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ep. 136: Did you see The Turning Point?

Pull on your tights and lace up your ballet slippers—it’s a Turning Point!  Why is Miss Patty obsessed with this ‘70s movie? Is Mikhail Baryshnikov a secret superstar we somehow missed the memo on? Whether or you call them “tights” or “air paints” (we’re looking at you, TJ), you won’t want to miss our first Miss Patty pop culture reference. 

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: Nintendo World, The Golden Girls

Other pop culture we ref: Barbra Streisand; Bewitched; The Graduate; Happy Days; Murder, She Wrote; Valley of the Dolls; The Color Purple; Only Murders in the Building; What I Like About You; Dirty Dancing

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MORE ABOUT THE TURNING POINT

“North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1977,” The-Numbers.com

Washington Post review (1977)

“Turning Point Limns Ballet Life,” NYTimes.com (1977)

Leslie Brown on Happy Days (1978)

“Isabel Brown (1928–2014),” DanceMagazine.com (2015)

“Shirley MacLaine Movies: 20 Greatest Films Ranked Worst to Best,” GoldDerby.com (2022)

“Happy Days Created an Entire Episode Around Ballerina Leslie Browne,” METV.com (2022)

“The Turning Point: A Film Inspired by a True Story,” Miscelana.com (2022)

MORE ABOUT MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV

“Emotion” by Barbra Streisand music video (1984)

“Mikhail Baryshnikov: ‘The Thought of Going Back to That Brezhnev Swamp Was Impossible,’” TheGuardian.com (2022)

“Mikhail Baryshnikov Honored by Royal Academy of Dance, Queen Consort Camilla,” UPI.com (2022)

“Mikhail Baryshnikov on The Orchard and Putin's War,” CBSNews.com (2022)

#The Turning Point #Gilmore Girls #Liz Torres #Alexis Bledel #Lauren Graham #Lorelai Gilmore #Rory Gilmore #Amy Sherman-Palladino #Luke Danes #Scott Patterson #Mikhail Baryshnikov

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ep. 135: Marcus Welby was handsome—and George Clooney. (Marcus Welby, M.D. // ER)

Hot or not: Emily’s latest pop culture ref! As she’s prepping for eye surgery, she’s ranking handsome TV doctors, specifically the ones from Marcus Welby, M.D. and ER. Why did audiences love these shows? How accurate were the medical procedures they were depicting? And how many Gilmore Girls cast members guest-starred on each one? Put on that stethoscope stat to find out!

Other pop culture we ref: Driving Miss Daisy; The Outsiders; Veronica Mars; Gilligan’s Island; Top Gun; Murder, She Wrote; Sally Field; Jane Fonda; Grey’s Anatomy

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: 80 for Brady (read Taylor’s review), Outer Banks

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EPISODES OF MARCUS WELBY, M.D. WE WATCHED

110, "Homecoming"

301, “Tender Comrade”

406, “He Could Sell Iceboxes to Eskimos”

 510, "The Circles of Shame"

MORE ABOUT MARCUS WELBY, M.D.

“Marcus Welby, M.D., a Prescription for Success,” LATimes.com (2010)

“TV’s Greatest: Doctors,” SaturdayEveningPost.com (2022)

“10 Youngest Emmy Nominees for Best Drama Supporting Actor: Which Recordbreaking Winner Barely Makes the List?” GoldDerby.com (2022)

“The Decline of Whole-Person Treatment in Modern Medicine,” MedPageToday.com (2023)

EPISODES OF ER WE WATCHED

101, “24 Hours”

102, “Day One”

103, “Going Home”

104, “Hit and Run”

105, “Into That Good Night”

106, “Chicago Heat”

107, “Another Perfect Day”

201, “Welcome Back Carter!”

