Gilmore Girls (2000–2007): Season 5, Episode 4 - Tippecanoe and Taylor, Too - full transcript

Fed up with all the hoops Taylor makes Jackson go through, Jackson decides to run for town selectman with Lorelai and Sookie heading up the campaign only to find that he may not want the job after all. Rory and Dean try to work th...

HEY, YOU'RE UP.

HEY, YOU'RE COOKING.

YEP, I'M MAKING THE WORKS.

EVEN THREW A COUPLE BLINTZES
IN THERE TO CONFUSE YOU.

WOW, WHERE DID ALL
THIS COME FROM? WHAT?

THE FOOD, THE PANS,
THE BOWLS, THE SPATULA?

FOOD'S FROM DOOSE'S,
PANS AND BOWLS YOU HAD,

AND THE SPATULA'S MINE.

YOU TRAVEL WITH A
SPATULA? SOMETIMES.

YOU'VE ACTUALLY FOUND YOURSELF

IN SCRAPING AND
FLIPPING SITUATIONS

WITHOUT THE TRUSTY
SPATULA BEFORE?

THE COFFEE SHOULD
BE READY IN A MINUTE.

SMELLS GOOD.

HEY, LUKE? YEP.

YOU COOKING THIS IS SO SWEET.

BUT?

I JUST FIGURED, YOU KNOW,
WE'D GO TO LUKE'S FOR BREAKFAST.

WHY?

BECAUSE I LIKE LUKE'S BREAKFAST.

I AM LUKE. I KNOW.

THIS IS THE SAME STUFF
I MAKE AT THE DINER.

I KNOW. SO WHAT'S
THE DIFFERENCE?

THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT WHILE
YOU ARE LUKE, WE'RE NOT AT LUKE'S.

SO? WELL, I HAVE MY
THINGS, YOU KNOW.

I HAVE CERTAIN THINGS, AND ONE
OF MY THINGS IS GOING TO LUKE'S.

AND JUST BECAUSE I
NOW HAVE "DATING LUKE"

DOESN'T MEAN I WANT TO
LOSE MY "COOKING LUKE."

BUT I AM COOKING, AND I AM LUKE.

LOOK, IT'S LIKE TOMMY LEE
HAVING A STARBUCKS AT HIS HOUSE.

WHAT? ON THE SURFACE,
IT SOUNDS GREAT.

BUT HALF THE REASON YOU GO TO A
STARBUCKS IS TO GO TO A STARBUCKS,

YOU KNOW, TO GO OUT
AND SEE THE PEOPLE.

TOMMY LEE HAS A
STARBUCKS IN HIS HOUSE?

CRIBS, BABY, WATCH IT.

LIKE A WHOLE STARBUCKS,
WITH WORKERS AND EVERYTHING?

THE POINT IS THAT WHILE
SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED,

AND THAT'S GREAT,

I DON'T WANT EVERYTHING
TO CHANGE COMPLETELY.

OK, I'LL SEE YOU AT LUKE'S.

I'LL SEE YOU AT LUKE'S.

HELLO?

CULTURAL DISENFRANCHISEMENT

WITH WOMEN'S ROLE
MODELS, DO YOU HAVE IT?

OH, GOD! I HOPE NOT.

THE BOOK FOR THE CLASS
THAT I'M OFFICIALLY LATE TO.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

A BIG BORING BOOK.

WHO IS THAT? IT'S LUKE.

WHO'S THAT? IT'S RORY.

LUKE? IT'S PRETTY EARLY IN THE
MORNING FOR LUKE TO BE THERE.

UNLESS, PERHAPS,
HE WOKE UP THERE.

HE DID. HE DID WHAT?

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ME?

MAN, THAT'S WEIRD. WHAT'S WEIRD?

WHO'S WEIRD? I'M WEIRD?
THE THOUGHT OF LUKE

RUNNING AROUND NAKED
IN MY KITCHEN. IT'S WEIRD.

LUKE IS NOT RUNNING AROUND
NAKED IN YOUR KITCHEN.

HE IS SITTING AT THE
TABLE, AND, YES, HE IS NAKED.

DON'T DO THAT. DON'T TELL
HER I'M NAKED. I'M NOT NAKED.

I'M NOT NAKED.

HE SOUNDS NAKED.

WELL, THE CHAIRS ARE COLD.

HE ACTUALLY TRIED
TO MAKE ME BREAKFAST.

REALLY? YEAH, NAKED.

OK, THAT'S IT, I'M GONE.

NO, SORRY, DON'T, NO.

RORY, LUKE IS FULLY DRESSED.

HE NEVER CAME IN THE HOUSE.

HE JUST STOOD OUTSIDE ALL NIGHT

PLAYING IN YOUR
EYES ON A BOOM BOX.

I HAVE TO GO. BUT IF
YOU FIND THE BOOK,

BRING IT TO FRIDAY
NIGHT DINNER, OK?

YOU GOT IT. GO BACK
TO YOUR DIRTINESS.

COME HERE.

♪ IF YOU'RE OUT ON THE ROAD ♪

♪ FEELING LONELY, AND SO COLD ♪

♪ ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS CALL MY NAME ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE THERE
ON THE NEXT TRAIN ♪

♪ WHERE YOU LEAD,
I WILL FOLLOW ♪

♪ ANYWHERE THAT YOU TELL ME TO ♪

♪ IF YOU NEED, YOU
NEED ME TO BE WITH YOU ♪

♪ I WILL FOLLOW, OH ♪

♪ WHERE YOU LEAD,
I WILL FOLLOW ♪

♪ ANYWHERE THAT YOU TELL ME TO ♪

♪ IF YOU NEED, YOU
NEED ME TO BE WITH YOU ♪

♪ I WILL FOLLOW WHERE YOU LEAD ♪

THANKS A LOT.

I PHOTOGRAPHED IT BEFORE YOU
MOVED IT, SO IF THERE'S ANY DAMAGE

YOU'LL BE HEARING
FROM MY LAWYER.

HI. HI, INTRODUCE
ME TO YOUR FRIEND.

THIS IS A BLAEU PRINTING
PRESS, 18TH CENTURY.

AND IT'S HERE BECAUSE?

IT'S ASHER'S.

HE LEFT IT TO ME. IT'S
BEAUTIFUL, DON'T YOU THINK?

YEAH, I THINK IT GOES GREAT WITH
THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE ROOM.

I KNOW. IT'S A
LITTLE CUMBERSOME.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE
TO LEAVE IT RIGHT HERE.

WE COULD MOVE IT ABOUT
6 INCHES IN ANY DIRECTION.

PARIS, WE CAN'T
JUST LEAVE IT HERE.

I HAVE NOWHERE
ELSE TO PUT IT. BUT...

AND YOU HAVE TO THINK OF
THE BENEFITS OF HAVING IT HERE.

LIKE? NO ONE ELSE WILL HAVE ONE

WHICH MEANS IT'S UNIQUE,
WHICH MAKES US UNIQUE.

KIDS OUR AGE DO CRAZY THINGS
TO MAKE THEMSELVES UNIQUE

PIERCINGS, BLUE HAIR, KABALLAH.

IT WILL BE A GREAT
CONVERSATION PIECE.

WE'LL BE THE TALK OF
BRANFORD. I BELIEVE WE WILL.

WE CAN PRINT OUR OWN
NEWSLETTER, IF YOU'D LIKE.

THE ECCENTRIC
GAZETTE. I LOVE IT.

IT'S FROM ASHER. JUST
TRY IT FOR A WHILE.

I PROMISE, IF IT GETS IN
THE WAY, WE'LL GET RID OF IT.

PARIS, IT'S ON MY BOOK BAG.

I'M LATE FOR CLASS, AND YOU PUT

A PRINTING PRESS ON MY BOOK BAG?

WELL, SORRY. IT'S FROM
MY DEAD BOYFRIEND, OK?

