Gilmore Girls
But Not as Cute as Pushkin
TV Flash files “But Not as Cute as Pushkin” as hour 97 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) on WB/CW, season 5, episode 10, aired 2004-11-30, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E10: listed hour 97 of 153 in the Gilmore Girls guide, hour 10 of 22 in season 5. It aired 2004-11-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Emily Says Hello” (S05E09). Next is “Women of Questionable Morals” (S05E11).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Miss Patty celebrates forty years in show business on the same day that Luke mourns his father's death; Terrence's urging Paris to get on with her life prompts her to try speed dating, where she hooks up with Doyle; Marty finally clues Rory in that both he and Logan are interested in her; Lorelai's attempt to do something nice for Luke backfires; Rory enlists Richard in turning the practical joke table back on Logan; at Headmaster Charleston's request, Rory happily gives Anna, a Chilton student and prospective Eli, the Yale grand tour, but the immature Anna manages to get both herself and her host in trouble with her party-crazed ways.
Viewer FAQ
Where does But Not as Cute as Pushkin sit in the Gilmore Girls guide?
S05E10 is listed hour 97 of 153 — hour 10 of 22 in season 5, season 5 episode 10.
When did Gilmore Girls S05E10 air?
But Not as Cute as Pushkin aired 2004-11-30 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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