References
Episode Title: To Live and Let Diorama

The episode title comes from the 1973 James Bond movie Live and Let Die.

Sophie: Oh my God, Garrison Keillor!

Garrison Keillor is a writer, humorist and host of the weekly NPR radio show A Prairie Home Companion who is known to be long-winded.

Andrew: The whole time I was there he was Tivo'ing through a fresh 'Summerland'.

The term "Fresh" is used by The WB for all-new episodes. Summerland" is a WB series about a family of three kids that have to live with their aunt when their parents are killed in a car accident.

Paris: Since the IRS Redd Foxxed my father.

Redd Foxx, known for his role on Sanford and Son, had his home raided by the IRS in 1989.

Rory: (to Paris) Have fun re-enacting the Maxell Tape ad.

During the 1980s, the Maxell Tapes had a commerical featuring a man in an easy chair with a wind blowing through the speakers.



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