Episode Guide

Season 1
1.1	Pilot
The storybook town of Stars Hollow is home to 32-year-old Lorelai Gilmore and her 16-year-old daughter Rory. Rory and best friend Lane Kim are straight 'A' students at the local public high school, but when Rory is accepted into the prestigious Chilton Prep, the steep tuition forces Lorelai to try to mend the rift with her wealthy parents and ask for financial help.
1.2	The Lorelai’s First Day at Chilton
Rory's first day at Chilton Prep begins badly when Lorelai oversleeps and accompanies her daughter into the intimidating school wearing a t-shirt, cut-off jeans and cowboy boots, an outfit which draws disapproving stares from the other mothers and from her own mother, Emily.
1.3	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, at the Independence Inn Lorelai oversees the double wedding of a set of spoiled twin brides.
1.4	The Deer Hunters
Still struggling to catch up at Chilton, Rory receives the first "D" of her life on an assignment and plunges into obsessive studying. When Rory's surreal encounter with a deer causes her to miss an exam, she has an uncharacteristic outburst, leading to a parent-teacher conference where Lorelai meets Rory's handsome teacher, Max Medina.
1.5	Cinnamon’s Wake
When both a distant family member and a neighbor's cat die, Lorelai has to decide which wake to attend. Max and Lorelai get their feelings for each other out on the table, but what will Rozry think of this? Meanwhile, Lorelai and Sookie attend a Chilton bake sale, and Rory and Dean's budding relationship takes one step forward.
1.6	Rory’s Birthday Parties
Emily throws Rory a Chilton party for her birthday on Friday, which ends in a blow up between Emily and Lorelai. On Saturday, Lorelai hosts a birthday party for her which her grandparents reluctantly attend leading Emily to a shocking realization; she missed out on Lorelai's life.
1.7	Kiss and Tell
Doose's Market plays host to Rory's first kiss; with Dean. The whole town is buzzing about it, yet Rory has not told Lorelai who hears it from an ashen Mrs. Kim.
1.8	Love and War and Snow
The first snowfall prompts Lorelai and Max's first date. Lane is upset with Rory for being distracted with Chilton, and Dean.
1.9	Rory’s Dance
Chilton hosts a dance which Rory and Dean attend, confirming that they are "boyfriend-girlfriend." Emily sleeps over at Lorelai's the night of the dance to take care of Lorelai's injured back and to see Rory off. Rory and Dean fall asleep accidentally causing Rory to arrive home at 5 a.m., which pushes Emily to think they had sex. Thus, erupts another blow up between Lorelai and her mother.
1.10	Foregiveness and Stuff
Richard has a heart attack during a Christmas party that Lorelai wasn't invited to, yet Rory was. The medical emergency brings Emily and Lorelai to forgive each other and it even brings Luke and Lorelai closer, too.
1.11	Paris is Burning
Lorelai, with intentions to break things off with Max, attends Chilton's parents day, but ends up kissing him which Paris witnesses. Paris spreads the rumors, and when Rory explodes on her; she accepts an offer of friendship (a truce) with Paris. Sookie, on whim from a sharp quip from Lorelai, begins dating Jackson.
1.12	Double Date
Lane, convinced that Dean's best friend is the boy for her, convinces Rory to double date with her. Lorelai reluctantly accepts a double and blind date with Jackson and Sookie, and Jackson's cousin, Roon.
1.13	Concert Interruptus
Lorelai, Sookie, Rory, and Lane plan to attend the The Bangles concert, but when Lane's mother finds the truth, she bans her from going. Lorelai and Sookie offer up the three tickets so Rory can take Madeline, Louise, and Paris which backfires when Madeline and Louise take off with two mysterious boys for a party.
1.14	That Damn Donna Reed
Dean and Rory fight about his approval of the 1950s, pearls-and-meatloaf domestic antics of Donna Reed, which prompts her to set up a meal in this light. Lorelai admits to Emily she might have feelings for Luke when Emily pesters her about her and Luke's relationship...again.
1.15	Christopher Returns
Christopher Hayden, Rory's father and Lorelai's old flame, makes a short visit in Stars Hollow. After a dramatic dinner between Richard, Emily and Strobe, and Francine (Christopher's parents), Lorelai and Christopher make love on the balcony. Christopher proposes spontaneously to Lorelai, who rejects him.
1.16	Star Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers
Rory and Dean celebrate their three months togehter, but this ends abruptly when Rory is unable to say those three words. Lorelai realizes her feelings for Max are still there. Luke's old flame, Rachel, comes to stay. Later on at a festival going on in Stars Hollow Lorelai, who still has feeling for Max seems very anxious to know if Rachel is staying and if Luke wants her to.when the only answer given by Luke is "I don't know."
1.17	The Breakup, Part 2
Rory attempts to overcome her sorrow of losing Dean by not wallowing. Instead of not wallowing Rory tries not to deal with it by keeping her brain busy. She buys things and she goes to a party and takes Lane with her. At the party she kisses Tristan and then comes home and starts to wallow. Lorelai and Max share a one-night relapse, and decide to start "talking."
1.18	The Third Lorelai
Richard's mother, the original Lorelai, with much-too-much attitude visits, sending Emily into peril due to her disapproval of Emily. To make matters worse, she makes Lorelai an offer that may free her of her parents forever.
1.19	Emily in Wonderland
Rory gives Emily a tour of Stars Hollow, accidentally frightening Emily with the garden shed at the Inn, where Rory and Lorelai first lived.
1.20	P.S. I Lo...
Rory and Lorelai fight, sending Rory on a cab to Emily and Richard's. Lorelai confronts Dean, and she learns the cause of their break-up which prompts her to confront Rory about her inability to say I love you.