I APOLOGIZE IF MY GRIEF
IS INCONVENIENCING YOU.

MAYBE I'LL JUST PUT MYSELF ON AN
ICEBERG AND FLOAT MYSELF OUT TO SEA

SO THAT NO ONE WILL HAVE
TO DEAL WITH MY SUFFERING.

WELL, JUST GET THAT THING
OFF MY BAG BEFORE YOU GO.

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS,
AND HE WILL CALL ME BACK.

AND IT HAD BETTER BE IN A TIMELY
MANNER, OR I WILL COME DOWN THERE

AND INTRODUCE MYSELF,
AND, OH, THE FUN WE'LL HAVE.

HATE THIS CHAIR.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, HONEY?

JUSTIN AND CAMERON
HAVING TROUBLE AGAIN?

I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH
THE VERY PROMISING YOUNG MAN

WORKING AS TAYLOR'S ASSISTANT,

TO TRY AND TALK TO
THE MAN ABOUT THIS.

NO. NO. HE REJECTED IT AGAIN?

I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT THE
BRIGHT RED LETTERS SAY.

WE ONLY NEED 2 LOUSY PARKING
SPACES. WHAT IS HIS PROBLEM?

THE LIST IS LONG.

THIS IS THE THIRD
TIME, MICHEL. I KNOW.

THE THIRD TIME THAT
BUS-AND-TRUCK-TOUR

MUSSOLINI HAS
REJECTED OUR PERMIT.

AND I WAS THERE FOR EVERY SHOW.

WHAT IS "REJECTION CODE M"?

"APPLICANT'S NAME
DOES NOT MATCH NAME

LISTED ON ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION."

IS HE SERIOUS?

APPARENTLY, YOU DID NOT PUT YOUR
MIDDLE NAME ON THIS APPLICATION.

HOWEVER, YOU DID
PUT YOUR MIDDLE NAME

ON THE ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION.

SO THE NAMES DON'T MATCH, AND
TAYLOR HAS NO IDEA WHO YOU ARE.

I'M THE PERSON WHOSE FOOT IS GOING
TO PREVENT HIM FROM SITTING DOWN.

THAT'S WHO I AM.

YOU ALWAYS PROMISE TO
HURT HIM, BUT THEN YOU DON'T.

YOU'RE A TAYLOR TEASE.

I'M GETTING COFFEE.

PERFECT TIMING!

SOOKIE, I REALLY
NEED SOME COFFEE.

FIRST THIS.

BUT IT'S RIGHT
OVER THERE, AND...

OK, WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?

JACKSON'S TOMATOES.

HERE WE GO.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I WAS JUST GOING
TO GET A LITTLE...

EAT THIS.

ISN'T THAT THE GREATEST
TOMATO YOU'VE EVER EATEN?

IT'S GOOD. GOOD?

IT'S GREAT. GREAT?

ALL I WANTED WAS
A CUP OF COFFEE.

THANK YOU.

SORRY, JACKSON, THIS
IS ONE ROCKING TOMATO.

THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH GROWN IN

MY BRAND-NEW,
HYDROPONIC GREENHOUSE.

JACKSON DESIGNED IT HIMSELF.

BUILT MOST OF IT MYSELF, TOO.

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.

THE BEST TOMATOES ON THE
EAST COAST AND IN OCTOBER.

OCTOBER!

IT SURE AIN'T NOVEMBER.

THIS MEANS
YEAR-ROUND VEGETABLES.

I'M NEVER GOING TO BE A SLAVE
TO MOTHER NATURE EVER AGAIN.

IF I WANT TO MAKE IT...

THEN I'M GONNA GROW IT.

OH, YOU 2 REALLY FOUND
EACH OTHER, DIDN'T YOU?

DO YOU WANT ANOTHER
PIECE OF TOMATO?

DO I?

BOYS, LEAVE US, PLEASE.

BEN FRANKLIN WAS
OUT OF HIS MIND.

HEY. HEY.

SO, COME ON IN.

DEAN, YOU REMEMBER PARIS.

YES, I DO.

UH, HOW YOU DOING, PARIS?

I'M FINE.

WHAT'S THAT?

THAT'S A PRINTING PRESS.
HAVEN'T YOU HEARD?

TEXTS ARE OUT,
MOVABLE TYPE IS IN.

I'VE HEARD THAT.

SO, MY ROOM'S IN THERE.

NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, PARIS.

RIGHT BACK AT YOU.

YOU'RE BACK WITH
FARMER BOY? WHAT GIVES?

PARIS. I THOUGHT HE WAS MARRIED.

HE WAS, NOW HE'S NOT.

WELL, WELL, WELL, HOSS
RETURNS. WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK?

I'M GOING IN MY ROOM NOW.

JUST HOLD ON. WE
HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

FIGURE WHAT OUT?

YOU'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING
BOYS HOME NOW. WE NEED A SYSTEM.

I'M NOT BRINGING BOYS HOME. I'M
BRINGING BOY HOME. THAT BOY, THAT'S IT.

I ASSUME YOU'RE HAVING SEX.

PARIS! YOU'RE HAVING SEX.

WELL, LUCKILY I JUST BOUGHT
SOME NOISE-REDUCING HEADPHONES

SO THAT'LL HELP. OH, BOY.

IF I PUT THE HEADPHONES ON, AND THEN
STUFF SOME TOWELS UNDER THE DOOR,

THAT SHOULD DO THE TRICK.

IF YOU'VE GOT EXTRA TOWELS TO
STUFF, I GOT A LOCATION SUGGESTION.

HOW LOUD ARE YOU? PARIS, STOP.

LOOK, I DON'T CARE.
I JUST NEED THE

INFORMATION TO
FORMULATE A GOOD PLAN.

I MEAN, YOU LOOK ALL SMALL AND
SQUEAKY, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S EXACTLY

THE BUNNY-LOOKING GIRLS WHO
CAN BLOW THE ROOF OFF THE BARN.

I KNOW, JUST GIVE ME
A 3-MINUTE WARNING.

I'M WALKING AWAY NOW.

THAT WAY, I HAVE TIME TO
PUT EVERYTHING IN PLACE,

PUT HEADPHONES ON, ETCETERA.

BYE. IS HE GOING TO
BE COMING OVER A LOT?

PROBABLY, RIGHT? BECAUSE
HE'S AT HIS PEAK NOW

AND IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE
ONLY THINGS HE'S GOOD AT. SO...

3-MINUTE WARNING. RIGHT.

BREAD.

THAT'S $1.10, SO
WE'RE AT $17.33.

AND JAM. GENERIC.

YES, MOM.

$1.40, SO WE'RE AT $18.73.

YO, JOHN NASH, ENOUGH
WITH THE NUMBERS.

I'M JUST KEEPING TRACK,
SO WE DON'T GO OVER.

IT'S TOO MUCH
PRESSURE. I CAN'T THINK.

IF WE USED COUPONS, IT
WOULD STRETCH OUR MONEY.

DUDE, THE ONLY THING
MORE UN-ROCK AND ROLL

THAN COUPONS IS THAT
SHIRT YOU'RE WEARING.

I'VE ASKED YOU ABOUT THIS
SHIRT. YOU NEVER SAID ANYTHING.

WE'RE NOT USING COUPONS.

GET ENOUGH BREWSKIS
THERE, BUDDY?

DON'T WORRY, I'M USING
MY OWN MONEY FOR THIS.

OK, JUST... JUST WHAT?

I'M NOT SURE WHY YOU NEED
ALL THAT BEER, THAT'S ALL.

WE'VE GOT GIGS COMING UP, AND I'VE
KIND OF LEARNED THROUGH EXPERIENCE

THAT IF YOU SAY TO PEOPLE, "HEY,

WANNA COME BACK FOR SOME BEERS?"

AND YOU DON'T HAVE BEER,
THEY GET PISSED AND LEAVE.

PEOPLE. RIGHT.

