The BEST episodes written by Daniel Palladino
#1 - Those Are Strings, Pinocchio
Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 22
Rory finally learns her mother can't afford to buy the Dragonfly Inn since financial aid for Yale didn't come through. Luke has second thoughts about a trip with Nicole after something Lorelai tells him. Jess makes silent contact with Rory.
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#2 - The Bracebridge Dinner
Gilmore Girls - Season 2 - Episode 10
A blizzard prevents a group from attending the historical dinner that Sookie has painstakingly prepared at their request, so she and Lorelai invite most of the citizens of Stars Hollow to an elaborate feast complete with Elizabethan costumes and horse-drawn sleigh rides. Rory struggles to keep the budding rivalry between Dean and Jess under control.
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#3 - You Jump, I Jump, Jack
Gilmore Girls - Season 5 - Episode 7
Emily demands that Lorelai bring her new boyfriend to dinner so that they can get reacquainted. Logan encourages Rory to participate in a mysterious event.
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#4 - The Incredible Sinking Lorelais
Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 14
Lorelai and Sookie explore ways to ease their financial crunch and raise money to pay their construction crew, one of whom is now Dean. Rory is distraught when one of her professors tells her to drop a class because she can't handle her course load.
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#5 - Love, Daisies and Troubadours
Gilmore Girls - Season 1 - Episode 21
Rachel makes an important decision after she becomes convinced that despite his protests, Luke is in love with Lorelai. Rory finally manages to talk to Dean about her feelings.
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#6 - The Lorelais' First Day at Yale
Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 2
While Luke is willing to lend Lorelai his truck to help Rory move into her dorm, he's not too thrilled when the project turns out to take all day. Rory meets her new roommates.
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#7 - Luke Can See Her Face
Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 20
Liz returns to Stars Hollow to announce that she's getting married in the town square in a week. Rory tries to hide her discomfort when Lorelai tells her about overhearing a fight between Dean and Lindsay. A self-help tape helps Luke clarify his thinking, and a talk with Jess gets him started on the path to having the relationship he's been looking for all along.
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#8 - Lorelai's Graduation Day
Gilmore Girls - Season 2 - Episode 21
With Lorelai about to graduate from business school, an excited Rory secretly invites Richard and Emily to her mother's graduation ceremony, despite Lorelai's assertion that they'd never agree to attend.
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#9 - Red Light on the Wedding Night
Gilmore Girls - Season 2 - Episode 3
During Lorelai's bachelorette party, where Emily regales the group with stories about the week before her wedding, Lorelai realizes she isn't ready to commit to Max.
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#10 - First Date
Who's the Boss? - Season 5 - Episode 15
Discouraged that Angela had to pay for an escort for a dinner event, Mona convinces Tony to ask her out on a date. The date hardly seems like a first for them, though, as they discover how much they know about each other. Things get ugly when Angela learns the reason behind the evening, and attacks an obnoxious comedian.
#11 - A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving
Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 9
It's Thanksgiving, and Lorelai and Rory have dinner at four different places: the Kim's, where Lane has managed to get Dave invited; Luke's, where Luke and Jess make it a foursome with Lorelai and Rory; Sookie's, where Jackson and his family have deep-fried the turkey, the lawn and just about everything else; and Emily and Richard's, where, to Lorelai's horror, Rory reveals that she has applied to Yale.
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#12 - Dead Uncles and Vegetables
Gilmore Girls - Season 2 - Episode 17
Lorelai and Rory pitch in at the diner while Luke plans his Uncle Louie's funeral. Emily goes completely overboard in helping Sookie plan her wedding. Luke is upset when family and friends cite Louie's unpleasant personality as a reason for not attending his funeral.
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#13 - A Tale of Poes and Fire
Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 17
A fire at the Independence Inn forces Lorelai to relocate its guests. Sookie invades Luke's with staff in tow to prepare breakfast for the Inn's guests. Questions arise about Jess's attendance at school when he receives the Employee of the Month award from WalMart. Lorelai and Rory start picking up on weird and somewhat unfriendly vibes coming from Nicole and Lindsay.
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#14 - Spring
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life - Season 1 - Episode 2
As Rory's secret London love affair continues, working on her book proposal becomes increasingly difficult. Lorelai and Emily go to therapy together.
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#15 - Keg! Max!
Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 19
On their first free Friday night, Lorelai and Rory are at a loss over how to spend the evening. Lane's band gets their first gig at a party and rocks the house. Lorelai runs into Max at a Chilton reunion.