1.21	Love, Daisies and Troubadours
Love goes: Rachel leaves yet again, but this time because of suspicions of Luke ... and Lorelai, which Luke does not deny having feelings for her but he does tell her they are just friends , which they are but he can barely get it out. Rachel, just before walking out the door tells Luke " Don't wait too long" to tell her his feelings. Rory finally says the three words Dean needed to hear. Max has 1,000 daisies and a question for Lorelai.

Season 2
2.1	Sadie, Sadie
Lorelai accepts Max's proposal. Lane is being sent to Korea, with no return in sight. Dean joins Rory and Lorelai at Friday Night dinner, at which Dean is interrogated about his education and his intentions by an angry Richard.
2.2	The Hammers and Veils
Rory volunteers to help build a house, hosting panic due to her lack of extracurricular activities. Lorelai tells Emily about her engagement yet Emily responds coldly. Sookie throws Lorelai and Max an engagement party.
2.3	Red Light on the Wedding Night
Lorelai and Max continue planning their wedding, until Lorelai's bachelorette bash...a different kind of signal gives Lorelai second thoughts...Luke builds Lorelai a chuppah. A new traffic light is installed in front of Lukes' diner.
2.4	The Road Trip to Harvard
After canceling the engagement, Rory and Lorelai take a road trip to Harvard. After staying at a B&B a visit to Harvard is a must, where Rory feels at home and Lorelai feels a few pangs. Lane returns from Korea.
2.5	Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy
When Luke's rebellious 17-year-old nephew, Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) moves in with him, Lorelai offers unwelcome parenting advice. Rory's on the school newspaper staff, but editor Paris is still mad due to her "supposed" date wth Tristan.
2.6	Presenting Lorelai Gilmore
Rory, under obligation to her Grandmother, formally comes out to society. Lorelai gets a second surprise when Christopher agrees to fulfill his fatherly deb duties. Richard, growing increasingly hostile, vents his frustrations about being "phased out" of his job.
2.7	Like Mother, Like Daughter
Rory is told that her antisocial tendencies at Chilton are frowned upon and she must better socialize herself. She does so, accidentally tangling herself up in a secret sorority known as The Puffs, and however unwanted the connection is; it reconciles Paris and Rory's damaged relationship. The inn crowd hosts a school fashion show that features Lorelai and Emily in matching outfits... Sookie and Lorelai decide to move forward in opening their own inn.
2.8	The Ins and Outs of Inn
Lorelai and Sookie cheerfully make plans for opening their own inn, and look into the Dragonfly. But when the Independence Inn's owner, Mia, comes for a visit and Lorelai learns the Inn might be sold, she has second thoughts.
2.9	Run Away, Little Boy
Tristan and Rory must play Romeo and Juliet in a school project, and Dean is peeved; yet the night of the performance Tristan is sent to military school. Meanwhile, Lorelai dates a much younger business school classmate, much to Luke's amusement.
2.10	The Bracebridge Dinner
At the last moment, a Chicago snowstorm strands guests who paid for a fabulous dinner at the inn, so Lorelai invites most of Stars Hollow to the feast, along with Emily and Richard. The evening goes awry when Richard reveals he quit his job a few days ago.
2.11	Secrets and Loans
Lorelai's house has termites, and despite Lorelai's protests, Rory spills the financial aspects of the situation to Emily, who offers a loan, but Lorelai balks at becoming even more indebted to her. Lane has become a cheerleader, which shocks Rory.
2.12	Richard in Stars Hollow
Newly retired Richard is driving Emily crazy, so Lorelai agrees to fathersit for one day. Paris looks to expose the corruption she's sure she's seeing.
2.13	A-Tisket , A-Tasket
A yearly festival (Bid-A-Basket) in which the women make picnic lunches and men bid on them and enjoy the lunch and the basket-makers presence. All couples go awry; Kirk bids on Sookie's, Jess bids on Rory's, and Luke buys Lorelai's. Jackson gets down on one knee to Sookie.
2.14	It Should Have Been Lorelai
Christopher visits, bringing his girlfriend Sherry to Stars Hollow. Sherry is desperate to spend time with Rory, Lorelai is a bit uncomfortable...but Emily is furious.
2.15	Lost and Found
Rory, who lost her bracelet in episode "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" which was found by Jess, gets panicked when Dean notices its absence on her wrist. Lorelai assumes Jess had stolen it. Luke looks for a larger apartment for him and Jess.
2.16	There’s the Rub
Lorelai and Emily spend a weekend at a luxurious spa which goes awry. Rory has the night to herself which also takes a turn for the worse when Dean discovers Jess at her house.
2.17	Dead Uncles and Vegetables
Luke's uncle dies, but the funeral is poorly attended, as nearly everyone has a grudge against the antisocial old man; Luke worries he has followed his uncle's example. Emily helps Sookie plan her wedding, and it becomes too much for Jackson.
2.18	Back in The Saddle Again
Richard helps Rory with a project for her business class, and it confirms how much he misses the business world.
2.19	Teach Me Tonight
Rory, attempting to tutor Jess, ends up with a fractured wrist when Jess crashes her car. Lorelai and Luke get into a fight while she looks for Jess. Luke sends Jess home to New York.
2.20	Help Wanted
Richard starts a consulting business, and Lorelai helps him find a new secretary. Lane decides that drums are her destiny. Carole King guest stars as music store owner Sophie Bloom.
2.21	Lorelai’s Graduation Day
Lorelai graduates from business school, but Rory misses the ceremony because she skipped school to visit Jess in New York and find out why he never said goodbye.

Season 3
3.1	Those Crazy, Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
Lorelai has a strange dream in which she is pregnant with Luke's twins, which Rory interprets as either: Lorelai subconsciously wants to marry Luke and have his twins or that she is jealous that Sherry's pregnancy has doomed Lorelai's hopes with Christopher. Rory comes back from her internship in Washington, where Paris met and dated a Princeton student. Rory is surprised to see Jess making out with another girl and is instantly jealous, but resolves to appreciate her relationship with Dean. The town hosts a summer festival, including a barbershop quartet who only sings "Those Crazy Hazy Lazy Days of Summer" over and over, much to Lorelai's irritation.
