In desperation, Frasier cuts a deal with the teenager he’s tutoring: he’ll get the dimwit a hot date for his school dance if the teen buckles down.

It’s Rory’s birthday, and her grandmother and mother each plan a party representative of their respective styles; Emily’s elegant party so discomfits Rory that they argue; to make peace, Emily…

During dinner at her mother’s, Lorelai finds out that not only is there a formal dance at Chilton, but that Rory doesn’t want to go. On the way home, Lorelai…