44. Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days

Connie Chung- Tv personality known for her softball interveiws, was once Dan Rathers co-anchor on the CBS Evening News, and is married to Maury Povich.

Harry Thomason- Hollywood producer and close friend of Bill Clinton.

Judy and Vincente- Actress Judy Garland married her Meet Me In St. Louis director Vincente Minnelli. Their six year marriage produced daughter Liza Minnelli

Leopold & Loeb- Nathan Leopold and RIchard Leod, two well-educated 19 year-olds from upper-class chicago families, caused a scabdek when they were tried and convicted of the 1924 murder of Bobby Franks.

Nell- 1994 film in which Jodie Foster plays a woman living in the woods who speaks her own made-up language.

Oscar Wilde- Flamboyant Irish autor whose final words are said to be, "Eaither that wallpaper goes or I do".

Peaches & Herb- Husband and wife R&B duo known for song Reunited

Sunny von Bulow played by Glenn Close- Sunny von Bulow was a socialite who slipped into coma, which was blamed on an insulin injection from husband Claus von Bulow. She was portrayed by Glenn Close in the 1990 film Reversal of Fortune.

Williams Sisters- Venus and Serena Williams, sisters, are both champion tennis players.

Woodward & Bernstien- Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstien: Washington Post reporters who broke the watergate scandal.

Annie Oakly- An Old West markswoman who gained notoriety with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

"Come Back Shane"- Little Boy's plea in the 1950's western Shane.

Edgar Degas- 19th century French painter and sculptor.

French Skating Judges- At the 2002 Winter Olympics, a French judge was accused of misconduct over a decision in the Paris ice skating competition.

Helmut Newton- German fashion photographer known for his work in Vogue magazine.

Margaret Thatcher- Britian's Consevative Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990

Meyer Lansky- Lansky was a mobster who was instrumental in the rise to power of mobsters like Lucky Luciano and Bugsy Siegel.

Noam Chomsky- MIT linguist known internationally for his bold analysis of politics and the media.

Reader's Digest- Popular magazine known for its abridged version of articles and stories.

"Ride with Clemenza"- Refrence to the character Clemenza in The Godfather. Clemenza takes another character for a ride. Only Clemenza returns.

Vince Foster- Assistant D.A. in the Clinton Administration who died of a gunshot wound in 1993. His death was ruled suicide, although conspiracy theorists belived that there were more sinister forces at play.

46. Application Anxiety

Brat Pack- Group of young actors in the eighties, including Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, and Emilio Estevez.

Danny Gans- Comedian, impressionist, and entertainment staple in Las Vegas.

Dead Kennedys- San Francisco punk band formed in 1978 known for their political beliefs mixed with humor.

Dogtown- Skateboarders nickname for the rough neighborhood of Venice Beach, California.

Hee-Haw Honeys- Spin-off of the country music comedy show Hee Haw, Honeys was set in a truckstop and starred Kathie Lee Johnson(aka Kathie Lee Gifford).

Holmes and Yo-Yo- 1976 television series about a cop and his robot partner.

Ish Kabibble- Nickname of trumpeter Merwyn Bogue who played with big band leader Kay Kyser.

Jonny Bravo- Animated series on the Cartton Netword about a blode pompadoured tough guy.

Lazar Wold- Wealthy butcher in Fiddle on the Roof who wanted to marry Tevye's daughter.

Ted Williams- Legendary Boston Red Sox baseball player who, upon his death in 2002, was cryogenically frozen by his son.

Urkel- Jaleel White played the nerdy teenage neighbor Steve Urkel on the television series Family Matters

Z-Boys- Nickname for the Zephyr Team of skateboarders, as featured in the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys

47. One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes

Bohemian Rhapsody- Operatic rock song by Queen

Evening at the Improv- Television program featuring stand-up comedians.

Lawrence Welk- Big Band Leader, hosted an easy-listening variety show on television beginning in the fifties, which is still running in repeats on public television.

Louis Armstrong- Innovator of American Jazz, known for his gravely singing voice.

Pete Best- Original drummer of The Beatles who was replaced by Ringo Starr a few weeks before they recorded their debut single.

Sardi's- Restaurant in the heart of New York's theater district where actors and actresses would go after performances, often to await their newspaper reviews.