MORE ABOUT ER

“TELEVISION: Angels with Dirty Faces,” TIME.com (1994)

“ER Series Finale Scores with Auds,” Variety.com (2009)

“ER Closes Doors, Leaves Satisfying Legacy,” Today.com (2009)

“How George Clooney’s Work on ER Helped Him Direct The Midnight Sky,” TheWrap.com (2020)

“TV Shows with Most Emmy Nominations Ever,” EW.com (2022)

“TV’s Greatest: Doctors,” SaturdayEveningPost.com (2022)

#George Clooney #ER #Marcus Welby M.D. #Gilmore Girls #Emily Gilmore #Kelly Bishop #Alexis Bledel #Lauren Graham #Lorelai Gilmore #Rory Gilmore #Amy Sherman-Palladino

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ep. 134: She insisted on wearing my Chico and the Man T-shirt.

Before Elsa Klensch was Rory’s fashion icon, she looked to...1970s sitcoms? In this ep, Taylor and the Woman (Kyla) take on hard-to-find Chico and the Man. How has the show aged? What is its legacy—if it has one? And what does this reference tell us about Rory and Lane in kindergarten? TBH, some answers are a little fuzzy, but at least we know Charo is going to show up and shout, “Coochie Coochie!” 

Other pop culture we ref: Murder, She Wrote; Fame; Laverne & Shirley; Touched by an Angel; The George Lopez Show; The Tonight Show; Cesar Romero; Lin-Manuel Miranda; Prince Harry; Friends

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: Band on the Run by Paul McCartney & Wings (1973), Ringo Starr’s Twitter, The Last of Us (2023- )

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EPISODES WE WATCHED OF CHICO AND THE MAN

101, “Pilot”

207, “Ms. Liz”

313, “A Minority of One”

MORE ON CHICO AND THE MAN

Charo on Chico and the Man

“Chico and the Man,” NostalgiaCentral.com

“Remembering the Classic TV Series All in the Family and the Day That Edith Bunker Died,” CloserWeekly.com (2020)

“10 Oldest Emmy Nominees for Best Comedy Actor,” GoldDerby.com (2022)

MORE ABOUT FREDDIE PRINZE

“Freddie Prinze's Incredible Debut on National Television,” Johnny Carson on YouTube (1973)

“Freddie Prinze: Too Much, Too Soon,” TIME.com (1977)

“Is This the Quiet Revolution of Latino Representation?” TheAtlantic.com (2022)

“5 Black Latina Comedians Using Dark Humor to Process Generational Trauma,” Refinery29.com (2022)

“A New Docuseries Examines Why So Many Comedians’ Lives End in Tragedy,” TheDailyBeast.com (2022)

#Chico and the Man #Freddie Prinze #Lorelai Gilmore #Rory Gilmore #Lane Kim #Amy Sherman-Palladino #Lauren Graham #Alexis Bledel #Keiko Agena #Stars Hollow #Gilmore Girls #Charo

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ep. 133: The real Paul Anka

No need to wake up from a dream—the real Paul Anka is here in our episode—er, at least our tribute to his Dog counterpart is here. We dig into the namesake of Lorelai’s first surviving pet: What are his biggest hits? Who else has he written songs for? Which band can we credit him with for bringing to America? And why on Earth would he inspire Lorelai to name her pup after him? Listen into our concert in Luke’s Diner to find out!

Other pop culture we ref: Elvis, Rocky, Annette and Frankie, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Sid Vicious, Michael Jackson, Full House, Michael Bublé, Jason Bateman, Buddy Holly

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MORE ABOUT THE REAL PAUL ANKA

Billboard entry

TCM entry

“'New' Jackson song penned in 1983,” BBC.co.uk (2009)

“Paul Anka Tells the Story of How He Wrote ‘My Way’ for Frank Sinatra,” CloserWeekly.com (2018)

“Latest Masked Singer Castoff: 'I Think Sinatra Is Probably Rolling Over in His Grave Right Now,’“ TVLine.com (2020)

“6 Songs You Didn’t Know Paul Anka Wrote for Other Artists—Michael Jackson, Buddy Holly, The Doobie Brothers, and More,” AmericanSongwriter.com (2022)

“Time of His Life,” PalmSpringsLife.com (2022)

“Paul Anka Traces the Story of 'My Way' From Dinner With Frank Sinatra to Caviar With Putin,” AZCentral.com (2022)

