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Gilmore Girls S4E22 — Raincoats and Recipes
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Gilmore Girls•Season 4•Episode 22

Raincoats and Recipes

9.3/10 · 1,728 votesMay 18, 200443 min

Ranked #1 of 22 in Season 4•+1.2 vs season avg

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Lorelai invites friends and family to do a test run of the Dragonfly Inn opening. Two suitors pursue Lorelai.

Directed byAmy Sherman-Palladino
Written byAmy Sherman-Palladino
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Raincoats and Recipes

Cast11

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

Crew2

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Writer

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Director

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Episode Summary

"Raincoats and Recipes" is episode 22 of Gilmore Girls season 4. It scored 9.3/10 from 1,728 votes, ranking #1 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino and written by Amy Sherman-Palladino, it aired on May 18, 2004.

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