The Perfect Dress 

The perfect dress: elegant blush-silk tulle, in Lorelai's size and on sale -ideal for a wedding. The perfect mess: Lane, short tempered, belligerent and miserable since she broke up with Zach and moved back home.

Director:

Jamie Babbit

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
Scott Patterson	...	Luke Danes
Keiko Agena	...	Lane Kim
Yanic Truesdale	...	Michel Gerard (credit only)
Liza Weil	...	Paris Geller
Sean Gunn	...	Kirk Gleason
Matt Czuchry	...	Logan Huntzberger
Kelly Bishop	...	Emily Gilmore (credit only)
Edward Herrmann	...	Richard Gilmore (credit only)
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Anna Nardini
Danny Strong	...	Doyle McMaster
Emily Kuroda	...	Mrs. Kim
Todd Lowe	...	Zack Van Gerbig

Storyline

Lorelai and Rory are fresh back from Atlantic City, where they had a late celebration of Rory's 21st birthday. Lorelai surprises herself when she finds the perfect wedding dress in the first shop she looks in, and finishes planning the wedding in no time. Back at Yale, Rory moves into Paris and Doyle's run-down apartment and rejoins the Daily News. Lane is distressed after her break-up with Zach and takes it out on her mother. Luke meets up with Anna, the mother of his twelve-year-old daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to a zodiac sign | reference to scorpio the constellation | reference to scorpio the astrological sign | reference to frances farmer | wedding dress | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Paris is handing out the new assignments at the Yale Daily News, she mentions a "Russ Tamblyn." Russ Tamblyn is an actor and father of Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel's real life best friend and co-star of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005).

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Goofs

When Lorelai and Rory come back from Atlantic City energized, Luke asks them if they believe in jet lag. Jet lag typically happens when someone travels over multiple time zones. Atlantic City and Stars Hollow (located in Connecticut) are in the same timezone, so Lorelai and Rory would more than likely not suffer from jet lag.

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Quotes

Anna Nardini: Hey, Luke! You happy?
Luke Danes: Yeah.
Anna Nardini: Me too, it's pretty cool, isn't it?
Luke Danes: Yeah, it is.

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Connections

References Sanford and Son (1972)

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Soundtracks

(I've Got a) Golden Ticket
(uncredited)
Written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Performed by Melissa McCarthy

User Reviews

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 2006 (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:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1