MORE ABOUT THE DOG PAUL ANKA

“Gilmore Girls: 10 Most Adorable Paul Anka Moments,” ScreenRant.com (2021)

#Gilmore Girls #Paul Anka #Lorelai Gilmore #Rory Gilmore #Alexis Bledel #Lauren Graham #Amy Sherman-Palladino

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ep. 132: Get out before I go Bonaduce on you. (The Partridge Family)

No one knows how to hurl an insult like Paris Geller—maybe it’s because her inspiration is Danny Bonaduce! In this short and sweet episode, we trade the la la-filled soundtrack of Stars Hollow for the la la-filled songs of The Partridge Family. What was Bonaduce’s role on the ‘70s family sitcom? And how did his later career inspire Paris’s showdown with Logan? Hop in the ring and find out!

Other pop culture we ref: Jodie Foster, The Wizard of Oz, The Dick Van Dyke Show, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Oprah, Donny Osmond, The Brady Bunch, The Waltons

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: La Pitchoune: Cooking in France (2022-), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) - Read Taylor’s review

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MORE ABOUT DANNY BONADUCE

Pro Wrestling Wiki entry

Danny Bonaduce vs. Donny Osmond (1994)

“Highlights of a Live Chat with Danny Bonaduce,” SeattleTimes.com (2012)

“David Cassidy on Danny Bonaduce: 'He Finally Grew Up,'” HuffPost.com (2013)

“Danny Bonaduce on What It Was Like to Be Homeless and Famous,” HuffPost.com (2013)

“7 Surprising Secrets of The Partridge Family Cast from Shirley Jones's Memoir,” Parade.com (2013)

“Danny Bonaduce: From The Partridge Family to a Peaceful Life in Seattle,” SeattleRefined.com (2018)

“The Strange and Unusual History of Celebrity Boxing,” ESPN.com (2019)

“The Brady Bunch Star Christopher Knight Once Wrestled The Partridge Family Star Danny Bonaduce,” Outsider.com (2021)

#Gilmore Girls #Danny Bonaduce #The Partridge Family #Paris Geller #Liza Weil #Logan Huntzberger #Matt Czuchry #Rory Gilmore #Alexis Bledel

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ep. 131: You went with Faye Dunaway in Network. // And Maureen Dowd "come hither" pumps.

This episode is going to make our ratings bigger than Watergate! Rory is taking her fashion inspiration from another 1976 movie and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. What is the legacy of the classic Network? What about Maureen Dowd’s pumps say “come hither” (if anything)? And what do these inspirations mean for a journalism panel Rory is participating in? You know we won’t stay in the dark any longer on these questions—we’re as mad as hell we don’t know, and we’re not going to take this anymore!

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: Midnights by Taylor Swift (2022), Regular Show (2010-17)

Other pop culture we ref: Mommie Dearest, Sunset Blvd., George Clooney, The Godfather, Hamilton, The Hunger Games, John Oliver, Don’t Look Up, Tommy Hilfiger, A Streetcar Named Desire

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MORE ABOUT NETWORK

TCM entry

“101 Greatest Screenplays,” WGA.org (2006)

“Network Turns 40: Here Are 3 Ways It Changed How We Understand News Media,” IndieWire.com (2016)

“The 'Outrageous' 40-Year-Old Film That Predicted the Future,” BBC.com (2016)

“The 1976 Film Network Is Meant to be Satire, Not a Playbook for News Hosts,” Vox.com (2017)

“Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominees: Who Contended for a Performance of Only 139 Seconds?” GoldDerby.com (2021)

“Network's Dialogue Didn't Leave Any Room for Error,” SlashFilm.com (2022)

“Network Got It Right: The Legacy of a Scorching Satire,” VanityFair.com (2022) 

“John Oliver Refers to NFL’s Monday Night Football as ‘Primetime Programming Where People Kill Themselves for Entertainment,’” HollywoodReporter.com (2022)

MORE ABOUT MAUREEN DOWD

Maureen Dowd’s biography, NYTimes.com

“1999 Pulitzer Prize Winners,” Pulitzer.org

“The Scandal-Chic Sales Pitch,” TampaBay.com (via The New York Times, 1998)