3.2	Haunted Leg
Lorelai turns down a date with Kirk. Rory and Jess quarrel in Doose's market when he points out that she has no right to be jealous, having not contacted him while she was away. Christopher shows up unannounced at Friday-night dinner, having talked with Emily, but is sent away by all three Gilmore women.
3.3	Application Anxiety
Rory is scared that she may not get in to Harvard after a panel of admissions consultants visits Chilton and emphasizes the competitive process. Rory and Dean start talking about what would happen when Rory leaves for college. Lane joins a rock band, and Taylor wins the town's backing of his plans to open an old-fashioned soda shop.
3.4	One’s got Class and the other One Dyes
Lorelai and Luke are invited to speak about success at Stars Hollow High, but the kids just want to hear about Lorelai's teenage pregnancy – and their mothers blame Lorelai. Lane, driven to rebellion, dyes her hair purple but loses her nerve and immediately dyes it back. Rory confronts Jess' new girlfriend, Shane.
3.5	Eight O’Clock at the Oasis
An irritatingly cheerful new neighbor, partial to board games and kitsch, gives Lorelai detailed instructions for watering his lawn and violets during his business trip; when Rory takes over the watering, however, disaster strikes. Lorelai meets a guy at an auction Emily organized, but their subsequent date does not go well.
3.6	Take the Deviled Eggs…
Rory and Lorelai attend Sherry's baby shower. Lorelai is jealous because Sherry seems to be living the life she was unable to have with Christopher. Sherry gives Lorelai and Rory left-over deviled eggs from the party, which they proceed to throw at Jess's new car.
3.7	They Shoot Gilmore’s, Don’t They?
Lorelai is desperate to win the annual Stars Hollows Dance Marathon in which Kirk has won four times previously. Lorelai convinced Rory to be her partner after she fails to find anyone else suitable. Dean comes to watch. Jackson and Sookie fight over his hopes for four children in four years which Sookie, Lorelai and Luke find ridiculous. Jamie visits Paris at school during his break and convinces her to go out for coffee with him. Jess comes to watch the Dance Marathon with his new girlfriend, Shane. Rory will not stop talking about Jess and how much he annoys her and so Dean snaps. He announces to the entire dance hall that Rory and Jess like each other and everyone knows it and that he is done with Rory. Dean breaks up with Rory for good – causing Lorelai to once again lose to Kirk.
3.8	Let The Games Begin
Richard guilts Rory into coming with him to Yale. When Rory tells Lorelai, she is angry at her father for tricking Rory into it when he knows Rory only wants to go to Harvard. But Rory convinces her that she does not mind looking around and asks Lorelai to join them and Lorelai grudgingly accepts. Rory and Jess awkwardly begin dating, which Luke is very happy about but Lorelai is wary about Jess. Kirk parades around town, bragging about his Dance Marathon trophy but like every year, someone steals it. Rory, Lorelai, Emily and Richard head to Yale where they look around and Richard then tricks Rory into doing an interview with the Dean of Admissions, whom Richard knows well. Lorelai is extremely mad at Richard for tricking her daughter once again. She goes to get a cab, which Emily tries to talk her out of. When Rory comes out, she is mad at Richard for not preparing her and springing the interview on her. Lorelai and Rory leave, angry. Emily is also mad at Richard, although she tried to defend him. Rory and Jess have their first real kiss and Rory goes to Dean's house to tell him she is sorry about the way she treated him and that she hopes he will not hate her one day. At bedtime, the Gilmore girls each secretly read promotional material from Yale.
3.9	A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving
Rory and Lorelai are expected to be at four different Thanksgiving meals. First the Kim's, then Sookie's, followed by Luke's and finally Richard and Emily's. They decide that Luke won't mind if they miss his, but when they tell him they won't be able to come, he seems very disappointed, and so they pretend to change their plans so they can go. On Thanksgiving, Lorelai and Rory are at Doose's getting flowers for everyone when Jess surprises Rory with a kiss. Rory relocates them to the side of the building so Dean won't see them. She tells Jess she doesn't want to flaunt their new relationship. Kirk gets a cat, named Kirk who eventually drives Human Kirk from his home. The Gilmores attend each Thanksgivings meal and when they make it to Richard and Emily's, Rory lets it slip that she had applied to Yale, which Lorelai seems angry about and blames on Richard and Emily. Lane gets a kiss.
3.10	That’ll Do, Pig!
Paris has a boyfriend, and is not herself. Lorelai gives Emily tips on coping with Richard's mother, Trix. Rory begins to ease up around Dean; she and Jess begin to make out publicly. Jess refuses to attend the Winter Carnival, but when Dean asks Rory to join him and his little sister Clara, Jess becomes jealous and decides to escort Rory after all.
3.11	I Solemnly Swear
Francie tricks Paris into believing that Rory is plotting against her in the Student Council. Lorelai and Sookie attend a lecture on running an inn; it is a total waste, but Sookie meets an old friend Joe, and sparks fly between Lorelai and Joe's business partner Alex. Emily, sued by a fired servant, presses Lorelai to give a deposition, and is outraged at the result.
3.12	Lorelai Out of Water
Alex invites Lorelai on a fishing trip, so Luke teaches her how to fish without embarrassing herself. Luke also meets Taylor's attractive lawyer, Nicole. Paris escalates her one-sided feud with Rory, and both are reprimanded by the headmaster. Lane is thrilled that her mother said maybe to her request of going to the Prom — that is, until her mother picks out her date.
3.13	Dear Emily and Richard
Rory receives an invitation to Sherry's C-section. Sherry goes into labor early, and Rory is the only one present. Lorelai reminisces about her own pregnancy and, realizing anew what her mother suffered, makes a reconciliatory gesture toward Emily.