MEANING GIRLS. I WOULD
PREFER IT BE GIRLS.

GOOD, OK. WELL,
STOCK UP, THEN, HEF.

GET SOME EXTRA FOR JIMMY CAAN.

HEY, GUYS, HOW YOU DOING?

GREAT! HOPE YOU'RE
NOT HERE FOR BEER,

'CAUSE I THINK WE'RE
BUYING IT ALL UP.

I'M JUST HERE FOR DIAPERS.

ANY OF YOUR GIRLFRIENDS
NEED DIAPERS?

WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?

PROBLEM? NO PROBLEM.

MILK.

LANE, THAT WAS A REAL BRAND.

THAT MAKES $27, $28,
$29, $30, AND $10 MAKES $40

AND HERE, HERE, TAKE A
BALLOON FOR THE LITTLE MISS.

ELECTION'S ON TUESDAY.

MORNING, MAGGIE.
HOW'S THE FAMILY?

A PAIN IN MY REAR.
DON'T SAY I SAID THAT.

MORNING, JACKSON. HI, TAYLOR.

HEY, ARE THESE THE BEST YOU GOT?

UNFORTUNATELY, OCTOBER'S A
TERRIBLE TIME FOR TOMATOES.

GUESS I COULD ALWAYS GO
WITH CANNED, BUT I HATE CANNED.

IF YOU NEED ANY MORE, TAYLOR,
I GOT A NICE CROP OF TOMATOES

AND PLENTY TO GO AROUND.
WE COULD WORK SOMETHING OUT.

WELL, THAT'S NICE
OF YOU TO OFFER.

YOU'RE GROWING THEM IN THAT
BIG NEW GREENHOUSE, RIGHT?

BUILT IT WITH MY OWN 2 HANDS.

THAT'S VERY INDUSTRIOUS.

TOO BAD ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING WITH ALL THAT.

YEAH. WHAT?

NICE CUKES, THOUGH.
BEAUTIFUL CUKES.

I LOVE CUKES IN A
TRICOLORE SALAD.

ADDS A NICE CRUNCH.

TOO BAD ABOUT ALL WHAT, TAYLOR?

YOU KNOW, THE GREENHOUSE.

THE GREENHOUSE? WHAT
ABOUT THE GREENHOUSE?

WAIT, AREN'T THE CUKES 3 FOR $1?

THEY'RE 2 FOR $1.

IT SAID 3.

BARRY, I NEED A PRICE
CHECK ON CUCUMBERS.

TAYLOR? JACKSON, PLEASE.

THIS IS NOT THE PROPER
FORUM TO DISCUSS

THE PROBLEM WITH
YOUR GREENHOUSE.

WHAT PROBLEM?

BARRY, IF YOU
HEAR ME, YELL 10-4.

I'LL CHECK THE PRICE ON
THE STUPID CUCUMBERS.

JUST TELL ME WHAT'S UP
WITH THE GREENHOUSE.

JACKSON, THIS IS MY
PLACE OF BUSINESS.

THE UNPLEASANTNESS
WITH YOUR STRUCTURE

WILL ALL BE SETTLED AT
THE NEXT TOWN MEETING.

I'M NOT HEARING A 10-4, BARRY.

I CAN'T GO TO THE
NEXT TOWN MEETING.

I'M WATCHING THE BABY.

I'D GET A BABYSITTER
IF I WAS YOU.

10-4.

YOU WERE OUT SMOKING
AGAIN, WEREN'T YOU, BARRY?

NO.

DON'T LIE, I'LL
SMELL YOUR BREATH.

10-4.

I DON'T LIKE THE
TONE OF THAT 10-4.

I USUALLY LIKE GROCERY SHOPPING.

THIS STRIPPED IT
OF ALL ENJOYMENT.

I THOUGHT YOU HATED
GROCERY SHOPPING

WITH THE GUYS.
YOU ALWAYS BICKER.

BUT THAT'S FUN BICKERING.

THAT'S BICKERING WE'LL
LOOK BACK ON IN 20 YEARS

SLAP EACH OTHER ON THE BACKS
AND SAY, "WHAT HO, GOOD TIMES."

SO YOU'LL BE DICKENS
CHARACTERS IN 20 YEARS?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
I KNOW, I HAVE NO RIGHT

TO BE BOTHERED BY
ZACH LURING WOMEN

BACK TO THE APARTMENT
WITH CHEAP BEER,

BECAUSE I HAVEN'T
TOLD HIM I LIKE HIM.

I MEAN, IF I HAD TOLD HIM I
LIKE HIM AND HE WAS DOING THAT

HE'D BE A CREEP
OF THE FIRST ORDER.

AS IT IS, HE'S JUST EXHIBITING
BASIC GUY BEHAVIOR

GRUNT-GRUNT CAVEMAN STUFF,

WHICH, TO BE HONEST, IS A
BIT OF THE APPEAL OF ZACH.

SO, WHY DON'T YOU TELL HIM?

THERE'S A DANGER HERE.
THE ROOMMATE THING.

THE BAND THING.

NEED I MENTION THE ROCK AND ROLL
CASUALTIES FROM INTRA-BAND DATING?

I KNOW THEY'RE NUMEROUS.

NOT THAT THERE'S
NOT SUCCESS STORIES.

I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT YOUR CRAMPS,

YOUR YO LA TENGOS,
YOUR KIM AND THURSTONS.

SONNY AND CHER, THE EARLY YEARS.

PLUS, YOU'VE GOT BANDS
THAT HAVE SURVIVED BREAKUPS.

NO DOUBT. WISH THEY HADN'T.

X, SUPERTRAMP,
THE WHITE STRIPES.

BUT IN THE NEGATIVE, YOU HAVE...

SONNY AND CHER, THE LATER YEARS.

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE,
FLEETWOOD MAC.

I KNOW OF 2 COUNTRY MUSIC STARS

WHOSE BACKUP SINGERS
SHOT THEM IN THE GROIN.

WHOA. THAT'S WICKED HATE.

MY BATTERIES ARE
DEAD. HANG ON, LANE.

YOUR BATTERIES?
FOR MY HEADPHONES.

WHEN'S DEAN GETTING
HERE? CALM DOWN, PARIS.

WE'RE JUST GONNA WATCH A MOVIE,
AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN US.

PLEASE. YOU'RE 19. UNLESS IT'S
SHOAH, YOU 2 ARE GETTING CARNAL.

SORRY, YOU WERE SAYING?

YOU'VE GOT THE DATA.
NOW I NEED INSIGHT.

I THINK YOU SHOULD
JUST TELL HIM.

THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY. SO FIND THE
RIGHT MOMENT AND SEE WHAT HE SAYS.

AND DON'T MENTION ALL THAT
INTRA-BAND DATING STUFF.

JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART. HEART?

THE GIRLS IN HEART REALLY
SCREWED THINGS UP BIG TIME.

HANG ON. HELLO?

HEY, IT'S ME.

HEY, YOU ABOUT ON YOUR WAY?

UNFORTUNATELY, NO.

I HAVE NO WAY TO GET THERE.

OH, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR CAR?

UH, NOTHING. IT'S JUST, UM...

LINDSAY NEEDED IT.

OH, RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT FOR. SHE
JUST NEEDED IT FOR SOME REASON,

AND WE'RE STILL
KIND OF SHARING IT.

RIGHT, DRAG.

I'LL LOOK TO SEE IF THERE'S
A BUS OR SOMETHING.

THAT COULD TAKE HOURS. YEAH.

YOU WANT TO COME HERE?

TO STARS HOLLOW? HOW?

DRIVE. YOU GOT YOUR CAR.

OH, YEAH, I DO.
YEAH, NO, OF COURSE.

I HAVE A CAR, AND
I'LL DRIVE TO YOU.

GOOD. I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO.

DEFINITELY. YEAH, AND NOW PARIS
DOESN'T HAVE TO GO GET BATTERIES.

WHAT?

