Illustrated Timeline

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FALL 2000

Rory is accepted at Chilton [1.01]

Lorelai asks her parents for money to pay for Chilton [1.01]

The first Friday night dinner [1.01]

Rory meets Dean [1.01]

Rory's first day at Chilton [1.02]

Rory goes golfing with Richard at the club [1.03]

Lorelai meets Max [1.04]

Rory is hit by a deer on her way to school and misses her test [1.04]

The Chilton Bake Sale [1.05]
Lorelai and Max meet for coffee... a pre-date [1.05]

Cinnamon dies. Lorelai and Rory attend her wake [1.05]
Rory learns Max and Lorelai are seeing each other [1.05]

Rory tells Dean she's interested in him [1.05]

Lorelai goes shopping with Emily for Rory's birthday gift [1.06]

Rory's 16th birthday parties [1.06]

Dean gives Rory a birthday present; Lorelai sees them [1.06]

Stars Hollow Autumn Festival [1.07]
Dean gives Rory her first kiss, in the supermarket [1.07]

Lorelai learns about the kiss and invites Dean over for movie night [1.07]

WINTER 2000-2001

First snow of the season [1.08]

Re-enactement of the Legendary Battle of Stars Hollow [1.08]

Lorelai and Max's first date [1.08]

Lane touches Rich's hair [1.08]

Rory attends the Chilton Formal with Dean; they fall asleep in Miss Patty's studio [1.09]

Emily cares after a hurt Lorelai; Emily, Lorelai and then Rory argue about Rory's night spent with Dean [1.09]

Stars Hollow Christmas Pageant [1.10]

Lorelai is uninvited from her parents' Christmas dinner [1.10]
Richard collapses at the Christmas party; Luke accompanies Lorelai to the hospital [1.10]

Lorelai decides to breakup with Max before she gets too attached [1.11]

Paris catches Lorelai and Max kissing and tells the entire school [1.11]

Sookie asks Jackson out on a date [1.11]

Max tells Lorelai he can't see her anymore [1.11]

Sookie and Jackson go on their first date, a double date with Lorelai and Roon [1.12]

Lane goes out with Todd, a double date with Rory and Dean [1.12]

SPRING 2001

Town Rummage Sale, organized by Lorelai [1.13]

Rory invites Paris, Madeline & Louise at her house to work on a school project [1.13]

The girls attend a Bangles concert in New York [1.13]

Lorelai learns that Luke had a girlfriend named Rachel [1.13]

Rory organizes a Donna Reed night for Dean [1.14]

Lorelai convinces Luke to repaint his diner, but forgets to help him [1.14/15]

Luke helps Lorelai seach for Stella the loose chick [1.14]

Christopher arrives in Stars Hollow; Rory introduces him to the town [1.14/15]

Rory, Lorelai and Christopher have dinner with the parents, which turns into a big argument [1.15]

Lorelai and Christopher get cozy on the balcony [1.15]

Lorelai tells Christopher that she can't marry him [1.15]

Rachel arrives in Stars Hollow [1.16]

Stars Hollow Founders Starlight Festival [1.16]

Rory and Dean break up on their 3 month anniversary [1.16]

Rory kisses Tristan at Madeline's party [1.17]

Lane Meets Henry Cho [1.17]

Lorelai and Max get back together, and keep in touch by phone [1.17]

Lorelai the First visits Hartford, offers a 250 000$ trust fund for Rory and then takes back her offer [1.18]

Rory convinces Tristan to go on a date with Paris [1.18]

Emily spends a day in Stars Hollow with Rory [1.19]

Lorelai visits the old Dragonfly Inn [1.19]

Lorelai hires Roon to work at the Inn [1.19]

Emily creates a room for Rory at her house [1.19]

Rory runs away to her grandparents' house after an argument with Lorelai [1.20]

Tristan invites Rory to a PJ Harvey concert and she refuses [1.21]

The town chooses one official troubadour [1.21]

Rachel leaves Stars Hollow when she realizes that Luke has feelings for Lorelai [1.21]

Max proposes to Lorelai, twice; the second time with a thousand yellow daisies [1.21]

Rory and Dean get back together [1.21]

© 2007 Elise at Gilmore Memories
The timeline was compiled by Elise. The screen captures were done by Elise, with the Season One DVDs.

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