3.14	Swan Song
Jess comes to Friday night dinner with a black eye, and Rory accuses him of having a fight with Dean, which he denies. Later, Jess admits to Luke that he was attacked by a swan. Rory stays the night at her grandparents' house. Emily yells at Lorelai for letting Rory go out with Jess. Rory later tells Lorelai that she might have sex with Jess soon. Zack and Brian guess that Lane and Dave are hiding a secret, but think that the secret is their religious faith.
3.15	Face-Off
When Jess does not call, Rory goes to a hockey game and sees Dean with his new girlfriend, Lindsay. Emily gets revenge for Trix's slights when she finds her making out with a man in a jogging suit. Lane and Dave convince her male friend Young Chui to become Lane's fake boyfriend. Rory leaves an angry message for Jess, but after discovering that he was out preparing a surprise for her, she asks him to delete it without listening.
3.16	The Big One
On the eve of presenting joint speeches over C-SPAN for the school's bicentennial, Paris has a heart-to-heart with Rory, confiding that she finally had sex with her boyfriend and getting Rory to admit she is still a virgin (to an eavesdropping Lorelai's relief). The next day, Paris has a meltdown on live TV, announcing her rejection by Harvard as judgment upon her premarital sex and predicting the virginal Rory will be accepted. Lorelai runs into Max and sparks fly. Sookie discovers she is pregnant. Rory arrives home to find she has been accepted to every school.
3.17	A Tale of Poes and Fire
The Independence Inn catches fire during a meeting of the Poe Society, so guests move into Lorelai's house, and she spends the night with Luke and Jess, where she tells Luke about her strange dream of months before. Lane discovers Young Chui may never initiate the break up that would free her to date Dave. Rory must choose among Harvard, Princeton, and Yale, but is torn when her pro-con lists point away from the school whose banners cover her wall and toward the school to which Lorelai had opposed her applying.
3.18	Happy Birthday, Baby!
Rory plans Lorelai's big birthday blowout, including a town-sized pizza. Richard gives Lorelai the $75,000 payout from an investment he had made at her birth. Lorelai, in turn, writes a check to her mother to repay the loan for Chilton and end the Friday dinner agreement, then is shocked when her mother is angry at being repaid. Luke's adventures in parenting also go badly when he cannot convince Jess to prioritize school, then scares off Nicole's parents by raving about the situation.
3.19	Keg!Max!
Jess learns he does not get to graduate. Rory, Jess, Dean and Lindsay attend a party where Lane's band is playing. A drunken Lane calls her mother and admits all her deceptions as she despairs of ever having the relationship she wants. Jess makes a pass at Rory after she seeks him out to find why he is acting strangely, then pushes her away when she does not respond as he hoped. She leaves the room crying, which Dean sees, leading him to start a fight with Jess and destroy their host's home. Lorelai, meanwhile, invites Luke and Nicole to stay at the inn, then is distressed by a close look at their coziness.
3.20	Say Goodnight, Gracie!
Jess's father appears, meets Jess, then vanishes after Luke warns him off. Dean and Lindsay get engaged. Fran dies, meaning Lorelai and Sookie may have a chance to buy the Dragonfly. Mrs. Kim agrees to let Dave take Lane to the prom, but only after a mysterious quote that he cannot find anywhere in the Bible. After days of mutual avoidance with Jess, Rory finally tells Lorelai what happened at the party. Jess fights with Luke over how they will handle his failure to graduate, then leaves for California in search of his father. Jess does not tell Rory that he is going to visit his father.
3.21	Here Comes the Son
Jess goes to live with his dad in Venice Beach (in a backdoor pilot for a show that was to star the Jess character). Rory stresses over graduation, while Lorelai ponders how to break the news that Jess has left for good.
3.22	Those are Strings, Pinocchio
Rory graduates from Chilton. With the Independence Inn set to close, a newly unemployed Lorelai plans to use her inn-buying funds to pay for Yale, until Rory goes behind her back to make a new deal with her grandparents. Lorelai and Sookie buy the Dragonfly. The Gilmore Girls get ready for their European adventure, and Luke — prompted by a conversation with Lorelai — decides to commit to a cruise with Nicole. Rory breaks up with Jess

Season 4
4.1	Ballrooms and Biscotti
Warp speed. The Gilmore girls return from their summer holiday and find out they have to cram one-and-a-half weeks of activities into three days before Rory's Yale orientation. Meanwhile, Luke and Nicole have surprising news from their vacation, and Sookie has found out the gender of her baby. Emily takes advantage of Lorelai's skipping of the Friday night dinner, and monopolizes Rory's last night before Yale.
4.2	The Lorelai’s First Day at Yale
Rory and Lorelai prepare to leave for Yale, packing and with Lorelai taking photos of Rory heading off. Lorelai borrows Luke's truck to take Rory's things to Yale but doesn't mention to Luke that she can't drive a stick.. Luke tries to teach her but his efforts are wasted and she leaves. Rory arrives at Yale and begins her Orientation. She meets one of her new roommates who is only sixteen and quite strange. Rory soon finds that someone she knows is her other roommate. It's Paris, with her new lifecoach, Terrance. Rory finds that Paris requested a room with her as they have a history together. Rory is shocked. After seeing what other students have got in their dorms, Lorelai leaves to find better things for Rory's dorm. She brings Rory the things and then leaves again. Just as Lorelai gets back to Stars Hollow, she gets a page from Rory saying to come back and go she heads for Yale again. When she gets there, Rory gives Lorelai a hug and tells her how she missed her after only being away for five minutes. She goes on about how she is pathetic being a mommy's girl and asks Lorelai why she doesn't hate her and want to be away from her like most kids do when they go off to college. Lorelai calms her down and suggests staying the night. Rory accepts and Lorelai begins to order every kind of food for them and Rory's roommates. When the pizza arrives, there is far too much and so Lorelai calls other girls in for a party. They all have a good time and remember Rory for having a really cool mom. Lorelai leaves and Rory feels better, knowing more people at Yale.
