Goofs and Bloopers
Season 1
1. Pilot
*When Lorelei first tells Sookie about Rory's acceptance at Chilton, her hands are empty. When the camera shot changes from Sookie back to Lorelai, Lorelai is suddenly holding a piece of paper.
*Since Rory and Lorelai each listen to the same Macy Gray cd in different rooms after their argument, they have to have two copies. However, Lorelai confessed earlier that she borrowed her cd from Rory, which is an inference that there's only one copy in the house.
*There is a part where Lorelei and Rory are sitting in the kitchen talking after their encounter at their grandparents house. There is a plate of twinkies on the table. When the camera goes back and forth between Lorelei and Rory, there are different numbers of twinkies each shot. Sometimes there are 4, and other times there are 8.
2. The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton
*Why didn't Lorelai simply borrow some clothes from Rory instead of wearing the "rodeo" outfit?
In the beginning, there's a shot of Sookie's house which is meant to be the exterior of Lorelai's bedroom.
4. The Deer Hunters
*When Rory collides with the deer, the stop sign is facing the wrong way.
6. Rory's Birthday Parties
*During her phone call with Emily about going shopping, Lorelai has an apple in front of her which "moves" as they speak.
*While Rory is eating her birthday cake at Luke's, the slice changes in size from big to small and then back to big again.
7. Kiss and Tell
*When Mrs. Kim surprises Lorelai and Lorelai takes God's name in vain twice, Mrs. Kim doesn't say anything, which is extremely out of character for her.
*Rory gets kissed on Friday; you can tell because she is wearing her Chilton uniform and the next day she isn't because she doesn't have school. Rory tells her mom in the kitchen while Dean is over that Dean kissed her yesterday, at the store. Later, Lorelai says that they should go to sleep because she has work and Rory has school but it was only Saturday, not Sunday.
*Discussing "The Way We Were", Lorelai and Rory speculate about Dean's thinking Hubbell should leave his wife and child for Katie, when, in fact, it's with Katie that Hubbell has a child.
8. Love and War and Snow
*When Max and Lorelai arrive at her house, their clothes are completely dry, even though they just walked through a heavy snowfall and were covered with snowflakes in the prior scene.
11. Paris is Burning
*When Lorelai attempts to give Max back the book she hands it back to him with the spine facing up, when the camera moves the book is flat, then its spine up again.
12. Double Date
*Rune's complaint that Lorelai had big ears isn't based on anything he was able to see in the five seconds before he made the comment -- her hairstyle was covering her ears.
14. That Damn Donna Reed
*Lorelai tells Rory that it would be the second night that they were apart if she sleeps over Babette's house. This is not true because they were apart in "Love, War, and Snow" and in "Rory's Dance" so this would be at least the third time.
*When Lorelai, Rory, and Dean are eating pizza, the pizza changes as the shots change. After the camera shifts from Lorelai and Rory eating pizza to Dean and then back again, the pizza is miraculously back in the box, and Rory picks up a slice from a whole pizza.
*If you look closely, you can see that it isn't Christopher who is driving off with Rory at the end of the episode.
*Babette calls Apricot a boy and Rory calls Apricot a girl.
*When Lorelai and Rory arrive for Friday night dinner, Richard and Emily are talking on a speakerphone, but the model of the phone they are using does not have a speakerphone function.
15. Christopher Returns
*When Christopher asks Lorelai to marry him, you can see the shadow of the boom mic on the refrigerator as she responds.
*During the softball sequence, the sound of rainfall can be heard over the dialogue although it's not supposed to be raining. Near the end of the scene, an actual raindrop falls through the middle of the frame.
17. The Breakup, Part 2
*Lorelai puts Rory's "Dean Box" in a closet in the hallway between the kitchen and living room, which, up until that point, had been a bathroom.
19. Emily In Wonderland
*In this episode, Emily says that she doesn't have any baby pictures of Lorelai. However, in the "Love and War and Snow" episode, Richard, Emily and Rory look at baby pictures of Lorelai together.
20. P.S. I Lo...
*When Lorelai says they need lightbulbs, Rory asks if it's Wednesday, and Lorelai says no. But it is Wednesday! When Lorelai picks up Rory at Richard and Emily's house, she tells them that they'll see them tomorrow for dinner. Since their dinners are always on Friday nights, this means that it must be Thursday. The lightbulb conversation took place the day before, which was, therefore, Wednesday.
*In Mr. Medina's class, Paris pushes a book to the floor to get Rory's attention. When the shot cuts back to Paris, the book is back on her desk. When the bell rings, the book is back on the floor.
21. Love, Daisies and Troubadours
*As Lorelai, Rory, and Max walk to the town meeting, you can see the Warner Brothers Fire Department logo on the fire trucks they pass.