NOTHING. I'LL SEE
YOU IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

MY PLACE? SEE YOU THERE.

BYE.

SORRY.

THAT'S OK. LISTEN, I'M GOING
TO PLAY YOU 2 RILO KILEY SONGS

ONE PRE-JENNY BLAKE
BREAKUP, ONE POST.

TELL ME IF YOU HEAR
A QUALITY DIFFERENCE.

♪ I USED TO THINK ♪

THE FEROCITY OF ATTACK IS
NOT AFFECTED BY WHETHER

THEY'RE IN THE LARVAL
OR NYMPHAL LIFE STAGE

OR WHETHER THEY'RE OF
THE 1-, 2-, OR 3-HOST VARIETY.

OH, I HATE THIS.
TAYLOR, EVERY YEAR.

YEAH, WE GET IT. TICKS ARE BAD.

WELL, MAYBE PEOPLE
WHO ARE NEW TO OUR TOWN

THUS, NEW TO THE TOWN
MEETING, DON'T KNOW THE HAZARDS

OF THE COMMON TICK.

TICKS ARE BAD. MOVING ON.

DON'T HATE THE TICK MESSENGER.

HATE THE TICK.

NOW, TO CONTINUE...

HE'S RUINED THE WORD
"NYMPHAL" FOR ME FOREVER.

$4 AN HOUR TO A BABYSITTER
FOR A TICK LECTURE?

DON'T WORRY, HONEY.
HE'LL GET TO US.

WASTE OF TIME.

THAT'S WHEN A TICK
CLAMPS ONTO HIS HOST

PLUNGES HIS
HYPOSTOME INTO THE SKIN

AND FEASTS ON HIS
NEXT BLOOD MEAL.

YOU TAKE TOO MUCH
DELIGHT IN THIS, TAYLOR.

GO ON, TAYLOR. HE'S
SUCKING OUT THE BLOOD...

THEY FEED FOR EXTENSIVE
PERIODS AND AT LARGE VOLUMES

UP TO 500 TIMES
THEIR BODY WEIGHT.

THIS WOULD BE THE
EQUIVALENT OF A 150-POUND MAN

DRINKING 9,000 GALLONS
OF HUMAN BLOOD.

TAYLOR, PLEASE. WE GET IT.

OH, LET'S JUST VOTE ON WHATEVER
IT IS YOU WANT US TO VOTE ON.

BEFORE I HURL. YEAH.

FINE.

THE QUESTION BEFORE
US IS: SHALL THE TOWN

INCUR THE EXPENSE
OF POSTING SIGNS

URGING RESIDENTS
TO TUCK THEIR PANTS

INTO THEIR SOCKS
DURING TICK SEASON?

IN FAVOR?

OPPOSED?

THE MEASURE IS DEFEATED BY AN
IRRESPONSIBLE, DEVIL-MAY-CARE MAJORITY.

NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.

THE MATTER OF THE
TOWN STARS HOLLOW

VS. LAND PARCEL 11423-A.

IS THE PARCEL HOLDER PRESENT?

IF THAT'S ME, I'M HERE.

THE PARCEL HOLDER IS PRESENT.

NOW, SAID PARCEL IS CITED

AS BEING IN VIOLATION
OF SECTION 423,

SUBSECTION 4C, SUBSECTION 32-B,

FORMERLY KNOWN AS
SECTION 424, SUBSECTION...

ENOUGH!

YEAH, THIS IS MORE
PAINFUL THAN TICKS.

SO, THE PARCEL HOLDER REQUESTS

THAT THE READING OF
THE CITATION BE WAIVED?

WAIVE IT. JUST TELL ME WHAT THE
HELL'S WRONG WITH MY GREENHOUSE.

IT'S BUILT TOO CLOSE TO
THE EDGE OF YOUR PROPERTY.

IT'S MILES AWAY FROM
THE EDGE OF MY PROPERTY.

IT'S 9 AND A HALF FEET FROM
THE EDGE OF YOUR PROPERTY.

EXACTLY.

ACCORDING TO TOWN
CODES, NO NEW STRUCTURE

CAN COME WITHIN 10 FEET OF
THE EDGE OF YOUR PROPERTY.

OH, THAT'S A TECHNICALITY.

NO, THAT'S THE LAW.

AND, AS TOWN SELECTMAN, IT'S UP
TO ME TO SEE THAT YOU ABIDE BY IT.

UNBELIEVABLE!

THERE'S A SIMPLE SOLUTION
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR IT.

I DO, YES.

JUST MOVE IT OVER 6 INCHES.

OH, YOU SHOULD HAVE
JUST SAID THAT BEFORE.

PERHAPS I SHOULD HAVE.

JUST MOVE THE
GREENHOUSE OVER 6 INCHES?

THAT'S RIGHT.

GOOD THING I BUILT IT ON WHEELS

SO I COULD JUST SCOOCH IT OVER.

IT'S ON WHEELS? NO,
IT'S NOT ON WHEELS!

BECAUSE WHEELS
WOULD HAVE BEEN HANDY.

I WOULD HAVE TO TEAR IT DOWN
TO MOVE IT OVER 6 INCHES, TAYLOR.

HMM, TOO BAD YOU DIDN'T CHECK
WITH ME BEFORE YOU BUILT IT.

COULD HAVE SAVED
YOU SOME HEARTACHE.

OK, THAT'S NOT ENGLISH, HON.

COME ON, TAYLOR,
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

THIS ISSUE IS NOT
OPEN FOR DEBATE.

THIS IS A NICE MAN WHO IS
GROWING SOME VERY NICE TOMATOES

AND YOU JUST NEED
TO OIL YOUR KNEES

AND GO SEE THE WIZARD, AND
GET A HEART, AND DROP THIS.

WHAT IS THIS, LORELAI?

LINGERING RESENTMENT OVER
THE PARKING SPACE ISSUE?

COME ON, YOU REJECTED IT
BECAUSE I LEFT OUT MY MIDDLE NAME.

HOW MANY OTHER LORELAI
GILMORES DO YOU KNOW?

WELL, THERE'S YOUR DAUGHTER.

OKAY. SO YOU KNOW 2.

BET YOU CAN'T NAME A THIRD,
UNLESS YOU KNEW MY GRANDMA.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME
TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.

WE'RE NOT DONE
WITH THIS, TAYLOR.

I THINK WE ARE.

DON'T BANG THAT GAVEL.

YOUR ISSUE IS NOT WITH ME.

I AM MERELY THE HUMBLE
VESSEL FOR THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR
A DIFFERENT VESSEL.

WHERE'S HE GOING HERE? NOT SURE.

A DIFFERENT
VESSEL? THAT'S RIGHT,

A DIFFERENT VESSEL.

I'M RUNNING.

FOR WHAT?

FOR WHATEVER IT IS YOU
ARE. WHAT ARE YOU AGAIN?

TOWN SELECTMAN.

I'M RUNNING FOR TOWN SELECTMAN.

NOBODY EVER RUNS AGAINST
TAYLOR. HE'S OUR PAPA DOC.

HON, SHOULDN'T WE
MAYBE TALK ABOUT THIS?

WELL, I ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A LIVELY RACE.

COMPETITION IS THE WHETSTONE THAT
SHARPENS THE BLADE OF DEMOCRACY.

MEETING ADJOURNED.

WHATEVER YOU NEED,
FRIEND, I'M WITH YOU.

I NEED YOUR VOTE. YOU GOT IT.

JACKSON BELLEVILLE. I'M
RUNNING FOR SELECTMAN.

I NEED YOUR VOTE.

JACKSON BELLEVILLE,
THAT'S WITH 4 "L'S".

I KNOW. WE WENT TO
HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER.

I STILL NEED YOUR VOTE.

WE'RE GONNA NEED BUTTONS
AND BALLOONS AND A SLOGAN.

