Gilmore Girls
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
TV Flash files “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” as hour 34 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) on WB/CW, season 2, episode 13, aired 2002-02-05, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E13: listed hour 34 of 153 in the Gilmore Girls guide, hour 13 of 22 in season 2. It aired 2002-02-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Richard in Stars Hollow” (S02E12). Next is “It Should've Been Lorelai” (S02E14).

Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The annual Stars Hollow charity picnic basket lunch auction sparks controversies among couples throughout town; Jess outbids Dean for Rory's basket, causing Dean and Rory to quarrel when Rory abides by tradition and shares the lunch with Jess; Jackson refuses to bid on Sookie's basket after she leads him to believe that she doesn't want to move in together; Luke comes to Lorelai's rescue, bids on her basket, and feeds them both at the diner after Miss Patty sets Lorelai up with a trio of unsuitable bidders; Henry tires of the end runs around Mrs. Kim, and calls it quits with Lane; Rory and Jess hit it off at lunch and Jess leaves with a secret souvenir -- the bracelet that Dean gave Rory, which he picks it up and holds on to after Rory drops it; Sookie and Jackson work things out so well that he proposes and she accepts; Lorelai and Rory quarrel when Rory finds out that her mother lent a sympathetic ear to Dean's concerns about Jess; after Emily agrees with her daughter's distrust of Jess, Lorelai realizes that they're both wrong, and apologizes to her daughter.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A-Tisket, A-Tasket sit in the Gilmore Girls guide?
S02E13 is listed hour 34 of 153 — hour 13 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 13.
When did Gilmore Girls S02E13 air?
A-Tisket, A-Tasket aired 2002-02-05 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start Gilmore Girls?
The WB premiere, with Lorelai and Rory in Stars Hollow. The talk speed is the show; don't skip to a later romance arc.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Lorelai and Rory fill Stars Hollow with rapid-fire pop-culture talk and coffee logistics. Amy Sherman-Palladino made walk-and-talk caffeine a lifestyle brand: Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel at 100 mph, grandparents as class warfare. Dialogue-forward comfort TV with a Netflix encore that reopened the town.
The first look is steam off a coffee cup and two women talking fast enough to count as tailoring. Lorelai and Rory Gilmore fill Stars Hollow with pop-culture talk, caffeine logistics, and class warfare with grandparents Richard and Emily — walk-and-talk as a lifestyle brand. Amy Sherman-Palladino premiered the series October 5, 2000, on The WB (later The CW) for seven seasons through 2007. Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel carry a town of eccentrics: Melissa McCarthy's Sookie, Scott Patterson's Luke, Kelly Bishop's…
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- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
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- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
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- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
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- Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
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