Gilmore Girls Episodes

Learn more about every episode from all 7 seasons of the series “Gilmore Girls” starring Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson, Melissa McCarthy, Kelly Bishop, and Edward Herrmann.

When Rory gets accepted to a fancy prep school, Lorelai is forced to humble herself and ask her mother for help in paying the tuition.

A T-shirt, shorts and cowboy boots-clad Lorelai accompanies Rory on her first day at school, drawing disapproving stares from the other mothers and Lorelai's own mother, Emily.

When Richard and Rory form an instant bond during a day of golf, Lorelai feels left out and finds it difficult to observe Rory's emotional connection with Emily and Richard.

Rory has trouble getting good grades at her new school. Lorelai becomes interested in Rory's handsome teacher.

Lorelai forgets to tell Rory that she has a date with Rory's teacher Max. Rory has a new crush.

Emily plans a formal birthday party for Rory, who reveals that she would not like to have a formal party. However, Lorelai's party for Rory is a success.

Rory decides not to tell her mother that she and Dean have kissed. Lorelai takes the liberty of inviting Dean over, and Rory is embarrassed by her mother's actions.

Lorelai shares a wonderful day with Max while Rory is snowed in at her grandparents' home. Lane misses Rory and comes to visit.

Rory turns down two boys' offers to take her to a school dance and instead chooses to go with Dean. Dean gets into conflict with the two jealous boys who were rejected by Rory.

Richard collapses. Dean assures Lorelai that nothing improper happened on the night he and Rory fell asleep together. Lorelai and Luke seem to be more attracted to each other.

Paris exposes the relationship between Lorelai and Rory's teacher, Max. When Rory confronts Paris, she admits that she wanted to deflect attention away from her parents' divorce.

Lorelai finds herself on a hellish double date with Sookie, Jackson, and Jackson's very odd cousin. Meanwhile, Rory double dates with Dean, Lane, and Dean's friend.

Trouble occurs when Rory brings her friends to a concert by The Bangles.

Rory and Dean disagree about women's roles after watching The Donna Reed Show.

Rory's father, Christopher, returns, causing tension in Emily and Richard's house and forcing Lorelai to make a big decision about her family's future.

Dean and Rory share a special evening as the town celebrates its romantic history.

Dean ends his and Rory's relationship on their anniversary. When Rory's classmate Tristin kisses her, she admits to herself how confused she is. Meanwhile, Lorelai visits Max.

Emily becomes worried when Lorelai's grandmother offers Lorelai a trust fund for Rory's education. Meanwhile, Rory feels uncomfortable near Tristin after their kiss.

Aghast to finally see the conditions in which Lorelai reared Rory instead of living with Richard and her, Emily tries to create the perfect bedroom for Rory in her house.

Upset over Dean, Rory becomes angry with Lorelai, who didn't tell her that she's dating Max again. Dean tells Lorelai that he left Rory because she couldn't say I love you.

Rory finally tells Dean that she loves him. Rachel senses that Lorelai and Luke are attracted and leaves town rather than pursue Luke anymore. Max proposes marriage to Lorelai.

Lorelai accepts Max's proposal, but Emily's attitude dampens the bridal bliss. Meanwhile, Richard's disapproval of Dean leads to the first fight between Rory and her grandfather.

Lorelai hesitates to tell her parents about her engagement to Max, despite Rory's urging. Rory and Dean have a spat over Rory's plans for extracurricular activities.

During a wild bachelorette party hosted by Sookie, Lorelai makes an impulsive telephone call to Rory's father, Christopher, and sadly realizes that Max is not the man for her.

With the wedding canceled, Lorelai is eager to escape the sympathies of everyone in Stars Hollow, so she and Rory take off on a road trip that ultimately leads to Harvard University.

Lorelai's advice doesn't dissuade Luke from reluctantly agreeing to care for his wild 17-year-old nephew, Jess. Rory finds herself attracted to Jess, the town's newest resident.

Emily requests that Rory partake in a debutante ball. To everyone's surprise, Rory agrees. Lorelai finds herself attracted to the more responsible man Christopher has become.

