Gilmore Girls season 6
| Gilmore Girls | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
 Season 6 DVD cover | |
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| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | The WB |
| Original release | September 13, 2005 – May 9, 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
The sixth season of Gilmore Girls, an American dramedy television series, began airing on September 13, 2005 on The WB television network. The season concluded on May 9, 2006, after 22 episodes. The season aired Tuesday nights at 8/7c. This was the final season to air on The WB, before the network and rival UPN merged to form The CW in the fall of 2006.
On March 22 2006, The CW announced that the show was renewed for a seventh season.[1]
Overview
The season begins at the moment the fifth season ended, with Lorelai having just proposed to Luke. Luke accepts but they decide to delay the wedding until after she has reconciled with Rory. During the estrangement, Lorelai buys a dog, Paul Anka. Rory is given 300 hours community service for the boat theft and Emily gets her a job in the office at the DAR. However, Rory begins to resent Emily's attempts to turn her into her and, after five months apart, moves back home and returns to Yale.
Doyle steps down as editor of the Yale Daily News and is replaced by Paris. The couple gets an apartment near college and Rory moves into their spare room. However, Paris soon alienates the newsroom with her bullying style of leadership and is voted out, with Rory chosen to replace her. Paris throws Rory out and she moves in with Logan but the girls reconcile after falling out with their boyfriends for the night. Logan is injured during a Life and Death Brigade stunt and Rory nurses him during his convalescence.
Zach becomes jealous of Lane's friendship with Brian and starts a fight on stage as the band are about to play for a record label. However, Zach manages to bring everyone back together and proposes to Lane. They marry towards the end of the season. Christopher inherits a large sum of money from his father and offers to do something for Lorelai and Rory. Rory asks him to pay her Yale fees, freeing her from her obligation to Richard and Emily, but a Friday night working through their difficulties sees the Gilmores on good terms again. Michel objects to Luke being used as an unofficial handyman at the inn but this turns out to be because he misses his planning sessions with Lorelai.
Lorelai and Sookie throw themselves into organising the wedding but Luke learns he has a 12-year-old daughter, April Nardini, when she comes in wanting a DNA test. He hides her from Lorelai for two months and even then keeps them apart, since he is worried April will get on better with her and April's mother Anna doesn't want her getting attached to someone who might not be permanent. Luke postpones the wedding while he gets to know April. Lorelai discovers Kirk is helping Richard and Emily look at properties in Stars Hollow but it turns out they are looking for a marital home for her and Luke.
In the season finale, Logan graduates from college and Rory throws him a farewell party before Mitchum sends him to London for a year. Lorelai saves Christopher from a blind date Emily has set him up with, then tries to get Luke to elope with her but he refuses. The season closes with Lorelai waking up to discover she has spent the night with Christopher.
Cast
Main cast
- Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore, Rory's mother.
- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore, Lorelai's daughter.
- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James, Lorelai's best friend and co-worker.
- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes, Lorelai's fiance and the owner of the local diner.
- Keiko Agena as Lane Kim, Rory's best friend.
- Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard, Lorelai and Sookie's co-worker.
- Liza Weil as Paris Geller, Rory's classmate and close friend.
- Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason, a resident of Stars Hollow who works many jobs.
- Matt Czuchry as Logan Huntzberger, Rory's boyfriend.
- Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore, Lorelai's mother and Rory's grandmother.
- Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore, Lorelai's father and Rory's grandfather.
Recurring cast
- Jackson Douglas as Jackson Belleville, Sookie's husband.
- Liz Torres as Miss Patty, the owner of the local dance studio.
- Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kim, Lane's religious mother.
- Sally Struthers as Babette Dell, Lorelai and Rory's nextdoor neighbor.
- Ted Rooney as Morey Dell, Lorelai and Rory's nextdoor neighbor.
- Michael Winters as Taylor Doose, the owner of the local grocery store.
- David Sutcliffe as Christopher Hayden, Rory's father and Lorelai's ex-boyfriend.
- Todd Lowe as Zach Van Gerbig, Lane's fiance and bandmate.
- John Cabrera as Brian Fuller, Lane's bandmate.
- Sebastian Bach as Gil, Lane's bandmate.
- Danny Strong as Doyle McMaster, Paris's boyfriend.
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Liz Danes, Luke's younger sister.
- Michael DeLuise as TJ, Liz's husband.
- Gregg Henry as Mitchum Huntzberger, Logan's father.
- Sherilyn Fenn as Anna Nardini, Luke's ex-girlfriend and April's mother.
- Vanessa Marano as April Nardini, Luke and Anna's daughter.
