Friday Night Dinner with Morgan & Rachelle: A Gilmore Girls Podcast

Well, folks, we've made it. We have arrived. Here we are. The dreaded episode. The episode that will forever go down in infamy as the episode where Dean's character takes a dramatic nosedive. The episode that turned the hearts of millions of Gilmore Girls fans -- nay, the world -- against the once-beloved bag boy. Chris is gone, Max hasn't called, and Lorelai is in a funk. The entirety of Stars Hollow is in a romantic tizzy, preparing for the Founders Day Firelight Festival, and everyone except for Lorelai and Luke are feeling the love. (Well, and Rory.) Luke is blindsided by his ex-girlfriend Rachel's sudden return to Stars Hollow, and Dean plans the most epic three-month-a-versary date for himself and Rory, only to find that it may be their last shared plate of spaghetti and meatballs. And Rachelle is here to say that maybe we should reserve just a smidge of sympathy for the universally despised Dean, but don't @ her. (Just kidding, we love hearing from y'all. Just keep it kind and civil.)

.

.

.

Hey, we're not in so -- AH bashed my thumb! -- leave a message: [email protected]

If you're out on the road, follow us on Instagram: @fridaynightdinnerpod

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

.

.

Intro and outro music by Sam Phillips, covered by Brent Cihonski. We own nothing. Gilmore Girls is the property of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. All thoughts expressed within the podcast are our own and do not reflect the thoughts, beliefs, etc. of the showrunners, producers, creators, actors, etc.

You hear that? (How could you not -- his 2000 Indian Chief brings even Taylor Doose to the streets complaining about the noise pollution.) Christopher is comin' to town. And since he drove all the way from Berkeley, California, we decided it was only right to hold this meeting in season 1. Please join us for our third unofficial Stars Hollow town meeting as we discuss Rory's biological father, Christopher Hayden, and if he and Lor (*shudder*) are a match made in heaven, or if they should leave their love in H(e)artford, with special guest (and fourth unofficial host of the pod), Morgan's husband Rudy. Cast your vote in our DMs on Instagram @fridaynightdinnerpod, or drop us a line: [email protected].

.

.

Intro and outro music by Sam Phillips, covered by Brent Cihonski. We own nothing. Gilmore Girls is the property of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. All thoughts expressed within the podcast are our own and do not reflect the thoughts, beliefs, etc. of the showrunners, producers, creators, actors, etc.

Spoiler alert: We're more than halfway through season 1 and still don't know what we're doing but you're still here, so we're back back back again with a juicy episode. Guess who else is back back back again? (Hint, it's in the title.) That's right, Christopher is in town, and Friday Night Dinner is about to explode, as is Richard on Straub. (I mean, with a name like Straub, who could blame Richard?) Rory meets her Hayden grandparents, Lor and Chris make some bad decisions out on the balcony thanks to a little too much Jose Cuervo, Luke gets stood up with the paint cans at the diner, and Lorelai turns down Chris' surprise proposal -- but doesn't shut her heart to a future with him completely? 

.

.

.

Hey, we're not in so -- AH bashed my thumb! -- leave a message: [email protected]

If you're out on the road, follow us on Instagram: @fridaynightdinnerpod

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

.

.

Intro and outro music by Sam Phillips, covered by Brent Cihonski. We own nothing. Gilmore Girls is the property of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. All thoughts expressed within the podcast are our own and do not reflect the thoughts, beliefs, etc. of the showrunners, producers, creators, actors, etc.

Hold onto your horoscopes, because this episode is on another level -- literally, as in, an astrological one. You could even say it's out of this world. (Yep, we went there.) At the request of a listener, Rachelle, a casual dabbler in all things astrology and a self-proclaimed "Aries to a T", breaks down Lorelai and Rory's astrological signs and life path numbers for Morgan, the skeptic, who will determine how accurate they actually are.

.

.

Hey, we're not in so -- AH bashed my thumb! -- leave a message: [email protected] If you're out on the road, follow us on Instagram: @fridaynightdinnerpod Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

.

.

Intro and outro music by Sam Phillips, covered by Brent Cihonski. We own nothing. Gilmore Girls is the property of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. All thoughts expressed within the podcast are our own and do not reflect the thoughts, beliefs, etc. of the showrunners, producers, creators, actors, etc.

Welcome to another Harry Potter-themed mini-sode! In this episode, Morgan and Rachelle combine their decade (plus)-long obsession with Harry Potter with their love of Gilmore Girls to sort the residents of Stars Hollow into their respective Hogwarts houses. In this sorting episode, we're tackling a few ore secondary characters of the show who tend to steal whatever scene they land in: Babette, Maury, Taylor Doose, and Miss Patty. We also discuss what animal each would bring with them to Hogwarts, their best or favorite Hogwarts class, favorite or most used spell, and what their occupation would be in the wizarding world. Let the magic begin, muggles!

.

.

.

Didn't receive your Hogwarts acceptance letter in the mail? Don't let the muggles get you down! Keep the magic alive and let us know what houses you'd sort this episode's characters into by sending a note via owl post to @fridaynightdinnerpod on Instagram, or a Howler to [email protected].

