That'll Do, Pig

Season 3, Episode 10, Aired
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Lorelai's grandmother arrives in Hartford unexpectedly on Richard's birthday. She announces that she's moving back, throwing Emily into a tizzy. Rory declares war on Francie after she pulls a runaround on Paris with the Student Council. Paris is in love. Rory and Dean are friends again much to Jess' chagrin. Jess gets Dean alone at the carnival and lets him know that he's wise to his plans to get Rory back.moreless
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  • Rory and Dean decide to be friends, Lorelai's grandmother returns. Another brilliant episode, this season is on a roll.

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    By stewie1423, Jun 06, 2008 Report Abuse
    Another brilliant episode, Rory's story with Dean and Jess is very exciting, enjoyable and entertaining. It's always good to see Emily go into panic mode. I liked Trix's return because it makes Emily a great character to watch, her horror when she arrived was excellent. Trix's digs at Emily were harsh but entertaining. I'm glad that Lorelai helped her mother by giving her advice. It was very funny when Emily went to Lorelai's house and wanted to change things, great. The opening scene with Michel was really amusing, I wonder what he actually said.
    The dinner at the inn was revealing but a good scene. Not only does Trix announce she's moving into her house back home (Near Emily and Richard's house) we also get to see Emily basically stand up for herself.

    It was great to see her fight back, Trix looked extremely annoyed. How is Richard oblivious to how mean Trix is to Emily, I think her being in the show more often is a great idea, could make it even more entertaining on Emily's story. Lorelai's comments were funny as always. Sookie was crazy but amusing.

    The awkwardness between Dean and Rory was enjoyable, Kirk was funny at the caf. They decide to be friends which makes an interesting storyline. Jess is more about kissing than other things and he declines Rory's offer to go to the winter festival, this distance could cause problems. It was very enjoyable when Dean and his sister Clara arrived and Jess decided to go.

    Clara's comments at Jess were great, Jess realises what Dean might be doing and confronts him, so both of them are fighting for her, interesting. I wonder if Jess will become protective ..... Brilliant episode!moreless

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  • loved it!!

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    By karatiz, Oct 20, 2007 Report Abuse
    Lets start from the beginning... Lane finally found a place for the band, Lorelai's garage.
    Paris spent Christmas with Jamie and his parents.She loved it, she had never had a Christmas before and that was special. She is different.Even Louise and Madeline noticed it, a class passed by and Paris didn't took notes!! Because of that Francie pulled a stunt and they had a paper reunion without Paris. I liked the way Rory pulled her into the bathroom, it's was good!
    It's Richard's birthday and they are all having dinner. Emily bought him an humidor, Rory a record and Lorelai some books. Everything was going well until someone arrived.It was Trix, Richard's mother!!
    She came to take care of a house she rented to KORN!!!! lol
    Then she said she wanted to visit Lorelai's home and also the Inn.

    I don't know what to think about her visit to the house...
    And at the Inn, when Emily stud up and faced her was great. Splitting a bean in six pieces just to irritate Trix was great.

    Dean and Rory talked and they are going to be friends. Jess doesn't like it.

    Oh and the news, Trix is here to stay, she will live in Hartford after taking care of her house in London...
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  • More Jess and Dean fighting for Rory.

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    By Black_Grace, Jul 18, 2007 Report Abuse
    Lorelai's grandmother arrives in Hartford unexpectedly on Richard's birthday and announces that she's moving back, throwing Emily into a tizzy until she follows Lorelai's advice on how to manage her mother-in-law; Rory declares war on Francie after she pulls a runaround on Paris with the Student Council; Paris finds herself in love after spending Christmas vacation with Jamie's family; after Rory and Dean bump into each other a few times, they decide to be friends again; Jess initially declines Rory's offer to attend the Stars Hollow High Winter Carnival, but changes his mind after they run into Dean and his sister Clara, who invites Rory to join them; Jess gets Dean alone at the carnival and lets him know that he's wise to his plans to get Rory back.moreless

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  • Rcihards mother is coming to town and paris is not herself.

