Tippecanoe and Taylor, Too

Season 5, Episode 4, Aired
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Lorelai confesses that part of the charm of breakfast by Luke is breakfast at Luke's; Rory is less than thrilled to discover that the common room in her suite has been overtaken by a huge antique printing press Paris inherited from Asher; Lorelai and Sookie head up Jackson's campaign committee when he decides to run against Taylor for town selectman to put an end to the grocer's petty tyranny over Stars Hollow, but Lorelai has second thoughts when she sees how Jackson's projected landslide victory is affecting Taylor; Rory and Dean have difficulty finding a comfortable place to be alone, compounded by Dean's having to share a car with Lindsay and his reluctance to make his relationship with Rory public; Lane confesses her true feelings to Zack; after all the votes have been counted, Jackson isn't quite certain he wants the job, and Taylor vows not to go away quietly.moreless
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  • Jackson runs against Taylor for town selectman, Rory and Dean have trouble finding privacy

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    By leo23dc, Sep 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    The main thing about this episode is Jackson runnning against Taylor for town selectman. It starts with Jackson demonstrating to Sookie and Lorelai his greenhouse tomatoes, trumpeting the fact that they can now get delicous tomatoes in October (as well as year round). Sookie is ecstatic and soon she and Jackson are feeding each other tomatoes ecstitically. Also, Lorelai is getting the roundaround from Taylor about parking spaces for the Inn. It seems she didn't include her middle name on the application. When Jackson drops by at Taylor's market, Taylor hints there is a probme with the greenhouse, but he won't tell Jackson what it is. Later, at the town meeting, he informs Jackson that it is 6 inches too close to his property. Jackson, at the end of his rope, then decides to run for Taylor's position of town selectman. As it turns out, the whole town votes for Jackson and against Taylor, and he wins in a landslide. But he realizes he already has a job and a life and doesn't really want the job, but it's too late!

    Meanwhile, Rory and Dean are having trouble finding private time together. Dean can't get to Yale because Lindsey has the car. Rory drives to Dean's, but there is no privacy becuase it is his parents' house. Finally, Rory asked Dean the question that has been bothering her: Would Dean have left Lindsey if she hadn't found Rory's letter and thrown him out? Dean somewhat unconvincely assures her he would have.moreless

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  • Jackson runs for town selectman, Rory and Dean try to spend time together. Great episode!

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    By stewie1423, Jul 18, 2008 Report Abuse
    I was glad to see Jackson run for town selectmen purely because I'm not a fan of Taylor, he can be really irritating at times. But I do see the point to his character and therefore was glad that Jackson told people he didn't really want to do it and Taylor saying he'll be back some day.

    Dean was a bit unfair to Rory once again, especially with the claiming she wants to rub Lindsey's nose in there relationship. His mother was obviously wary of them, it was quite amusing at times. Lorelai tried to be supportive and that shows how good she can be. When Dean arrived at there dorm, Paris was very funny with it. Making sure there were rules, guidelines.

    Luke and Lorelai are together/dating and that's a great thing, they just seem to connect on screen. The opening scene was amusing when Luke was making her breakfast but she wanted to go to Luke's itself, plus she learns more about him and this was nice to see, I hope to see more of them.

    I really liked how Lane confessed her feelings to Zach, I would love to see them together and hope it would work out. It was entertaining to see her be so jealous of the other girls, can't wait to see how it turns out. Look forward to more!moreless

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  • Jackson runs against Taylor for town selectman, Lorelai and Luke's relationship grows and Dean kisses Rory in public after the separation.

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    By karatiz, Dec 29, 2007 Report Abuse
    Luke and Lorelai's relationship is getting closer, he is even cooking for her.

    And Taylor is back to his old things, now it's Jackson's time to suffer. Jackson built a greenhouse in the backyard and that is working well. But Taylor had to bring problems up.

    Lane found last episode that she likes Zack but she didn't told him that. Now the jealousy starts because of the girls around him.

    Jackson is running against Taylor for town selectman. Lorelai and Sookie prepare the whole thing lol Luke's diner is the headquarters.
    I also felt sorry for Taylor when Lorelai saw him at the Soda Shop.If it wasn't for her, Taylor would have only one vote, his own.

