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Pilot Episode Lorelai, a free-spirited single mom, tries to
raise her 16-year-old daughter on her own. First up: Lorelai
begrudgingly turns to her parents for financial help after
daughter Rory is accepted at a pricey private school. Lorelai's
parents agree to help — but at a price. October 5, 2000
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The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton Lorelai
oversleeps on the morning of Rory's first day at Chilton. The
hurried woman dresses in casual clothes, only to find her own
mother waiting in the headmaster's office. Lorelai's attire
draws sharp criticism from the elder Gilmore, and dirty looks
from the other students' parents. October 12, 2000
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Kill me Now Emily badgers Richard into taking
Rory to their country club for golf lessons after the
grandparents learn Rory's required to join a school sports team.
Meanwhile, Lorelai oversees the double wedding of a set of
spoiled twin brides. October 19, 2000
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Deer-Hunters After receiving a bad grade on
an English paper, Rory tries to prepare for a major test on
Shakespeare, only to find a bored Lorelai nagging her for
attention. Elsewhere, Sookie broods over a review from a
magazine's food critic. October 26, 2000
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Cinnamon's Wake Rory has an embarrassing
encounter with Dean on a bus ride to school. Lorelai is courted
by Rory's English teacher, who asks her out during a bake sale
at Chilton. At the inn, Michel deals with an enthusiastic group
of French clients. November 2, 2000
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Rory's Birthday Parties Emily insists that
Rory's birthday party takes place at the elder Gilmores' home
and then asks Lorelai for help in finding a special gift for her
granddaughter. But Rory is horrified to discover her grandmother
sent party invitations to her classmates.
November 9, 2000
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Kiss and Tell Dean kisses Rory for the first
time and the girl is hesitant about telling her mother, only to
have Lane's mom spill the beans when Lorelai stops by the
furniture shop to pick up a rocking chair. Elsewhere, the
townsfolk pester Luke when he refuses to decorate the coffee
shop for Thanksgiving.
November 16, 2000
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Love and War and Snow Rory spends the night
at her grandparents' house during a snowstorm that strands Lorelai in Stars Hollow and keeps her from attending the weekly
dinner. Luke bemoans the town's annual reenactment of a
Revolutionary War battle that never came to fruition.
December 14, 2000
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Rory's Dance Lorelai persuades Rory to
attend her first dance at Chilton, then sets out to make her
daughter a dress for the occasion. A nervous Rory asks Dean to
join her for the event, and Emily invites herself to Lorelai's
home to help with Rory's party preparations.
December 20, 2000
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Forgiveness and Stuff Emily suggests that Lorelai skip the annual Christmas dinner at the elder Gilmores'
home after Lorelai says she can't leave work early to get there
on time. Alone in her own house at dinner time, Lorelai catches
Dean knocking on Rory's window, and the two endure an awkward
conversation.
December 21, 2000
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Paris Is Burning Lorelai reluctantly agrees
to attend a Parents' Day event at Chilton, while Paris fumes
over the fact that her parents' divorce has become a public
spectacle. Rory spends an awkward few minutes with Mr. Medina
before his date with Lorelai.
January 11, 2001
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Double Date Upon Lane's request, Rory asks
Dean to set up a double date that would pair Lane with Dean's
friend Todd. Meanwhile, Lorelai studies for a test in her
business class, and Sookie prepares to ask Jackson for a date.
January 18, 2001
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Concert Interruptus Sookie gets concert
tickets for Lorelai, Rory, Lane and herself, but Lane must
negotiate with her strict mother before she can agree to attend
the event. Meanwhile, Rory works with Paris, Madeline and Louise
after the four girls are assigned to a debate team in their
history class. Music group The Bangles performs a song.
February 15, 2001
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That Damn Donna Reed Dean watches reruns of
the The Donna Reed Show with Lorelai and Rory, who mercilessly
mock the program. Later, Dean tells Rory he likes the idea of a
doting housewife. His remark irks feminist Rory, who sets out to
change his sexist views. Elsewhere, Lorelai persuades Luke to
repaint his diner.
February 22, 2001
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Christopher Returns Lorelai allows Rory's dad,
Christopher (David Sutcliffe), to stay at their home during his
visit. The distant dad hopes to make up for lost time with his
daughter, who is glad to see him. However, Lorelai wonders what
effect his presence will have on the teen, especially when he
decides to leave again.
March 1, 2001
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Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers Emily
agrees to let Rory miss the weekly dinner so the teen can
celebrate her three-month anniversary with Dean; Luke's former
girlfriend visits the diner. Elsewhere, the townsfolk prepare
for a festival that celebrates the founding of Stars Hollow.
March 8, 2001
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The Breakup, Part 2 After receiving disturbing
news from Dean the night before, Rory tries to occupy her time
with a list of errands and she drags Lorelai along with her — at
6 A.M. Saturday morning. Also, Luke has a physical confrontation
with Dean in front of the diner.