HOW ABOUT SOMETHING
LIKE, UM, I DON'T KNOW:

"TAYLOR SUCKS LIKE A TICK"?

DON'T WORRY. FIRST
BLURB. WE'LL WORK IT OUT.

HEY.

WOW, YOU MADE GOOD TIME.

NO TRAFFIC.

COME ON IN.

YOUR MOM GOT A NEW PLANT.

YEAH.

RORY!

OH, HI, CLARA.

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK.

I NEVER LIKED LINDSAY. CLARA.

I WOULDN'T SAY THAT TO LINDSAY.

GO.

DEAN, WAS SOMEONE AT THE DOOR?

RORY.

HI, MAY, HOW YOU DOING?

OH, FINE, CAN'T COMPLAIN.

GOOD.

DEAN'S FATHER'S IN THE BASEMENT.

HE SAYS HELLO.

OH, HELLO BACK.

I LIKE THE, UH, FICUS.

THANK YOU. WE'RE
DONE WITH DINNER.

BUT IF YOU'RE HUNGRY, I COULD
SCROUNGE UP SOMETHING TO ZAP.

I'M FINE, THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO GO UPSTAIRS.

ALL RIGHT.

BYE. BYE.

IT'S YOUR OLD ROOM.

IN ALL ITS GLORY.

TAKING UP DRESSMAKING?

YEAH, I AM.

VROOM.

I THOUGHT THEY'D GOTTEN
RID OF ALL THAT STUFF BY NOW.



SORRY.

WHAT? IT'S TOO LOUD.

NO, IT ISN'T.

TURN IT DOWN OR I'M GOING TO
COME OVER AND DO IT MYSELF.

YOU SHOULD REALLY
GET HER SOME RAMONES.

HEY, I'M SORRY ABOUT MY MOM.

THIS WHOLE THING'S BEEN KIND
OF A SURPRISE TO MY PARENTS.

I MEAN, DAD'S HARDLY
LEFT THE BASEMENT.

IT'S OK. IT'S GOING TO
TAKE TIME FOR EVERYBODY.

WHAT?

TURN IT BACK DOWN.

THE COLLEGE STUDENT
AND THE DIVORCE.

WOULD MAKE A GOOD ADULT FILM.



DEAN?

WHAT, MOM?

JUST WONDERING HOW LATE
RORY'S GOING TO BE HERE.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.

BECAUSE I WANT TO SET THE
ALARM BEFORE DAD AND I GO TO BED.

IF THE FRONT DOOR
OPENS, IT'LL SET IT OFF.

I'LL TURN IT ON WHEN
SHE LEAVES, MOM.

OK.

IT'S JUST THAT, THAT WILL MAKE THE
ALARM PANEL IN THE BEDROOM CHIRP.

THAT WAKES US.

WELL, CLARA'S STEREO IS GOING
TO KEEP YOU AWAKE ANYWAYS, MOM.

I TURNED IT DOWN.

JUST AS LONG AS RORY DOESN'T
STAY TOO LATE, OK, DEAN?

OK, MOM.

OK.

WE COULD GO TO A MOVIE.

I'D LOVE THAT, BUT
IT'S LIKE 8:30 ALREADY.

I HAVE CLASSES. RIGHT.

AND YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY?

NOT REALLY.

WANT TO WATCH T.V.?

SURE.

IT TAKES A FEW
MINUTES TO WARM UP.

OH, NO PROBLEM.

SO GOOD TO MEET YOU,
AND SEE YOU AT THE POLLS.

HEY, AREN'T YOU TWO
HANDY WITH A KNIFE AND FORK.

HOW ARE YOU DOING,
SOOKIE? THANKS.

THERE YOU GO.

HI, GOOD MORNING. GO, JACKSON.

WHEN IT COMES TO
NOISE POLLUTION,

JACKSON BELLEVILLE
HEARS YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME,

AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE POLLS.

OK, I THINK I CAN
MAKE IT THROUGH

THE "G'S" BEFORE
MY PHONE GIVES OUT.

I GOT MINE RIGHT HERE. GREAT.

LADIES, I OFFER MYSELF
UP TO YOU AND YOUR CAUSE.

WHAT'S THIS?

I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF
TO POLL THE TOWN.

AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE
PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS.

WE ARE? JACKSON IS
SOLIDLY IN THE LEAD.

ALREADY? WE JUST
STARTED BUGGING PEOPLE.

WELL, I MODELED MY POLL
AFTER THE GALLUP POLL.

THE GALLUP POLL USES A
SAMPLE OF 1,005 VOTERS

TO REPRESENT THE 280 MILLION
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.

USING THAT LOGIC, THE CORRECT SAMPLING
SIZE OF THE TOWN OF STARS HOLLOW

WOULD BE .002.

ROUNDING THAT UP MEANS ONE
PERSON NEEDS TO BE POLLED

SO I PICKED ME.

YOU POLLED YOURSELF?

I WAS RIGHT THERE. IT SEEMED
LIKE A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY.

OK. WELL, FIRST OF ALL,

THANK YOU FOR DRESSING
UP TO TALK TO YOURSELF.

SECONDLY, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA

NEED TO POLL A FEW MORE PEOPLE

TO GET A BETTER SENSE
OF WHERE WE REALLY ARE.

OH. OK, I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

THANKS, KIRK.

YOU DID NOTICE THAT THE BACK OF
HIS PANTS 1S SHORTER THAN THE FRONT?

HOW DOES THAT
HAPPEN? THAT'S KIRK.

IT CERTAINLY IS.

EXCUSE ME, BUT MY CUSTOMERS
AREN'T GETTING IN THE WAY

OF YOUR THING HERE, ARE THEY?

NO, THEY'RE FINE.

GOOD, 'CAUSE I CAN KICK THEM OUT

OR CLOSE DOWN
FOR YOU IF YOU'D LIKE.

THAT'S SWEET, BUT WE'RE GOOD.

SO YOU'LL TELL ME IF MY
BUSINESS IS IN YOUR WAY?

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW.

OH, LANE, GREAT.

DO YOU THINK YOUR BAND COULD
PLAY AT JACKSON'S RALLY NEXT WEEK?

IT'S NOT A LOT OF CASH,

BUT IT'S A LITTLE SOMETHING
IN PRIMETIME PLACEMENT.

ABSOLUTELY. GREAT.

JACKSON PICKED A SONG,
SO I'LL GET THAT INFO TO YOU.

COOL. THANKS.

OK, MAYBE YOU WERE MISSING
MY SUBTLE SARCASM THERE

WHEN I MENTIONED MY
CUSTOMERS BEING IN YOUR WAY?

OH, NO, I DIDN'T MISS IT AT ALL.

GET YOUR WAR ROOM OUT OF HERE.

HEY, THIS IS FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

TAYLOR BUGS YOU, TOO.

YES, HE BUGS ME.

OK, THEN, WE'RE TRYING TO GET
RID OF YOUR LITTLE ANNOYANCE.

BY BECOMING MY NEW
LITTLE ANNOYANCE?

OH, HEY, THE NIGHT OF THE
RALLY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED

A SORT OF BACKSTAGE
GATHERING AREA.

YOU CANNOT GATHER HERE.

BUT IT'S RIGHT
ACROSS FROM THE...

YOU CANNOT GATHER HERE.

YEAH, SEE, THE STAGE IS RIGHT
OVER... YOU CANNOT GATHER HERE.

DO YOU LIKE MY HAIR LIKE THIS?

YES, AND YOU CANNOT GATHER HERE.

WOW. SLEEPING WITH YOU
IS GETTING ME NOTHING.

ALL RIGHT. JUST
GATHER YOUR CRAP UP,

GET IT OUT. I NEED THE TABLES.

QUICK, GIVE ME THE BABY.

IS HE GOING TO SELL IT?

THAT'S IT, DAVEY. WORK
IT. DO THE CLAPPING.

VERY MANCHURIAN
CANDIDATE OF YOU.

