Pet Hates? The Animals in the Gilmore Girls
Pop Quiz! Favourite / most pointless appearance of an animal in Gilmore Girls?
It is often said that those in entertainment should never work with children or animals. Either the writers and producers of Gilmore Girls were gluttons for punishment or they enjoyed the challenge because there were plenty of ‘em.
Did you love or were you kinda meh for the fortune-telling Doggy Swami AKA Paul Anka? How about the swans that heralded Kirk’s grand entrance – back when we knew him only as ‘Swan Guy’? Ooh, there was that big cat that wouldn’t move off the step from the cat-themed bed and breakfast too, remember? Does the feral, young Gigi count?
Perhaps Case Study number 12 AKA Stella:
Sookie Well when you call someone and say ‘can you come over and help me look for my loose chick’ it’s a little… Lorelai A little what? Sookie It sounds a little like the code for ‘I’m not wearing any underwear’. s01e14 That Damn Donna Reed
My personal favourite: Cyrus.
Jason I taught him very special commands that only my dog could know. Lorelai Like what? Jason Uh, like… A little to the left. Lorelai Shut up. … Lorelai Can he move a little to the right? Jason: No, not yet. We just do a little to the left until he hits the wall, and then I turn him around. Lorelai You and your dog are extremely weird. s04e10 The Nanny and the Professor
There was Babette’s cat Cinnamon in a bassinet? How about the girls’ one-time hamster Skippy, who laughed at Lorelai and ended up being returned in house stuffed full of Kleenex? Or Buttercup the rescue dog?
Rory (reading from label) Buttercup is a special dog. She’s extremely skittish and tends to react badly towards blonde haired females, brunette males, children of either sex, other animals, red clothing, cabbage or anyone in a uniform.
Lorelai (to Luke) Hey, we just found the doggy version of you. s01e11 Paris is Burning
Favourites?
Waste of times?
Ooh there were those two horses at the Dragonfly Inn too. House points to anyone who can name more