
Set in a storybook Connecticut town populated by an eclectic mix of dreamers, artists and everyday folk, this multigenerational drama about family and friendship centers around Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter, Rory. Lorelai owns the town's bed-and-breakfast, the Dragonfly Inn, with best friend/chef Sookie, and contends with weekly dinners with eccentric, well-off parents Richard and Emily Gilmore (who always have something to say about their daughter's life). After high school, Rory attends Yale University but frequently returns to Stars Hollow to visit her mom.

When Luke is overwhelmed with funeral arrangements for his dead uncle, Lorelai and Rory help out by working the counter at the diner.

When Rory asks her grandfather for help in creating a first-aid kit for teens, his pleasure at working on a new project prompts him to end his retirement.

When a car crash lands Rory in the hospital, Lorelai lashes out at Luke for putting the girl in danger.

When Rory realizes that everyone blames Jess for the car accident, she lashes out at her grandmother; Lane dreams of becoming a rock 'n' roll drummer when a New Yorker (Carole King) opens the town's first music store.