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Gilmore Girls S4E17 — Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist
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Gilmore Girls•Season 4•Episode 17

Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist

8.0/10 · 1,079 votesApr 13, 200443 min

Ranked #13 of 22 in Season 4•−0.1 vs season avg

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Rory and Paris head south for their first spring break in Florida, where they run into a couple of their old pals from Chilton.

Directed byJamie Babbit
Written byAmy Sherman-Palladino
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Lauren Graham

Lauren Graham

Lorelai Gilmore

Alexis Bledel

Alexis Bledel

Rory Gilmore

Scott Patterson

Scott Patterson

Luke Danes

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Sookie St. James

Keiko Agena

Keiko Agena

Lane Kim

Yanic Truesdale

Yanic Truesdale

Michel Gerard

Liza Weil

Liza Weil

Paris Geller

Sean Gunn

Sean Gunn

Kirk Gleason

Kelly Bishop

Kelly Bishop

Emily Gilmore

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Richard Gilmore

Chris Eigeman

Chris Eigeman

Jason Stiles

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Amy Sherman-Palladino

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Writer

Jamie Babbit

Jamie Babbit

Director

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Episode Summary

"Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist" is episode 17 of Gilmore Girls season 4. It scored 8.0/10 from 1,079 votes, ranking #13 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Jamie Babbit and written by Amy Sherman-Palladino, it aired on April 13, 2004.

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