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    By amfarley84, Jun 21, 2006 Report Abuse
    i really liked this episode i thought that it was really funny. i thought that Richards mother showing up at his house on his birthday was rude. i know that she probably had her heart in a good place but i thought her hearing what emily gave him for his birthday then giving him a better version of emily present. i thought that it was funny that Lorelai gave her mother tips on how to annoy richard's mother and it was even funnier that emily took her advice durning the dinner at the inn. i thought that Paris daydreaming in class was weird i thought that no matter what happened in her life she would pay attention in class. i think that it was nice to hear about Paris's trip to Jamie place but i thought that she did not have to tell everything that happenedmoreless

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  • Trix is in town.

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    By aussieforgood, May 03, 2006 Report Abuse
    This episode was classic! Richards mother, Emilys mother in law, arrives unexpectedly in Hartford. And to make things worse for Emily she anounces that she's moving back. Richard of course is delighted to have his mother live near by but Emily's reaction, pure SHOCK!

    There were alot of really funny moments in this episode, one of them being the spider that Lorelai found in the kitchen and her reaction when finding it.

    Rory & Dean go out for coffee and talk about their break up & agree to be friends. Dean tells Rory that she got him thinking & he's applied to a 4 year college.

    Trix announces that she wants to see Lorelai's house in Stars Hollow & wants to dine at the inn. Emily quickly runs over to her daughters house to make it presentable enough to Trix. When Lorelai finds out she runs home to stop Emily, and then gives her advice on how to handle her evil mother in law.

    I loved how they were all following Trix around the house while she was "inspecting" it. And the dinner was hilarious, especially after Emily has had enough and decides that things will not go Trix's way anymore and decides that she hasn't finished her food yet.

    Dean & Jess meet again & Dean tells him that he's going to try & win Rory back.

    Meanwhile Dean's little sister is really annoying Jess.moreless

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    • Michel says in Hungarian "A te országod tele van csúnya emberekkel." The translation in English is "Your country is full of ugly people." which is why the audience reacts so angrily. Edit
    • When Dean drops off Rory's stuff, her scarf is halfway tucked in her coat. Then, when she walks into her room, it is on the outside of her coat. Edit
    • When Rory is talking to Jess, the snow cone she's holding is shown in several different non-chronological stages of melting. It also changes from dark pink to light pink. Edit

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    • German episode title: "Das Winterfest", meaning "The Winter Festival". French episode title: "La Fête d'Hiver", meaning "The Winter Festival". Edit
    • Music: "Fillmore Blues" by Chuck Berry "Louie Louie" by Richard Berry "Without a Net" by Ken Hiatt, Charles Blaker Edit

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    • (Lorelai and Rory are sitting on the front porch) Rory: This is very impressive. Lorelai: Not as impressive as my mother making four green beans last an hour and a half. Rory: I wish I'd seen that. Lorelai: When she finally got to the last bean, she cut it in six pieces. I swear, I thought Gran was gonna lunge across the table at her. Rory: The student surpasses the master. Lorelai: I was a little proud. Although, I'm bummed I missed the carnival. Edit
    • Boy: Here you go, congratulations. (hands her a stuffed bear) Rory: Thanks. Hello sad, pathetic bear. Jess: You know, I could've bought you that thing for a quarter. Rory: No, it's better that I won it. Maybe Clara would like it. Jess: Yes, shoved in her mouth. Rory: She's cute. Jess: Oh, just darling. Edit
    • Clara: Do you wash your hair? Jess: Yes, I wash my hair. Clara: Then why does it stick up like that? Jess: Because. Clara: It looks crazy. Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Episode Title: That'll Do, Pig The phrase "That'll do, pig" comes from the 1995 movie Babe, in which Farmer Hoggett tells it to Babe as a form of praise. Edit
    • Lorelai: I have a spider whose previous credits include the bathtub scene from Annie Hall trapped under that cup. Dean: The size of a Buick. In Annie Hall, Diane Keaton (the title character) calls her friend, Alvy (played by Woody Allen) over because there is a spider in the bathroom. He goes in, and comes right back out, with the response, "There's a spider in your bathroom the size of a Buick" Edit
    • Lorelai: Especially if I slip him a Quaalude, he'll like whatever I get him. Quaalude is the trade name for methaqualone, a barbiturate-line sedative which was widely used in the 60s. Small overdoses can bring on mild euphoria, hence its eventual misuse as a recreational drug. This, combined with its capacity to be habit-forming led to its being reclassed as a Schedule I (completely banned) drug in the 1980s. Edit

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