“Liberties; Monica And Me,” NYTimes.com (1998)

“Monica vs. Maureen,” Salon.com (1998)

“Who’s That Girl?” Archive.VanityFair.com (1998)

“‘Ditsy, Predatory White House Intern,” Slate.com (2014)

#Faye Dunaway #Network #Network (1976) #Maureen Dowd #The New York Times #Monica Lewinsky #Gilmore Girls #Rory Gilmore #Alexis Bledel #Amy Sherman-Palladino #Logan Huntzberger #Matt Czuchry

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ep. 130: Solaris? // Good night, and good luck. (George Clooney double feature!)

It’s a George Clooney double feature! In honor of his new rom-com with Julia Roberts releasing today (Ticket to Paradise - read Taylor’s review), we’re watching two movies he starred in (and one he directed) that are referenced in the Gilmore Girls season 6 episode “You’ve Been Gilmored.” First it’s the 2002 sci-fi drama Solaris, in which Clooney is investigating some weird behavior in outer space, and then it’s the 2005 journalism docudrama in which Clooney is investigating some un-American behavior in the newsroom. What is the story of Solaris? What famous journalist is Paris comparing herself to? What did audiences and critics think of these movies? And did the Oscar buzz get to George Clooney?

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Cheers

Other pop culture we ref: Mickey Rooney, All the President’s Men; Ocean’s 11; I Know Who Killed Me; mother!; The Tender Bar; The Wicker Man; Good Morning, Vietnam; Dylan Thomas

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MORE ABOUT SOLARIS

“Why Steven Soderbergh’s Solaris Sets the Standard for Movie Remakes,” IndieWire.com (2017)

“Darren Aronofsky Reacts to ‘F’ CinemaScore for mother!,” SlashFilm.com (2017)

MORE ABOUT GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.

“Steppenwolf Theatre’s Good Night, and Good Luck World Premiere Adaptation Postponed Indefinitely Due To Pandemic,” Deadline.com (2020)

“George Clooney's Insistence on Black and White Could've Sank Good Night, and Good Luck,” SlashFilm.com (2022)

#Solaris #George Clooney #Good Night and Good Luck #Gilmore Girls #Alexis Bledel #Rory Gilmore #Lorelai Gilmore #Paris Geller #Liza Weil #Amy Sherman-Palladino

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ep. 129: They are the Bridges of Madison County, and you are Meryl Streep. (With Maddie Brophy!)

We welcome back our Meryl Streep Correspondent Maddie Brophy to chat about the ‘90s romantic drama The Bridges of Madison County. We discuss another instance of Streep and her whole accent thing, movies about cheating, and a Gilmore Girls episode that reminded Maddie of her 14th birthday. What bridges does Rory need to cross with her grandparents, and where does the episode “Friday Night’s Alright for Fighting” rank among Gilmore fans? Grab your umbrellas because Clint Eastwood is staring you down in the pouring rain waiting for an answer! 

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: House of the Dragon and Emmy-nominated shows like Hacks; See How They Run (read Taylor’s review for ZekeFilm)

Other pop culture we ref: Out of Africa, Winchester Mystery House, Mamma Mia!, Big Little Lies, Cry Macho, Steven Spielberg, Batman Forever, Stranger Things, Don’t Look Up

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MORE ABOUT THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

TCM overview

“From the PEOPLE Archives: Celebrate Author Robert James Waller's Legacy with a Look Back at the Bridges of Madison County Movie,” People.com (2017)

“How Clint Eastwood Saved The Bridges Of Madison County From Production Limbo,” SlashFilm.com (2022)

MORE ABOUT MADDIE BROPHY

Follow her on Instagram

Check out the horror short film she assistant directed, Some Visitors

#The Bridges of Madison County #Meryl Streep #Clint Eastwood #Rory Gilmore #Alexis Bledel #Gilmore Girls #Amy Sherman-Palladino #Lorelai Gilmore #Lauren Graham

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ep. 128: Review of the Gilmore Girls Official Cookbook!

