Thirty-two-year-old
Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham,
Townies, NewsRadio) has made her
share of mistakes in life, and she's doing her best to see that her
16-year-old daughter Rory (newcomer Alexis Bledel) doesn't follow in her
every footstep. Because of their extraordinary friendship and some
pretty good genes, the two are often mistaken for sisters. From the
beginning, this unique mother-daughter team has been growing up
together.
Lorelai was just Rory's
age when she became pregnant and made the tough decision to raise her
baby alone. This defiant move and Lorelai's fierce independent streak
caused an irreparable rift between her and her own old-fashioned,
old-money parents, Emily (Kelly Bishop, Dirty Dancing) and
Richard (Edward Herrmann, The Practice).
Rory and her best friend
Lane Kim (Keiko Agena, Felicity) are straight 'A' students at the
local public high school, but everything changes when Rory is accepted
into the prestigious Chilton Prep in nearby Hartford. Lorelai is elated
at this life-changing opportunity for her daughter, but the steep
tuition forces Lorelai to swallow her pride and ask her parents for
financial help. Their condition for financing Rory's education is that
they once again become part of the lives of their estranged daughter and
granddaughter.
Thus far, a headstrong
Lorelai has managed to create a loving home environment for her daughter
while building a successful career as the manager of the quaint and
historic Independence Inn. With her best friend, the hopelessly clumsy
culinary genius Sookie (Melissa McCarthy, The Kid), Lorelai is
saving up to one day open her own bed-and-breakfast. In the meantime,
she'll have to weather the acerbic attitude of the inn's haughty
concierge, Michel Gerard (Yanic Truesdale), not to mention putting up
with un-asked-for advice on her lifestyle and parenting skills from Luke
Danes (Scott Patterson, Little Big League), the
handsome owner of
the local coffeehouse, who never fails to charm Lorelai with his smile
and great coffee. Adding her own unique style to the town is Miss Patty
(Liz Torres, The John Larroquette Show), the local dance
instructor and social commentator.
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