- [to Rory, after an explosive family dinner between the Gilmores and the Haydens]
- Emily Gilmore: I know you heard a lot of talk about various disappointments this evening. And I know you've heard a lot of talk about it in the past. But I want to make this very clear. You, young lady, your person and your existence, have never, ever been, not even for a second, included in that list.
- Lorelai: Mom, neither of these two have any musical talent.
- Christopher Hayden: Hey, I play guitar.
- Lorelai: You know the opening lick to "Smoke on the Water."
- Christopher Hayden: And I've since mastered the opening lick to "Jumpin' Jack Flash."
- Richard Gilmore: I'm a Chuck Berry man myself.
- [Lorelai chokes on her martini]
- Richard Gilmore: Something wrong?
- Lorelai: I would never have guessed that that last sentence would ever come out of your mouth.
- Richard Gilmore: And why not?
- Lorelai: Chuck Berry?
- Richard Gilmore: Yes, Chuck Berry. He was all the rage when I was in school.