Gilmore Girls
The Nanny and the Professor
TV Flash files “The Nanny and the Professor” as hour 75 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) on WB/CW, season 4, episode 10, aired 2004-01-20, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E10: listed hour 75 of 153 in the Gilmore Girls guide, hour 10 of 22 in season 4. It aired 2004-01-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Ted Koppel's Big Night Out” (S04E09). Next is “In the Clamor and the Clangor” (S04E11).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Luke becomes overwhelmed by Lane's work ethic when he hires her to work at the diner; Michel exhibits a profound jealousy of Tobin; Emily and Richard find the treats they brought home from Switzerland are widely panned; Rory is less than thrilled with the new man in Paris' life, especially when she learns that he's teaching her contemporary political fiction class; as Lorelai and Jason grow closer, she begs him to keep their relationship a secret from her parents; Rory's talent for millinery combines with her talent for writing to win her a position on the "Daily Yale"; inexplicably, Sookie and Jackson allow Michel to babysit for Davey, forcing Lorelai to come to the rescue when Michel, not being one to fail to disappoint, needs to get himself and Davey out from under a problem; Richard becomes intensely irritated when the Chez Gilmore walking tour benefiting the Historical Society overstays its welcome.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Nanny and the Professor sit in the Gilmore Girls guide?
S04E10 is listed hour 75 of 153 — hour 10 of 22 in season 4, season 4 episode 10.
When did Gilmore Girls S04E10 air?
The Nanny and the Professor aired 2004-01-20 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…
Filed against
- Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
Lauren Graham's Lorelai Gilmore made Gilmore Girls a caffeine lifestyle brand — Stars Hollow walk-and-talk, Rory in orbit, grandparents as class warfare, Amy Sherman-Palladino dialogue at 100 mph. Comfort TV with a Netflix encore. TV…
- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
Alexis Bledel’s Rory Gilmore speed-talked Stars Hollow into a lifestyle brand — Lorelai’s coffee logistics, Amy Sherman-Palladino walk-and-talk caffeine, grandparents as class warfare, Lauren Graham at 100 mph. Dialogue-forward comfort TV…
- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
Melissa McCarthy’s Sookie St. James cooked Stars Hollow like a second heartbeat under Gilmore Girls’ walk-and-talk caffeine — 2000s dialogue-forward comfort, Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel at 100 mph, grandparents as class warfare. TV…
- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
Scott Patterson's Luke Danes poured Gilmore Girls as Stars Hollow counterweight — Lorelai and Rory filling the town with rapid-fire pop-culture talk and coffee logistics, Amy Sherman-Palladino walk-and-talk as a lifestyle brand.…
- Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
Kelly Bishop's Emily Gilmore turned Gilmore Girls grandparents into class warfare in a pantsuit — Stars Hollow caffeine, Amy Sherman-Palladino walk-and-talk, Friday-night dinners as a blood sport with china. TV Flash files her as 2000s…
- Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard
Yanic Truesdale’s Michel Gerard iced Gilmore Girls’ inn with disdain as hospitality — Lorelai and Rory filling Stars Hollow with rapid-fire pop-culture talk and coffee logistics, Amy Sherman-Palladino walk-and-talk caffeine as a lifestyle…