LORELAI: Hey, you know what Gran needs? … A fella.
RORY: With or without an umbrella.
Rory references the song, “A Fella With an Umbrella”, written by Irving Berlin and sung by Judy Garland in the film Easter Parade, previously discussed. This suggests the film is one that Lorelai and Rory have watched together several times.
The Annotated Gilmore Girls 