4.3	The Hobbit, The Sofa and Digger Stiles
Lorelai and Sookie begin a catering company, starting with a Lord of the Rings-themed children's party that leads Sookie to doubt her abilities as a mother. Richard goes into business with his former associate's son, while Emily surprises Rory with unrequested furniture. Rory has her first college party.
4.4	Chicken or Beef?
Lorelai begins renovations on the Dragonfly Inn. Dean invites Rory to his wedding, but Luke later tells Rory not to go after Dean makes a drunken and shocking confession to Luke on the night of his bachelor party that he still loves Rory.
4.5	The Fundamental Things Apply
Rory tries to start dating again, and is disappointed. Lorelai invites Luke, the "uber monk," over for movie night.
4.6	An Affair to Remember
Emily plans a launch party for Richard's new business and hires Lorelai and Sookie to cater it. And Kirk prepares – extensively – for a date. But neither affair goes quite as expected.
4.7	The Festival of Living Art
The whole town gets involved posing as famous artwork for a festival. Lorelai is nervous about a possible repeat performance of her flinch several years ago in the same role, and Kirk as Jesus in The Last Supper is warring with the guy playing Judas. While the show goes on, Luke's about-to-be ex shows up, and Sookie's baby is a no-show, days after the due date.
4.8	Die, Jerk
En pointe and in print. To get a story published in the school newspaper, Rory blasts the Yale ballet...and earns the lead ballerina's wrath, who leaves a note on Rory's door saying "DIE JERK". Jason finagles an invitation to the Gilmores' Friday dinner.
4.9	Ted Koppel’s Big Night Out
When the four Gilmores run into an old acquaintance at the Harvard-Yale game, Emily fights with both Richard and Lorelai, prompting Lorelai to accept a dinner date with Jason. Meanwhile, Lane begs Luke to let her replace his new employee.
4.10	The Nanny and the Professor
Sookie's new nanny turns out to be Michel's old rival, who has child-phobic Michel so paranoid he offers to play Mary Poppins to Sookie's new baby, Davey. Meanwhile, one of Rory's professors shows a penchant for women 40 years his junior...Paris Gellar.
4.11	In the Clamor and Clangor
Hear the tintinnabulation. Restored church bells set everyone on edge, prompting Lorelai and Luke to a late-night escapade. When Lorelai discovers Luke has "moved" to another town with Nicole, she freaks out. Rory has an embarrassing run-in with a fellow student who turned her down for a date. When Mrs. Kim discovers Lane's secret rock-'n'-roll life — after a failed gig at the famous CBGB club in New York — she and Lane discovers Lane's secret life.
4.12	A Family Matter
Luke is wary when his flaky sister Liz unexpectedly visits. Then the other shoe drops: Jess is back in Stars Hollow. Paris dumps Jamie for her new flame.
4.13	Nag Hammadi is Where they Found the Gnostic Gospels
When Luke wants to do something about Liz's latest boyfriend, who seems to be yet another loser, Jess accuses him of being a know-it-all buttinski ... and Luke takes the criticism to heart. Also, Jess runs away from Rory every time he sees her, but later has a surprising proclamation to make.
4.14	The Incredibly Sinking Lorelais
Things fall apart. Humiliated when she has trouble keeping up with her course load, Rory turns to Dean for support. Running out of time and money to renovate the Dragonfly, and reeling from being labelled as a failure by her grandmother, Lorelai turns to Luke for a loan.
4.15	Scene in a Mall
Conspicuous consumption. Hurt that Richard spends so much time on business and so little time with her, Emily hits the mall, dragging Lorelai and Rory with her when she runs into them on their mother-daughter day. Lane moves into an apartment with her band mates.
4.16	The Reigning Lorelai
Trix, Richard's mother dies. In the process of attending to every little detail of the plans Trix left for the funeral, Emily finds an upsetting letter that Trix wrote to Richard the night before his and Emily's wedding. Emily abruptly halts planning the funeral, leaving the task to Lorelai. Trix gets a Hello Kitty bracelet.
4.17	Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin’ the Twist
Rory and Paris go south for a rite of passage: spring break! Jason awkwardly performs the rite of giving Lorelai his house key. Luke is read his rights after attacking a suspicious car outside the house that belongs to him and Nicole.
4.18	Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom!
Taylor returns to Stars Hollow looking a little different, and Kirk panics about a mistake he made during the Easter egg hunt he planned in Taylor's absence. Former business associate Floyd, Jason's father, slaps a lawsuit on Richard and Jason's partnership, simultaneously revealing Lorelai's secret to her astonished parents.
4.19	Afterboom
What happens after an explosion? Everything is in pieces. The crisis in Richard and Jason's business dramatically affects Richard and Emily's marriage as well as Lorelai and Jason's relationship. Lane's band get a gig. Travel agents come to view the Dragonfly Inn. Lane meets her replacement in her Mother's house.
4.20	Luke Can See her Face
The least-likely person to buy self-help tapes buys self-help tapes. And what do you know? They help. Thanks to the voice from the boom box, Luke finally realizes who will make him happy. Feeling better, Luke completes his journey by handing over the tapes to a flummoxed Jess.
4.21	Last Week Fights this Week Tights
Wedding day at Stars Hollow-and Liz and T.J.'s Renaissance-themed ceremony seems to have an effect on Luke and Jess. Mrs. Kim and Lane begin a tentative reconciliation. Meanwhile, Rory and Dean share another secret conversation.