FREE ICE CREAM.

COME AND GET YOUR FREE ICE
CREAM, COMPLIMENTS OF TAYLOR DOOSE

OF TAYLOR'S OLD-FASHIONED
SODA SHOP AND CANDY STORE.

NO NEED TO RUSH, FOLKS.

THERE'S PLENTY OF FREE,
FRESH, HANDMADE ICE CREAM

FOR EVERY SINGLE REGISTERED
VOTER IN STARS HOLLOW.

HOW DIRTY. I KNOW.

ALL HE NEEDED WAS SOME
LYING SWIFT BOAT CAPTAINS

TO COMPLETE THE AMBUSH.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO LOSE.

NO. HE MAY HAVE THE EDGE,
BUT WE'VE GOT THE HEART.

WHO THE HELL CARES ABOUT HEART?

WE DO, AND PEOPLE WILL.

WE JUST HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED,
AND... AND DO THIS ONE VOTE AT A TIME.

WHO ARE YOU
CALLING? BEN AFFLECK?

OH, HELLO, MY FAVORITE DAUGHTER.

WHAT DO YOU NEED? I
NEED YOU TO COME HOME.

NOW? NO, TUESDAY.

WHAT'S ON TUESDAY?

WELL, IT'S THE TOWN SELECTMAN
ELECTIONS, AND WE'RE DESPERATE.

LANE'S BAND IS PLAYING,
AND I'LL GIVE YOU A BUTTON.

I'LL BE THERE. REALLY?

YEAH. YOU KNOW I'M A
SUCKER FOR A GOOD BUTTON.

THANKS, KID. TELL JACKSON
I'M ROOTING FOR HIM.

I WILL. SO, HOW'S SCHOOL?

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

AND HOW'S PARIS?

ASHER LEFT HER A 300-POUND,
ANTIQUE PRINTING PRESS

WHICH SHE PUT IN
THE COMMON ROOM.

SO, SAME? EXACTLY.

RIGHT, OK.

AND, UH, HOW'S DEAN?

HE'S FINE.

OK, WELL, GOOD.

MOM, I HAVE TO STUDY.
I'LL SEE YOU TUESDAY, OK?

OK, SEE YOU TUESDAY.

OK, SO, UH, RORY'S
COMING BACK TO VOTE.

SO, COUNTING HER, YOU, ME,
JACKSON AND KIRK, THAT'S 5.

WHY DID YOU SAY
"HOW'S DEAN?" LIKE THAT?

LIKE WHAT? "HOW'S DEAN?"

I DID SAY IT LIKE
THAT, DIDN'T I? YEP.

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK
I'M TRYING SO HARD

TO MAKE RORY THINK I'M
TOTALLY COOL WITH THE SITUATION

THAT I END UP SOUNDING TOTALLY
FREAKED OUT BY THE SITUATION.

YOU'RE TOTALLY COOL
WITH THE SITUATION?

WELL, I'M TOTALLY ON MY WAY TO
BEING TOTALLY COOL WITH THE SITUATION.

HERE, TAKE HIM.

HE'S POLITICALLY USELESS TO ME.

OW!

SORRY. OH, THAT'S OK.

YOU SURE? YEAH.

I'M GOOD. JUST...

WAIT. WHAT?

MY HAIR.

OK.

IS THAT...

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

DAMN IT.

LET'S JUST SHIFT HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M JUST TRYING TO
GET YOUR SEAT BACK.

I CAN DO THAT. OK.

OH, SEE, GOOD, OK.

SO I'LL JUST GET LIKE
UP HERE, AND THEN NOW...

OW. WAIT. OW, OW, OW.

OW!

THIS ISN'T WORKING GREAT.

SORRY.

YEAH.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE COULD TRY GOING
TO YOUR HOUSE OR...

NO, MY PARENTS ARE THERE.

RIGHT. WE COULD GO TO LUKE'S.

HE'S DATING MY MOM NOW,
SO I GET SEATED RIGHT AWAY.

I DON'T WANT TO GO TO LUKE'S.

OK, THEN, I'M OUT. YOUR TURN.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD
JUST TAKE ME HOME.

OH, OK.

YOU KNOW, LANE'S BAND IS
PLAYING AT JACKSON'S RALLY

AND I THOUGHT MAYBE I'D
COME BACK TO TOWN TO SEE IT.

MAYBE WE COULD GO TOGETHER.

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

COME ON, IT WOULD BE FUN. AT
THE VERY LEAST, IT COULD BE LOUD.

NO, RORY. I DON'T
WANT TO GO PARADING

OUR RELATIONSHIP ALL OVER TOWN.

I DIDN'T SAY... I DON'T NEED
TO RUB LINDSAY'S NOSE IN IT

ANY MORE THAN I
ALREADY HAVE, OK?

I WASN'T TRYING TO RUB
LINDSAY'S NOSE IN ANYTHING.

I WAS JUST...

I'LL TAKE YOU HOME.

HELLO.

RORY? YEP.

HEY, DID I KNOW YOU
WERE COMING HOME?

NOPE.

THAT'S A NICE FACE.

I'M TIRED. I DIDN'T
FEEL LIKE DRIVING

ALL THE WAY BACK
TO SCHOOL TONIGHT.

I HAVE TO DEAL WITH JAMES
JOYCE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

IS THAT OK?

THE CRASHING OR THE
DEALING WITH JAMES JOYCE?

CRASHING. ABSOLUTELY,
CRASH AWAY.

NEED A HELMET? JUST A PILLOW.

SO, JUST CURIOUS,

WHAT BRINGS YOU TO THIS NECK
OF THE WOODS THIS FINE EVENING?

DEAN HAD TO GIVE
LINDSAY THE CAR TONIGHT.

AH.

SO I CAME HERE TO SEE HIM.

YOU'RE A GOOD GIRLFRIEND.

WELL, IT JUST MADE
SENSE. I MEAN, I HAVE A CAR.

AND CLASSES FIRST
THING IN THE MORNING.

WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I SAID, "WHO WANTS POP-TARTS?"

OH, MY GOD! COME ON.

HOW LONG IS THIS TAKING YOU?

YOU DO NOT HARASS THE
VOTERS. THIS IS NOT FLORIDA.

I JUST VOTED FOR MY HUSBAND.

GIVE ME THAT STICKER.

WHEN I MARRIED
HIM, I NEVER THOUGHT

THAT SOMEDAY HE'D
GO INTO POLITICS.

OF COURSE, HIS WINNING
THE LINE DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

WAS ALSO A BIT OF A SHOCKER,
SO WHAT THE HELL DO I KNOW?

GEE, I WONDER WHO
I JUST VOTED FOR.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL
NIGHT. THANK YOU.

SOOKIE, I JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD
LUCK AND MAY THE BEST MAN WIN.

YEAH. YOU, TOO, TAYLOR.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS HAS
BEEN FUN, EVEN IF WE LOSE.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE.

EVEN IF WE DO, I'M
STILL GLAD WE DID IT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE.

WHAT'S UP WITH
YOU? YOU TAKING OFF?

I'M GONNA HANG OUT AND SEE
LANE'S BAND, THEN I'M GONNA GO.

AND I'M GONNA MAKE
STEW FOR JACKSON.

WHEN HE LOSES, HE'LL
GET STEW. HE LIKES STEW.

HE'S NOT GONNA LOSE.

OK. BUT IF HE DOES.

THEN HE'LL GET STEW.



♪ BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
I'M WALKING ON AIR ♪

♪ I NEVER THOUGHT I
COULD FEEL SO FREE ♪

♪ FLYING AWAY ON A
WING AND A PRAYER ♪

♪ WHO COULD IT BE ♪

♪ BELIEVE IT OR NOT ♪

THIS IS THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED.

SEALS & CROFTS ROCK
HARDER THAN THIS.

MY MOM LIKES THIS SONG.

IT'S THE SONG JACKSON PICKED,
GUYS. WE HAVE TO PLAY IT.