Ward Cleaver, Eddie and Lumpy- Ward Cleaver was father to Wally and the beav in the television series Leave it to Beaver. Eddie Haskell and Clarence "Lumpy" Ruthfprd were Wally and the Beav's friends.

48. Eight O'Clock at the Oasis

Blue Clush- 2002 film about female surfers, starring Kate Bosworth.

Marathon Man- 1976 film starring Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier. Olivier plays a Nazi dentist who performs excruciating dental torture.

Norton Critical Edition- Publisher W.W Norton & Company has released a series of great books with comprehensive supplementary material.

Shamu- Killer whale mascot of the Seas World theme parks.

Solomon- In the Bible, Solomon was known for his great judicial wisdom, and his "baby-splitting" suggestion.

Wild & Crazy Guys- Steve Martain and Dan Ackroyd played Jorge and Yortuk Festrunk, Saturday Night Live's"swinging" Czech brothers whose catchphrase was "We are two wild and crazy guys".

"Ground control to Major Tom"- This is the first line of David Bowie's song "Space Oddity", which is about an astronaut who gets lost in space after losing connection with ground control, which is probably how Lorelai feels when she talks to her mother.

"Five o' clock at The Oasis."- The clock in Dwight's house ("The Oasis") says "Five o'clock at The Oasis" to the tune of "Midnight at the Oasis", Maria Muldaur's 1974 hit song.

Boo Radley- Strange, lurking loner character from Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.

"Cousins,identical cousins..."- The theme song to The Patty Duke Show.

Deeny- Judy Blume novel about a young girl diagnosed with scoliosis.

Duane for Annie Hall- Christopher Walken plays Duane, a strange man who confides in Woody Allen his desire to drive into oncoming traffic.

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test- Book by Tom Wolfe about the psychedelic adventures of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.

For Keeps- In this 1988 film, Molly Ringwald faced the trouble of teenage pregnancy.

Haight-Ashbury- Intersection in San Francisco that became a gathering place for mid-sixties youth culture.

Jan & Dean- 1960's surf rock duo known for the songs Little Old Lady From Pasadena and Dead man's Curve.

"Oprah, Uma"- Hosting the Academy Awards, David Letterman made a joke about introducing talk show host Oprah Winfrey to actress Uma Thurman. "Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah."

Quincy- 1976 television series starring Jack Klugman as a coroner who investigates murders.

Rand McNally- Publisher of road maps, atases, and travel planning software.

Rosa Parks- Alabama seamstress who became a civil rights figure for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man.

50. They Shoot Gilmore's, Don't They?

"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"-The title, story, and costumes of this episode all reference "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", the 1969 movie about a dance marathon during the Depression.

Blue Velvet- David Lynch film heralded for it unflinching weirdness.

Boxing Helena- 1993 film directed by David Lynch's daughter, about a surgeon who cuts off a former girlfriend's arms and legs and imprisons her in his home.

Howard Roark- The unflinchingly ambitious, brilliant arcitect is a lead character in Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead.

Martha Graham- American dancer and choreographer who is widely regarded as an innovator of modern dance.

Senor Wences- Ventriloquist born Wenceslao Moreno, known for his character "Johnny" who was a face drawn on his hand.

Spicoli- Surfer dude character played by Sean Penn in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Ted Bundy- Serial killer who was known to be handsome and charming.

Tiny Tim- Crippled son of Bob Cratchitt in Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

Tommy Tune- Unusually tall Broadway actor/dancer/singer/choreographer who has been involved with The Will Rogers Follies, the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Grease.

51. Let the Games Begin

Amazing Kreskin- television magician and mentalist.

The Donner Party- Group of settlers who were trapped in a blizzard in the Sierra Nevada mountains and resorted to cannibalism to survive.

George Micheal-Pop star arrested for engaging in a lewd act in a Beverly Hills, Ca public bathroom.

Gloria Estefan- Pop singer and former lead singer for The Miami Sound Machine.

Heather Mills- Wife of Paul McCartney, and an amputee, Mills is known for her charity work involving supplying prosthetics to the needy.

Kiekegaard- 19th century Danish existential philosopher.

Love Story- 1970 tearjerker starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw. McGraw's character dies at the end.

Titan- 16th century Renaissance painter.

52. A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving

The Banger Sisters- 2002 film starring Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn as middle-aged former rock groupies.

