The television drama Gilmore Girls followed the intertwined lives of three generations of Gilmore women. Emily Gilmore's complicated, tense relationship with her grown daughter Lorelai was revealed in direct contrast to the close friendship that defined Lorelai's bond with her own teen daughter, Rory. The women were played by Kelly Bishop, Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel.

• Lauren Graham played Lorelai Gilmore
• Alexis Bledel played Rory Gilmore
• Scott Patterson played Luke Danes
• Yanic Truesdale played Michael Gerrard
• Kelly Bishop played Emily Gilmore
• Edward Hermann played Richard Gilmore
• Melisa McCarthy played Sookie St. James

• "You OK over there? Do you need a glass of water or... a time machine?" —Rory

• "Mom, it's just a pretend wedding. J-Lo has them all the time." —Lorelei

• "Well, the worst that can happen is that I spend some time in your town and suddenly have an urge to enter a pie in the county fair." —Paris

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