4.22	Raincoats and Recipes
The Dragonfly hosts a test-run weekend, and it seems everyone Lorelai knows is there (including someone she does not invite), oohing, aahing, laughing, loving, clashing, crying, fuming, leaving. Richard and Emily continue to fight, Kirk suffers from night terrors, Taylor offers up his commentary in classic Taylor style, Michel proposes some changes to the inn, and Luke and Lorelai have a serious discussion ending with a kiss to start their relationship. Rory and Dean's relationship moves to the next level, and Lorelai's disapproval sparks a fight between her and Rory.

Season 5
5.1	Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller
Rory and Lorelai quarrel about Rory's affair with Dean, and an angry Rory leaves for a summer in Europe with Emily to get some space from Lorelai.
5.2	A Messenger, Nothing More
While touring Europe with Emily, Rory writes a letter to Dean, hoping to fix the mess she made, but only makes it worse when Lindsay finds the letter and kicks Dean out of the house.
5.3	Written in the Stars
Luke and Lorelai finally go on their first date, where Luke shows Lorelai a horoscope she gave to him when they first met 8 years ago. After sleeping with Luke, Lorelai goes downstairs in Luke's plaid shirt to look for coffee, and finds the diner full of towns people.In this episode Rory has her first ecounter with Logan.
5.4	Tippecanoe and Taylor, Too
Frustrated with Taylor's obstructionism, Jackson runs for town selectman.
5.5	We Got Us a Pippi Virgin
A double date between Lorelai and Luke, and Rory and Dean, does not go well.
5.6	Norman Mailer, I’m Pregnant!
Norman Mailer visits the Inn. Sookie becomes aware that she is pregnant again. Rory does research on the "Life and Death Brigade" for the Yale Daily News, which leads her right back to Logan Huntzberger.
5.7	You Jump, I Jump, Jack
Rory gets an overnight inside scoop on the "Life and Death Brigade". Emily insists on meeting Luke, and finds him unsuitable. Luke plays golf with Richard, who proposes franchising Luke's Diner – explaining to Emily that Luke would only be a figurehead.
5.8	The Party’s Over
Emily and Richard host a party for Yale alumni (and their sons) but Rory is the unknowing guest-of-honor and it ends her relationship with Dean. Luke, Lorelai, and T.J. have a complicated dinner.
5.9	Emily Says Hello
Emily goes on a date. Christopher visits Stars Hollow with baby Gigi and has lunch with Lorelai.
5.10	But Not as Cute as Pushkin
Rory shows a student from Chilton around Yale. Lorelai learns of Luke's "dark day". Rory is embarrassed by Logan and his friends during a class.
5.11	Women of Questionable Morals
A dog temporarily brings Emily and Richard back together; Stars Hollow holds its annual Revolutionary War reenactment with some strange changes; Chris attempts to make amends with Rory.
5.12	Come Home
A fender bender reunites Emily and Richard. Emily tries to replace Luke with Christopher.
5.13	Wedding Bell Blues
In the 100th episode, Richard and Emily renew their vows with an elaborate ceremony. Christopher tries to get together with Lorelai, even though she has brought Luke to the reception. Rory is caught by her parents and Luke in the midst of an intimate encounter with Logan.
5.14	Say Something
Lorelai deals with her break-up with Luke.
5.15	Jews and Chinese Food
Lorelai helps with costumes for the elementary school's production of "Fiddler on the Roof" while Luke helps with props. Rory finally reveals her feelings for Logan, as Marty reveals his feelings for her.
5.16	So…Good Talk
Lorelai shuts out Emily for driving Luke away. Rory faithfully keeps her Friday dinner date with her grandparents, but is cold to Emily, making her furious.
5.17	Pulp Fiction
A Quentin Tarantino-themed party marks a new phase in Logan and Rory's relationship. Lorelai celebrates her reunion with Luke, but continues to freeze out Emily. Michel wins a motor home on "The Price Is Right."
5.18	To Live and Let Diorama
Luke helps Taylor Doose renovate an old house into a museum. Rory, Paris, and Lane become intoxicated at the opening of the house and speak their minds on their love lives.
5.19	But I’m a Gilmore!
Rory lets Logan know that she is a "girlfriend-girl," and Logan takes it as an ultimatum. He is scared at the thought of leaving her, and he decides to commit. He takes her to his parents' house where his family does not exactly accept her.
5.20	How many Kropogs to Cape Cod?
Rory begins work as Mitchum Huntzberger's intern. Emily and Richard host a dinner for Logan.
5.21	Blame Booze and Melville
Sookie's baby arrives early. Lorelai insults Emily with her insensitive remarks in an article about the Dragonfly. Kirk outbids Luke for the Twickham house. Rory is upset when Mitchum Huntzberger tells her she wouldn't cut it as a professional journalist.
5.22	A House is Not a Home
After stealing a yacht to make herself feel better following Mitchum Huntzberger's poor evaluation of her, Rory decides to take some time off from Yale. Lorelai is upset by this, and becomes even more upset when Rory chooses to move in with her grandparents. A very distraught Lorelai asks Luke to marry her.

Season 6
6.1	New and Improved Lorelai
Rory goes to court for stealing a yacht and gets 300 hours of community service. Luke says yes to Lorelai and they go to the gazebo and celebrate. Luke buys Lorelai an engagement ring.
6.2	Fight Face
Rory gets into a fight while doing community service, which has an ugly turn. Luke and Lorelai decide they are not going to buy a new house, but expand Lorelai's house instead. Rory finds out about Lorelai and Luke's engagement. Lorelai buys a dog and names him Paul Anka.
6.3	The UnGraduate
Rory completes her 125th hour of community service, while Paris terrorizes everyone at The Dragonfly. Lorelai's house is under construction, and Lorelai entertains the workers. Paul Anka eats baking chocolate and Luke takes him to a vet.
6.4	Always a Godmother, Never a God
Sookie and Jackson's children are getting baptized, and Jackson's family is coming to The Dragonfly. Lorelai and Rory are made the children's godmothers, forcing them to meet again.
