Season 1
8.1/101,986 votesLoading...Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2000
Lorelai must ask her estranged parents for financial help when her daughter, Rory, is accepted into a prestigious prep school.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
8.0/101,566 votesLoading...The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2000
Lorelai oversleeps and accompanies her daughter to prep school wearing cut-off jeans and cowboy boots; Rory antagonizes Chilton's top student.
Director: Arlene Sanford
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
7.8/101,410 votesLoading...Kill Me Now
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2000
Rory and her grandfather enjoy a glorious day of golf, making Lorelai feel left out; the inn hosts a double wedding with two sets of identical twins.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter, Adam Nimoy
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino, Joanne Waters
7.9/101,351 votesLoading...The Deer Hunters
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2000
Rory becomes obsessive about studying for a Shakespeare exam after she receives her first D grade, but when she misses the exam it leads to a parent-teacher conference.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: Jed Seidel
7.8/101,298 votesLoading...Cinnamon's Wake
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2000
Rory is flustered around Dean; Lorelai must cancel a date with Rory's teacher to attend Cinnamon's funeral.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Daniel Palladino
8.5/101,380 votesLoading...Rory's Birthday Parties
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2000
Emily throws an elegant birthday party for an embarrassed Rory, who blows up at her grandmother; Rory later invites her grandparents to a wild party.
Director: Sarah Pia Anderson
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
8.3/101,323 votesLoading...Kiss and Tell
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2000
Rory doesn't tell her mother about her first kiss with Dean, and a vexed Lorelai embarrasses her daughter by inviting Dean over to the house to watch videos.
Director: Rodman Flender
Writer: Jenji Kohan
8.0/101,237 votesLoading...Love and War and Snow
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/14/2000
Rory is stranded at her grandparents' house by a snowstorm; Lorelai spends the night with Rory's teacher, Max; the townspeople re-enact a Revolutionary War battle.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: Joan Binder Weiss
8.7/101,422 votesLoading...Rory's Dance
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/20/2000
Rory and Dean fall asleep together following a fairytale evening at a formal dance, leading to a blowout between Lorelai and her mother over discipline.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
8.3/101,240 votesLoading...Forgiveness and Stuff
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/21/2000
Lorelai is hurt when she is excluded from her parents' Christmas bash, but she rushes to the hospital after her father collapses at the party.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: John Stephens
7.6/101,128 votesLoading...Paris is Burning
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2001
Lorelai tries to break up with Rory's teacher, Max, on parent-teacher night, which leads to more problems for her daughter at school.
Director: David Petrarca
Writer: Joan Binder Weiss
7.8/101,131 votesLoading...Double Date
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/2001
After Lorelai encourages Sookie to ask out Jackson, she finds herself on a double date with Jackson's weird cousin; Rory goes on a double date as well.
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
8.0/101,161 votesLoading...Concert Interruptus
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2001
Though Lorelai is excited about going to a Bangles concert, she offers the four concert tickets to Rory and three of her new schoolmates.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Elaine Arata
7.8/101,130 votesLoading...That Damn Donna Reed
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2001
Lorelai enlists Luke to help find a missing chick; Rory quarrels with her boyfriend over housewifery.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman-Palladino
8.1/101,121 votesLoading...Christopher Returns
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/1/2001
When Rory's father makes an unexpected visit, he awakens long-buried feelings of passion in Lorelai, as well as inspiring anger in Lorelai's parents.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Daniel Palladino
8.1/101,103 votesLoading...Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/8/2001
Rory's boyfriend declares his love for her; Lorelai endures dinner with her parents and a blind date.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Linda Loiselle Guzik, John Stephens
8.0/101,089 votesLoading...The Breakup, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/2001
Rory kisses Tristan at a party after fighting with Dean; Lorelai impulsively shows up at Max's house for a night of lovemaking.
Director: Nick Marck
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
7.9/101,053 votesLoading...The Third Lorelai
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/22/2001
Rory's great-grandmother offers Lorelai a trust fund for Rory's education, causing Emily to fear losing her newfound relationship with them.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
8.1/101,046 votesLoading...Emily in Wonderland
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2001
A road trip through her granddaughter's past inspires Emily to make up for the material things Rory did not have growing up.
Director: Perry Lang
Writer: Linda Loiselle Guzik, John Stephens
8.0/101,037 votesLoading...P.S. I Lo...
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2001
Rory runs to her grandparents' house after discovering Lorelai and Max are dating again; Lorelai discovers the truth behind Dean and Rory's breakup.
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Writer: Joan Binder Weiss, Elaine Arata
8.5/101,214 votesLoading...Love, Daisies and Troubadours
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2001
Lorelai becomes increasingly serious about Max; Luke's girlfriend accuses him of being in love with Lorelai; Rory attempts to win Dean back.
Director: Amy Sherman-Palladino
Writer: Daniel Palladino