Mischief managed!

.

.

Intro and outro music by Sam Phillips. We own nothing. Gilmore Girls is the property of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. All thoughts expressed within the podcast are our own and do not reflect the thoughts, beliefs, etc. of the showrunners, producers, creators, actors, etc.

We interrupt your Friday podcast feed to bring you our very first Q&A episode with a formal guest and fellow podcast queen! We had the immense pleasure of interviewing long-time Gilmore Girls fan and co-host of The Remember Podcasts (https://www.therememberpodcasts.com/), Maren Abercrombie, and quizzed her about all things Gilmore Girls, including her favorite (and least favorite) characters, her thoughts on Year in the Life, what her ideal Stars Hollow date night would be, and more. 

If you love this interview with Maren as much as we do, go check out her fabulous podcasts on Instagram and Facebook, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen: 

Remember Twilight? (@remembertwilightpodcast)

.

.

.

Hey, we're not in so -- AH bashed my thumb! -- leave a message: [email protected]

If you're out on the road, follow us on Instagram: @fridaynightdinnerpod

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

.

.

Intro and outro music by Sam Phillips. We own nothing. Gilmore Girls is the property of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. All thoughts expressed within the podcast are our own and do not reflect the thoughts, beliefs, etc. of the showrunners, producers, creators, actors, etc.

Run (don't walk) like an Egyptian to listen to this new episode! True to form, Lorelai offers to host the town rummage sale to raise money for refurbishing a bridge but can't bear to part with any of her sparkly head bandanas or rhinestone-encrusted army print jackets. Rory and the Chilton Heathers (Paris, Louise, and Madeline) are assigned to a debate team, and the ladies take a right at the rooster statue (Hi, Monte!) to work on their group project in Rory's cluttered living room with Pop Tart appetizers and pizza as sustenance. Sookie is the best friend ever and gets Lorelai her dream tickets to see The Bangles, before Lorelai (thoughtfully?) offers them to the girls. The five of them head to NYC where Lorelai and Sookie scream with laughter from the nosebleeds and L & M take off with some randos, only to be caught and chastised by Lorelai in full-mom mode. Also, Luke loses his cool over an article of clothing, and we hear some tall tales about one of Stars Hollow's most infamous former residents, Rachel. 

.

.

.

Hey, we're not in so -- AH bashed my thumb! -- leave a message: [email protected]

If you're out on the road, follow us on Instagram: @fridaynightdinnerpod

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

.

.

Intro and outro music by Sam Phillips. We own nothing. Gilmore Girls is the property of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. All thoughts expressed within the podcast are our own and do not reflect the thoughts, beliefs, etc. of the showrunners, producers, creators, actors, etc.

We're re-titling this episode, "The One Where Lorelai Finally Acts Like the Best Friend Sookie Deserves." After a nervous spatula hair flip and leaving Jackson the cutest voicemail of all time thanks to Lorelai's prompting, Sookie makes her move and sets herself and Lorelai up on a disaster of a double date with Jackson and his itsy-bitsy bowling obsessed cousin, Rune. (What kind of name is "Rune" anyway? And who asks a woman her shoe size at a fancy French restaurant?!) Lane asks Rory to ask Dean to ask Zack on a double date, only to find that Zack is not "the one"  before being grounded and nearly shipped off to a convent in Siberia. Luke *almost* asks Lorelai out on a date (so close people!), but is interrupted by by a very upset Mrs. Kim, and Lorelai dishes out some actually great parenting advice at the end of this whirlwind episode.

.

.

.

Hey, we're not in so -- AH bashed my thumb! -- leave a message: [email protected]

If you're out on the road, follow us on Instagram: @fridaynightdinnerpod

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

.

.

Intro and outro music by Sam Phillips. We own nothing. Gilmore Girls is the property of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. All thoughts expressed within the podcast are our own and do not reflect the thoughts, beliefs, etc. of the showrunners, producers, creators, actors, etc.

Welcome to another Harry Potter-themed mini-sode! In this episode, Morgan and Rachelle combine their decade (plus)-long obsession with Harry Potter with their love of Gilmore Girls to sort the residents of Stars Hollow into their respective Hogwarts houses. In this sorting episode, we're tackling a few secondary characters of the show: Sookie, Michel, and Kirk. We also discuss what animal each would bring with them to Hogwarts, their best or favorite Hogwarts class, favorite or most used spell, and what their occupation would be in the wizarding world. Let the magic begin, muggles!

.

.

.

Didn't receive your Hogwarts acceptance letter in the mail? Don't let the muggles get you down! Keep the magic alive and let us know what houses you'd sort this episode's characters into by sending a note via owl post to @fridaynightdinnerpod on Instagram, or a Howler to [email protected].

Mischief managed!

.

.

Intro and outro music by Sam Phillips. We own nothing. Gilmore Girls is the property of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. All thoughts expressed within the podcast are our own and do not reflect the thoughts, beliefs, etc. of the showrunners, producers, creators, actors, etc.