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We want to take a bath in these recipes! We are taking a break from our regularly scheduled program to review the delicious and fun Gilmore Girls: The Official Cookbook by Elena P. Craig and Kristen Mulrooney. Which recipes are easy enough for Lorelai, and which are perfect for those with Sookie’s level of expertise? Which taste like Santa Burgers and which taste like Sookie’s incredible peach sauce? (Spoiler alert: They’re all pretty yummy!) Preheat the oven because it’s time to start eating like a Gilmore girl!

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: Never Have I Ever (2020-), Spy Game (2001), Bullet Train (2022)

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MORE ABOUT GILMORE GIRLS RECIPES

“I Logged Everything Rory & Lorelai EVER Ate On Gilmore Girls,” UK.Style.Yahoo.com (2016) - Note: Episodes of 9 through 17 season 2 are missing

ABOVE: Sookie’s Critically Acclaimed Zucchini Soup

ABOVE: Jalapeño-Chipotle Mac & Cheese

ABOVE: Ciabatta Bun Caprese Sandwiches

ABOVE: Cashew Chicken

ABOVE: Frozen Pizza With Tater Tots

ABOVE: Homemade Toaster Pastries (Kyla’s Beautiful Version)

ABOVE: Homemade Toaster Pastries (Taylor’s Ugly Version)

#Gilmore Girls #Gilmore Girls Official Cookbook #Gilmore Girls Cookbook

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ep. 127: Hep Alien Super Ep (with John Cabrera!)

This ep is Gilmore Girls meets music meets Hep Alien meets John Cabrera! In a very special episode, we chat with John Cabrera about his time playing our favorite bassist, Brian, on Gilmore Girls and all the pop culture that influenced Hep Alien. What was it like working with real-life rock ‘n’ roll legends like Sebastian Bach and Carole King? How well did John know the pop culture refs that Brian was saying in the script? How did he feel about the 2016 A Year in the Life revival? And plot twist: Who was really playing the bass? Turn your amp up to 11 to hear all this dish and more on Hep Alien!

Other pop culture we ref: Iron Man, Slender Man, 50 Shades of Gray, The Shins, The Pixies, “Hollaback Girl,” Creed, LOST

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MORE ABOUT REMARKIST

Remarkist.com

#Hep Alien #Gilmore Girls #Amy Sherman-Palladino #John Cabrera #Remarkist

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ep. 126 Buffy the Gilmore Slayer (with Stacey Kulow & Bryan Morris!)

Gilmore Girls and Buffy the Vampire Slayer go together...perfectly, it turns out! Taylor is on vacation, so Kyla is joined by the hosts of the Buffy the Gilmore Slayer podcast Stacey Kulow and Bryan Morris. They share the connections between these two shows that they've discovered, just how much they believe Amy Sherman-Palladino was inspired by Buffy, and of course what all these Buffy references mean in Gilmore Girls.

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: The 10th Kingdom, Pod Meets World, Mistborn book series

Other pop culture we ref: Stranger Things, Boy Meets World, Better Call Saul, What We Do in the Shadows, Prey

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REFERENCES TO BUFFY

Season 5 episode 10 "But Not as Cute as Pushkin"

AYITL "Winter"

AYITL "Fall"

#gilmore girls #buffy the vampire slayer #Alexis Bledel #Paris Geller #Rory Gilmore #Liza Weil

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ep. 125: The Wizard of Oz

Toto, I don’t think we’re in Stars Hollow anymore! We’re taking a look at The Wizard of Oz, one of the movies Lorelai and Rory love to reference most. Who in their lives are like the Witches of Oz? How many of the movie’s songs did they sing in the series? What special connection does the Life and Death Brigade have with the characters? And what is the only season of Gilmore Girls that doesn’t reference this classic? Join us down our journey on the Yellow Stick Road to find out!

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: Stranger Things, Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

Other pop culture we ref: The Godfather, A Star Is Born, Riverdale, Spuds Mackenzie, The Lord of the Rings, Oz, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Planet of the Apes, The Shawshank Redemption, Friends, Wicked, Superman

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GENERAL TWOO REFERENCES IN GILMORE GIRLS

219, “Teach Me Tonight

305, “8 O’Clock at the Oasis”

321, “Here Comes the Son”

401, “Ballrooms and Biscotti”

610, “He's Slippin’ ‘Em Bread...Dig?”

