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Gilmore Girls

Eight O'Clock at the Oasis

TV Flash files “Eight O'Clock at the Oasis” as hour 48 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) on WB/CW, season 3, episode 5, aired 2002-10-22, 60 min.

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This leaf is S03E05: listed hour 48 of 153 in the Gilmore Girls guide, hour 5 of 22 in season 3. It aired 2002-10-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes” (S03E04). Next is “Take the Deviled Eggs...” (S03E06).

Gilmore Girls — Eight O'Clock at the Oasis (S03E05)

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Lorelai attends Emily's society auction where she meets a very handsome man but neglects to get his number, forcing her to ask her mother for it; after a disastrous first date, Lorelai turns down an invitation to another, not realizing that Emily and Richard have a lot invested in her dating this son of their friends; after Lorelai and Rory agree to water their new neighbor's lawn while he's out of town, Jess comes to Rory's rescue when the lawn's sprinker system malfunctions.

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Where does Eight O'Clock at the Oasis sit in the Gilmore Girls guide?

S03E05 is listed hour 48 of 153 — hour 5 of 22 in season 3, season 3 episode 5.

When did Gilmore Girls S03E05 air?

Eight O'Clock at the Oasis aired 2002-10-22 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.

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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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