All episodes Season 4 S04E17 2004-04-13 60 min 2000s WB/CW

Gilmore Girls

Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist

TV Flash files “Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist” as hour 82 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) on WB/CW, season 4, episode 17, aired 2004-04-13, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S04E17: listed hour 82 of 153 in the Gilmore Girls guide, hour 17 of 22 in season 4. It aired 2004-04-13 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Reigning Lorelai” (S04E16). Next is “Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom!” (S04E18).

Gilmore Girls — Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist (S04E17)

Catalog log

Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

Rory, Paris, Janet and Glenn escape a Dickensianly cold winter in Connecticut and head to Florida, where they run into Madeline and Louise, who show them the spring break ropes; Jason gives Lorelai the key to his apartment as a symbol of his commitment to their relationship; Lorelai bails Luke out of jail after he's arrested for beating up the car belonging to the man he suspects is having an affair with Nicole; Lorelai and Rory get the dubious honor of the first ride in Kirk's latest venture, the Stars Hollow pedi-cab.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist sit in the Gilmore Girls guide?

S04E17 is listed hour 82 of 153 — hour 17 of 22 in season 4, season 4 episode 17.

When did Gilmore Girls S04E17 air?

Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist aired 2004-04-13 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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