<p id=”par-1_85″>While it has been almost nine years since <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/gilmore-girls/?swcfpc=1″>Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life</a></em> was released, fans are still clamoring for more. As the show’s 25th anniversary passes, they are getting little tastes of the beloved show. Late last year, Lauren Graham, Sean Gunn, and Scott Patterson reconnected for<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/gilmore-girls/?swcfpc=1″> a Walmart commercial.</a> Earlier this month, Graham and Alexis Bledel paid homage to the beloved show at the Emmy Awards. Now, Jared Padalecki and Matt Czuchry are getting in on the action for Panera Bread.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-panera-bread-s-latest-commercial-plays-into-the-gilmore-girls-hype”>Panera Bread’s latest commercial plays into the ‘Gilmore Girls’ hype</h2>
<p id=”par-2_52″>Two beloved actors from <em>Gilmore Girls</em> joined forces to promote Panera Bread’s fall soup lineup. The commercial, which dropped on <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP4cF5IBuFM”>YouTube</a> on September 24, has already garnered over 60,000 views. It’s being praised by fans of the beloved series for bringing true nostalgia to the table in a subtle and creative way.</p>
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<p id=”par-3_96″>In the ad spot, viewers find Jared Padalecki and Matt Czuchry, playing themselves, seated across from each other with bowls of Panera’s famous soup. Padalecki, with a bowl of chili, bemoans how people don’t appreciate the reliable nature of his soup choice. Czuchry, who played Rory’s wealthy Yale boyfriend, points out that perhaps people are looking for something more sophisticated, as a bread bowl filled with broccoli cheddar soup sits in front of him. Padalecki quips that everyone just wants a “bad boy” before a cashier calls out an order of black bean soup for “Tess.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_65″>Each soup is spoken about in the way fans talked about Rory Gilmore’s three main love interests. The “reliable” Dean, played by Padalecki, was Rory’s first love. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/gilmore-girls-fan-theories-who-is-logan-huntzberger-the-most-like-in-rory-gilmores-life.html/”>Logan Huntzberger</a>, portrayed by Czuchry, was her most sustainable and sophisticated romance. In between the two, she fell for the mysterious and brooding bad boy, Jes Mariano. Milo Ventimiglia, who portrayed Jess, did not appear in the ad.</p>
<p id=”par-5_50″>Padelecki and Czuchry both appeared in season 5 of <em>Gilmore Girls</em>, though their characters had no direct interaction. Logan and Dean shared space briefly in the season 5 episode<em> “</em>The Party’s Over.” In the episode, Dean and Rory break up for the third and final time. Logan provides comfort. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-repeated-references-to-the-show-have-fans-assuming-more-content-is-coming”>The repeated references to the show have fans assuming more content is coming</h2>
<p id=”par-6_88″>Panera Bread’s creative ad has everyone talking. Still, it’s not the first commercial to play off the nostalgia of <em>Gilmore Girls</em>. Last year, Sean Gunn, Scott Patterson, and Lauren Graham nearly broke the internet when they teased a return to Stars Hollow. Fans were hoping for a reboot announcement. Instead, the three actors who played Kirk Gleason, Luke Danes, and Lorelai Gilmore, respectively, appeared together in an advertisement for Walmart. The ad was well-received. It had fans dissecting every second of footage and<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/lauren-graham-confirms-that-evidence-of-rory-gilmores-child-can-be-spotted-in-iconic-gilmore-girls-walmart-commercial.html/”> every new piece of decor.</a></p>
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<p id=”par-7_70″>The two commercials, along with the nod to the show at the Emmy Awards, have fans theorizing that a major announcement might be in the works. Several cast members have said they are interested in returning, so it truly feels like it’s only a matter of time before something comes of all the chatter. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/tv/scott-patterson-encourages-everyone-to-manifest-a-second-revival-season.html/”>Scott Patterson is manifesting it</a>, and we’ll be waiting. Until then, we’ll happily take more commercials.</p>