611, “The Perfect Dress”

TOTO REFERENCES

207, “Like Mother, Like Daughter” 

217, “Dead Uncles and Vegetables”

420, “Luke Can See Her Face” 

REFERENCES TO DOROTHY + HER PALS

110, “Forgiveness and Stuff”

408, “Die, Jerk”

504, “Tippecanoe and Taylor Too” 

522, “A House is Not A Home”

A Year in the Life: Fall

REFERENCES TO THE WITCHES OF OZ

113, “Concert and Interruptus”

317, “A Tale of Poes and Fire”

603, “The UnGraduate”

TWOO SONG REFERENCES

304, “One’s Got Class and the Other One Dyes”

308, “Let the Games Begin” 

404, “Chicken or Beef?”

419, “Afterboom”

601, “New and Improved Lorelai”

608, “Let me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out”

MORE ABOUT THE CONNECTION IN AYITL

”Why Gilmore Girls' Obsession with Oz Is the Key to A Year in the Life,” PasteMagazine.com (2016)

#The Wizard of Oz #Gilmore Girls #Amy Sherman-Palladino #Alexis Bledel #Lauren Graham #Melissa McCarthy #Kelly Bishop #Liza Weil #Rory Gilmore #Lorelai Gilmore #Emily Gilmore #Sookie St. James #Paris Geller #Judy Garland #Lane Kim #Keiko Agena #Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life #Gilmore Girls Reboot

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ep. 124: We're seriously considering Howell Raines-ing her.

Stop the presses—we’ve got a scandal! We’re trying to figure out what “Howell Raines-ing” Paris means for the Yale Daily News Staff, which means we’re doing some investigative journalism about Raines and his role in the Jayson Blair scandal of the early ‘00s. We watch the documentary A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power and Jayson Blair at the New York Times, and then we ask questions like: How many lies can you tell before you get caught? Can you lose the company car and keep your job? And is the Yale newsroom the breeding ground for the next Howell Raines? 

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: Elvis (2022), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Other pop culture we ref: Valerie Plame, All the President’s Men, Matt Lauer, Star Wars, Meghan Markle, Blake Shelton

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MORE ABOUT A FRAGILE TRUST

“Jayson Blair, Judy Miller and the Shrinking New York Times,” Salon.com (2014)

“Exploring the Blot on a Newspaper’s Record,” NYTimes.com (2014)

“A Fragile Trust Exhibits Irresponsibility Behind Jayson Blair Plagiarism Scandal,” WashingtonPost.com (2014)

MORE ABOUT HOWELL RAINES + JAYSON BLAIR

“Raines-ing in Andrew Sullivan,” Slate.com (2002)

“Preventing a Second Jayson Blair,” NYTimes.com (2006)

“Good Riddance to the NYT’s Public Editor,” Politico.com (2017)

JUST FOR FUN

“Baz Luhrmann Expanding Australia Into Six-Episode Director’s Cut Faraway Downs,” Variety.com (2022)

#Howell Raines #The New York Times #Jayson Blair #Gilmore Girls #Paris Geller #Liza Weil #Rory Gilmore #Alexis Bledel #A Fragile Trust

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ep. 123: It's Angela's Ashes. It's Sanford and Son!

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Welcome to our biweekly round up of sadness and misery! Lorelai is comparing Rory’s new apartment to an Irish memoir and a ‘70s sitcom—you know, like you do all the time. How were we introduced to these references by two modern sitcoms? What do Harry Potter actors have to do with Angela’s Ashes? Can you still go to the Sanford and Son junkyard? And are Rory’s new digs with Paris really as bad as the homes Lorelai is referencing?

