A T-shirt, shorts and cowboy boots-clad Lorelai accompanies Rory on her first day at school, drawing disapproving stares from the other mothers and from Lorelai's own mother, Emily.

When Richard and Rory form an instant bond during a day of golf, Lorelai feels left out and finds it difficult to observe Rory's emotional connection with Emily and Richard.

Rory has trouble getting good grades at her new school.

Lorelai forgets to tell Rory that she has a date with Rory's teacher Max. Rory has a new crush.

Rory gets upset at Emily, who plans a formal birthday party for her but feels that Rory is ungrateful when Rory reveals that she would not like to have a formal birthday party.

Lorelai takes the liberty of inviting Dean over, and Rory is embarrassed by her mother's actions.

Lorelai shares a wonderful day with Max while Rory is snowed in at her grandparents' home.

Rory turns down two boys' offers to take her to a school dance and instead chooses to go with Dean.

Richard collapses. Dean assures Lorelai that nothing improper happened on the night he and Rory fell asleep together.

Paris exposes the relationship between Lorelai and Rory's teacher, Max. When Rory confronts Paris, she admits that she wanted to deflect attention away from her parents' divorce.

Lorelai finds herself on a hellish double date with Sookie, Jackson, and Jackson's very odd cousin.

Trouble occurs when Rory brings her friends to a concert by The Bangles.

Rory and Dean disagree about women's roles after watching "The Donna Reed Show."

Rory's father, Christopher, returns, causing tension in Emily and Richard's house--and forcing Lorelai to make a big decision about her family's future.

Dean and Rory share a special evening as the town celebrates its romantic history.

Dean ends his and Rory's relationship on their anniversary.

Emily becomes worried when Lorelai's grandmother offers Lorelai a trust fund for Rory's education.

Aghast to finally see the conditions in which Lorelai reared Rory instead of living with Richard and her, Emily tries to create the perfect bedroom for Rory in her house.

Upset over Dean, Rory becomes angry with Lorelai, who didn't tell her that she's dating Max again. Dean tells Lorelai that he left Rory because she couldn't say "I love you."

Rory finally tells Dean that she loves him. Rachel senses that Lorelai and Luke are attracted and leaves town rather than pursue Luke anymore.

Lorelai accepts Max's proposal, but Emily's attitude dampens the bridal bliss.

Richard's disapproval of Dean leads to the first fight between Rory and her grandfather.

During a wild bachelorette party hosted by Sookie, Lorelai makes an impulsive telephone call to Rory's father, Christopher, and sadly realizes that Max is not the man for her.

With the wedding canceled, Lorelai is eager to escape the sympathies of everyone in Stars Hollow, so she and Rory take off on a road trip that ultimately leads to Harvard University.

Lorelai's advice doesn't dissuade Luke from reluctantly agreeing to care for his wild 17-year-old nephew, Jess. Rory finds herself attracted to Jess, the town's newest resident.

Emily requests that Rory partake in a debutante ball. To everyone's surprise, Rory agrees.

Rory's reluctant efforts to socialize put her in the most popular clique at Chilton.

Lorelai and Sookie have the first fight of their long friendship upon hearing that the Independence Inn may be sold.

When Rory and Tristan are cast as Romeo and Juliet in a school play, Rory begs him not to tell Dean about their kiss.

While Rory struggles to keep the budding rivalry between Dean and Jess under control, Lorelai invites most of the citizens of Stars Hollow to an elaborate feast.

Lorelai becomes angry when Rory tells Emily about a financial problem, and Emily offers Lorelai a loan.

Newly retired Richard is making Emily crazy, so Lorelai agrees to take her father for a day in Stars Hollow, where he proceeds to annoy both Lorelai and Rory.

The annual Stars Hollow Picnic Basket Auction causes romantic complications when Jess outbids Dean to win a picnic lunch date with Rory.

Lorelai and Rory are stunned when Rory's father, Christopher, brings his new girlfriend, Sherry, to Stars Hollow.

Rory panics when she realizes that she has lost the bracelet that Dean made for her.

Lorelai and Emily sneak out of a health spa for some unauthorized food.

Luke makes funeral arrangements for his deceased Uncle Louie, Stars Hollow's most disliked citizen.

For Chilton's business fair, Rory must create and market a first-aid kit for teens, so she asks Richard for advice.

When Jess convinces Rory to let him drive, he crashes her car, breaking Rory's wrist.

Lorelai volunteers her skills to help Richard establish a consulting business.

Rory secretly invites townspeople to Lorelai's business school graduation ceremony.

On the eve of Sookie's wedding, Lorelai and Christopher share an intimate night together.

After returning from an internship in Washington, D.C., Rory faces a dilemma.

Ignoring Lorelai's pleas to stay out of her love life, Emily tries to reunite Christopher with Lorelai and Rory.

