So It's A Show?: Keeping Up With The Gilmore Girls

Please enjoy our latest episode of the show that tries to keep up with Paris and Francie’s pop culture references! Okay, we’re not rebranding this whole gig just yet, but Paris and Rory’s Chilton drama continues with yet another pop culture ref! What the hey is a weak-kneed turncoat? And what the hey does it have to do with The Andy Griffith Show? We catch up on the classic ‘60s sitcom made for country bumpkins and the history of women in American politics along the way. Bonus: Enjoy several failed whistling attempts and more Jane the Virgin references! Heard ‘Round the Gazebo: Stars Hollow characters we want to know more about Other pop culture we ref: Happy Days, The Donna Reed Show, Barbara Eden, The Honeymooners, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Danny Thomas Show, Matlock, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Seinfeld, Patty McCormack So it's a show? Tumblr (https://soitsashowpodcast.tumblr.com)Sign up for our TinyLetter! (https://tinyletter.com/soitsashow)

XANADU! XANADU! No, we’re not talking about the greatest movie of all time again, Citizen Kane—we’re talking maybe one of the most bizarre ones we’ve ever watched. Have you ever wanted to see Olivia Newton-John glow like a highlighter or turn into an animated fish? Gene Kelly roller skate or play the clarinet on the beach? Then Xanadu is the movie you need to satisfy your very niche interests. This 1980 disco roller skating musical made major history on the music charts and at an awards ceremony…but not *that* awards ceremony. Listen in as we attempt to describe the bananas plot, cover some glorious trivia, and make fun connections with the Palladinos. Other pop culture we ref: Valley of the Dolls, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Citizen Kane, Strictly Ballroom, Cover Girl, Rita Hayworth, John Travolta, Judy Garland, Kenny Ortega, High School Musical, Grease, Jane Krakowski, and, of course, Murder, She Wrote So it's a show? Tumblr (https://soitsashowpodcast.tumblr.com)Sign up for our TinyLetter! (https://tinyle

Lorelai and Rory are mad because they’re taking on 4 Thanksgiving dinners, and we’re mad because we’re taking on Grey Gardens! Join Kyla, Taylor, Edie, and Edie for a closer look at the relatives the Kennedys tried to cover up and the ‘70s documentary that let them shine. How does the 2009 TV movie with Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore compare to the real thing? Will Taylor ever be able to stop laughing at the spoof Bill Hader and Fred Armisen made? And are Lorelai Gilmore and Lorelai “Rory” Gilmore destined to become Edith “Edie” Bouvier Beale and Edith “Edie” Bouvier Beale? Other pop culture we ref: SAG Awards, Tom Hanks, The Post, Andy Warhol, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Rolling Stones, Truman Capote, Documentary Now! So it's a show? Tumblr (https://soitsashowpodcast.tumblr.com)Sign up for our TinyLetter! (https://tinyletter.com/soitsashow)

You know that feeling when you want to taste test every flavor at the ice cream shop? That’s how we felt about Gilmore Girls episode 308! Sometimes in Choose Your Own Adventure, you gotta choose every adventure, which is why we looked into six—count ‘em—pop culture refs the Gilmore Girls dropped in one episode. Why does Heather Mills have extra legs? What does Frank Lloyd Wright have to do with walnuts? Why did that girl Butterfly live in a tree for a year? What rhymes with Nantucket? And can Kyla name all four of the Beatles? These are the questions we have to get to the bottom of in our pop culture-packed ep. SO IT’S A SONG? “Then She Appeared” by XTC Other pop culture we ref: Archie Comics, Riverdale, North by Northwest, Parks and Recreation, MTV, Sting, Taylor Swift, Harry Potter, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mötley Crüe, Keds So it's a show? Tumblr (https://soitsashowpodcast.tumblr.com)Sign up for our TinyLetter! (https://tinyletter.com/soitsashow)