Rory's reluctant efforts to socialize put her in the most popular clique at Chilton. Meanwhile, Lorelai volunteers the inn for a Chilton fund-raising fashion show.

Lorelai and Sookie have the first fight of their long friendship upon hearing that the Independence Inn may be sold.

When Rory and Tristin are cast as Romeo and Juliet in a school play, Rory begs him not to tell Dean about their kiss. Meanwhile, Lorelai dates a much younger guy.

While Rory struggles to keep the budding rivalry between Dean and Jess under control, Lorelai invites most of the citizens of Stars Hollow to an elaborate feast.

Lorelai becomes angry when Rory tells Emily about a financial problem, and Emily offers Lorelai a loan. Meanwhile, Rory is confused when Lane joins the cheerleading squad.

Newly retired Richard is making Emily crazy, so Lorelai agrees to take her father for a day in Stars Hollow, where he proceeds to annoy both Lorelai and Rory.

The annual Stars Hollow Picnic Basket Auction causes romantic complications when Jess outbids Dean to win a picnic lunch date with Rory.

Lorelai and Rory are stunned when Rory's father, Christopher, brings his new girlfriend, Sherry, to Stars Hollow. Sherry wants to build a meaningful relationship with Rory.

Rory panics when she realizes that she has lost the bracelet that Dean made for her. When the suspicious Lorelai witnesses Jess in Rory's room, she accuses him of stealing.

Lorelai and Emily sneak out of a health spa for some unauthorized food. Rory looks forward to an evening alone, but Paris, Jess and Dean all come to the house unexpectedly.

Luke makes funeral arrangements for his deceased Uncle Louie, Stars Hollow's most disliked citizen. Meanwhile, Emily makes extravagant suggestions for Sookie's upcoming wedding.

For Chilton's business fair, Rory must create and market a first-aid kit for teens, so she asks Richard for advice. Meanwhile, Lorelai causes problems when Michel's mother visits.

When Jess convinces Rory to let him drive, he crashes her car, breaking Rory's wrist. Lorelai's anger that Rory was put in danger prompts Luke to put Jess on a bus to New York.

Lorelai volunteers her skills to help Richard establish a consulting business. Rory makes a realization, and her anger and guilt finally lead to an outburst directed at Emily.

Rory secretly invites townspeople to Lorelai's business school graduation ceremony. Meanwhile, Rory visits Jess in New York and misses her mom's proud moment because of bus delays.

On the eve of Sookie's wedding, Lorelai and Christopher share an intimate night together. Meanwhile, Rory greets Jess with a passionate kiss when he returns to Stars Hollow.

After returning from an internship in Washington, D.C., Rory faces a dilemma. Lorelai is overjoyed to have her daughter home, but she soon questions her own future.

Ignoring Lorelai's pleas to stay out of her love life, Emily tries to reunite Christopher with Lorelai and Rory. Meanwhile, Lorelai rebuffs the advances of the town geek, Kirk.

Rory and Lorelai arrange a dinner with an alumnus to get advice about Rory's Harvard application. Meanwhile, Lane becomes enamored with a potential new member of her rock band.

The PTA invites Lorelai and Luke to speak at the high school's career day, but it turns ugly. Lane asserts independence from her mother by dying her hair purple--with Rory's help.

Lorelai pursues an attractive man whom she met at an auction organized by Emily. Meanwhile, Rory enlists Jess' help when she can't turn off a neighbor's sprinkler system.

When Rory is invited to a celebration for her father's pregnant girlfriend, Lorelai is forced to attend as well. Meanwhile, Luke discovers that Jess has a surprising second job.

Determined to win the annual 24-hour dance marathon, Lorelai forces Rory to be her partner. While everyone in town dances around them, Rory and Jess can't stop arguing.

Lorelai and Rory join Richard and Emily on a trip to visit Yale University, but Richard causes trouble. Meanwhile, Luke tells Jess how he feels about Jess' relationship with Rory.

On the way to a formal dinner party with Richard and Emily for Thanksgiving, Lorelai and Rory stop for celebrations with Lane, Sookie and Luke. Lorelai learns Rory applied to Yale.

