Shoobee do bop bop badda badda beedop we’re pinning our hair in curls and wearing vintage shoes so we can come out of this dance marathon on top! We’re talking the dance marathon movie They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, which inspired the dance marathon episode “They Shoot Gilmores, Don’t They?” And how much time do you have? Because we’re hunting for all of the Easter egg parallels between this 1969 movie and this episode, and it’s going to take some time. Plus, we explore the real-life dance marathons of the Great Depression that inspired the movie, as well the reality TV we watch (or, ahem, don’t watch) today that this movie reminds us of.

Other pop culture we ref: The Odd Couple; Murder, She Wrote; That Girl; Elizabeth Taylor; The Bachelor; Charlie Chaplin; The Hunger Games; Parenthood; Alexander McQueen; Project Runway; Barbarella; Me Before You; Marilyn Monroe; The Great Gatsby; “Hello” by Lionel Richie; The Jonas Brothers; Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

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