Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens is the story of a mother and daughter in East Hampton, Long Island, who came from a wealthy depression-era family that, over time, lost all their money and retreated from the world into their house. They are cousins of Jackie O, but that is not the main part of the story. They've sort of become a camp classic about an isolated mother and daughter who think they're still high society. The daughter had dreams of becoming a performer, but ultimately stayed with her aging mother. The house became so filthy that it was literally rendered inhabitable, a condition that was captured in magazine articles and a documentary. Here's the really boring trailer for that movie:



I only bring this up to prove to Nilda that Grey Gardens has a lot in common with Gilmore Girls. Not that they're at all the same story, but there are certain significant similarities. Let's look at the facts:

• Both stories involve a mother and daughter relationship (although I'll concede that Gilmore Girls shows a far more positive relationship).
• Both mothers and daughters are Sr./Jr. (Big Edie & Little Edie v. Lorilai & Rori).
• Both engage in witty banter that drives away all the men in their lives.
• Both are families that came from money, but no longer have any.
• Both mothers are divorced and the closest relationships in their lives are with their daughters.
• Gilmore Girls referenced Grey Gardens on two separate episodes (thanks, Wikipedia!), proving that even the writers of Gilmore Girls saw a connection.

So you see, Nilda, I was right all along. And now it's written on the internet, so you know it's true.