I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia

Episode aired Feb 6, 2007
TV-PG
47m

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

814

YOUR RATING

Kelly Bishop, Alexis Bledel, and Lauren Graham in Gilmore Girls (2000)

Comedy Drama

Lorelai and Rory receive unexpected comfort and some grief while at the hospital and at Richard's side: Christopher won't return Lorelai's calls, but Luke is there for her and the family. Em... Read allLorelai and Rory receive unexpected comfort and some grief while at the hospital and at Richard's side: Christopher won't return Lorelai's calls, but Luke is there for her and the family. Emily is so distraught.Lorelai and Rory receive unexpected comfort and some grief while at the hospital and at Richard's side: Christopher won't return Lorelai's calls, but Luke is there for her and the family. Emily is so distraught.

Director
- Lee Shallat Chemel
Writers
- Amy Sherman-Palladino
- Rebecca Kirshner
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

814

YOUR RATING

Director
- Lee Shallat Chemel
Writers
- Amy Sherman-Palladino
- Rebecca Kirshner
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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5emctoo

Grow up, Lorelei.

Lorelai is her usual self -absorbed self.. She can't feel beyond her own feelings to understand that her mother is desperately trying to occupy herself with legal matters to avoid thinking about losing the man who is her world. She even reduces Emily to tears with petty accusations when Emily is already falling apart...And then in her usual passive aggressiveness, she gives Chris a pass for acting like the pouting child that HE is... All I can say is Poor Luke... Lorelai says jump, and Luke says "How High"...

Trivia
The episode title refers to a quote attributed to W.C. Fields. It's said that Fields joked that his epitaph should read, "On the Whole, I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia", a play on an old vaudeville joke that comedians would rather be dead than play Philadelphia. Later, Ronald Reagan made the same joke in his hospital room after an assassination attempt against him. He was scheduled to visit Philadelphia on the day of the shooting and told his nurse, "All in all, I'd rather be in Philadelphia."

Quotes
Emily Gilmore: Some overused sayings are true, like children should be seen and not heard.
Lorelai Gilmore: Mother knows best.
Emily Gilmore: If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.