Lorelai is forced to miss the winter carnival when Richard's haughty mother insists on having dinner with Richard and Emily at the inn and makes a surprise announcement.

Rory's manipulative classmate Francie convinces Paris that Rory has been plotting against her. Meanwhile, Lorelai meets an interesting man, Alex Lesman, at a business seminar.

After agreeing to go on a fishing date with Alex, Lorelai asks Luke for a lesson on fishing techniques. Meanwhile, the political battle between Rory and Paris escalates.

When Christopher's pregnant girlfriend, Sherry (MÄDCHEN AMICK), begins labor and asks Rory to stay with her at the hospital, Lorelai reminisces about the day Rory was born.

Lorelai goes away with her new boyfriend, Alex, for a weekend in New York, but she worries about leaving Rory and Jess together. Meanwhile, Rory accuses Jess of fighting with Dean.

Rory accompanies Lane to a hockey game, where she encounters Dean and his new girlfriend, Lindsay. Meanwhile, Lorelai confronts Jess about his poor treatment of Rory.

While waiting for their college acceptance letters, Rory and Paris compete to give a speech. Meanwhile, Lorelai wonders if ending her engagement to Max was the right decision.

When a fire at the inn forces Lorelai to lodge guests in her own house, she spends the night at Luke's place. Meanwhile, Rory tries to decide amongst Harvard, Yale and Princeton.

While Lorelai deals with rebuilding the inn, Rory schemes to give her mom a great birthday party. Meanwhile, Luke confirms his suspicions about Jess skipping school are correct.

Lane's rock band debut ends badly when the animosity between Jess and Dean results in a fistfight. Meanwhile, Lorelai serves on a committee and is uncomfortably reunited with Max.

After the brawl between Jess and Dean, Lane is in trouble and Luke is furious at Jess. But ironically, Lorelai is proud of Rory. Later, Jess ponders a major decision.

Jess travels to Venice, California where his father, Jimmy, lives. The reunion causes tension with Jimmy's girlfriend. Also, Lorelai agonizes over paying for Rory's Yale education.

In the season finale, Rory and Lorelai happily prepare for Rory's graduation from Chilton. But major developments involving the Independence Inn threaten to dampen the festivities.

Upon returning from backpacking in Europe, Lorelai and Rory embark on a week of mother/daughter activities, in bittersweet anticipation of Rory going away to Yale as a freshman.

Mother and daughter move Rory into her dormitory at Yale, where she meets a strange new roommate, Tanna, and learns that her old adversary, Paris, will also be sharing her room.

At her first Yale party, Rory encounters twins who were instructed by Emily to keep her safe. Meanwhile, Lorelai and Sookie cater a kids' "Lord of the Rings"-themed birthday party.

While Rory visits Stars Hollow for the weekend, Dean awkwardly invites her to his wedding the next day. Lorelai and Sookie try to get construction started on the Dragonfly Inn.

Rory goes on her first date since Jess and finds that college dating isn't going to be easy. Lorelai invites Luke over for the traditional movie night she used to share with Rory.

Richard's business partner, Jason "Digger" Stiles, surprises Lorelai when he asks her out to dinner. Meanwhile, Rory has a tough time finding a decent place to study at Yale.

Stars Hollow hosts a festival in which the townspeople present tableaux imitating famous paintings. Lorelai helps calm Sookie. Luke's wife, Nicole, wants to postpone their divorce.

Rory's scathing review of the Yale ballet makes her the lead ballerina's target. Jason gets himself invited to Friday night dinner so he can continue flirting with Lorelai.

Lorelai decides to stop worrying about Emily's feelings and accept Jason's dinner invitation. Richard introduces Paris to a former classmate of his, now a Yale professor.

While Lorelai and Sookie work on renovating their new inn, Michel clashes with a rival. Meanwhile, Lorelai happily spends a romantic night at Jason's house, despite his quirks.

Lorelai realizes Luke is reluctant to move to another town and admits that she doesn't want him to leave. Meanwhile, Rory learns that a fellow student is gossiping about her.