AND THEN LEAVE TOWN IMMEDIATELY

BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN EVER
SHOW OUR FACES AROUND HERE AGAIN.

WE COULD WEAR MASKS. THEN
THEY WOULDN'T KNOW IT WAS US.

DUDE, THEY WREAK HAVOC WITH
YOUR HAIR. AND WHERE'LL WE GET THEM?

MY PARENTS HAVE A COLLECTION
OF WOODEN TIKI MASKS

THEY PICKED UP ON TRIPS.
THEY'RE PRETTY COOL.

WE'D HAVE TO PEEL
THE PRICE TAGS OFF.

I'M NOT WEARING SMELLY
WOOD ON MY FACE.

WELL, THEN YOU COME
UP WITH SOMETHING.

I SAY WE WALK, BECAUSE
OTHERWISE WE'RE SELLING OUT.

WE'RE ALREADY BACKSTAGE.
PEOPLE WILL SEE US.

NOT IF WE WEAR TIKI MASKS.

IT'S WORTH IT TO KEEP
OUR STREET CRED.

LOOK, ZACH, IT'S
FOR A GOOD CAUSE

AND IF, FOR ONE NIGHT, WE
HAVE TO GIVE UP OUR COOL

AND NOT HAVE GIRLS
JIGGLING UP AND DOWN

WANTING TO COME
BACK TO OUR PLACE

FOR SUCKER BEER, THEN SO BE IT.

WHOA, PROHIBITION SALLY.

PART OF THE POINT OF ALL
THIS IS APPEALING TO CHICKS.

FOR YOU, NOT FOR
US. NO, FOR ME, TOO.

THAT'S HOW I MET MY WIFE.

WELL, THEN NOT FOR ME.

WELL, YOU'RE A CHICK.

RIGHT, SO I SHOULD KNOW.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ANYMORE.

WE CAN'T CANCEL THE
GIG. THEN WHAT DO WE DO?

WE DO WHAT WE DO.
WE MAKE ROCK AND ROLL.

HENDRIX ROCKED WOODSTOCK
WITH THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.

THAT'S TRUE. NO
ONE SAW IT COMING.

IT'S A CLASSIC NOW. HE
TURNED IT INTO AN ANTHEM.

IT'S THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.

IT WAS KIND OF
ALREADY AN ANTHEM.

THANKS TO HENDRIX.

I'M CONFUSED. SO AM I.

ARE WE WALKING OR WHAT?

WE'RE NOT WALKING.

OK, I GOT TO GET OUT OF
HERE. I'M GOING UPSTAIRS.

I PUT OUT THE COFFEE, I LOCKED
THE STOREROOM AND THE FRIDGE.

DO NOT LET ANYONE BREAK
ANYTHING OR STEAL ANYTHING

AND LOCK UP WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

YOU REALLY DON'T WANT
TO WAIT FOR THE RESULTS?

I'M JUST AFRAID I'LL
GET TOO EMOTIONAL.

GOOD NIGHT.

YOU WANT SOME MORE COFFEE?

BYE, HON.

HOW YOU DOING, HONEY? I'M FINE.

HE'S NERVOUS.

I CAN TELL. HIS NECK GOES AWAY.

I'M NOT NERVOUS. I'M FINE.

WHERE ARE THEY?

THERE YOU ARE.
YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT.

BIG NEWS. KIRK, SIT DOWN.

CAN'T, THESE AREN'T MY PANTS.

I HAVE THE RESULTS
OF MY LATEST POLL.

I TALKED TO EVERY SINGLE
PERSON IN TOWN AND UNANIMOUSLY

THEY'RE ALL VOTING FOR JACKSON.

WHAT? ARE YOU SURE?

I AM SURE. I TALKED TO
EVERYONE EXCEPT TAYLOR

BUT I ASSUMED HE WAS
VOTING FOR HIMSELF,

AND THEY ALL TOLD
ME THE SAME THING.

WE'RE GOING TO WIN?

I'M GONNA BE THE FIRST
TOWN SELECTMAN LADY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. KIRK, YOU'RE SURE
ABOUT THIS? EVERY SINGLE PERSON?

EVERY PERSON EXCEPT TAYLOR,
AND EVEN THAT'S NOT A LOCK

'CAUSE HATRED FOR
TAYLOR RUNS VERY DEEP.

THE RALLY STARTED. COME ON.

I'M SO EXCITED! I DON'T
HAVE TO MAKE STEW!

LANE.

YOU'RE HERE! I'M YOUR GROUPIE.

BUT DON'T GET ANY IDEAS.
I'M SAVING EXPERIMENTATION

FOR MY JUNIOR YEAR.

I LOVE YOU.

IF YOU NEED SOMEONE
TO STAGE DIVE

JUST GIVE ME A
SIGNAL. YOU GOT IT.

HELLO, STARS HOLLOW!

HELLO!

OK, SO THE MAN OF THE
HOUR, JACKSON BELLEVILLE...

THAT'S NICE, OK.

WELL, HE'S GETTING READY TO
COME OUT HERE AND TALK TO YOU,

BUT BEFORE HE DOES

I WANTED TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANKS.

WOW! AGAIN, WOW!

OK, SO THANKS FOR ALL OF THE
SUPPORT AND THE NICE THOUGHTS.

THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE

AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVE
ANYPLACE ELSE IN THE WORLD.

AND NOW LET'S GET
THIS PARTY STARTED.

I'VE GOT A REAL TREAT
FOR YOU TONIGHT.

RIGHT HERE, LIVE ON-STAGE

PLAYING ONE OF JACKSON'S
FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME

PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER, AND
LET'S BUILD THE ROOF FOR HEP ALIEN!

1, 2, 3, 4.

♪ LOOK AT WHAT'S
HAPPENED TO ME ♪

♪ I CAN'T BELIEVE IN MYSELF ♪

♪ SUDDENLY I'M ON
TOP OF THE WORLD ♪

♪ IT SHOULD'VE BEEN
SOMEBODY ELSE ♪

♪ BELIEVE IT OR NOT
I'M WALKING ON AIR ♪

♪ I NEVER THOUGHT I
COULD FEEL SO FREE ♪

♪ FLYING AWAY ON A
WING AND A PRAYER ♪

♪ WHO COULD IT BE ♪

♪ BELIEVE IT OR
NOT IT'S JUST ME ♪

♪ JUST LIKE THE
LIGHT OF A NEW DAY ♪

♪ IT HIT ME FROM
OUT OF THE BLUE ♪

♪ BREAKING ME OUT
OF THE SPELL I WAS IN ♪

♪ MAKING ALL OF MY
WISHES COME TRUE ♪

♪ BELIEVE IT OR NOT
I'M WALKING ON AIR ♪

IT'S DIFFERENT LIVE, I GUESS.

I JUST SAW TAYLOR IN
THE SODA SHOP. OH, YEAH?

YEAH, I THINK HE
KNOWS. KNOWS WHAT?

KNOWS THAT HE'S GONNA LOSE.

REALLY?

HE WAS SITTING THERE ALL ALONE, IN
THE DARK, DOWNING SPRAY WHIPPED CREAM.

HE LOOKED DEVASTATED. YAY!

I KNOW, YAY, BUT IT'S
KIND OF SAD, ISN'T IT?

WHY? HE DESERVES IT.

I KNOW, BUT NO VOTES, NONE?

THAT'S HUMILIATING.

THAT'S SWEPT-AWAY
KIND OF HUMILIATING.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT, TOO BAD.

YOU'RE STILL YAYING IN
YOUR HEAD, AREN'T YOU?

IN 5.1 SURROUND.

I'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.

♪ BELIEVE IT OR NOT ♪

♪ BELIEVE IT OR NOT ♪

♪ BELIEVE IT OR NOT ♪

♪ BELIEVE IT OR NOT
I'M WALKING ON AIR ♪

OH, ANDREW, GREAT, HI.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO
BE A LANDSLIDE FOR JACKSON.