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#16 - Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out
Gilmore Girls - Season 6 - Episode 8
Rory is pleasantly surprised when her old flame appears at her grandparents' house and reveals an amazing development in his life, making her reconsider the choices she's made. Meanwhile, Luke agrees to sponsor a local girls' soccer team.
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#17 - Partings
Gilmore Girls - Season 6 - Episode 22
Stars Hollow needs a new town troubadour and there are many hopeful people trying out, much to Taylor's dislike. Lorelai finally confronts Luke about their long engagement and Rory and Logan spend their last night together before he must go to London.
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#18 - Swan Song
Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 14
Emily guilts Rory into bringing Jess to a Friday night dinner which turns out to be an unqualified disaster. Lorelai, Alex, Sookie and Jackson go to New York for the weekend. Jess gets a black eye in an altercation with an opponent he is too embarassed to reveal to anyone but Luke.
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#19 - Better Luck Next Year!
Bunheads - Season 1 - Episode 4
A moving truck is being unloaded with everything that was in Michelle's apartment in Vegas, including things that were in the apartment that were not hers, as her landlord packed everything for her. Not having enough space for the things to be nicely put away, Michelle shoves them into the guesthouse and goes to sleep. Fanny wakes up Michelle in the middle of the night to talk and help her unpack or get organised and agrees to letting Michelle "borrow" her stove, as the kitchen in the guest house does not function. The next morning, Michelle gets caught eating chips and soda in her underwear by some of the ballet students.
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#20 - The Road Trip to Harvard
Gilmore Girls - Season 2 - Episode 4
To escape everyone's reaction to the news of the broken engagement, Lorelai and Rory hit the road and stumble upon the bed and breakfast from hell. Rory gets a taste of college life while visiting Harvard, and Lorelai muses over what might have been. Lorelai decides to get serious about making her dream of opening an inn a reality.
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#21 - That Damn Donna Reed
Gilmore Girls - Season 1 - Episode 14
An evening of "The Donna Reed Show" reruns infects Dean and both Gilmore Girls. Lorelai helps Luke spruce up the diner with a fresh paint job and new curtains. Sookie and Emily force Lorelai to confront her feelings for Luke.
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#22 - Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom!
Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 18
All of Stars Hollow is amused when Taylor returns from his Caribbean cruise with a drastic change in his appearance. Richard resolves his problems with Floyd at Jason's expense. Dean and Rory agree to continue their friendship.
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#23 - Driving Miss Gilmore
Gilmore Girls - Season 6 - Episode 21
Logan comes home from the hospital and is cared for by an overprotective Rory. Emily has LASIK eye surgery, so Lorelai has to serve as her chauffeur. Rory is upset by a statement Logan's dad made about her in an interview in the Wall Street Journal.
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#24 - Christopher Returns
Gilmore Girls - Season 1 - Episode 15
Wanting to play a greater role in Rory's life, Christopher settles in for his visit. When his parents arrive in Hartford for a visit, Emily invites everyone to Friday night dinner, which turns out to be an unqualified disaster.
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#25 - It's Not a Mint
Bunheads - Season 1 - Episode 17
Meanwhile, the girls react in different ways to the boys in their lives: Sasha and Roman get closer, Ginny can't stop staring at Frankie, Boo is caught in the middle of an unintentional triangle and Melanie is being stalked by Dez.
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#26 - Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 21
Stars Hollow prepares for the Renaissance-themed wedding of Liz and T.J.. Jess expresses his gratitude to Luke before saying goodbye.
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#27 - The Ins and Outs of Inns
Gilmore Girls - Season 2 - Episode 8
Lorelai and Sookie gear up their plans to open an inn but encounter a roadblock when the owner of their dream location refuses to sell the property. The unexpected arrival of Mia, the absentee owner of the Independence Inn, complicates matters even further.
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#29 - Summer
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life - Season 1 - Episode 3
Rory tries to save the Stars Hollow Gazette from shutting down. Lorelai sits on the advisory committee for Taylor's musical. Rory worries about Emily.
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#30 - A Family Matter
Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 12
Luke has his hands full as family members return to Stars Hollow. Jamie's in town, and Paris keeps avoiding him. Rory becomes concerned that her mother is having financial problems.
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#31 - It Should've Been Lorelai
Gilmore Girls - Season 2 - Episode 14
Christopher comes to town on a business trip with his girlfriend Sherrie in tow. Lorelai finds out that Emily has always envisioned that Lorelai and Christopher would end up together and blames Lorelai for always keeping him, and everyone else, at arm's length.
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#32 - A Messenger, Nothing More
Gilmore Girls - Season 5 - Episode 2
Rory calls to apologize and to ask her mother to deliver a letter to Dean with dire consequences. Emily and Rory return from Europe.