Shoobee do bop bop badda badda beedop we’re pinning our hair in curls and wearing vintage shoes so we can come out of this dance marathon on top! We’re talking the dance marathon movie They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, which inspired the dance marathon episode “They Shoot Gilmores, Don’t They?” And how much time do you have? Because we’re hunting for all of the Easter egg parallels between this 1969 movie and this episode, and it’s going to take some time. Plus, we explore the real-life dance marathons of the Great Depression that inspired the movie, as well the reality TV we watch (or, ahem, don’t watch) today that this movie reminds us of. Other pop culture we ref: The Odd Couple; Murder, She Wrote; That Girl; Elizabeth Taylor; The Bachelor; Charlie Chaplin; The Hunger Games; Parenthood; Alexander McQueen; Project Runway; Barbarella; Me Before You; Marilyn Monroe; The Great Gatsby; “Hello” by Lionel Richie; The Jonas Brothers; Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? So it's a show? Tumblr (https://soitsashowpodcast.tu

Who is Dirk? What is a dirk? And why is Jess calling himself Dirk Squarejaw? We take on one of our most obscure Gilmore references yet, which is an obscure reference even within the bounds of the cult TV fave Mystery Science Theater 3000. We watch the characters of MST3K watch the 1950s sci-fi movie Rocketship X-M, and they watch movies a lot like Lorelai and Rory do. But is that the only connection between the two shows? You can bet we’re here to figure that out. Plus, a strange turn of events on You’re the Best/You’re the Worst! You’re the Best/You’re the Worst: Nicknames on Gilmore Girls Other pop culture we ref: Murder, She Wrote; Casablanca; The Waltons; This Is Spinal Tap; Rocketship X-M; Destination Moon; Lloyd Bridges; The Martian; Zoom; Angry Video Game Nerd; All About Eve; The Favourite; Shazam! So it's a show? Tumblr (https://soitsashowpodcast.tumblr.com)Sign up for our TinyLetter! (https://tinyletter.com/soitsashow)

Is it safe? Um, can we phone a friend on this one? Because we honestly have no idea. However, we do have an idea on what Lorelai means when she tells Emily she and Jon Hamm were in Marathon Man pain on their first date, and it ain’t good. FYI: Running a marathon is painful, but that ain’t what we’re talkin’ about. We chat about the 1976 movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier, as well as why dentists are the worst. (Sorry, dentists—yes, we know what you do is a really important job.) Why couldn’t Lorelai go out with Jon Hamm(!) again? Were Hoffman and Olivier really at odds on set? And most importantly, was Cat Kirk in Captain Marvel? You’re the Best/You’re the Worst: Injuries on Gilmore Girls Other pop culture we ref: Misery, Legally Blonde, Get Out, Hamlet, Gremlins 2, Studio 54, Jaws, The Graduate, Kramer vs. Kramer, Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse, Shania Twain, 24, Parks and Recreation So it's a show? Tumblr (https://soitsashowpodcast.tumblr.com)Sign up for our TinyLetter! (https://tinylette

Hellooooo, listeners! You’re looking swell, listeners! We’re back for another ep, and this time we’re asking the age old question: Which is worse—Louis talk or baby talk? Either way, we’re Louis talkin’ and baby talkin’ the 1969 musical Hello, Dolly!, which stars our fave, Barbra Streisand (still queen!). Why was this the most expensive musical made to date? Why did Louis Armstrong have such a distinct voice? And why in the world does Lorelai try to mimic it when talkin’ to Luke? Plus, we recap the Gilmore-iest moments from the Oscars, and Taylor has finally started The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season 2, which means we’re talkin’ a perfect tie-in between Barbra, Midge, and Lorelai. SO IT’S A SONG? “Just Leave Everything to Me” Other pop culture we ref: The Sound of Music, Gene Kelly, Carol Channing, The Odd Couple, Thornton Wilder, West Side Story, Mary Poppins, The Masked Singer, Rami Malek, The Odd Couple, Dawn Powell, Dorothy Parker, What’s My Line?

John, George, Paul, Ringo, and…Paris? We celebrate our half-centenarian episode with a serious case of Beatlemania. We all know the Fab Four, but what’s the deal with their concert at Shea Stadium? Where does this show fit into the history of concert and music documentaries? And can Kyla remember all the Beatles’ names? We get into that, plus whether Shea Stadium had video screens in ‘65, and just what this ref means for Paris. You’re the Best/You’re the Worst: Gilmore Girls musicians Other pop culture we ref: Jonas Brothers, One Direction, Ed Sullivan, Marvin Gaye, Across the Universe, Yesterday, Peter Jackson, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, John Mayer, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Super Bowl So it's a show? Tumblr (https://soitsashowpodcast.tumblr.com)Sign up for our TinyLetter! (https://tinyletter.com/soitsashow)