Lorelai reconsiders telling her parents about her relationship with Jason. Paris confesses to Rory that her affair with the professor is becoming serious.

Stranded in Stars Hollow for car repairs, Jess keeps crossing paths with Rory. An unsuspecting Emily asks Jason and Lorelai to pretend they're a couple at a charity dinner.

Rory is horrified when a professor suggests that she drop a class. Meanwhile, a frustrated Lorelai first accuses Sookie of not doing her fair share then turns to Luke for help.

Rory encounters Dean at the Dragonfly Inn and gets a glimpse of his new life. Later, Lorelai and Rory run into Emily at the mall and are caught up in her wild shopping spree.

When Gran dies suddenly, Richard has a breakdown. Emily later finds Gran's old letter begging Richard not to marry Emily, and Lorelai must take over the funeral preparations.

Rory and Paris travel to Florida for their first spring break and see a couple of their pals from Chilton. Meanwhile, Lorelai's relationship with Jason takes another step forward.

Jason's father, Floyd, sues Jason and Richard for taking his clients. Floyd also reveals that Jason and Lorelai have been dating secretly for months.

Lorelai confronts her father about his treatment of Jason. Later, Lorelai and Rory make a shocking discovery about the elder Gilmores' marriage.

Luke listens to a self-help tape and realizes that he already knows who his soul mate is. Meanwhile, Lorelai is completely stressed as opening day at the Dragonfly Inn approaches.

At Liz's Renaissance-themed wedding, Lorelai and Luke share a romantic dance. Meanwhile, Rory attends a drunken party and has to call Dean to drive her back to the dorm.

Amid a friends-and-family test run of the Dragonfly Inn, Luke tries to declare his true feelings for Lorelai. Meanwhile, Rory attempts to salvage her friendship with Dean.

After Rory makes love with her former boyfriend, Dean, she argues bitterly with Lorelai. Meanwhile, despite the gossip about them, Luke and Lorelai seem to be happy together.

Lorelai gives Dean a letter from Rory, but Dean's wife sees it and makes Dean move out. Meanwhile, a parade foils Luke and Lorelai's attempts to find a private spot to say hello.

After Lorelai and Luke spend a romantic night together, their relationship is discussed at the town meeting. Meanwhile, Rory spars with a haughty, rich student named Logan.

Rory asks Dean if he left his wife because Lindsay found Rory's letter. Lorelai and Sookie manage Jackson's campaign for town selectman when he runs against Taylor.

When Luke and Lorelai go on a double date with Rory and Dean, Luke is unable to disguise the fact that he thinks Dean isn't good enough for Rory.

Sookie becomes annoyed when an author and reporter show up in the Dragonfly Inn's dining room but refuse to order any food. Rory uncovers a secret society to which Logan belongs.

Logan takes Rory to an event staged by his secret society, and she participates. Meanwhile, when Emily discovers that Lorelai is dating Luke, she insists he come to dinner.

When Emily and Richard give a party to introduce Rory to their Yale alumni friends, their ulterior motive soon becomes obvious. Luke and Lorelai's romantic evening is interrupted.

Emily dashes Lorelai and Rory's hopes for a reconciliation between her and Richard. Meanwhile, Lorelai invites Christopher for lunch at the inn.

The prospective Yale applicant who Rory hosts runs off to party, leaving Rory to deal with Logan's elaborate practical jokes. Meanwhile, Lorelai and Luke have their first argument.

Wanting to make peace with Rory, Christopher visits her at Yale. Meanwhile, Emily and Richard are briefly reunited when they rescue a lost dog.

Rory is disappointed when Logan doesn't invite her to be his date at a book-signing party hosted by his father. Emily warns Christopher that Lorelai and Luke are getting serious.

Lorelai and Rory feel obligated to give Emily a bachelorette party before she and Richard renew their vows. At the ceremony, Rory tells Logan she wants a relationship with him.

After the disastrous scene at her parents' marriage recommitment ceremony, Lorelai begs Luke not to give up on their relationship. However, Luke decides that he needs time alone.

