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The Ultimate Gilmore Glossary: T

Updated: Oct 12

TANNIS ROOT – a fictional herb used by the neighbors of Rosemary in the film Rosemary’s Baby to demonstrate the power of the devil worshippers. (1.1)


THANKSGIVING PARADE – the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the world’s largest parade, is presented by the U.S. based department store chain Macy’s. The parade started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit. Teams of baton twirlers are a common feature of the parade. (1.2)


THAT CHICK FROM THE DUKES OF HAZZARD – Lorelai is referring to Daisy Duke, a character played by Catherine Bach in the action-comedy television series, The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985). Daisy often wore cut-off denim shorts, which have become known as “Daisy Dukes.” (1.2)


THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN BY MARK TWAIN – a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. (1.1)


THE BEST LAID PLANS – a paraphrase from Robert Burns’ Scottish poem, To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Next With the Plough, November, 1785. The original lines are "The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agely," commonly translated into English as "The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry." The idiom means that the most carefully detailed plan can go wrong when put into practice. (1.1)


THE CURVE – some schools grade on a curve, meaning that the performance of the group overall is taken into account when assigning grades. In its most extreme form, grades are assigned based on a student’s rank in class, placing students in direct competition with each other. Chilton obviously grades on a curve, fostering a highly competitive environment. Paris is concerned that Rory joining the class, with her excellent academic results, may affect her own grades. (1.2)


THE DUKES OF HAZZARD – an American action-comedy television series that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985. The show aired for 147 episodes spanning seven seasons. It was consistently among the top-rated television series in the late 1970s. The show is about two young male cousins, Bo and Luke Duke, who live in rural Georgia and are on probation for moonshine running. The young men and their friends and their female cousin Daisy Duke have various escapades as they evade the corrupt law officers. (1.2)


THE GOONIES – a 1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. In the film, a group of children try to save their homes from demolition as they search for pirate treasure. The Goonies was the #9 film of 1985 and has become a cult classic. (1.2)


THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME – a 1996 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. Based off of the 1831 Gothic novel written by French author Victor Hugo. (1.2)


THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME BY VICTOR HUGO – a Gothic novel by French author Victor Hugo which was first published in 1831. Set in the Middle Ages, the protagonist of the novel is Quasimodo, a hunchback who is the bell-ringer in the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. It has several times been adapted to film. The most recent for Lorelai and Rory in 2000 would be the 1996 animated Disney version. It is ironic that it is Quasimodo’s job to mark the time of day by ringing the bells in the cathedral when Lorelai’s clock did not go off. (1.2)


THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL – see The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen. (1.1)


THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN – a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story, about a dying child’s dreams and hope, was first published in 1845. It has been adapted to various media, including animated and live-action films, television musicals, and video games. (1.1)


THE SECOND SEX BY SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR – a 1949 book by the French existentialist Simone de Beauvoir, in which the author discusses the treatment of women throughout history. Beauvoir researched and wrote the book in about 14 months between 1946 and 1949. She published it in two volumes, Facts and Myths and Lived Experience. (1.1)


THE SHINING – a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1977 novel of the same name and stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd. (1.2)


THE SHINING BY STEPHEN KING – a horror novel by American author Stephen King. Published in 1977, it is King’s third published novel and first hardback bestseller. The success of the book firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre. (1.2)


THE VIEW – an American morning talk show, broadcast since 1997. Its panel of female co-hosts discuss a range of political, social, and pop cultural topics, followed by celebrity interviews. It has won a number of Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2000, panelists on The View were Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, and Lisa Ling. (1.2)


THERE SHE GOES BY THE LA’S – a song by English rock band The La’s, written by the band’s frontman, Lee Mavers. The song reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. (1.1)


TO A MOUSE BY ROBERT BURNS – full name To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Next With the Plough, November, 1785, is a Scots-language poem written by Roberts Burns in 1785, and was included in the Kilmarnock volume and all of the poet's later editions, such as the Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. (1.1)


TO THE CHRISTIAN NOBILITY OF THE GERMAN NATION BY MARTIN LUTHER – the first of three tracts written by Martin Luther in 1520. In this work, he defined for the first time the signature doctrines of the priesthood of all believers and the two kingdoms. The work was written in the vernacular language German and not in Latin. (1.2)


TOFU – also known as bean curd, is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness; it can be silken, soft, firm, or extra firm. Beyond these broad categories, there are many varieties of tofu. (1.2)


TRIPLE CAPS, EASY FOAM – a cappuccino made with three shots of espresso (triple strength), lightly foamed on top. (1.2)


TWEEDY – adjective; accustomed to, preferring, or characterized by the wearing of tweeds (a coarse wool cloth in a variety of weaves and colors, either hand-spun and handwoven in Scotland or reproduced, often by machine, elsewhere), as in genteel country life or academia. (1.2)




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