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with 21 episodes premiered on October 5, 2000

In the picture-perfect New England town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, quick-witted Lorelai Gilmore, 32 years old and manager of the historic Independence Inn, is mother to Rory and also her daughter'… see more

with 22 episodes premiered on October 9, 2001

Lorelai and Rory Gilmore's unique mother-daughter relationship evolves this season as Lorelai ponders a surprise marriage proposal and Rory enters her next year at the exclusive Chilton Academy and c… see more

with 22 episodes premiered on September 24, 2002

As graduation from Chilton Academy approaches, Rory's life becomes complex, her lifelong dream of attending Harvard at odds with her grandparents' wishes for her to attend Yale. Rory and Lorelai deal… see more

with 22 episodes premiered on September 23, 2003

Lorelai quits her job as manager of the Independence Inn, realizing her ambition of opening an inn of her own, The Dragonfly, with her best friend, Sookie. But various setbacks make renovating the ne… see more

with 22 episodes premiered on September 21, 2004

Lorelai and Rory face major life changes. Lorelai is happy owning and operating an inn with best friend Sookie, but quickly learns the demands of being the boss. A bigger surprise is that her longtim… see more

with 22 episodes premiered on September 13, 2005

Lorelai and Rory face their first-ever serious incident of estrangement from each other. Lorelai did everything she could to change Rory's self-destructive path, including asking her parents for help… see more

with 22 episodes premiered on September 26, 2006

With a colorful cast of characters, life in Stars Hollow is anything but dull. As the season unfolds, Lorelai's relationship with Luke may be over now that she has let Christopher, Rory's father, com… see more