Knowing that Lorelai is the costume designer for the elementary school play, Luke agrees to build sets in hopes of seeing her. Rory admits to Marty that she really likes Logan.

Rory confronts Emily for interfering in Lorelai's love life. Miserable without Lorelai, Luke's dark mood causes him to throw complaining customers out of the diner.

Rory regrets her agreement with Logan to date other people. Now that Lorelai and Luke are reunited, Emily can't understand why Lorelai still refuses to come to Friday night dinner.

When Stars Hollow's oldest resident dies and leaves his house to the town, Luke has an ulterior motive for volunteering to help turn the house into a temporary museum.

Rory is shocked by Logan's parents' reaction to their relationship. Meanwhile, when Sookie is placed on bed rest, Lorelai asks Luke to fill in as chef at the Dragonfly Inn.

Wanting to make a good impression, Rory learns everything she can about Logan's father before starting as an intern at one of his newspapers. Lorelai gets an interesting job offer.

Rory is surprised by the performance review she receives at the newspaper from Logan's father, Mitchum Huntzberger. Lorelai worries about Emily's reaction to a magazine article.

After spending a night of reckless behavior with Logan, Rory is rescued by her mother. But Lorelai is shocked to hear her daughter's plans for the future.

Lorelai and Luke begin making plans for their future. When Rory is sentenced to 300 hours of community service for stealing a yacht, Logan hosts a "felon party" for her.

Rory finds that life on a road crew is not pretty. Lorelai and Luke try to decide whether they'll fix up Lorelai's home or buy the Twickham house, which Luke has always admired.

Excited to cater Lorelai's wedding, Sookie pressures Lorelai to set a date. Rory takes a job at Emily's DAR Daughters of the American Revolution office.

Lorelai tries to call Rory but soon discovers that her daughter's cell phone is no longer in service. Sookie asks Lorelai and Rory to be the godparents to her two children.

Rory does a fabulous job organizing a big DAR bash for Emily. At the party, Richard confronts Logan's father, while Emily has an even uglier confrontation with Logan's mother.

Richard tries to gather information from Logan about Rory's future plans, but Logan mistakenly thinks that Richard is asking when he plans to marry Rory.

As Rory's 21st birthday approaches, both Lorelai and Rory are saddened that their estrangement will keep them from spending the day the way they had always planned.

Rory agrees to go to dinner with Jess, but when Logan unexpectedly joins them, an ugly confrontation develops, leaving both Rory and Logan to face the choices they have made.

A phone call from Rory's dad illuminates issues of trust between Lorelai and Luke. After months of estrangement, Lorelai and Rory make their first move towards reconciliation.

After a long absence, Christopher reappears. Lorelai and Rory enjoy their first Thanksgiving at the Dragonfly Inn, and Rory receives surprising news about Logan.

Lorelai sets a date for the wedding after finding the perfect dress. Back at Yale, Rory happily moves into a dingy off-campus apartment with Paris and Doyle.

Before Luke tells Lorelai about his daughter's existence, April goes to hang out with him at the diner and innocently chats with Lorelai. At Yale, Logan takes steps to win Rory back.

While Luke deals with the reality of having his daughter in his life, Lorelai pretends she doesn't mind the repercussions. Rory and Paris clash over the Yale Daily News.

Wanting to get to know her future son-in-law better, Emily asks Lorelai to invite Luke over for dinner. The Yale Daily News staff fires Paris and chooses Rory to be the new editor.

As Valentine's Day approaches, Rory and Logan invite Lorelai and Luke to spend a weekend with them at Logan's family house on Martha's Vineyard.

Lorelai babysits Christopher's young daughter and is horrified by her behavior. At the wedding of Logan's sister, Honor, Rory learns how Logan spent his time during their breakup.

Rory needs some time for herself, so she visits Lorelai. Despite Lorelai's refusal, Rory can tell she's bothered that Luke will be gone for a few days on his daughter's field trip.

Lorelai has a bizarre dream about singer/songwriter PAUL ANKA. Although Rory and Logan are back together, Logan is miserable knowing that Rory hasn't really forgiven him.

