Episode 212: Richard In Stars Hollow

[Rory looks out the window]

RORY: Oh my God!

LORELAI: Who is it?

RORY: Oh my God!

CUT TO OUT FRONT

[They walk out the front door. Dean is standing in front of a car]

LORELAI: Oh my God.

RORY: Whatcha doin’?

DEAN: Just standing here.

RORY: Next to?

DEAN: A car. Your car.

RORY: No!

DEAN: Finished it yesterday.

RORY: No you didn’t!

DEAN: Do you want ‘em? [holds up the keys]

RORY: Ah! [Rory runs off the porch and hugs him]

DEAN: Now if you don’t like it, I bet I can sell it to someone else.

RORY: Don’t you dare!

LORELAI: Dean, that’s amazing!

RORY: Let’s drive, can we drive, does it drive?

DEAN: Does it drive?

RORY: Well, no, I know it drives but. . .oh my God! I can’t believe you finished it! You built me a car!

LORELAI: Dean, now that you’re done with that, will you build me a plane? One that looks like Shamu?

RICHARD: He made that car?

LORELAI: Isn’t that incredible?

RICHARD: Well, she can’t accept it.

LORELAI: Oh Dad, it’s okay.

RICHARD: It’s not okay, he’s a child. She’s not driving a car a child put together.

DEAN: Excuse me sir, but, uh, my father worked on cars and my grandfather worked on cars. I know what I’m doing.

RICHARD: A car is not a model airplane, young man.

DEAN: I know that.

RICHARD: It is a complex vehicle.

DEAN: I know that too.

RICHARD: And I will not have my granddaughter driving around in some contraption you put together in auto shop.

LORELAI: Okay, can I just say something here?

DEAN: I did not make this in auto shop. I am telling you this car is safe.

RICHARD: So, you are a certified mechanic?

DEAN: No.

RICHARD: But you had the assistance of a certified mechanic?

DEAN: No.

RICHARD: Well, then you drove it past a certified mechanic?

LORELAI: Dad, stop it. This is a nice thing Dean did here. Remember, nice things.

RICHARD: I’m sorry, she can’t accept it. Now, if you will excuse us, we were about to order dinner.

DEAN: Mr. Gilmore, I understand you want Rory to be safe, but so do I. I would not give this car to her if I did not know for a fact that it was a hundred percent safe. I checked it, my father checked it, and Gypsy at Hewes Brothers checked it. It has been checked.

RICHARD: And I’m just supposed to take your word for it?

DEAN: Nope.

RICHARD: Agreed.

DEAN: Let’s go.

RICHARD: Go where?

DEAN: To check it.

RICHARD: I don’t think so.

DEAN: I’ve been working on this car for months. I’m giving it to Rory.

RICHARD: You’re a very stubborn boy.

DEAN: Do you wanna drive or should I?

RICHARD: I’ll take my own car, thank you.

DEAN: Fine with me.

RICHARD: And drive behind me. I don’t want that thing blowing up right in front of the Jag.

DEAN: No problem. Try to keep your electrical system working long enough to get there.

RICHARD: They worked the kinks out of this electrical system years ago, young man. I’ll be right back.

DEAN: So will I.

[Dean and Richard get in their cars and drive off.]