Season 4 of Gilmore Girls, an American dramedy television series, aired on the WB television network.
Plot
The sum of its parts was definitely greater than the season whole as Gilmore Girls kicked off its fourth year by separating its high-powered mother-daughter duo. After years of toil at snooty private school Chilton, Rory was finally off to the greener pastures of college as she began her first year at Yale. The not-so-long distance put a crimp in her relationship with her mother, Lorelai, as the two were forced to continue their chatty conversations via phone--not exactly the same as trading barbs face-to-face.
While Rory adjusted to college life with cranky roommate Paris in tow, Lorelai found herself without a daughter but gained a boyfriend in the form of Jason "Digger" Stiles, a childhood acquaintance and now her father's business partner. But the lure of Stars Hollow, the Gilmores' cherished country town, would prove too hard to resist as Lorelai finally made plans to open her own inn and the two ladies found themselves attracted to town residents--for Lorelai, an intensifying of her friendship with diner owner Luke and for Rory, a return to old boyfriend Dean, which put a decided tension into a show that sorely needed it.
Starring
- Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
- Keiko Agena as Lane Kim
- Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard
- Liza Weil as Paris Geller
- Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason
- Chris Eigeman as Jason Stiles
- and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
- special appearance by
- Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore
Recurring Cast
- Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester
- Jackson Douglas as Jackson Belleville
- Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kim
- Liz Torres as Miss Patty
- Sally Struthers as Babette Dell
- Ted Rooney as Morey Dell
- Michael Winters as Taylor Doose
- John Cabrera as Brian Fuller
- Todd Lowe as Zack Van Gerbig
- Sebastian Bach as Gil
- Wayne Wilcox as Marty
- Danny Strong as Doyle McMaster
Special Guest Stars
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Liz Danes
- Michael DeLuise as T.J.
- Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano
- Teal Redmann as Louise Grant
- Shelly Cole as Madeline Lynn
Trivia
- The season was released on DVD as a six-disc boxed set under the title of Gilmore Girls: The Complete Fourth Season on September 27, 2005 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
- Region 2 on June 14, 2006, Region 4 on July 5, 2006
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Media
Episodes
| # | Episode | Title | Written By | Directed By | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "Ballrooms and Biscotti" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Amy Sherman-Palladino | September 23, 2003 |
| 67 | 2 | "The Lorelais' First Day at Yale" | Daniel Palladino | Chris Long | September 30, 2003 |
| 68 | 3 | "The Hobbit, The Sofa and Digger Stiles" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Matthew Diamond | October 7, 2003 |
| 69 | 4 | "Chicken or Beef?" | Jane Espenson | Chris Long | October 14, 2003 |
| 70 | 5 | "The Fundamental Things Apply" | John Stephens | Neema Barnette | October 21, 2003 |
| 71 | 6 | "An Affair to Remember" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Matthew Diamond | October 28, 2003 |
| 72 | 7 | "The Festival of Living Art" | Daniel Palladino | Chris Long | November 4, 2003 |
| 73 | 8 | "Die, Jerk" | Daniel Palladino | Tom Moore | November 11, 2003 |
| 74 | 9 | "Ted Koppel's Big Night Out" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Jamie Babbit | November 18, 2003 |
| 75 | 10 | "The Nanny and the Professor" | Scott Kaufer | Peter Lauer | January 20, 2004 |
| 76 | 11 | "In the Clamor and the Clangor" | Sheila R. Lawrence and Janet Leahy | Michael Grossman | January 27, 2004 |
| 77 | 12 | "A Family Matter" | Daniel Palladino | Kenny Ortega | February 3, 2004 |
| 78 | 13 | "Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Chris Long | February 10, 2004 |
| 79 | 14 | "The Incredible Shrinking Lorelais" | Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino | Stephen Clancy | February 17, 2004 |
| 80 | 15 | "Scene in a Mall" | Daniel Palladino | Chris Long | February 24, 2004 |
| 81 | 16 | "The Reigning Lorelai" | Jane Espenson | Marita Grabiak | March 2, 2004 |
| 82 | 17 | "Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Jamie Babbit | April 13, 2004 |
| 83 | 18 | "Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom!" | Daniel Palladino | Daniel Palladino | April 20, 2004 |
| 84 | 19 | "Afterboom" | Sheila R. Lawrence | Michael Zinberg | April 27, 2004 |
| 85 | 20 | "Luke Can See Her Face" | Amy S.Palladino & Daniel Palladino | Matthew Diamond | May 4, 2004 |
| 86 | 21 | "Last Week Fights, This Week Tights" | Daniel Palladino | Chris Long | May 11, 2004 |
| 87 | 22 | "Raincoats and Recipes" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Amy Sherman-Palladino | May 18, 2004 |