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#33 - Women of Questionable Morals
Gilmore Girls - Season 5 - Episode 11
Wanting to make peace with Rory, Christopher shows up at Yale, but she brushes off his attempt. Christopher finds comfort thanks to Lorelai, who disdains to tell Luke the truth about where she was.
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#34 - Say Something
Gilmore Girls - Season 5 - Episode 14
Lorelai does her best to get Luke to not give up on them after the awful events at the wedding. After taking care of her mom Rory goes back to Yale to work things out with Logan.
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#35 - Scene in a Mall
Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 15
Lorelai and Rory decide to play hooky and go window shopping in the mall, where they run into Emily in the middle of a shopping binge meltdown.
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#36 - The Real Paul Anka
Gilmore Girls - Season 6 - Episode 18
Although Rory and Logan are back together, Logan is miserable knowing that Rory hasn't really forgiven him, and he takes off with his friends for another stunt with the Life and Death Brigade. Rory accepts Jess's invitation to attend an open house at his new book store/art gallery/publishing house in Philadelphia. While there, she is surprised to run into Luke, who is accompanying his daughter April on an academic field trip.
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#37 - Tony and the Princess
Who's the Boss? - Season 7 - Episode 22
The time has come for Tony to return a favor to Gus, a feared man in Brooklyn's underworld, who once saved him from the police. Tony should teach manners to Gus' daughter.
#38 - The Road to Washington (1)
Who's the Boss? - Season 7 - Episode 24
Tony is asked by some senior citizens from the neighborhood to state their request concerning the cut in the old age pension scheme in front of the US-Senate.
#39 - The Festival of Living Art
Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 7
When Stars Hollow mounts a festival of living pictures, Kirk goes way overboard in getting into character for his role as Jesus in "The Last Supper". Lane, Zach, and Brian finally find an awesome guitarist to replace Dave.
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#40 - A Vineyard Valentine
Gilmore Girls - Season 6 - Episode 15
As Valentine's Day approaches, Rory and Logan invite Lorelai and Luke to spend a weekend with them at Logan's family's house on Martha's Vineyard. Lorelai is upset at Luke's attitude towards Logan until an unexpected event bring the two men closer. When Lorelai finally confesses to Luke that she is worried the wedding will never take place, he reassures her that they will get married soon.
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#41 - One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes
Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 4
Lorelai's stint in the Stars Hollow High School local business success speakers forum gets derailed by some controversial personal questions, much to the delight of Luke and the consternation of some PTA mothers. Lane alleviates her frustration about the strictures of her household and the future of her band through a colorful display of independence.
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#42 - Take the Deviled Eggs...
Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 6
Lorelai chauffeurs Rory to Sherry's baby shower in Boston and finds herself dragged into the festivities against her will. Jess comes home with a car and Luke tries to find out where he got the money to pay for it. One of Stars Hollow's more eccentric citizens requests a permit to mount a demonstration in the town square.
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#43 - Couple Trouble
Who's the Boss? - Season 6 - Episode 21
Tony and Angela make friends with another couple at the country club. The couple is about to become engaged, but their relationship with Tony and Angela may pose a problem.
#45 - Blank Up, It's Time
Bunheads - Season 1 - Episode 8
Michelle is thrown for a loop when she discovers Fanny has a longtime, long-distance boyfriend. And Fanny surprises Michelle again by inviting her to see a play. Meanwhile, Sasha's rebellious behavior starts to affect Fanny's class. Fanny responds by giving Boo a coveted role in an upcoming performance.
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#46 - To Live and Let Diorama
Gilmore Girls - Season 5 - Episode 18
Much to everyone's surprise, Luke volunteers to help with the museum to remain close to the house. Lorelai is interviewed by a magazine due to her success with the Inn. Rory and Paris sulk over their recent pitfalls with love.
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#48 - Die, Jerk
Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 8
Spurred on by her editor, Rory writes a strongly opinionated dance review that leads to a dining hall confrontation. When she learns that Nicole and Luke have put their divorce on hold and have resumed dating, Lorelai becomes so flustered that she has an argument with Luke.
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#49 - Valentine's Day in Quahog
Family Guy - Season 11 - Episode 12
On Valentine's Day, Meg goes on a date with a guy she met online, and Lois and Peter stay in bed all day; Brian is visited by his ex-girlfriends.
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#50 - In Your Dreams
Who's the Boss? - Season 6 - Episode 3
Tony and Angela are apartment-sitting for Mrs. Rossini. After meeting two couples Tony used to be friends with, Angela dreams that she and Tony are married, living in Brooklyn, and expecting a baby.