About
A very atypical mother-daughter relationship is at the center of Gilmore Girls, a comedy-drama that immediately set itself apart from the herd with smarter-than-smart dialogue and an endearing mix of whimsical comedy and family drama. Set in the Capra-esque burg of Stars Hollow, where everybody knows everyone and eccentrics abound, Gilmore Girls was less a mother-daughter show and more of a screwball buddy comedy in which the two buddies happened to be parent and child.
Pregnant at 16, Lorelai left her rich parents to bring up her daughter Rory on her own terms; when Rory herself turns 16, Lorelai wants to send her academically gifted daughter to the prestigious Chilton school. The catch is, Lorelai cannot afford it on her own and rather than let Rory go without, the elder Gilmore girl brokers an uneasy truce with her parents, who finally get a chance to bond with their granddaughter while financing her education.
Starring
- Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James (20 episodes)
- Keiko Agena as Lane Kim (17 episodes)
- Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard (16 episodes)
- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes (19 episodes)
- Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore (15 episodes)
- Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore (10 episodes)
Special Guest Stars
- Max Perlich as Rune ("Double Date")
- Marion Ross as Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore ("The Third Lorelai")
Recurring cast
- Liz Torres as Miss Patty (14 episodes)
- Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester (14 episodes)
- Liza Weil as Paris Geller (11 episodes)
- Chad Michael Murray as Tristan Dugray (10 episodes)
- Jackson Douglas as Jackson Belleville (10 episodes)
- Shelly Cole as Madeline Lynn (10 episodes)
- Teal Redmann as Louise Grant (11 episodes)
Guest starring
- David Sutcliffe as Christopher Hayden (2 episodes)
- Scott Cohen as Max Medina (7 episodes)
- Sally Struthers as Babette Dell (8 episodes)
- Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kim (7 episodes)
- Ted Rooney as Morey Dell (6 episodes)
- Michael Winters as Taylor Doose (8 episodes)
- Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason (9 episodes)
- Lisa Ann Hadley as Rachel (5 episodes)
- Alex Borstein as Drella (4 episodes)
Trivia
- The season was released on DVD as a six-disc boxed set under the title of Gilmore Girls: The Complete First Season on May 4, 2004 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
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Episodes
| # | Episode | Title | Written By | Directed By | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Lesli Linka Glatter | October 5, 2000 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Arlene Sanford | October 12, 2000 |
| 3 | 3 | "Kill Me Now" | Joanne Waters | Adam Nimoy | October 19, 2000 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Deer Hunters" | Jed Seidel | Alan Myerson | October 26, 2000 |
| 5 | 5 | "Cinnamon's Wake" | Daniel Palladino | Michael Katleman | November 2, 2000 |
| 6 | 6 | "Rory's Birthday Parties" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Sarah Pia Anderson | November 9, 2000 |
| 7 | 7 | "Kiss and Tell" | Jenji Kohan | Rodman Flender | November 16, 2000 |
| 8 | 8 | "Love and War and Snow" | Joan Binder Weiss | Alan Myerson | December 14, 2000 |
| 9 | 9 | "Rory's Dance" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Lesli Linka Glatter | December 20, 2000 |
| 10 | 10 | "Forgiveness and Stuff" | John Stephens | Bethany Rooney | December 21, 2000 |
| 11 | 11 | "Paris is Burning" | Joan Binder Weiss | David Petrarca | January 11, 2001 |
| 12 | 12 | "Double Date" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Lev L. Spiro | January 18, 2001 |
| 13 | 13 | "Concert Interruptus" | Elaine Arata | Bruce Seth Green | February 15, 2001 |
| 14 | 14 | "That Damn Donna Reed" | Daniel Palladino and Amy Sherman-Palladino | Michael Katleman | February 22, 2001 |
| 15 | 15 | "Christopher Returns" | Daniel Palladino | Michael Katleman | March 1, 2001 |
| 16 | 16 | "Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers" | John Stephens Linda Loiselle Guzik Joan Binder Weiss | Lesli Linka Glatter | March 8, 2001 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Breakup, Part 2" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Nick Marck | March 15, 2001 |
| 18 | 18 | "The Third Lorelai" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Michael Katleman | March 22, 2001 |
| 19 | 19 | "Emily in Wonderland" | John Stephens and Linda Loiselle Guzik | Perry Lang | April 26, 2001 |
| 20 | 20 | "P.S. I Lo..." | Elaine Arata and Joan Binder Weiss | Lev L. Spiro | May 3, 2001 |
| 21 | 21 | "Love, Daisies and Troubadours" | Daniel Palladino | Amy Sherman-Palladino | May 10, 2001 |
