1x15 Christopher Returns - Gilmore Girls Episode Guide

Gilmore Girls

- Episode 01x15

Episode: 01x15
Title: Christopher Returns
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 226713
First Aired: Mar. 01, 2001

Season 1 » Episode #15 - Christopher Returns

Gilmore Girls - 01x15 Christopher Returns

Summary: Christopher returns to make up for lost time with Rory, and Emily, elated about his return, invites both Christopher and his parents to Friday Night Dinner. But tensions between the Haydens and the Gilmores rise, resulting in a fight about Lorelai and Christopher's past. After the fight, Lorelai goes to her old room, to find Christopher on the balcony and old romances are rekindled. The next morning, Lorelai realizes she forgot about Luke and the paint, and apologizes. When Lorelai returns home, Christopher is waiting to ask Lorelai a question.

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Clip: At The Game (1:53)

Who appeared in this episode?

Miss Patty	played by Liz Torres
Taylor Doose	played by Michael Winters
Straub Hayden	played by Peter Michael Goetz
Francine Hayden	played by Cristine Rose
Andrew	played by Mike Gandolfi
Waiter	played by Robert Michael Lee

Episode Quotes

Season 1 / Episode 15: - Christopher Returns

Emily Gilmore: I know you heard a lot of talk about various disappointments this evening. And I know you've heard a lot of talk about it in the past. But I want to make this very clear. You, young lady, your person and your existence, have never, ever been, not even for a second, included in that list.

Season 1 / Episode 15: - Christopher Returns

Lorelai: Mom, neither of these two have any musical talent.
Christopher Hayden: Hey, I play guitar.
Lorelai: You know the opening lick to "Smoke on the Water."
Christopher Hayden: And I've since mastered the opening lick to "Jumpin' Jack Flash."
Richard Gilmore: I'm a Chuck Berry man myself.

Richard Gilmore: Something wrong?
Lorelai: I would never have guessed that that last sentence would ever come out of your mouth.
Richard Gilmore: And why not?
Lorelai: Chuck Berry?
Richard Gilmore: Yes, Chuck Berry. He was all the rage when I was in school.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CREW: When Luke is outside his diner waiting for Lorelei, the cameraman and crew are visible in the window.
CONT: When Lorelai, Rory, and Christopher go to Luke's Diner Luke hands Rory 3 red coffee cups. Rory gives a cup to everyone. Then it goes to a different angle and the cups on the table are blue. A few seconds later the cups are red again. After that they stay red.
CONT: When Rory and Christopher go into Lukes, after Jackson runs away from them, they enter from the opposite direction to what Jackson was running.