Hey, easy with the podcasting already! We hope you don’t say that to us, or to tell Degas you’ve had enough of his dancers already. We’re feeling super cultured in this episode, discussing paintings, sculptures, and other works worthy of art museums from the Impressionist artist Edgar Degas. How was he different from other Impressionist artists? Why did Sookie compare her cooking to his dancers? And why mustn’t Taylor meet any of her heroes? We cover all that, plus we finally uncover the answer to a pop culture ref we investigated last season and didn’t feel like we fully understood by the end of the episode. Two refs for the same price of a free episode! You’re the Best/You’re the Worst: Sookie moments Other pop culture we ref: Funny Face, La La Land, HQ Trivia, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Thomas Crown Affair, Misty Copeland, Errol Flynn, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off https://soitsashowpodcast.tumblr.comhttps://tinyletter.com/soitsashow

Alert the media—we’re back for season 3! Kyla and Taylor return from the holiday break to jump back on the regular episode train to talk about a drunk millionaire, a snarky butler, and Liza Minnelli. We’re talkin’ some of our favorite funny lines from the movie, Liza Minnelli’s career, and how Lorelai and Luke are like a wealthy playboy and his unamused butler. Plus, we recap Mrs. Maisel’s Golden Globe showing this year and Rachel Brosnahan’s SNL hosting. Other pop culture we ref: The Good Place, Oscars, Mary Poppins Returns, A Star Is Born, Jack Nicholson, Judy Garland, Helen Mirren, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Avengers Sign up for our TinyLetter (https://tinyletter.com/soitsashow)

“WHHHYYY???” Because we want to talk Nancy and Tonya, that’s why. We dig way into the weeds of “the whack heard ‘round the world” just before the ‘94 Winter Olympics, including the slow burning rivalry between Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding and the incompetent crime that still links them together in our minds. Plus, why Rory is like Nancy and why Lorelai is like Tonya! An inexhaustive list of pop culture refs we somehow work in: Dancing With the Stars, Michelle Kwan, Scott Hamilton, Saturday Night Live, “Sabatoge” by the Beastie Boys, Jurassic Park, and Jane the Virgin—again. This is a repeat of our episode 12. Come back in two weeks for the start of season 3!

The Munsters are here! But don’t let that scare you, because Kyla’s mom is going to introduce us to this friendly family of monsters she compares to the Leave it to Beaver crew. They also talk other scary shows, including The Addams Family and why it was suddenly cancelled around the same time as The Munsters. Kyla also couldn’t help but ask her mom to give her take on previous episode topics (like Mary Tyler Moore and That Girl) and how those shows influenced her own life. Other pop culture we ref: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, That Girl, Leave it to Beaver, The Addams Family, Batman

AYYY! It’s time for the bestest, most special-est, most important-est guest we’ve ever had! Okay, Taylor is writing this, and she’s a little biased, but you’ve gotta admit that her mom is one of the coolest moms this side of Lorelai Gilmore, right? Taylor’s cool mom comes on the podcast to school her clueless Millennial nerd daughter about another classic TV sitcom with a very catchy theme song. Her mom shares her Tuesday night TV lineup, the nostalgia for the ‘50s in the ‘70s, and how much of the Happy Days Television Universe she watched, including Blansky’s Beauties, Joanie Loves Chachi, Laverne and Shirley, Mork and Mindy, and Out of the Blue. So don’t be a nerd—be cool and listen in and try to keep up with the gajillions of catchphrases that make up Happy Days jargon! And don’t forget to tune into our next episode with Kyla’s mom about anotherclassic TV show with a catchy theme—TBD on whether these four pull off an epic mother/daughter weekend getaway! Other pop culture we ref: Raising Helen, Pretty Woma

We’re doing our best Rory and Lorelai impressions in this episode with a bona fide movie night! Plus, we’re queuing up episode after episode of a few TV shows, too. Kyla and Taylor are talking about movies and TV shows that connect with topics we’ve discussed in our first two seasons, including a few that will be in theaters this holiday season. So pop some popcorn, grab the Red Vines, and find whatever crazy toppings you want to add to your frozen pizza—you can’t have too many snacks during movie night! Want to skip around? Here's where you can start listening to us discuss each movie/tv show. 03:29 I, Tonya12:48 Winchester18:32 Mr. Parker and the Vicious Circle25:22 The Aviator32:22 Riverdale36:26 The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina41:40 Blade Runner 204946:27 The Get Down54:04 Green Book57:39 Second Act1:00:42 Mary Poppins Returns STAY IN THE LOOP WITH OUR TINYLETTER Get the latest on our show, Gilmore Girls, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and more in your inbox! Sign for our couple-of-times-a-month email newsle