Rory and Lorelai arrange a dinner with an alumnus to get advice about Rory's Harvard application.

The PTA invites Lorelai and Luke to speak at the high school's career day, but it turns ugly.

Lorelai pursues an attractive man whom she met at an auction organized by Emily.

When Rory is invited to a celebration for her father's pregnant girlfriend, Lorelai is forced to attend as well.

Determined to win the annual Stars Hollow 24-hour dance marathon, Lorelai forces Rory to be her partner.

Lorelai and Rory join Richard and Emily on a trip to visit Yale University, but Richard causes trouble.

On the way to a formal dinner party with Richard and Emily for Thanksgiving, Lorelai and Rory stop for celebrations with Lane, Sookie and Luke.

Lorelai is forced to miss the winter carnival when Richard's haughty mother insists on having dinner with Richard and Emily at the inn and makes a surprise announcement.

Rory's manipulative classmate Francie convinces Paris that Rory has been plotting against her.

After agreeing to go on a fishing date with Alex, Lorelai asks Luke for a lesson on fishing techniques.

When Christopher's pregnant girlfriend, Sherry begins labor and asks Rory to stay with her at the hospital, Lorelai reminisces about the day Rory was born.

Lorelai goes away with her new boyfriend, Alex, for a weekend in New York, but she worries about leaving Rory and Jess together.

Rory accompanies Lane to a hockey game, where she encounters Dean and his new girlfriend, Lindsay.

While waiting for their college acceptance letters, Rory and Paris compete to give a speech.

When a fire at the inn forces Lorelai to lodge guests in her own house, she spends the night at Luke's place.

While Lorelai deals with rebuilding the inn, Rory schemes to give her mom a great birthday party.

Lane's rock band debut ends badly when the animosity between Jess and Dean results in a fistfight.

After the brawl between Jess and Dean, Lane is in trouble and Luke is furious at Jess. But ironically, Lorelai is proud of Rory.

Jess travels to Venice, California where his father, Jimmy, lives.

Rory and Lorelai happily prepare for Rory's graduation from Chilton.

Upon returning from backpacking in Europe, Lorelai and Rory embark on a week of mother/daughter activities, in bittersweet anticipation of Rory going away to Yale as a freshman.

Mother and daughter move Rory into her dormitory at Yale, where she meets a strange new roommate, Tanna, and learns that her old adversary, Paris, will also be sharing her room.

At her first Yale party, Rory encounters twins who were instructed by Emily to keep her safe.

While Rory visits Stars Hollow for the weekend, Dean awkwardly invites her to his wedding the next day.

Rory goes on her first date since Jess and finds that college dating isn't going to be easy.

Richard's business partner, Jason "Digger" Stiles, surprises Lorelai when he asks her out to dinner.

Stars Hollow hosts a festival in which the townspeople present tableaux imitating famous paintings.

Rory's scathing review of the Yale ballet makes her the lead ballerina's target. Jason gets himself invited to Friday night dinner so he can continue flirting with Lorelai.

Lorelai decides to stop worrying about Emily's feelings and accept Jason's dinner invitation.

While Lorelai and Sookie work on renovating their new inn, Michel clashes with a rival.

Lorelai realizes Luke is reluctant to move to another town and admits that she doesn't want him to leave.

Lorelai reconsiders telling her parents about her relationship with Jason. Paris confesses to Rory that her affair with the professor is becoming serious.

Stranded in Stars Hollow for car repairs, Jess keeps crossing paths with Rory. An unsuspecting Emily asks Jason and Lorelai to pretend they're a couple at a charity dinner.

Rory is horrified when a professor suggests that she drop a class. Meanwhile, a frustrated Lorelai first accuses Sookie of not doing her fair share then turns to Luke for help.

Rory encounters Dean at the Dragonfly Inn and gets a glimpse of his new life. Later, Lorelai and Rory run into Emily at the mall and are caught up in her wild shopping spree.

When Gran dies suddenly, Richard has a breakdown. Emily later finds Gran's old letter begging Richard not to marry Emily, and Lorelai must take over the funeral preparations.

Rory and Paris travel to Florida for their first spring break and see a couple of their pals from Chilton.

Jason's father, Floyd, sues Jason and Richard for taking his clients. Floyd also reveals that Jason and Lorelai have been dating secretly for months.

Lorelai confronts her father about his treatment of Jason. Later, Lorelai and Rory make a shocking discovery about the elder Gilmores' marriage.

Luke listens to a self-help tape and realizes that he already knows who his soul mate is.

At Liz's Renaissance-themed wedding, Lorelai and Luke share a romantic dance.

Amid a friends-and-family test run of the Dragonfly Inn, Luke tries to declare his true feelings for Lorelai.

After Rory makes love with her former boyfriend, Dean, she argues bitterly with Lorelai.