EVERY SINGLE PERSON I
KNOW IS VOTING FOR HIM.

YOU MUST BE REALLY HAPPY.

YES, I AM.

COULD YOU VOTE FOR TAYLOR? WHAT?

JACKSON'S STILL GONNA
WIN. IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.

IT INVOLVES SPRAY CREAM.
JUST TRUST ME. GREAT. THANKS.

ANNA, HI!

HI, LORELAI. BIG NIGHT, HUH?

OH, YEAH, REAL BIG. COULD
YOU VOTE FOR TAYLOR?

♪ FLYING AWAY ON A
WING AND A PRAYER ♪

♪ WHO COULD IT BE ♪

♪ IT'S JUST ME ♪

WELL, THAT WAS PEPPY.

ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

WHAT YOU'VE ALL
BEEN WAITING FOR,

THE MAN OF THE HOUR,

THE NEXT TOWN SELECTMAN
OF STARS HOLLOW,

JACKSON BELLEVILLE.

UH, WELL, JEEZ, THAT
WAS, UH, QUITE A WELCOME.

UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING

AND, UH, SUPPORTING
ME IN THIS THING HERE.

AS I STAND ON THIS
STAGE, LOOKING AT YOU ALL,

I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK

I HAVE A JOB. I HAVE A LIFE.

I DON'T HAVE TIME
TO BE SELECTMAN.

I HAVE A BUSINESS, I HAVE A KID.

AND SOOKIE AND I ARE
TRYING TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE

AND THE DOCTOR HAS US ON THIS
SCHEDULE AND IT'S NOT FLEXIBLE.

AND WHAT WAS I THINKING?

WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING HERE?

I DON'T WANT TO BE SELECTMAN.

AN HONEST MAN!

FINALLY!

WE'RE BEHIND YOU
ALL THE WAY, JACKSON!

JACKSON!

OH, MAN, I AM FLYING.

I MEAN IT. I AM 2,
3 FEET IN THE AIR.

IT WAS TIGHT, IT WAS TIGHT.

THAT'S THE RIGHT TERM TO
THROW IN AT THIS POINT, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW, NO ONE PLAYS
GUITAR LIKE YOU, ZACH.

TOTALLY.

IT WAS MORE THAN JUST
THE GIFT, SWEETHEART.

IT WAS THE MATERIAL.

WE FOUND OUR SOUND.

CHEESE WORKS, THIS IS A TURNING
POINT. WE HAVE TO GO FOR IT.

YOU ARE GONNA BE SO FAMOUS.

WILL YOU REMEMBER
US WHEN YOU'RE HUGE?

NOPE.

YOU'RE AWFUL.

I'M AWFUL, TOO.



OK, WHO NEEDS REFILLS? I DO.

ME, TOO. I'M GOOD.

GRAB US A COUPLE
BEERS, WOULD YOU?

OK.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?
COME AND JOIN THE PARTY.

I LIKE YOU, ZACH.

I LIKE YOU AS MORE THAN A
BANDMATE AND MORE THAN A FRIEND.

I LIKE YOU. I HAVE LIKED
YOU FOR SOME TIME NOW

AND I DON'T THINK THIS
FEELING IS GOING TO GO AWAY.

I JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

HERE'S YOUR BEER.



I GOTTA GET SOME AIR.

I HAVE KEN BURNS' JAZZ ON D.V.D.
IF YOU'RE INTO THAT KIND OF THING.

HEY.

HEY, I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE COMING.

I'M SO SORRY.

IT'S OK.

THIS WHOLE SITUATION'S TURNING OUT
TO BE A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.

NOT YOU. JUST LINDSAY AND
MOVING BACK HOME AND MY PARENTS.

I'M NOT HANDLING IT
AS WELL AS I SHOULD BE.

IT'S A LOT, DEAN.
YOU'RE DOING FINE.

I DIDN'T WANT TO
YELL AT YOU LIKE THAT.

I WORKED OUT THE CAR THING.

THAT'S NOT GONNA
BE AN ISSUE ANYMORE.

I HOPE.

UM, AND I HAD A LITTLE
TALK WITH MY MOM,

SO I THINK THINGS ARE
GONNA BE BETTER NOW.

OK.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S GOOD. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

DEAN, CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

SURE.

YOU WON'T GET MAD?

NO, I PROMISE.

IF LINDSAY HADN'T
FOUND THAT LETTER

WOULD YOU...

WERE YOU GOING...

WOULD YOU STILL HAVE LEFT HER?

YEAH.

YEAH, YEAH, OF COURSE.

OK. GOOD.

EVERYBODY, MAY I
HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?

THE RESULTS ARE IN.

JACKSON, COME ON OUT HERE.

OK. THE VOTES FOR TOWN
SELECTMAN ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1,114 FOR JACKSON BELLEVILLE

10 FOR TAYLOR DOOSE.

WELL, WE HAVE A NEW TOWN
SELECTMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN.

JACKSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A
FEW WORDS TO YOUR CONSTITUENCY?

NO.

I WOULD.

FRIENDS AND TOWNSPEOPLE,

TODAY IN STARS HOLLOW,
DEMOCRACY HAS SPOKEN.

THE WILL OF THE
PEOPLE HAS PREVAILED

AND NEW LEADERSHIP
HAS BEEN INSTATED.

YOUR VOTE HAS COUNTED.

FREE ELECTIONS ARE
A WONDERFUL THING.

A THING TO BE ADMIRED
AND CHERISHED.

HERE IN AMERICA, WE
HAVE SOMETHING ELSE

THAT IS TO BE ADMIRED
AND CHERISHED

IT'S CALLED A RECALL ELECTION.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS
OTHER ASPECT OF DEMOCRACY,

WHICH I BELIEVE WILL
HAPPEN ANY DAY NOW,

WHEN SANITY AND REASON HAVE
BEEN RESTORED TO STARS HOLLOW.

SO IN CLOSING, FRIENDS,
BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU

YOU WILL HAVE TAYLOR
DOOSE TO KICK AROUND AGAIN.

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.

JACKSON, NOW THAT WE'RE
DONE WITH THE SIDEWALK ISSUE

I WOULD LIKE TO
TALK TO YOU ABOUT

THE PERMIT FOR
EXPANDING MY DANCE STUDIO

TO INCLUDE A TAE-BO ROOM.

I HAVE THE PICTURES OF
THE HEDGES RIGHT HERE.

THEY'RE AT LEAST A FOOT ABOVE
WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE

AND RUBY WON'T CUT THEM DOWN.

IF YOU NEED SOMEONE IN
CHARGE OF HOMELAND SECURITY

I AM YOUR MAN.

I HAVE THIS GREAT
IDEA FOR YOU...

THE SUN SETS 5
MINUTES EARLIER FOR ME

'CAUSE HER HEDGES
ARE IN THE WAY.

HEY.

GRABBED US A LITTLE VICTORY
CHAMPAGNE, AND I THOUGHT...

YOU WERE ASLEEP. NO.

I WAS JUST, DOING SOME
BILLS AND THINGS. DOING BILLS?

YEAH. IN THE DARK?

TRYING TO CONSERVE.

SO, WHEN YOU WENT UP
EARLIER, YOU WERE GOING TO BED.

YOU GO TO BED EARLY. WHICH MAKES
SENSE BECAUSE YOU GET UP EARLY.

AND NOW I GOT IT.

HEY, IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

JUST COME ON IN, WE'LL...

NO, I CAN HOLD ON TO
THIS TILL LATER. YEAH?

YEAH. GOOD NIGHT.

GOES TO BED EARLY, I
GOT TO REMEMBER THAT.

ONLY ON SOME NIGHTS.

HEY, DON'T YOU ALSO
HATE CHAMPAGNE?

KIND OF. YEAH.

I'M LEARNING. I'M LEARNING.