Gilmore Girls
Dead Uncles and Vegetables
TV Flash files “Dead Uncles and Vegetables” as hour 38 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) on WB/CW, season 2, episode 17, aired 2002-04-16, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E17: listed hour 38 of 153 in the Gilmore Girls guide, hour 17 of 22 in season 2. It aired 2002-04-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “There's the Rub” (S02E16). Next is “Back in the Saddle Again” (S02E18).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Lorelai and Rory pitch in at the diner while Luke plans his Uncle Louie's funeral; Taylor is unhinged when a farmer's market opens in the town square and puts a damper on his business; Emily goes completely overboard in helping Sookie plan her wedding; Rory prods Jess into being more of a help; Luke is upset when family and friends cite Louie's unpleasant personality as a reason for not attending his funeral, but is comforted when Stars Hollow comes through for both him and his uncle in the end.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dead Uncles and Vegetables sit in the Gilmore Girls guide?
S02E17 is listed hour 38 of 153 — hour 17 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 17.
When did Gilmore Girls S02E17 air?
Dead Uncles and Vegetables aired 2002-04-16 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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