Lorelai gives Dean a letter from Rory, but Dean's wife sees it and makes Dean move out.

After Lorelai and Luke spend a romantic night together, their relationship is discussed at the town meeting.

Rory asks Dean if he left his wife because Lindsay found Rory's letter. Lorelai and Sookie manage Jackson's campaign for town selectman when he runs against Taylor.

When Luke and Lorelai go on a double date with Rory and Dean, Luke is unable to disguise the fact that he thinks Dean isn't good enough for Rory.

Sookie becomes annoyed when an author and reporter show up in the Dragonfly Inn's dining room but refuse to order any food.

Logan takes Rory to an event staged by his secret society, and she participates.

When Emily and Richard give a party to introduce Rory to their Yale alumni friends, their ulterior motive soon becomes obvious.

Emily dashes Lorelai and Rory's hopes for a reconciliation between her and Richard.

The prospective Yale applicant who Rory hosts runs off to party, leaving Rory to deal with Logan's elaborate practical jokes.

Wanting to make peace with Rory, Christopher visits her at Yale.

Rory is disappointed when Logan doesn't invite her to be his date at a book-signing party hosted by his father.

Lorelai and Rory feel obligated to give Emily a bachelorette party before she and Richard renew their vows.

After the disastrous scene at her parents' marriage recommitment ceremony, Lorelai begs Luke not to give up on their relationship.

Knowing that Lorelai is the costume designer for the elementary school play, Luke agrees to build sets in hopes of seeing her.

Rory confronts Emily for interfering in Lorelai's love life.

Rory regrets her agreement with Logan to date other people.

When Stars Hollow's oldest resident dies and leaves his house to the town, Luke has an ulterior motive for volunteering to help turn the house into a temporary museum.

Rory is shocked by Logan's parents' reaction to their relationship.

Wanting to make a good impression, Rory learns everything she can about Logan's father before starting as an intern at one of his newspapers.

Rory is surprised by the performance review she receives at the newspaper from Logan's father, Mitchum Huntzberger.

After spending a night of reckless behavior with Logan, Rory is rescued by her mother. But Lorelai is shocked to hear her daughter's plans for the future.

Lorelai and Luke plan. Rory's sentenced to community service.

Rory finds that life on a road crew is not pretty.

Sookie pressures Lorelai to set a wedding date.

Sookie asks Lorelai and Rory to be her children's godparents.

Emily and Richard confront Logan's parents at a big party.

Logan misunderstands Richard's question about Rory's plans.

Lorelai and Rory's estrangement affects birthday plans.

Logan unexpectedly joins Rory and Jess as they go to dinner.

Lorelai and Rory make their first move towards reconciliation.

Lorelai and Rory enjoy Thanksgiving at the Dragonfly Inn.

Back at Yale, Rory moves into a dingy off-campus apartment.

Lorelai meets April. Logan takes steps to win Rory back.

Lorelai pretends not to mind a situation. Rory and Paris clash.

Emily asks Lorelai to invite Luke over for dinner.

Rory and Logan invite Lorelai and Luke to Martha's Vineyard.

Rory learns how Logan spent his time during their breakup.

Lorelai's bothered that Luke is going on April's field trip.

Lorelai has a dream about singer/songwriter PAUL ANKA.

Plans for Lane's bachelorette party go awry.

Lorelai helps turn April's birthday party into a success.

Emily reveals a surprise that catches Lorelai off guard.

Rory throws Logan a party, and Lorelai delivers an ultimatum.

Lorelai wakes up with Christopher. Rory gets a baffling gift.

Luke can't hide his anger over his and Lorelai's breakup.

Rory struggles to make her long-distance relationship work.

Christopher tries to win Lorelai over. Rory meets new friends.

Lorelai and Christopher attend Friday night dinner as a couple.

Lorelai and Christopher visit Rory for Parents' Weekend.

Rory's unsure of her future as her role at the paper changes.

Lorelai tells Rory that she and Christopher got married in Paris.

Lorelai brings Christopher to the Stars Hollow knit-a-thon.

Christopher worries that Lorelai isn't fully committed.

Christopher, Lorelai and Rory celebrate Christmas as a family.

Rory witnesses an alarming scene at Richard's economics class.

Lorelai, Rory and Emily await word on Richard's condition.

Richard is on the road to recovery after heart surgery.

Rory attends an awkward birthday dinner for Logan.

Rory gets a long-awaited call amidst planning Lane's baby shower.

Logan shows up at a wedding Rory attends in North Carolina.

Lorelai worries that Logan is too irresponsible for Rory.

Rory gets a surprising letter that impacts her future plans.

Rory's final exams approach. Lorelai serenades Luke at karaoke.

Lorelai and Christopher reunite, and Logan proposes to Rory.

Luke enlists Stars Hollow to celebrate Rory's graduation.