Season 2
24. Red Light on the Wedding Night
*When Lorelai and Rory are sampling wedding cakes, Rory comments on the raspberry cake, and you distinctly see her take a few bites. But then the camera angle changes, and you see that the side of the cake that Rory just ate is still intact.
*When Lorelai, Rory and Max go to Luke's, there are originally three red cups on the table. Throughout the course of the scene, the red cups change to blue, and then back to red.
25. The Road Trip to Harvard
*In the opening conversation between Rory and Lorelai, the shadow of the camera equipment can be seen on Rory's face.
*As Rory consults the map and says that they're approaching a town in New Hampshire, she's actually looking at a map of Long Island, New York.
When Rory turns around after being surprised by Ladawn, she turns to the right. In the next shot, she's turning to the left.
*At the end of the episode as Lorelai gets into her car, you can see the shadow of the cameraman following her.
27. Presenting Lorelai Gilmore
*To help her mother write down a phone number, Rory gives Lorelai a gum wrapper, which is replaced by a notebook in the very next scene.
28. Like Mother, Like Daughter
*When Lorelai asked Luke not to date Eva and Luke explains that he was giving her directions, he says "...you take a right at Deerfield, and you catch the I-5, and you take it South..." There's no I-5 in Connecticut.
*When Paris sits down at the table with Rory and the Puffs, the color of Rory's soda can changes from purple to green in between camera shots.
*When the Puffs bring Rory to Headmaster Charleston's office, it's in the middle of a hallway, when it had previously had always been at the end of a hallway.
31. The Bracebridge Dinner
*When Dean and Rory are talking at the inn, you see Luke and Jess arrive and Luke takes off his jacket and gives it to the bellhop. THEN, when Jess waves at Rory a few moments later, Luke has his jacket on again and takes it off again!
32. Secrets and Loans
*Just before Rory and Lorelai leave their home to attend Friday Night Dinner, Rory is wearing black pantyhose, but isn't when they arrive at Richard's and Emily's house. When Rory and Lorelai return to Stars Hollow, Rory is once again wearing black pantyhose.
36. Lost And Found
*Lorelai makes a reference to Wayne Gretzky implying that he was a goaltender, when actually he was a forward.
*Lorelai looks out Rory's window to see Jess stuffing garbage bags in garbage cans. Then she come out of the house to talk to Jess and he's now stuffing bags on the livingroom side of the house.
*Doesn't it seem a little strange that Lorelai can eat lunch with Jess, curl her hair, change for work, go to work, help Luke with the apartment, and come home early all in the same day?
37. There's the Rub
*The drummer's instruments and playing style are out of sync with the music we hear.
38. Dead Uncles and Vegetables
*When Rory iand Lorelai are talking in Luke's apartment, Rory's sweater sleeves are pulled up and then down between shots.
39. Back in the Saddle Again
*Why are Michel and Giselle talking heavily accented English - even though they are both French??
40. Teach Me Tonight
*Christopher calls Rory at 6:45 on Wednesday and it appears to be an every Wednesday thing. They only talk for a minute and he apologizes for the conversation being short and promises longer next time. Then Rory talks to Lorelai for only a few minutes before saying she's late for school. How would she normally talk to Christopher for so long if she has to get to school?
42. Lorelai's Graduation Day
*When Lorelai and Rory are talking about what to wear to the ceremony, you can briefly see the shadow of the camera on the staircase.
Season 3
44. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days
*When Rory is talking to Lorelai on the phone in her dorm, Rory's laptop screen is up. But when Rory goes over to her desk to look at her letter to Jess, the laptop screen is down.
*When Lorelai and Rory are approaching Sookie's front door, you can see the reflection of the camera and operator in the front door.
45. Haunted Leg
*When Rory is in her room talking to her mother about Kirk's asking Lorelai for a date, the television alternates between facing toward and facing away from the bed.
46. Application Anxiety
*Paris tells Rory that Mr. Hunter wouldn't allow her to use a giant video screen at their seminar, saying, "Paris, this isn't the Beatles at Shea Stadium." She then says to Rory, "Nice anachronism, huh? Like they had video screens in '63!" But Paris made an error herself, as the Beatles did not play Shea Stadium until 1965.
*When this episode was reaired on May 27, 2003, Paris's dialogue about "video screens in '63" was redubbed to "video screens in '65".
47. One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes
*As Lane and Dave walk out of the music shop, Lane grabs her coat. In the next shot when they are outside, there's no coat anywhere in sight.
49. Take the Deviled Eggs...
*When Jess sees his car after Lorelai and Rory return from Boston, there are more eggs on the car than they actually threw.