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Stranger Things Season 4 (2022)

Other pop culture we ref: Anna Karenina, Bugsy Malone, The Office, 30 Rock, Norman Mailer, Amos ‘n’ Andy, Once Upon a Time, The Great Gatsby, Harry Potter, Paul Newman

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MORE ABOUT ANGELA’S ASHES

“With Love and Squalor,” WashingtonPost.com (1996)

“McCourt’s Memoir Awash in Tales of Ireland, Booze,” ChicagoTribune.com (1996)

“Frank McCourt Dies at 78; Late-Blooming Author of Angela’s Ashes,” LATimes.com (2009)

“Bitter Feud Between Fellow Limerick Men Over Destiny of Angela's Ashes,” Independent.ie (2011)

“Musical Poverty: If Oliver! Can Do It, so Can Angela’s Ashes,” IrishTimes.com (2017)

“The Woman who Persuaded Frank McCourt to Write Angela's Ashes,” IrishNews.com (2017)

“20 Years on from Angela's Ashes Pulitzer Prize: 'It Helped People, which Meant More than Any Prize,’“ Independent.ie (2017)

“Malachy McCourt: ‘Frank Wouldn’t be Happy Unless he was Miserable,’“ IrishTimes.com (2019)

“Angela's Ashes: 7 Things You May Not Know About the Pulitzer-Prize Winning Memoir and its Author,” IrishPost.com (2019)

“Angela’s Christmas: Two Hidden Gems for Kids on Netflix,” Aleteia.com (2021)

MORE ABOUT SANFORD AND SON

Episodes Kyla Watched

101, “Crossed Swords”

315, “Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle”

“All-TIME 100 TV Shows,” TIME.com (2007)

“The Site of Sanford and Son Salvage From Sanford and Son,” IAmNotAStalker.com (2017)

“The Significance of Sanford and Son,” Emmys.com (2022)

#Angela's Ashes #Sanford and Son #Sanford & Son #Gilmore Girls #Rory Gilmore #Alexis Bledel #Lorelai Gilmore #Lauren Graham

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You’re Invited: Join us for a chat with Remarkist on June 30!

What: Come join us on June 30th for a hang out via Remarkist and discuss Gilmore Girls pop culture refs with John Cabrera (aka Brian, our favorite bassist from Hep Alien!) 

When: June 30th, 2022 at 5 p.m. PT

Where: The Remarkist Clubhouse Club on the Clubhouse mobile app (see more details about joining below)

Why: Starting on June 3rd (naturally) and going through the end of the month, Remarkist presents The Super Sensational Summer Spectacular featuring Gilmore Girls watch parties, over 30 members of the cast and crew appearing, a memorabilia auction, games, a charity scavenger hunt, trivia, and more. You can find more info on Remarkist’s blog.

Who: Remarkist is a super cool community of story lovers and fictional world explorers on a journey together. Co-founded by John Cabrera, we watch our favorite shows and movies at the same time, connecting virtually, but as if we’re in the same room. 

Not a member of Remarkist yet? Here’s how to get started:

Join the Remarkist Clubhouse Club. Clubhouse is a separate mobile app on iPhone and Android that we use right now to meet and watch content together. You’ll need it to actually join us for our real-time events, and you’ll need to be a member of our club there to see those chat rooms. You can follow Taylor (@tblake24) and Kyla (@kylacarneiro) in the Remarkist Club on the Clubhouse app right now!

We can’t wait to chat all things Gilmore Girls pop culture refs with you—see you on June 30th!

Learn more about Remarkist and find more ways to stay connected to the community at Remarkist.com.

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#Remarkist #Gilmore Girls #Amy Sherman-Palladino #Lorelai Gilmore #Lauren Graham #Alexis Bledel #Rory Gilmore #John Cabrera #Brian Fuller #Hep Alien

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ep. 122: You’re giving me a Valerie Cherish. (The Comeback)

We’re coming back with The Comeback! We’re checking out Lisa Kudrow’s other sitcom—if you can call it a comedy—along with its cast connections to Gilmore Girls. What real life lawsuit may have inspired a storyline on the HBO show? Is it possible for a show to be cringier than April Nardini? (Spoiler alert: Yes.) And what on Earth is the “that” no one wants to see? Get the documentary crew ready to follow us on our journey!

