Season 4 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 22
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

Gilmore Girls Season 4 (2003-2004)

Gilmore Girls Ballrooms and Biscotti 4x01 Ballrooms and Biscotti
The Gilmore girls cram one-and-a-half weeks of school shopping and activities into three days so Rory can attend her Yale Orientation. But Luke takes the cake; he got married on the ...
Sep. 23, 2003
Gilmore Girls The Lorelais' First Day at Yale 4x02 The Lorelais' First Day at Yale
A certain, special student from Chilton is now one of Rory suitemates at Yale. Plus, there is one more surprise; Rory finds she is not quite ready to part from Lorelai.
Sep. 30, 2003
Gilmore Girls The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles 4x03 The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles
Lorelai and Sookie start a catering business and their first customer wants a Lord of the Rings themed party. Paris begs Rory to open the door for a Yale party, but ends up regretting ...
Oct. 07, 2003
Gilmore Girls Chicken or Beef? 4x04 Chicken or Beef?
Lorelai starts work on the Dragonfly Inn with no help from Taylor Doose. When Rory returns from Yale for the weekend, she finds out her ex-boyfriend, Dean, is getting married. However, ...
Oct. 14, 2003
Gilmore Girls The Fundamental Things Apply 4x05 The Fundamental Things Apply
Rory decides to go out on her first college date and he turns out to be a dud. Meanwhile, Lorelai asks Luke to take Rory’s place on the traditional movie night.
Oct. 21, 2003
Gilmore Girls An Affair to Remember 4x06 An Affair to Remember
Emily begins to plan a cocktail party to launch Richard's new business and hires Lorelai and Sookie as the caterers. But Richard’s new business partner, Jason, has different plans. ...
Oct. 28, 2003
Gilmore Girls The Festival of Living Art 4x07 The Festival of Living Art
Stars Hollow is busy gearing up to host a festival of living pictures and the town is abuzz. Luke's almost-ex-wife asks him to postpone their divorce, Land and her band find a new guitarist, ...
Nov. 04, 2003
Gilmore Girls Die, Jerk 4x08 Die, Jerk
For the Yale newspaper, Rory is given an assignment to review a ballet performance. Told that it's okay to be opinionated, she takes things a bit too far. Jason joins the group for ...
Nov. 11, 2003
Gilmore Girls Ted Koppel's Big Night Out 4x09 Ted Koppel's Big Night Out
Rory is invited to the Harvard/Yale football game which leads to a small rift between Emily and Richard. Lorelai agrees to go on a date with Jason and while things start out poorly, ...
Nov. 18, 2003
Gilmore Girls The Nanny and the Professor 4x10 The Nanny and the Professor
To prove to everyone that he really does love babies, Michel offers to baby-sit Sookie's Davey. However, Davey manages to roll under a bed and Michel calls on Lorelai for help. Elsewhere, ...
Jan. 20, 2004
Gilmore Girls In the Clamor and the Clangor 4x11 In the Clamor and the Clangor
Lorelai is upset to discover that Luke has gotten an apartment with Nicole, but when it becomes clear that he is reluctant to actually move, Lorelai admits to him that she doesn't want ...
Jan. 27, 2004
Gilmore Girls A Family Matter 4x12 A Family Matter
Luke is wary when his ditsy sister Liz shows up for an unexpected visit. Lorelai promises Jason that she will tell her parents about their relationship, but changes her mind later. ...
Feb. 03, 2004
Gilmore Girls Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels 4x13 Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels
When Lorelai does Emily a favor by attending a charity dinner, she is pleasantly surprised when Jason also shows up and Emily asks them to pretend they are a couple. Stuck in Stars ...
Feb. 10, 2004
Gilmore Girls The Incredible Shrinking Lorelais 4x14 The Incredible Shrinking Lorelais
Although she is completely exhausted by her heavy workload at Yale, Rory is still horrified when a professor suggests she drop a class. Elsewhere, Richard is infuriated when he and ...
Feb. 17, 2004
Gilmore Girls Scene in a Mall 4x15 Scene in a Mall
Rory runs into Dean at the Dragonfly Inn and gets a glimpse of his new life. Later, Lorelai and Rory decide to spend a day window-shopping together at the mall, but they run into Emily ...
Feb. 24, 2004
Gilmore Girls The Reigning Lorelai 4x16 The Reigning Lorelai
When Gran suddenly dies, Richard becomes distraught. While Emily and Lorelai are at Gran’s house, sorting through catalogs and bank statements, Emily finds a letter from Gran telling ...
Mar. 02, 2004
Gilmore Girls Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist 4x17 Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist
Paris and Rory head to Florida to celebrate spring break and catch up with old Chilton friends Louise and Madeline. Luke finds out that his Nicole is seeing another man and takes his ...
Apr. 13, 2004
Gilmore Girls Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom! 4x18 Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom!
Jason's father, Floyd, brings a lawsuit against Jason and Richard for taking his clients. Floyd also reveals that Jason and Lorelai have been dating secretly for months. Meanwhile, ...
Apr. 20, 2004
Gilmore Girls Afterboom 4x19 Afterboom
When Jason reveals that he and Richard are no longer in business together, Lorelai has a confrontation with her father. Later, after an uncomfortable Friday night dinner, Lorelai and ...
Apr. 27, 2004
Gilmore Girls Luke Can See Her Face 4x20 Luke Can See Her Face
Depressed over the failure of his marriage, Luke resorts to a self-help tape and realizes that he already knows who his soul mate is. Lorelai is stressed out as opening day at The Dragonfly ...
May. 04, 2004
Gilmore Girls Last Week Fights, This Week Tights 4x21 Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
All of Stars Hollow turns out for Liz's wedding. Jess walks her down the aisle, and Lorelai and Luke share a romantic dance, after which Luke asks Lorelai out on a date. Rory attends ...
May. 11, 2004
Gilmore Girls Raincoats and Recipes 4x22 Raincoats and Recipes
Lorelai suspects that Luke's intentions toward her have become serious, but she doesn't have time to dwell on it as she prepares for the opening of the Dragonfly Inn. When Jason arrives ...
May. 18, 2004
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Season 4 Characters

