A-Tisket, A-Tasket 

During the annual Stars Hollow charity picnic basket auction, both Lorelai and Rory's baskets have more competition then they both anticipated. Meanwhile Jackson refuses to bid on Sookie's ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Berlinger

Writers:

Amy Sherman-Palladino (created by), Amy Sherman-Palladino

Stars:

Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Lauren Graham	...	Lorelai Gilmore
Alexis Bledel	...	Rory Gilmore
Melissa McCarthy	...	Sookie St. James
Keiko Agena	...	Lane Kim
Yanic Truesdale	...	Michel Gerard (credit only)
Scott Patterson	...	Luke Danes
Jared Padalecki	...	Dean Forester
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Jess Mariano
Kelly Bishop	...	Emily Gilmore
Edward Herrmann	...	Richard Gilmore (credit only)
Liz Torres	...	Miss Patty
Emily Kuroda	...	Mrs. Kim
Michael Winters	...	Taylor Doose
Jackson Douglas	...	Jackson Belleville
Sean Gunn	...	Kirk Gleason

Storyline

During the annual Stars Hollow charity picnic basket auction, both Lorelai and Rory's baskets have more competition then they both anticipated. Meanwhile Jackson refuses to bid on Sookie's basket leading them to work on their communication. Rory and Lorelai have their own communication problems but work it out after Emily sides with Lorelai's initial reaction to Jess worming his way into Rory's life.

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Plot Keywords:

title based on song | reference to john cleese | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Midwest Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions,Hofflund/Polone,Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The basket and bridge scene parallels the 1958 movie classic The Long, Hot Summer (1958) starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.

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Quotes

Jess Mariano: You know, I like this place.
Rory Gilmore: Wow, a place in Stars Hollow you actually like.
Jess Mariano: You see that spot over there?
Rory Gilmore: Yeah.
Jess Mariano: That's where Luke pushed me in.
Rory Gilmore: Pff.
Jess Mariano: Are you mad or something?
Rory Gilmore: I just don't want to be in a fight with Dean.
Jess Mariano: I'm sorry about that. Do you want to push me in a lake?
Rory Gilmore: Maybe later.

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Connections

References Sunset Blvd. (1950)

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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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