"Gilmore Girls" (2000) TV series 2000-2007

Creator:

Amy Sherman

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

5 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Comedy

Tagline:

Life's short. Talk Fast

Plot:

A drama centering around the relationship between a thirtysomething single mother and her teen daughter living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut.

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Single Mother | Connecticut | Prep School | Family Relationships

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 15 wins & 42 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 30	11:00 AM	ABCF	Women of Questionable Morals	#5.11
Mon. Nov. 30	5:00 PM	ABCF	Come Home	#5.12

Cast

Lauren Graham	...	Lorelai Gilmore (154 episodes, 2000-2007)
Alexis Bledel	...	Rory Gilmore (154 episodes, 2000-2007)
Keiko Agena	...	Lane Kim (154 episodes, 2000-2007)
Scott Patterson	...	Luke Danes (154 episodes, 2000-2007)
Yanic Truesdale	...	Michel Gerard (154 episodes, 2000-2007)
Kelly Bishop	...	Emily Gilmore (154 episodes, 2000-2007)
Edward Herrmann	...	Richard Gilmore (154 episodes, 2000-2007)
Melissa McCarthy	...	Sookie St. James (153 episodes, 2000-2007)
Sean Gunn	...	Kirk Gleason / ... (137 episodes, 2000-2007)
Liza Weil	...	Paris Geller (127 episodes, 2000-2007)
Liz Torres	...	Miss Patty (79 episodes, 2000-2007)
Jared Padalecki	...	Dean Forester (63 episodes, 2000-2005)

Also Known As:

Gilmore Girls: Beginnings (USA) (rerun title)
The Gilmore Way (USA) (working title)
Die Gilmore Girls (Austria) [de]
Gilmore Girls (France) [fr]
Gilmore Girls (Argentina) [es]
Gilmore Girls (Denmark) [da]
Gilmore Girls (Germany) [de]
Gilmoren tytöt (Finland) [fi]
Kochane klopoty (Poland) [pl]
Las chicas Gilmore (Spain) [es]
Oikogeneia Gilmore (Greece) [el]
Szívek szállodája (Hungary) [hu]
Tal Mãe, Tal Filha (Brazil) [pt]
Una mamma per amica (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Brazil:10 (DVD rating) | Germany:6 (DVD rating) (season 1) | Germany:o.Al. (DVD rating) (season 2 - 6) | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 (seasons 4-5) | South Korea:All (seasons 1-3) | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions

Trivia:

In the season 5 opener "Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller", when Luke is leaving Lorelai messages on her answering machine, he states his phone number is [phone]. This number was used as a bid for donations toward the new Children's and Maternal Hospital at Hopkins to which the number belongs. Luke is played by Children's Center Director George Dover's brother-in-law, Scott Patterson.

Quotes:

[Luke has hired a new waiter]
Rory: Oh, my god.
Lorelai: What?
Rory: He hired Brennon Lewis.
Lorelai: And?
Rory: Ew!
Lorelai: He doesn't look that bad.
Rory: He's the boy who dissected a frog, did not wash his hands, and then ate a sandwich.
Lorelai: Ew!
Rory: He's like the lost Farrelly brother. He's so stupid. He watched 'The Breakfast Club' and decided to tape his own butt cheeks together.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Old Dogs (2009/I)

Soundtrack:

Where You Lead

the best ever

i do not exactly know, which audience this show is meant to appeal to. i am a single male in my late thirties with a long history of being in love with my best female "friend". so of course, it will always be the Luke-lorelai relationship that will appeal to me. but the way lorelai interacts with her parents, the way, the town's community is depicted, the sheer speed of a 45 minute drama/comedy, are all simply wonderful. in a lot of ways, it reminds me of thirties' screwball comedies, you know the ones, katherine hepburn, cary grant. anyway, this show is perfectly written, directed and acted. it's a pleasure to watch. my previous favourite shows have been "northern exposure", "picket fences", "buffy" (oh yes) and "frasier". "gilmore girls" took the best of all of them and put it together. i hope, they can keep this sort of level and i hope it will never stop.