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Ballrooms and Biscotti

  • Episode aired Sep 23, 2003
  • TV-PG
  • 44m
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Lorelai and Rory return from their summer vacation. Luke's summer cruise with Nicole had unexpected results. Sookie is almost ready to have her baby.Lorelai and Rory return from their summer vacation. Luke's summer cruise with Nicole had unexpected results. Sookie is almost ready to have her baby.Lorelai and Rory return from their summer vacation. Luke's summer cruise with Nicole had unexpected results. Sookie is almost ready to have her baby.

  • Director
    • Amy Sherman-Palladino
  • Writer
    • Amy Sherman-Palladino
  • Stars
    • Lauren Graham
    • Alexis Bledel
    • Melissa McCarthy
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Amy Sherman-Palladino
    • Writer
      • Amy Sherman-Palladino
    • Stars
      • Lauren Graham
      • Alexis Bledel
      • Melissa McCarthy
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Lauren Graham
    Lauren Graham
    • Lorelai Gilmore
    Alexis Bledel
    Alexis Bledel
    • Rory Gilmore
    Melissa McCarthy
    Melissa McCarthy
    • Sookie St. James
    Scott Patterson
    Scott Patterson
    • Luke Danes
    Keiko Agena
    Keiko Agena
    • Lane Kim
    • (credit only)
    Yanic Truesdale
    Yanic Truesdale
    • Michel Gerard
    • (credit only)
    Liza Weil
    Liza Weil
    • Paris Geller
    • (credit only)
    Sean Gunn
    Sean Gunn
    • Kirk Gleason
    Kelly Bishop
    Kelly Bishop
    • Emily Gilmore
    Edward Herrmann
    Edward Herrmann
    • Richard Gilmore
    Michael Winters
    Michael Winters
    • Taylor Doose
    Jackson Douglas
    Jackson Douglas
    • Jackson Belleville
    Sally Struthers
    Sally Struthers
    • Babette Dell
    Ted Rooney
    Ted Rooney
    • Morey Dell
    Gabriel Brock
    • Boy #1
    Austin Marques
    Austin Marques
    • Boy #2
    • (as Austin Noah Marques)
    Katya Abelski
    Katya Abelski
    • Christy
    • (as Katya Abelsky)
    Lillian Byrd
    Lillian Byrd
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    • Trivia
      Rory calls Lorelai to tell her that she is stuck at her grandparents' house and says that it is Iran in '79 and Lorelai is Jimmy Carter. This is a reference to the Iran hostage crisis that lasted 444 days in 1979-1981 during the Carter administration, during which 52 Americans were taken hostage from the US Embassy in Tehran.
    • Goofs
      In Those Are Strings, Pinocchio (2003), Luke said they were visiting western Canada and then taking a cruise to Alaska. In this episode, he says they visited 7 countries on their cruise and also mentioned snorkeling.
    • Quotes

      Taylor: You don't have to yell, Luke.

      Luke: You put a giant window in my wall.

      Taylor: So what?

      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. I think you came out a bitter surly killjoy.

      Luke: You can't change the basic structure of this place without my okay!

      [Taylor is staring at him]

      Luke: What?

      Taylor: Your hand is near the wax lips.

      Luke: So?

      Taylor: If you could just move it so you don't accidentally touch the candy.

      [Luke lifts up his hand in preparation]

      Taylor: Lucas.

      [Luke starts to rummage through all the candy]

      Taylor: What are you doing? You stop that right now!

      Luke: [throwing candy in the air] Look at all the pretty candy!

    • Connections
      References The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Where You Lead
      Performed by Carole King and Louise Goffin

      Words and Music by Carole King and Toni Stern

      Produced by Greg Wells and Carole King

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Midwest Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions
      • Hofflund/Polone
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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