6.5	We’ve Got Magic to Do
Rory hosts a WWII-themed DAR function, Paris goes broke, and Richard and Emily learn the truth about the Huntzbergers.
6.6	Welcome to the Doll House
Taylor changes Stars Hollow's street names to their historical predecessors, much to the displeasure of the staff of the Dragonfly Inn. Logan gives Rory an extremely expensive gift. Rory tells Logan she loves him.
6.7	Twenty-One is the Loneliest Number
Rory and Lorelai are unhappy because, due to their estrangement, they cannot carry out their plans for Rory's 21st birthday. Emily and Richard become wary about Rory and Logan becoming serious. Emily throws Rory a party.
6.8	Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out
A visit from Jess makes Rory think about her relationship with Logan and her life. Lorelai deals with her and Rory's estrangement by taking care of her dog.
6.9	The Prodigal Daughter Returns
Rory decides to go back to Yale, and she gets a job. Then Rory and Lorelai reunite. Luke finds out that he has a daughter. After Luke finds out he does not tell Lorelai.
6.10	He’s Slippin’ ‘Em Bread…Dig?
Christopher offers to share a recent inheritance with Lorelai and Rory, so Rory asks him to pay for Yale. Zach throws a tantrum during an important concert for the band after Brian writes a song called "Lane".
6.11	The Perfect Dress
Lorelai and Sookie manage to plan Luke and Lorelai's wedding in just one day. Luke goes to have a talk with his former girlfriend Anna Nardini, mother of his daughter April. Rory has a breakdown while talking to the school psychologist.
6.12	Just Like Gwen and Gavin
Lorelai and Rory volunteer to man a carnival booth called "The Amazing Doggy Swami". The staff at the Yale Daily News try to rise against Paris. Lorelai finds out about Luke's daughter, but not from Luke himself.
6.13	Friday Nights Alright for Fighting
Logan helps Rory with a paper crisis that saves their relationship. During Friday night dinner, all four Gilmores vent their frustrations with each other.
6.14	You’ve Been Gilmored
Luke attends Friday night dinner with Lorelai. Rory becomes the Yale Daily News' editor and moves in with Logan.
6.15	A Vineyard Valentine
Lorelai and Luke spend some time in Martha's Vineyard with Logan and Rory during Valentine's Day weekend.
6.16	Bridesmaid Revisited
Rory attends the wedding of Logan's sister and finds out some upsetting things about how Logan spent his time during their separation. Zach seeks to reunite the band and spontaneously proposes to Lane.
6.17	I’m OK, You’re OK!
Logan comes to explain himself to Rory, where they sort of make-up. Zach and Mrs. Kim team up to write a hit song for Hep Alien. The Gilmore Girls face romance problems.
6.18	The Real Paul Anka
Rory becomes worried about Logan's constant drinking and partying. Luke chaperones April's field trip to Philadelphia and visits Jess at his bookstore cafe. Rory sees and kisses Jess.
6.19	I Get a Sidekick out of You
Lane and Zach get married and Lorelai realizes that at this rate, she may never be in Lane's shoes.
6.20	Super Cool Party People
Logan is hospitalized and Rory rushes to be by his side. Lorelai helps throw a birthday party for April with unexpected results.
6.21	Driving Miss Gilmore
Logan comes home from the hospital and Paris & Doyle take care of him. Emily has laser eye surgery and asked Lorelai to drive her around while her eyes heal. Lorelai learns Emily and Richard were planning to buy her and Luke a new house.
6.22	Partings
After seeing a psychologist (in the back of her car), Lorelai decides to face Luke with an ultimatum regarding their relationship, which backfires; she ends up going to see Christopher. Rory throws Logan a big good-bye party, then sees him off to London.

Season 7
7.1	The Long Morrow
Lorelai wakes up next to Christopher after her fight with Luke. Rory receives a model rocket as a going-away present from Logan and struggles to decode its significance. Before Lorelai goes to sleep, Christopher calls her and says " That other night was incredible and I hope it can happen again." But she replies "That night was a mistake and it cannot happen again."
7.2	That's What You Get, Folks, For Makin' Whoopee
Lane and Zach return from their less-than-perfect honeymoon in Mexico. Lane reports to Rory that sex is overrated; learning that she is pregnant does not help her opinion. Luke and Lorelai begin to deal with their break-up.
7.3	Lorelai's First Cotillion
Lorelai begins to wonder if all the choices she has made have been due to her trying to rebel against her mother. Christopher tells Lorelai that he loves her.
7.4	'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous
Lorelai and Chris have begun to date. Rory returns to Yale for the fall semester. April is staying with Luke temporarily while her mom, Anna, is out of town. Richard starts at Yale as a guest lecturer.
7.5	The Great Stink
Logan returns to town on business to acquire an internet company and pays Rory a surprise visit. Rory is thrilled but, during a dinner with Logan's colleagues, she realizes that she has no connection to his new business world.
7.6	Go, Bulldogs!
Lorelai and Chris attend Yale Parents' Night. Chris takes out Rory and all her friends for dinner. At the end, she shows her commitment to her duties as editor of the newspaper by gathering the troops to report on a story.
7.7	French Twist
Lorelai and Chris fly to France to take Gigi to see her mother. Once there, Chris proposes to Lorelai.
7.8	Introducing Lorelai Planetarium
Rory is angry that she could not attend Lorelai and Chris's wedding. Logan is moving from London to New York City. He and Rory fight about an article she wrote. April develops appendicitis and Luke takes her to the hospital.
7.9	Knit, People, Knit!
Lorelai becomes determined to make Christopher liked by the people in Stars Hollow. Rory moves in with Paris, after moving out of Logan's apartment and attends a party at Lucy's apartment. Marty reveals to Rory that he still has feelings for her. Luke's evident feelings for Lorelai are still apparent in his behavior.