March 15, 2001
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The Third Lorelai Richard announces that his
mother (Marion Ross) is coming for a visit in a week. The news
sends Emily into a panic as she tries to ready their home for
the occasion by unpacking all the gifts the elderly woman had
given the couple over the years. Meanwhile, Rory tries to ease
the tension between her and Tristin by suggesting that the boy
consider dating Paris.
March 22, 2001
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Emily in Wonderland Rory invites Emily to Stars
Hollow for some antiques shopping and a tour of the town. At
first, Emily seems hesitant, but she trades in her heels for
sneakers to see the sights. Meanwhile, Lorelai struggles with
finding a job for Sookie's friend Roon and building her
friendship with Luke's girlfriend, Rachel.
April 26, 2001
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P.S. I Lo... Rory's emotions get the best of her
after her breakup with Dean, and her grumpy disposition sparks a
fight with Lorelai — and a flight to her grandparents' house for
comfort. In other developments, Lorelai and Max decide to try to
rekindle their relationship with a date.
May 3, 2001
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Love, Daisies and Troubadours In the first-season
finale, Lorelai and Max send sparks flying as they reestablish
their relationship, while Luke and Rachel find their flame
fizzling out. Rory has a run-in with Tristin, whose fibs trick
Paris, Madeline, and Louise into being angry with Rory. Also,
the younger Gilmore finally has her first conversation with Dean
since their breakup.
May 10, 2001
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Sadie, Sadie; Hammers and Veils In the second-season
opener, Lorelai considers a trip down the aisle in the wake of
Max's proposal. To help provide some wedding perspective, Rory
composes a list of the pros and cons of marrying the teacher as
the gals decorate Stars Hollow with the daisies from Max's
romantic gambit. Later, Lorelai flirts with visions of veil
lengths as she surrenders to the lure of bridal magazines.
Rory's own romance with Dean (Jared Padalecki), however, may
lose its bloom as she starts the summer session at Chilton. When
she volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and plans a slew of
extracurricular activities, Dean starts to feel left out. October 9,
2001
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Red Light on a Wedding Night Sookie throws a
wild bachelorette party for Lorelai, who has a sudden impulse to
call Rory's father, Christopher, and then comes to a startling
realization about her wedding day.
October 16, 2001
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Road Trip to Harvard After Lorelai calls off
the wedding, she decides to take a road trip with Rory that
leads to Harvard University, where the gals get a firsthand look
at college life. Rory glimpses her future, while Lorelai ponders
her past and what could have been.
October 23, 2001
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Nick & Nora, Sid & Nancy Luke's 17-year-old
nephew, Jess, comes to live with him. Lorelai tries to give Luke
advice to help rear the troubled teen, while Rory finds herself
drawn to the newcomer.
October 30, 2001
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Presenting Lorelai Gilmore This charming
episode shines the spotlight on Rory as she comes out to
society. To please her grandmother, Rory announces that she
wants to attend the debutante ball. As she prepares for the big
event, she realizes that her father, Christopher, is supposed to
present her, so Lorelai decides to contact him and request his
presence. Much to Lorelai and Rory's surprise, he agrees to come
to Stars Hollow for the weekend. But the Gilmore girls are even
more surprised at the changes in Christopher, who shows up
steadily employed and driving a car instead of his motorcycle.
November 6, 2001
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Like Mother, like Daughter Rory learns that
her peers see her as a loner, so she begins to socialize and
lands a spot in a popular clique. Lorelai volunteers the inn to
hold a Chilton fund-raising fashion show and finds herself
modeling matching outfits with her mother, Emily.
November 13, 2001
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The Ins and Outs of Inns Lorelai and Sookie
decide to open their own inn, but the place they want to buy
doesn't seem to be available. Also, the Independence Inn's owner
pays a visit to Stars Hollow; and Emily asks Rory to pose for an
oil painting to hang in Richard's study.
November 20, 2001
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Run Away, Little Boy The Chilton kids brush
up on their Shakespeare as Rory finds herself cast as Juliet for
an English assignment at school. The would-be thespian is
grouped with Paris, Madeline (Shelly Cole) and Louise (Teal Redmann) to perform Act V of Romeo and Juliet—with a grade
riding on their efforts. Rory then learns that her Romeo is
Tristin, with whom she shares a shaky past, and Rory's
boyfriend, Dean, is definitely not happy about the pairing. Back
in Stars Hollow, Lorelai is asked out by a guy in her business
class, and goes on her first date since calling off her
engagement to Max. November 27, 2001
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The Bracebridge Dinner Stars Hollow is aglow
with holiday spirit in this festive episode. The Independence
Inn is buzzing with preparations for a convention that is coming
to town. But when a Boston snowstorm keeps the guests from
arriving, Lorelai and Sookie invite family and friends to share
the planned seven-course Old English meal. The night kicks off
with horse-drawn sleigh rides to get everyone into the holiday
spirit. Lorelai and Rory are pleasantly surprised when Emily and
Richard show up for the festivities. And Sookie even gets
Jackson to join in the festivities by serving as a squire for
the enchanted eve.
