I used my best material on her and nothing. JACKSON: You know, I just heard you're making the world's largest pizza for Lorelai's birthday party, is that true? JESS: Jeez, man, just meet her parents already. JESS: Oh, come on. KIRK: Ow. LORELAI: For Rory's school. LORELAI: Never heard of him. LUKE: I can't tomorrow, I'm having lunch with Nicole's parents. LUKE: Yeah, you know, you're working here, you're working at Wal-Mart, you're dating Rory, going to school. Michel and Tobin share a look]
CUT TO LORELAI'S HOUSE
[Lorelai and Rory walk down the stairs into the living room]
LORELAI: Stairs squeak. RICHARD: At lunch. RICHARD: Gift? RORY: It's for her own good. RORY: She and I.
LORELAI: Everybody in this room named Lorelai is over the moon about the going to Yale.' Thank you again for helping us out. When Dad gave me the money, one of the first things that jumped into my head was to -
EMILY: When Dad gave you the money? You received a check, that's the way these things work. You'll have to beat them off with a stick. You're supposed to pay back a loan. [hands Emily an envelope]
RICHARD: Oh.
Plan: A: Emily; Q: Who becomes furious with Richard for giving Lorelai the money? A: Richard; Q: Who wins the contest for the best present for Lorelai? A: Rory; Q: Who announces her decision to attend Yale? A: Kirk; Q: Who sustains baking-related injuries? A: Stars Hollows; Q: Where does Rory live? A: the world's largest pizza; Q: What did Rory secretly enlist the help of her fellow Stars Hollow citizens to bake? A: her mother's birthday party; Q: What was the pizza for? A: Tobin; Q: Who competes with Michel over giving Lorelai the best present? A: Lorelai; Q: Who does Richard give a check to? A: Lorelai's name; Q: What was the name of the investment? A: Luke; Q: Who confronts Jess about skipping school? A: Wal-Mart; Q: Where does Jess work? A: Chilton; Q: What school did Rory attend before Yale? A: their loan; Q: What does Emily fear will never be repaid? A: a bad impression; Q: What kind of impression did Luke make on Nicole's parents? Summary: Emily and Richard rejoice when Rory announces her decision to attend Yale; Kirk sustains baking-related injuries when Rory secretly enlists the help of her fellow Stars Hollows citizens to bake the world's largest pizza for her mother's birthday party; Michel and Tobin compete over giving Lorelai the best present, but Richard wins the contest hands-down with a check for $75,000 that's actually the proceeds from an investment he made in Lorelai's name at her birth; Luke confronts Jess about skipping school to work at Wal-Mart, but is blown off as usual; when Lorelai decides to use the money to pay back her parents for Rory's Chilton tuition, Emily becomes furious with Richard for giving Lorelai the money, fearing that the repayment of their loan is a sign that she'll never see either Lorelai or Rory again; Luke makes a bad impression on Nicole's parents, scaring them off with a rant on the horrors of parenting Jess.