Lorelai Gilmore played by Lauren Graham
Rory Gilmore played by Alexis Bledel
Sookie St. James played by Melissa McCarthy
Luke Danes played by Scott Patterson
Lane Kim played by Keiko Agena
Michel Gerard played by Yanic Truesdale
Paris Geller played by Liza Weil
Kirk Gleason played by Sean Gunn
Emily Gilmore played by Kelly Bishop
Richard Gilmore played by Edward Herrmann
Jason Stiles played by Chris Eigeman
Glenn Babble played by Ethan Cohn
Dean Forester played by Jared Padalecki
Miss Patty played by Liz Torres
Tana Schrick played by Olivia Hack
Mrs. Kim played by Emily Kuroda
Jackson Belleville played by Jackson Douglas
Janet Billings played by Katie Walder
Tom played by Biff Yeager
Zack Van Gerbig played by Todd Lowe
Brian Fuller played by John Cabrera (II)
Taylor Doose played by Michael Winters
Babette Dell played by Sally Struthers

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Season 4 Videos

Clip: Festival of Living Art
Clip: Festival of Living Art (02:48)

Clip: Roommates!
Clip: Roommates! (02:14)

Clip: Luke & Lorelai Kiss
Clip: Luke & Lorelai Kiss (02:17)

Clip: Lane Confronts her Replacement
Clip: Lane Confronts her Replacement (01:03)

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Season 4 Quotes

04x10 - The Nanny and the Professor Season 4 / Episode 10: - The Nanny and the Professor

Lorelai Gilmore: Well dad, you know what monkeys do when they don't like people staring at them at the zoo...
04x12 - A Family Matter Season 4 / Episode 12: - A Family Matter

Emily Gilmore: They're at some restaurant in Times Square, he said that Times Square just keeps getting cleaner and cleaner, they didn't stumble upon one prostitute the whole night.
Lorelai Gilmore: Oh yeah, I heard the Disney company had them all killed.
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Season 4 Trivia

  • Episode 16 - 'Marian Ross (I)' plays both Lorelai 'Trix' Gilmore, Rory's great-grandmother, and 'Cousin' Marilyn.
  • Episode 10 - Goof (continuity error): When Jason shows Lorelai the television in the guest room, he sets the remote down after using it to bring up the television. However, in the next shot he points at the television as he talks about it, the remote still in his hand.
  • Episode 01 - Goof (errors in geography): Lorelai says that she and Rory got a train from England to Ireland. The two countries are separated by the sea and it would be impossible to travel between them by train.
  • Episode 05 - Goof (continuity error): When Lorelai is in Luke's diner, talking to Luke, the collar of the shirt is alternately in/out of her vest between shots.
  • Episode 13 - The title is an explanation of the "Nag Hammadi" reference that nobody gets.

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