December 11, 2001
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Secrets and Loans Lorelai finds that the
house has termites and needs repairs, but none of the banks in
the area will give her a loan. Emily tries to help by talking to
some of her connections, much to Lorelai's dismay.
January 22, 2002
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Richard in Stars Hollow A newly retired
Richard (Edward Herrmann) is driving Emily crazy as he roams
about the house trying to settle into his jobless lifestyle.
Desperate for ideas, Emily (Kelly Bishop) calls Lorelai and asks
her to take her father on a daylong tour of Stars Hollow, but
during Richard's visit, Dean brings over a junkyard car that he
fixed up for Rory. The mood quickly turns contentious, with
Richard concerned that the vehicle may not be safe for his
granddaughter to drive—even though Dean insists that it is. To
settle their escalating disagreement, the two men head to the
town mechanic.
January 29, 2002
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A-Tisket, A-Tasket A picnic-basket auction
brings a bounty of romantic surprises to the town of Stars
Hollow. For the annual event, Lorelai and Rory prepare lunches
to be sold off to the hungry menfolk. The mother-daughter duo
soon find they have no problems finding buyers for their
less-than-delectable meals, and a bidding war breaks out between
Dean and Jess as each guy vies for a Rory-prepared repast.
Meanwhile, Lorelai and Luke enjoy a meal in each other's company
and Jackson makes a surprising proposal to Sookie during their
lunchtime date.
February 5, 2002
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It Should Have Been Lorelai Christopher is
back in Stars Hollow, but he is not alone—he is accompanied by
his new girlfriend, Sherry (Madchen Amick), who is intent on
starting a friendship with Rory. Meanwhile, Emily is upset that
Lorelai and Christopher couldn't make their relationship work.
February 12, 2002
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Lost and Found Luke and Jess start to feel
cramped by all the stuff overtaking their small apartment, and
Rory tries to convince Lorelai to hire Jess to clean out their
rain gutters. Meanwhile, Dean notices that Rory isn't wearing
the bracelet he made for her.
February 26, 2002
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There's the Rub Emily and Lorelai take a spa
trip in an invigorating episode that does wonders not only for
their skin, but for their relationship as well. Although Lorelai
is not thrilled when she agrees to go on the bonding holiday
with her mother, she soon starts to see Emily in a new light. In
just a short time the gals' scuffles turn to chuckles as they
realize that they may have more in common than they knew—and
they can actually have fun together. Back in Stars Hollow, Rory
has planned a solitary evening at home, but her quiet time turns
into the social hour when she gets a few unexpected visitors.
April 9, 2002
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Dead Uncles and Vegetables Luke struggles with
trying to juggle plans for his uncle's funeral and his usual
shifts at the diner, so Lorelai and Rory don their aprons to
lend a hand at the restaurant. Meanwhile, a new farmer's market
opens across the street from Doose's Market, sending Taylor into
a tizzy. April 16, 2002
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Back in the Saddle Again Rory needs a mentor
for a group business project at school, so she asks her retired
grandfather to help out. At first, Richard is hesitant but
eventually gets a little too involved in the endeavor. He also
begins to realize that retired life might not be for him.
April 23, 2002
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Teach Me Tonight Luke
learns that Jess is flunking out of school and asks Rory to
tutor him, but a break during the study session takes an
unexpected turn that sends Rory to the emergency room. April 30, 2002
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Help Wanted
A new music store is opening in town, run by a character played
by Carole King. Lane is of course psyched, and works out a deal
so that she can work there and learn to play drums. Jess is back
in New York. May 7, 2002
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Lorelai’s Graduation Day
Lorelai is graduating from nighttime business school. Rory
invites her grandparents to the ceremony. Luke and Lorelai are
still on the outs and Rory goes on a road trip. May 14,
2002
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I Can’t Get Started
Season finale, Luke and Lorelei still haven't made up.
Christopher returns. Sookie
and Jackson have their wedding. Jess is back from New
York. Paris runs for ASB president, and wants Rory
to run with her for vice-president. May 21, 2002
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Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days
The Gilmore gals'
love lives suffer some setbacks in the drama's third-season opener.
Lorelai is dealing with disappointment after her rekindled romance with
Christopher is thwarted by his expecting ex. And Rory comes home from a summer
in Washington, D.C., to realize she may still have feelings for bad boy Jess.
The mother-daughter duo decide to forget their man troubles by heading to the
first annual Stars Hollow End of Summer Madness Festival. But a chance
encounter there makes Rory realize that Jess may have also expanded his
horizons while she was away.
The Haunted Leg
RORY TELLS HER FATHER OFF — Emily ignores Lorelai’s pleas to stay
out of her love life, and tries to reunite Christopher with his
family, resulting in an ugly confrontation between Rory and her father.
Meanwhile, Lorelai fights off the romantic attentions of the town geek, Kirk
and Rory learns that Jess is angry that she
ignored him over the summer.