51. Let the Games Begin
*While packing for their trip to New Haven, Rory mentions that it's 30 degrees out. When they're walking through campus, however, they're dressed as if it's not at all cold outside.
52. A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving
*Rory says that this is the first time she's broken up with Dean. This is incorrect, since they broke up earlier, somewhere around Episode 17.
53. That'll Do, Pig
*When Rory is talking to Jess, the snow cone she's holding is shown in several different non-chronological stages of melting.
55. Lorelai Out of Water
*When Alex asks Lorelai out he says: "I was actually thinking of doing a little fishing this Saturday", but when Luke asks Lorelai when they are going, she answers, "Sunday morning." Clearly, the reference to Sunday is a goof, further borne out by Lorelai's waking Rory up on the day of the fishing date so that Rory can attend the wedding of Lane's cousin which a previous conversation between Lane and Rory set as Saturday. When Rory returns from the wedding later that day, she sees the fish that Lorelai caught.
56. Dear Emily and Richard
*In all the flashback scenes, the area between the living room and the staircase has no wall between it. But in the first few episodes of the show there was a wall there, up until Emily and Richard obviously renovated.
57. Swan Song
*At the end of the scene where Lorelai returns from New York, the reflection of the camera can be seen as Alex gets in his car.
*While Rory's in her bedroom at Richard's and Emily's house and talking on the phone with Lorelai, the position of her watch on the nightstand changes as the shots change.
59. The Big One
*At the end of the episode, Lorelai opens the mailbox, but doesn't shut it after removing the mail. As we see them walking into the house, the mailbox is closed.
63. Say Goodnight, Gracie
*In this episode, we can clearly see the fence around Kyle's yard which Dean and Jess are said to have broken. In the previous episode, however, there's no fence around the house, and Dean and Jess don't go anywhere near one during the fight.
64. Here Comes the Son
*In the shot where Luke pulls Lorelai onto the porch, Warner Brothers's buildings are visible behind the trees.
Season 4
67. The Lorelais' First Day at Yale
*Luke: "It's in park?" - Standard shift vehicles don't have a "park", they use neutral and the hand/emergency/parking brake.
68. The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles
*When Sookie and Lorelai are talking in the kitchen during the party, the water level in the bottle in front of them varies.
69. Chicken or Beef?
*Kyle says that he just joined the Navy, but he has two service stripes on his uniform, which denotes six years of service. His rank insignia is also much higher than that assigned to a recruit.
*When Rory is sitting on the bench in the gazebo, her takeout order from Luke's is beside her. When she gets up to go to Lane's, the bag is gone.
70. The Fundamental Things Apply
*Rory evidently forgot about her half-sister Georgia when she answered "No" to Trevor's question about whether she had any siblings.
*Janet can't be on a "partial athletic scholarship" because Yale doesn't offer athletic or academic scholarships to anyone. All undergraduate loans and grants are based solely on financial need.
*When Lorelai is inside the diner talking to Luke, her shirt collar moves in and out of her sweater as the shots change.
73. Die, Jerk
*Lorelai says she got kicked out of a camp for "liberating the horses" which contradicts her statement in "Richard in Stars Hollow" about getting kicked out of camp because she wouldn't call the couselors by their nicknames.
75. The Nanny and the Professor
*When Rory walks in on Lorelai sweeping the crumbs under the counter, the cabinet door where Lorelai got the broom is open. However, when Rory surprises her and she jumps up, the cabinet door is closed.
*When Jason is showing off the pop-up TV, the remote jumps out of his hand and back again when the camera angle changes.
77. A Family Matter
*Jess's parents can't seem to agree on his age when they're talking to Luke. Liz says he's 19, while Jimmy claimed that his son was 17 last May.
*As Rory is in her dorm room talking to Lorelai, Lane is in the background alternating between wearing and holding her coat as the shot changes.
78. Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels
*T.J. says that he and Liz are heading to a big Renaissance fair in Minnesota next month, but the Minnesota Renaissance Festival in Shakopee, MN takes place August through September each year, not in the middle of winter.
79. The Incredible Shrinking Lorelais
*Trix's hair changes noticeably when Richard is setting her straight. Her pompadour starts out at the left, then switches to the right, and then returns to the left again as the shots change.
81. The Reigning Lorelai
*When Lorelai is about to leave her parents' house after bringing Richard soup, she zips up her jacket in the background as her mother talks on the phone in the foreground. Lorelai's jacket is closed as she walks towards Emily to say goodbye. As she walks out the door, however, her jacket is open and she zips it closed again.
86. Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
*When Luke and Lorelai are dancing, you can see the shadow of the camera pass across them.
*Lorelai points to her right and says she sees a couple of tables. Luke takes the plates and heads to the right. Later, though, they go to the left, and their plates are there on the table.