We’re making a jump through the Gilmore space time and continuum! Per special request from our beautiful listener Carol, we’re jumping ahead to season 3 to chat about two queens of 1960s sitcoms. Kyla has the scoop on That Girl, aka Marlo Thomas, and Taylor takes on the movie star of Gilligan’s Island, aka Tina Louise. One of them is a sweetie, and one of them is a diva, but you’ll have to listen in to see if we’re talking about Tina and Marlo, Ginger and Ann Marie, Rory and Francie, or Kyla and Taylor. Plus, we’ve got another show we think you’ll love (that you can watch for free!) and another theme song that will get stuck in your head. You’re the Best/You’re the Worst: Villains on Gilmore Girls Other pop culture we ref: Donna Reed, The Odd Couple, Mary Tyler Moore, Back to the Future, Bonanza, Dallas, God’s Little Acre, Marilyn Monroe, Roseanne, Friends, Ocean’s 8, Josh Gad, Jennifer Lawrence, Beyoncé, Spider-man, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Wreck-It Ralph

He may be a rebel without a cause, but he comes with quite the pop culture legacy! As we wrap season 2 of Gilmore Girls (!!), we don’t ask our usual question (“Who the heck are Rory and Lorelai talking about?”); instead, we’re asking, “Why the heck does Luke and everyone else in the whole world reference this guy?” We’re talking James Dean, the 1950s star of only 3 films but also the star of a million songs, movies, and TV shows after his death. Why is this guy such a big deal? And why does Luke compare him to Jess? Listen in…and then tell us if you’ve ever seen a trapeze in a barn—seriously. P.S. You can find all the songs we we talk about that mention James Dean on SO IT’S A SHOW? • The Mixtape. (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fplaylist%2F2aidQJDE3ymBHOM8QEFjB6&t=OWM2NGY5ZTBhMzkxNmJmZjliNzJjMDg1MDAxMTU0OTBiZTA4ZDFjMSx3V3hCdzRaRw%3D%3D&b=t%3Agcwf6g8b9nV98GjnN0hquw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fsoitsashowpodcast.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F177434071108%2Fep-46-you-dont-get-to-be-james-de

Please pardon us while we don our sequins and pause for a song and dance number—Baz Luhrmann is directing this episode! Maddie Brophy makes her second appearance as our first repeat guest, and instead of working as our Meryl Streep correspondent, she’s serving as our Moulin Rouge! expert. And because Kyla and Taylor watched Romeo + Juliet and Strictly Ballroom, we have Luhrmann’s first 3 films (aka the Red Curtain Trilogy) covered in all their frenetically edited glory. We chat about how Luhrmann uses music, dancing, and theatrics to tell a story and how Richard and Emily are like characters in one of his movies. Plus, special appearances from Seth MacFarlane and bad French and Australian accents! Other pop culture we ref: A Star Is Born, Harry Potter, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Family Guy, Fred Astaire, The Is Spinal Tap, The Get Down, Meryl Streep, The Prestige, The Crown, Family Guy, Sid and Nancy, Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia!, Titanic, Heath Ledger

To supplement our discussion of Dawn Powell and Dorothy Parker we had last week, we spoke with two people who have spent a lot more time researching these women’s lives than we have! In this bonus episode, we chat with Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, President of the Dorothy Parker Society. He fills us in on the awesomeness of the Algonquin Hotel, Mrs. Parker’s legacy as one of the Greats from the Jazz Age, and how he came by her mink coat. Plus, he points out a Dorothy Parker reference in Gilmore Girls we missed!

To supplement our discussion of Dawn Powell and Dorothy Parker we had last week, we spoke with two people who have spent a lot more time researching these women’s lives than we have. First up, we chat with Tim Page, who literally wrote the book on Dawn Powell. He has also edited much of her work to put it back into print and has stayed connected with her family.