    And Lane finally decided to tell Zack how she fells.moreless

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  • Luke and Lorelai's relationship progresses. Taylor is elected out of being Town Selectman. Jackson is elected to be Stars Hollow's new Town Selectman. Dean and Rory's relationship has some awkward moments.moreless

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    By GilmoresRock5, Sep 13, 2007 Report Abuse
    This is another quirky Stars Hollow episode. I love these episodes when you have the whole town involved and Taylor is Taylor in all his glory.

    I love that Luke tried to cook Lorelai breakfast in her house. I understand Lorelai not wanting to change her routine of eating at the diner, but she should have just enjoyed the breakfast he made! I also love how Lorelai could still irritate Luke, but in the end, convince him to do anything she wants. He was so frustrated with her when she made the diner her and Sookie's headquarters for Jackson's campaign for Town Selectman, and he was adamant about not letting her use the diner as a gathering place for the campaign on the night of the election. The next scene you see of him, he is handing the keys over to Lorelai as everyone is gathered in the diner! She does have her way about her! I love those scenes! I especially loved the last scene when after the election, she wanted to just be with him, but she realized he had been asleep. As tired as Luke was, he was happy that he had the girl he wanted and she clearly wanted to be with him. So sweet!moreless

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  • I loved this show, it was a really funny episode, Lorelai gets a big kick out of messing with Luke and she does such a good job at it.

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    By okeydokeythen, Mar 10, 2007 Report Abuse
    This was entertaining and very funny, Taylor is really starting to get people's nerves, and while at a town metting Jackson gets really upset with Taylor and desides to run for selectman.
    Lorelai and Sookie start his campange. And he is doing a really good job at sweeping taylor in the Election, once the electiopn is over, Jackson wonders whether or not he really wants this job, afterall when would he have time to do this job and his porduce too.
    rory and dean have problems being alone, and he starts to get uneasy about the whole relationship. He really just wants to go home.
    There just so much humor in this one it hard to single out even just one. Great Show, will watch it again.moreless

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    • Lane's band is back stage listening to the song they're supposed to play at Jackson's rally. It seems weird that they didn't know what song to play five minutes before the show. Shouldn't they rehearse before playing? Edit
    • Dean tells Rory that he does not want to parade his relationship around town and in front of an already hurt Lindsay. This is ironic because just two years earlier(season 3) Rory told Jess, although a little nicer, the same thing concerning their relationship and hurting Dean! Edit
    • In this episode, Jackson's last name is "Belleville", though in previous episodes, he was introduced as Jackson Melville. Edit

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    • German episode title: "Wahlkampf", meaning "Electoral campaign". French episode title: "Un fauteuil pour deux", meaning "One Mandate, Two Contenders". Edit
    • This episode drew 5.81 million viewers. Edit
    • Music: - "My Happy Ending" by Avril Lavigne - "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Guy Lombardo - "Slow Hands" by Interpol - "Great American Hero Theme" by Joey Scarbury - "Science vs. Romance" by Rilo Kiley Edit

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    • Taylor: What is this, Lorelai, lingering resentment over the parking space issue? Lorelai: Well, come on, you rejected it because I left out my middle name. How many other Lorelai Gilmores do you know? Taylor: Well there's your daughter. Lorelai: Okay, so, you know, two. Bet you can't name a third, unless you knew my grandma! Edit
    • Kirk: You won't believe, big news! Lorelai: Kirk sit down. Kirk: Can't, these aren't my pants. Edit
    • Dean: Look at us. The college student and the divorcee. Rory: We'd make a good adult film. Edit

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    • Jackson: (After elected, gets on stage to make a speech) What the hell am I doing here? A parody of the famous 1992 Vice Presidential debate quote by Admiral James Stockdale (Ross Perot's running mate). His first words at the podium were "Who am I? Why am I here?" Edit
    • Lorelai: I know, but no votes? None? That's humiliating. That's "Swept Away" kind of humiliating. Swept Away (2002) is a movie by Guy Ritchie starring Madonna. It was received and rated very badly. Edit
    • Rory: I don'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 okay? James Joyce is a famous Irish writer. His most famous novel is probably Ulysses. Edit

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