Other pop culture we ref: Sunset Blvd., I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Katharine Hepburn, 30 Rock, Community, Friends, Love and Marriage, Switched at Birth, Murphy Brown, Cheers, 27 Dresses, Jay Leno

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: A Face in the Crowd, The Flight Attendant Season 2

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MORE ABOUT THE COMEBACK

“Lisa Kudrow on creating "The Comeback," FoundationINTERVIEWS on YouTube (2014)

“Lisa Kudrow on creating Valerie Cherish on The Comeback," FoundationINTERVIEWS on YouTube (2014)

“She’s Still There for Her,” NYTimes.com (2014)

“Return of the Repressed,” NewYorker.com (2014)

“The Comeback's Lisa Kudrow Reveals the Secret Origin Behind Valerie Cherish's Name,” EOnline.com (2015)

“Malin Akerman Talks About Working With Lisa Kudrow On The Comeback," BUILD Series on YouTube (2017)

“The Official Ranking of TV Revivals, From Roseanne to Arrested Development,” EOnline.com (2018)

“The Comeback: Lisa Kudrow is Perfect in Hilarious, Biting and Deeply Meta Satire,” TheGuardian.com (2020)

“The Comeback is Lisa Kudrow’s Magnum Opus,” Decider.com (2020)

“Friends: The One Where We Rank the Cast's Small Screen Follow-Ups,” TVLine.com (2021)

“Lisa Kudrow Wants The Comeback to Get a` Revival,” ScreenRant.com (2022)

MORE ABOUT THE FRIENDS LAWSUIT

“Television Without Pity,” NYTimes.com (2004)

“Friends Lawsuit Exposes Hollywood,” Today.com (2004)

“High Court Dismisses Friends Harassment Lawsuit,” LATimes.com (2006)

JUST FOR FUN

“Gilmore Girls: Actors Who Played Two Different Roles,” Fame10.com (2017) - The Comeback star Lance Barber in Gilmore Girls!

#Valerie Cherish #The Comeback #Gilmore Girls #Lorelai Gilmore #Lane Kim #Lauren Graham #Keiko Agena #Lisa Kudrow

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ep. 121: You graduate already, Doogie? (Doogie Howser, M.D.)

Um, nope, Jess—Rory did the opposite of graduating. But you know who DID graduate and then some? Doogie Howser, M.D. We check out the Neil Patrick Harris teen doctor dramedy that was not at all what we were expecting. How did every episode of this show feel like a Very Special Episode? What does NPH think of the show now? And does Doogie have anything in common with Rory? 

Other pop culture we ref: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Full House; Chris Evans; Friends; Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.; How I Met Your Father

We Wholeheartedly Recommend: The Stand-In (2020), The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)

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MORE ABOUT DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D.

“Doogie--Crossing the Generations,” LATimes.com (1989)

“Doogie Howser Clumsily but Bravely Tackled Issues Like Racism,” AVClub.com (2014)

“Neil Patrick Harris Re-Watches Doogie Howser, M.D.,” The Late Late Show With James Corden on YouTube (2015)

“What The Cast Of Doogie Howser Is Doing Now,” Looper.com (2019)

“How Did Doogie Howser M.D. End? Everything You Need to Know About the Finale,” Distractify.com (2021)

“No One Loves the Extreme More Than Me’: Neil Patrick Harris on ‘Dad Life’, Desire and Doogie Howser,” TheGuardian.com (2021)

MORE ABOUT THE DOOGIE REBOOT

“Steven Bochco Gave Blessing for Disney+’s Doogie Howser Remake on ‘Last Days’ of His Life,” TheWrap.com (2021)

“Why Doogie Howser, M.D. Star Neil Patrick Harris Won’t Appear on Season 1 of Disney+ Reboot,” TheWrap.com (2021)

“Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. Renewed for Season 2 at Disney Plus,” Variety.com (2022)

#Doogie Howser #Doogie Howser M.D. #Neil Patrick Harris #Gilmore Girls #Jess Mariano #Milo Ventimiglia #Rory Gilmore #Alexis Bledel #Doogie Kameāloha M.D.