Episode synopsis
S2 EP13: 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. Jackson and Sookie sort out a dispute. Rory and Lorelai resolve their own disagreement.
Cast
Lauren Graham…Lorelai Gilmore
Alexis Bledel…Rory Gilmore
Melissa McCarthy…Sookie St. James
Keiko Agena…Lane Kim
Scott Patterson…Luke Danes
Jared Padalecki…Dean Forester
Milo Ventimiglia…Jess Mariano
Kelly Bishop…Emily Gilmore
Liz Torres…Miss Patty
Emily Kuroda…Mrs. Kim
Michael Winters…Taylor Doose
Jackson Douglas…Jackson Belleville
Sean Gunn…Kirk Gleason
Best character
Jess for the win, sorry, not sorry Dean. I know some people don’t like Jess because of his arrogance and whatnot, but I love it.
Favourite scenes
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Best quotes and one liners
LORELAI: So Patty has taken it upon herself to find me a man.
SOOKIE: Oh really?
LORELAI: Yes. Here in my hand I have the pictures and resumes of the top three contenders.
SOOKIE: Anyone good?
LORELAI: No, but two of them have run with the bulls.
LANE: This is the Henry basket. I went by Gianelli’s and stopped in and picked up a couple of meatball heroes and some chips. I also packed a change of clothes, makeup, makeup remover, and three temporary tattoos.
LORELAI: Sure, cause four would be trashy.
JESS: The person who buys the basket wins the company of the person who makes the basket for lunch. Basket, basket maker, guy who didn’t bring enough money.
RORY: It’s tradition.
DEAN: I don’t believe this.
RORY: It’s true. My mother and I have been doing this every year since we moved here. DEAN: So buck tradition.
RORY: Are you kidding? Do you remember how mad Taylor was when I was sick and I couldn’t go to the turkey-calling contest?
DEAN: This isn’t school, you’re not getting graded.
RORY: Just don’t make this into a big thing.
DEAN: Don’t go.
JESS: Oh geez man, she’s not shipping off to Nam.
DEAN: You SO need to shut up now.
RORY: Look, Dean, it’s a picnic, it’s lunch. We’ll sit, we’ll eat, it’s over. What do you think’s gonna happen?
JESS: Yeah, I think I’d like to hear this one also.
LORELAI: We’re supposed to be eating on the ground.
LUKE: Says who?
LORELAI: Every picture you’ve ever seen of a picnic shows people eating on the ground. LUKE: Yes, and every time I have seen a picture of people eating on the ground I’ve thought, what the hell are you people doing sitting on the ground? Spring for some beach chairs, you cheapskates.
RORY: So why’d you do it?
JESS: Do what?
RORY: Outbid Dean like that.
JESS: I don’t know. I guess it started as a joke just to bug him, but then he just got so mad, you know? And he is so tall, and I just was looking at him and he’s standing there all tall and mad and I just. . .I don’t know. It was. . .it was really funny.
RORY: It wasn’t funny.
JESS: Well, if it makes you feel any better, I didn’t intend to do it. Does that make you feel any better?
RORY: I just don’t wanna be in a fight with Dean.
JESS: I’m sorry about that. You wanna push me in the lake? It’s cathartic, I hear.
JACKSON: I think we should get married.
SOOKIE: What?
JACKSON: I think we should get married.
SOOKIE: But uh, but. . .
JACKSON: Soon.
SOOKIE: Are you pregnant?
LORELAI: You know, your burgers actually taste better outside. LUKE: Good. Next time the roof in the diner’s leaking, I’ll just rip the stupid thing off.
LORELAI: As long as everything is exactly the way I want it, I’m totally flexible.
RORY: How could Jess get me hurt?
LORELAI: I don’t know, hon. In the short amount of time he’s been here, he’s managed to make a lot of enemies.
RORY: I’m sorry, when did I move to Salem?
LORELAI: My mother agreed with me tonight
RORY: I’m sorry
LORELAI: Thank you, I appreciate that
Final thoughts and fun facts
There’s a lot of Jess in this episode, which makes me very happy. Milo Ventimiglia is just so charismatic.
The basket and bridge scene parallels the 1958 movie classic The Long, Hot Summer (1958) starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.
The title of this episode is more than likely a reference to the Stevie Ray Vaughan song “Mary Had a Little Lamb”; which includes the line: Tisket, tasket, A green and yellow basket. I thought this was cool because my boyfriend likes Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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