Frank at the Sands- Frank Sinatra released a record of a 1996 concert at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, backed up by Quincy Jones and Count Basie

The Gald Man- Glad garbage bags commercial, featured a man known as "The Glad Man".

Michelle Kwan- Olympic figure skater who won Silver and Bronze medals, but never a Gold medal.

Quasimodo- Titular hunchback in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Thunderdome- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was a 1985 film starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner in a post-apocalyptic future.

Wes Craven- Director of films such as Scream, a Nightmare on Elm Street, and The People Under the Stairs.

Lorelai: "Big Edie and Little Edie" In the opening sequence, Lorelai and Rory are watching "Grey Gardens", the classic 1976 documentary by Albert and David Maysles about Edie Bouvier Beale and her daughter, the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.

"But I've got these Kurt Cobain callouses, now how cool is that."- Dave is refering to the lead singer of Nirvana (a band that is referenced several times in the episode), who committed suicide in 1994.

53. That'll Do Pig

Daisy Buchanan- Object of Jay Gatsby's affection.

The Great Gatsby- F.Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel about Jay Gatsby, who throws glamorous parties while pining for a married woman.

John Williams- Composer of film scores, including Star Wars and Closer Encounters of the Third Kind.

Mr. Christian- Fletcher Christian was the sailor who took contol of the ship the HMS Bounty in 1789, as documented in the 1932 book Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.

Shields and Yarnell- Pair of minmes who began as performers on the streets of San Francisco and became known for appearences on seventies variety shows.

Xanadu- 1980 rollerdisco film starring Olivia newton John and Gene Kelly.

"We'll have it in an Italian restaurant. You'll get up, go to the bathroom and come out shooting, and then I'll send you to Italy."- In both Mario Puzo's novel and the first feature film of "The Godfather", the main character is sent to Italy after killing an enemy of the family.

55. Lorelai Out of Water

Jayne Mansfield- Blonde bombshell actress of the fifties/sixties who died in a car crash.

Pamela Des Barres- Author and rock groupie known for having relationships with Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page and Jim Morrison.

Sanford and Son- Television series starring Redd Foxx as a junkyard dealer.

Sundance- Film festival founded by Robert Redford and held annually in Park City, Utah.

Timex- Makers of watches and other timepieces since the 1850's.

Tipper Gore- Wife of former Vice President Al Gore, formed Parents Music Resource Center to fight immorality in popular music.

56. Dear Emily and Richard

The Actor's Studio guy- James Lipton, host of Bravo's Inside the Actor's Studio, is the son of Lawrence Lipton, author of Holy Barbarians.

Bunny Ranch- A legal brothel in Nevada.

Columbo- Slovenly detective played by Peter Falk on the series of the same name.

Elaine Stritch- Broadway actress who won a Tony in 2002 for her one-woman show, Elaine Stritch at Liberty.

Encyclopedia Brown- Boy detective of juvenile literature who solves cases in the town of Idaville.

Holy Barbarians- Book by Lawrence Lipton about the Beatnik culture of Venice Beach in the fifties.

Jonas Salk- Medical Scientist who invented the Polio vaccine in the 50's, first testing it on himself, his wife and his three sons.

Lord of the Rings Dvd- Each film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy has been released in a two-disc verion, and an extended four-disc version filled with behind the scenes features.

Lyndon Johnson with the Senate- Former President of the United States and Senator known for his powers of persuasion.

Marshall Stacks- Pete Townshend's desire to have the loudest amplifiers is credited with inspiring Jim Marshall to build the first 100-watt amplifiers, known as the Marshall Stack.

Norma Desmond- Movie star who lived a life of opulence, as played by Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard.

Petey the dog- Dog from The Little Rascals, who sported a distintive black circle around his eye.

The rabbit in Monty Python- In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the most foul, cruel, bad-tempered rabbit with a vicious streak a mile wide was the protector of the grail.

"Oh, Rhett, is that you?"- This is a famous line from "Gone With the Wind", Margaret Mitchell's 1936 Civil War novel which was made into a movie in 1939 starring Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara and Clark Gable as Rhett Butler.

58. Face-Off

Moliere- 17th century French playwright and satirist, known for his farcical story twists and turns.

Othello- Shakespearean tragedy about a nobleman driven to kill his wife after he belives she's been unfaithful.

Susan Faludi- Feminist author who has explored feminism and gener roles in her books Backlash and Stiffed.