7.10	Merry Fisticuffs
Luke and Lorelai share a sweet moment when Luke introduces her to Liz's new baby, and Christopher witnesses the scene. Lorelai and Christopher get into a fight over what Lorelai wants vs. what Christopher wants. Luke contacts a lawyer over his custody troubles with Anna. Christopher and Luke fight in the town square. Logan discovers that Rory and Marty have been pretending that they just met, and he reveals the truth to Lucy. Emily gives Lorelai a warning about her marriage.
7.11	Santa’s Secret Stuff
Luke asks Lorelai to be a character reference in his custody case. Rory comes back from London, where she and Logan have made amends. The Gilmore girls celebrate Christmas a month late. Also, April sneaks out to see Luke.
7.12	To Whoom it may Concern
Rory makes amends with Lucy while Christopher finds the letter Lorelai wrote for Luke's character reference. Rory witnesses a frightening sight while at Richard's Economics class. Sookie is acting weirdly so Lorelai makes Jackson confess: Sookie is pregnant again, even though Sookie told Jackson to get a vasectomy.
7.13	I’d Rather be in Philadelphia
Richard is in the hospital, with Emily, Lorelai and Rory in the waiting room. Hearing of this, Logan comes to be by Rory's side. Lorelai calls Christopher to let him know ("since that is what a married couple should do"), but cannot reach him. Luke, however, hears about Richard and comes running.
7.14	Farewell, My Pet
Richard is feeling better and preparing to leave the hospital. Michel's dog, Chin Chin, dies and he guilts Lorelai into holding his memorial at The Dragonfly. Rory has a crush on the teacher's assistant that is filling in for Richard and confesses her "self-destructing" feelings to Logan. Lorelai and Christopher end their marriage.
7.15	I am Kayak, Hear Me Roar
Lorelai is having a hard time confessing her breakup to Emily but to her surprise encounters Emily's sympathy when she finally does. Rory prepares a "Gilmorish-birthday" for Logan to show him that a birthday can be fun as opposed to the way they get celebrated in the Huntzburger family. Logan learns that his company's patents aren't valid due to prior art.
7.16	Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?
Lorelai and Rory throw Lane's baby shower, but Lorelai has to settle a fight between Lane and her mother first. Rory has an interview with the New York Times. Luke sells his father's boat to Kirk and buys a new and bigger one. Logan finally tells Rory about his business situation, and she tries to help out even though there's nothing she can do. She offers to come home from Lane's baby shower early to be with him, but Logan decides to go to Las Vegas with Colin and Finn to blow off some steam.
7.17	Gilmore Girls Only
Lorelai plans a road trip to North Carolina to attend the wedding of Mia, the woman who took in Lorelai and Rory and served as a surrogate mother/grandmother for many years. Rory has a fight with Logan over his immature reaction to his business disaster, and agrees to go on the trip with Lorelai. Emily invites herself along in an effort to get away from Richard, who is driving her crazy while he recuperates at home. At the wedding, Emily is upset by the close relationship Mia shares with Lorelai and Rory. Lorelai learns that Emily came to see Mia five years earlier to ask for pictures of Lorelai and Rory during the years they were estranged. Logan makes a surprise appearance and asks Rory to forgive him. Meanwhile, Lane and Zack ask Luke to be the godfather to their twins Steve and Kwan. Finally, Lane goes into labor and Luke helps get everyone to the hospital.
7.18	Hay Bale Maze
When Taylor spends all of the Spring budget on a hay bale maze, it forces Lorelai and Luke to reunite while in the hay bale maze. Rory and Logan come to Stars Hollow for the Spring fair and Rory learns that she was given a job offer for a newspaper, when she evaluates what she truly wants she decides to reject the job offer and wait on an internship at the New York Times.
7.19	It’s Just Like Riding a Bike
Lorelai tries to reacquaint herself and Luke again by visiting the diner but the reunion results in an awkward silence. Shortly after this incident another chance presents itself when Lorelai's car breaks down and she asks Luke to pick up a new one at the dealership. Paris freaks out over too many opportunities when she gets accepted to lots of colleges. On the other hand Rory's hopes get squashed when she gets rejected for the internship at the New York Times. While staying with Lorelai, Jackson accidentally destroys her dollhouse. Sookie says that's the only thing from Lorelai's childhood that she likes.
7.20	Lorelai?Lorelai?
After getting into a science camp, April tells Luke that she cannot go on the boating trip with him over the summer. Zach is asked to go on tour with another band. Lorelai serenades Luke at Karaoke night. Logan comes to Lorelai's home to ask permission to propose to Rory and take her to San Francisco.
7.21	Unto the Breach
At Rory's graduation party, Logan proposes to her. Rory is caught off-guard and says she needs time to think about it. Rory heads to Lorelai for advice and her answer on this matter but Lorelai insists on telling nothing saying "It's your choice, hun." During the next half of the episode, Rory thinks over Logan's proposal and decides to give him an answer on graduation day. After Rory graduates from Yale, Logan tells her its all or nothing and Rory decides to turn down his marriage proposal. She says that life has too much to offer her, and by marrying Logan, she might lose out on those opportunities.
7.22	Bon Voyage
Just as Rory lands her dream job as a political reporter, Luke enlists the help of everyone in Stars Hollow to throw her a graduation party. When the town finds out it is going to rain, Luke stays up all night to prepare for the party by making a huge tarp to cover the party area. Emily and Richard attend the huge party, where Rory makes a speech thanking Lorelai and the whole town for giving her such a great start in life. Luke's thoughtfulness brings out a long-awaited reaction from Lorelai and she kisses him. Finally, on the morning that Rory leaves Stars Hollow to start her career, Luke opens the diner before dawn to share a celebratory breakfast with the Gilmore Girls.