Lorelai and Rory's plans for Lane's bachelorette party go awry, as do the plans made by Zach's buddies, so the two groups end up together for a makeshift party in a vacant parking lot.

When Luke's birthday party for April is a disaster, Lorelai has a chance to bond with April while turning the event into a success. Rory rushes to be with Logan at the hospital.

Emily reveals a surprise that catches Lorelai completely off guard. Meanwhile, Rory takes charge of Logan's recovery when he is released from the hospital.

On the evening of Logan's graduation from Yale, Rory throws him a party. Realizing that she was wrong to let Luke postpone their wedding for so long, Lorelai delivers an ultimatum.

In the season premiere, Lorelai wakes up in bed with Christopher. Rory receives a parting gift from Logan when he goes to London, and she's baffled as to its meaning.

Rory's upset over Logan's absence and the fact that they had to cancel a long-planned trip. When Luke and Lorelai run into each other, Luke can't hide his anger over their breakup.

Lorelai realizes that most of her emotional life has been based on doing the opposite of whatever her parents want. Rory struggles to make her long-distance relationship work.

Lorelai and Christopher resume their relationship, and he keeps coming up with romantic dates to win her over. At Yale, Rory meets some eccentric new friends at an art exhibit.

Emily and Richard are delighted when Lorelai and Christopher attend Friday night dinner together as a couple. Meanwhile, in town on business, Logan visits the surprised Rory.

Lorelai is surprised to find that Richard and Emily are at Yale Parents' Weekend. Trying to impress Rory's co-workers, Christopher invites them to an expensive lunch.

Christopher and Lorelai take his daughter G.G. to visit the girl's mother in Paris. As Rory's tenure as editor in chief ends, she finds herself unsure of her future.

Lorelai tells Rory that she and Christopher got married in Paris. Meanwhile, back in town for the startup of his new Internet company, Logan invites Rory to the launch party.

To help Christopher bond with the Stars Hollow townspeople, Lorelai brings him to the knit-a-thon, where his well-intentioned gesture brings the event to an early end.

A sweet moment between Luke and Lorelai prompts Christopher to become concerned that Lorelai isn't fully committed to their marriage.

Christopher, Lorelai and Rory celebrate Christmas as a family. Luke asks Lorelai to write a letter to help in his custody battle over April, and Rory writes an apology to Lucy.

After noticing Sookie's recent odd behavior, Lorelai forces Jackson to tell her the reason for it. While attending Richard's economics class, Rory witnesses a frightening scene.

Lorelai, Rory and Emily anxiously await word on Richard's condition. Logan borrows a helicopter to be by Rory's side, but Lorelai is unable to reach Christopher.

Richard is on the road to recovery after heart surgery. To distract herself from the issues in her marriage, Lorelai joins Sookie to plan the funeral of one of Michel's dogs.

Over a bottle of scotch, Lorelai finally tells her mother about her breakup. Rory attends an awkward birthday dinner for Logan with his father, Mitchum, who asks her for a favor.

Amidst planning Lane's baby shower, Rory gets a call from The New York Times offering her an informational interview. Meanwhile, Logan finally admits his business disaster to Rory.

Lorelai and Rory plan a road trip to North Carolina to attend the wedding of Mia, a woman who served as their surrogate mother/grandmother. And Logan makes a surprise appearance.

As Stars Hollow prepares for its Spring Fling festival, Rory shows Logan around. When Lorelai sees how serious the relationship is, she worries that Logan is too irresponsible.

Lorelai and Luke's irritation with each other explodes into a fight--which Lorelai secretly takes as a good sign. And Rory gets a surprising letter that impacts her future plans.

As finals approach, Rory has a scary dream about her future. Also, she has news that might change Richard and Emily's plans. Lorelai rocks a karaoke bar with a serenade to Luke.

On the eve of Rory's graduation, Emily and Richard host a party in her honor. Lorelai and Christopher reunite for the first time since their separation, and Logan proposes to Rory.

In the emotional series finale, after Rory lands her dream job as a political reporter, Luke enlists the help of everyone in Stars Hollow to throw her a graduation party.