- Devon Sorvai as Honor Huntzberger, Logan's younger sister.
- Amy Salon as Sheila, Rory's classmate.
- Devon Michaels as Bill, Rory's classmate.
- Rona Benson as Joni, Rory's classmate.
- Nicolette Collier as Gigi Hayden, Christopher and Sherry's daughter and Rory's half-sister.
- Tanc Sade as Finn, Logan's friend.
- Alan Loayza as Colin McCrae, Logan's friend.
Guest
- Melora Hardin as Carolyn Bates, Emily's friend.
- Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano, Liz's son, Luke's nephew, and Rory's ex-boyfriend.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) [2] |
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| 110 | 1 | "New and Improved Lorelai" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Amy Sherman-Palladino | September 13, 2005 | 2T6301 | 6.22 |
| 111 | 2 | "Fight Face" | Daniel Palladino | Daniel Palladino | September 20, 2005 | 2T6302 | 5.79 |
| 112 | 3 | "The UnGraduate" | Michael Zinberg | David S. Rosenthal | September 27, 2005 | 2T6303 | 5.44 |
| 113 | 4 | "Always a Godmother, Never a God" | Robert Berlinger | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | October 4, 2005 | 2T6304 | 5.96 |
| 114 | 5 | "We've Got Magic to Do" | Michael Zinberg | Daniel Palladino | October 11, 2005 | 2T6305 | 6.16 |
| 115 | 6 | "Welcome to the Doll House" | Jackson Douglas | Keith Eisner | October 18, 2005 | 2T6306 | 6.08 |
| 116 | 7 | "Twenty-One is the Loneliest Number" | Robert Berlinger | Amy Sherman-Palladino | October 25, 2005 | 2T6307 | 6.02 |
| 117 | 8 | "Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out" | Kenny Ortega | Daniel Palladino | November 8, 2005 | 2T6308 | 5.84 |
| 118 | 9 | "The Prodigal Daughter Returns" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Amy Sherman-Palladino | November 15, 2005 | 2T6309 | 6.19 |
| 119 | 10 | "He's Slippin' 'Em Bread...Dig?" | Kenny Ortega | Daniel Palladino | November 22, 2005 | 2T6310 | 6.30 |
| 120 | 11 | "The Perfect Dress" | Jamie Babbit | Amy Sherman-Palladino | January 10, 2006 | 2T6311 | 5.79 |
| 121 | 12 | "Just Like Gwen and Gavin" | Stephen Clancy | Daniel Palladino | January 17, 2006 | 2T6312 | 5.67 |
| 122 | 13 | "Friday Night's Alright for Fighting" | Kenny Ortega | Amy Sherman-Palladino | January 31, 2006 | 2T6313 | 5.22 |
| 123 | 14 | "You've Been Gilmored" | Stephen Clancy | Jordon Nardino | February 7, 2006 | 2T6314 | 5.40 |
| 124 | 15 | "A Vineyard Valentine" | Daniel Palladino | Daniel Palladino | February 14, 2006 | 2T6316 | 5.34 |
| 125 | 16 | "Bridesmaids Revisited" | Linda Mendoza | Rebecca Rand Kirshner | February 28, 2006 | 2T6315 | 5.01 |
| 126 | 17 | "I'm OK, You're OK" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Keith Eisner | April 4, 2006 | 2T6317 | 4.47 |
| 127 | 18 | "The Real Paul Anka" | Daniel Palladino | Daniel Palladino | April 11, 2006 | 2T6318 | 4.13 |
| 128 | 19 | "I Get a Sidekick Out of You" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Amy Sherman-Palladino | April 18, 2006 | 2T6319 | 4.31 |
| 129 | 20 | "Super Cool Party People" | Ken Whittingham | David S. Rosenthal | April 25, 2006 | 2T6320 | 4.98 |
| 130 | 21 | "Driving Miss Gilmore" | Jamie Babbit | Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman-Palladino | May 2, 2006 | 2T6321 | 5.12 |
| 131 | 22 | "Partings" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman-Palladino | May 9, 2006 | 2T6322 | 5.33 |
DVD release
| The Complete Sixth Season[3] | |||||
| Set details | Special features | ||||
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| North America | United Kingdom | Continental Europe | Norway | Australia | |
| September 19, 2006 | April 19, 2010 | January 10, 2007 | May 25, 2007 | February 6, 2007 | |
References
- ^ "TV News". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. March 23, 2006.
- ^ ""Gilmore Girls" USA ratings".
- ^ Robinson, Jeffrey (May 15, 2007). "Gilmore Girls – The Complete Sixth Season". DVD Talk. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
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