Taylor: "It's not the plot of 'Hoosiers' or anything"- "Hoosiers" is a 1986 movie starring Gene Hackman and Barbara Hershey which tells the story of an Indiana basketball team that rose from obscurity to play in a championship game.

59. The Big One

Billy Carter- Contoversial outspoken younger brother of former President Jimmy Carter.

Daniel Day Lewis cobbling shoes- Daniel Day Lewis had quit acting to become a cobbler before appering in Gangs of New York.

Hirschfeld- Famed cartoonist who would hide the name of his daughter, nina, in his black & white drawings.

Into the Woods- Stephen Sondheim musical based on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Adam Wylie, who plays Chilton student Brad Langford, starred in the 2002 Broadway revival.

Mary Martian- Broadway performer and star of South Pacific and Peter Pan, she is also the mother of actor Larry Hagman.

Nathan Lane- Star of the Broadway production of The Producers.

Tasmanian Devil- Character from the Looney Tunes cartoon.

60. A Tale of Poes and Fire

Hank Williams- Influential country singer known for writing songs about his troubled life.

Nicholas Nickleby- Charles Dickens' sixty-five chapter novel about a young man who has to suppost his family. It was also adapted as a nine-hour stage play.

Phil Spector- Influential music producer who changed pop music history when he created a new style of production known as the "Wall of Sound". In 2003, he was charged with murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

Shari Lewis- Star and creator of The Shari Lewis Show, best known for creating the character Lamb Chop, a sock puppet.

"Stella!"- Name famously yelled out by Marlon Brandon in A Streetcar Named Desire.

61. Happy Birthday,Baby

Biosphere- Glass enclosed complex designed to simulate the Earth's environment.

Brazil- Futuristic film directed and co-written by Monty Python member Terry Gilliam.

Dick Van Dyke- Actor of stage, film and TV, his credits include Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The DIck Van Dyke Show, and Diagnosis Murder.

Oompa Loompas- Factory workers for Willy Wonka in his Chocolate Factory.

Polonius- Character in Shakespear's Hamlet who offered these words of wisdom to his son: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft losenth both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."

62. Keg!Max!

700 Club- Long-Running Christian news show hosted by Pat Robertson.

Cinemax at Night- Subscription cable channel known for broadcasting racier fare.

John Entwistle- The Who's bass player from its founding until his death in 2002.

Kenny G- Siccessful saxophonist who is known for his smooth jazz albums.

Leif Garret- Actor and singer who had a huge female teenage following the 70s.

Milli Vanilli- Pop duo who created a huge scandal when it was discovered that they did not really sing on their own recordings.

Neville Chamberlain- Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1937 to 1940, he is associated with the policy of appeasement toward Nazi Germany that resulted in the the 1938 Munich Agreement.

63. Say Goodnight, Gracie

Farrelly Brothers- Directors of gross-out comedies There's Something About Mary and Kingpin.

Footloose- 1984 film starring Kevin Bacon in a town without dancing.

64. Here Comes the Son

Audrey Hepburn- Actress who appeared in Roman Hliday and Breakfest at Tiffanys.

Felicity- Television drama series about a plucky young girl of the same name and her adventures as she sttends college at a fictional university in New York City.

Ginger Rodgers- Actress and dancer known for her musicals with Fred Astaire.

Gore Vidal- Novelist and essayist who, at the time, lived in Italy.

Jimmy Stewart- Star of the films Vertigo and The Philadelphia Story.

Johnny Depp- Edward Scissorhands actor who lives in France.

Michael Moore's speech- At the 2003 Oscars, Moore, upon receiving the Oscar for Best Documentary Film, caused controversy by protesting the Bush administration's invasion of Iraq in his acceptance speech.

Natalie Wood- Actress in West Side Story and Rebel Without a Cause.

Olivia de Havilland- Actress in Gone With the Wind.

Sabrina- 1954 Billy Wilder film starring Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, and Humphey Bogart.

Tovah Borgnine- Wife of actor Ernest Borgnine.

Walter Cronkite- Former host of the CBS evening news broadcast.

65. Those Are Strings, Pinocchio

Ed McMahon- Television personality know from The Tonight Show, Star Search, and Alpo commercials.

Simone De Beauvoir- French feminist philosopher and author of The Second Sex.