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Gilmore Girls S3E16 — The Big One
8.4
Gilmore Girls•Season 3•Episode 16

The Big One

8.4/10 · 1,113 votesFeb 25, 200344 min

Ranked #5 of 22 in Season 3•+0.4 vs season avg

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Rory and Paris compete to give a speech at a school celebration. Meanwhile, Lorelai shares a passionate kiss with someone unexpected.

Directed byJamie Babbit
Written byAmy Sherman-Palladino
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Season 3 Episodes22

Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days stillE1 8.1

Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days

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Haunted Leg

Application Anxiety stillE3 7.7

Application Anxiety

One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes stillE4 7.8

One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes

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Eight O'Clock at the Oasis

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Take the Deviled Eggs...

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They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?

Let the Games Begin stillE8 8.3

Let the Games Begin

A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving stillE9 8.4

A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving

That'll Do, Pig stillE10 8.0

That'll Do, Pig

I Solemnly Swear... stillE11 7.4

I Solemnly Swear...

Lorelai Out of Water stillE12 7.5

Lorelai Out of Water

Dear Emily and Richard stillE13 8.6

Dear Emily and Richard

Swan Song stillE14 7.9

Swan Song

Face-Off stillE15 7.9

Face-Off

The Big One stillE16 8.4Now viewing

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Happy Birthday, Baby stillE18 7.8

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Say Goodnight, Gracie stillE20 8.0

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Here Comes the Son stillE21 7.6

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Cast12

Lauren Graham

Lauren Graham

Lorelai Gilmore

Alexis Bledel

Alexis Bledel

Rory Gilmore

Scott Patterson

Scott Patterson

Luke Danes

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Sookie St. James

Keiko Agena

Keiko Agena

Lane Kim

Yanic Truesdale

Yanic Truesdale

Michel Gerard

Liza Weil

Liza Weil

Paris Geller

Sean Gunn

Sean Gunn

Kirk Gleason

Jared Padalecki

Jared Padalecki

Dean Forester

Kelly Bishop

Kelly Bishop

Emily Gilmore

Milo Ventimiglia

Milo Ventimiglia

Jess Mariano

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Richard Gilmore

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Amy Sherman-Palladino

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Writer

Jamie Babbit

Jamie Babbit

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Big One" is episode 16 of Gilmore Girls season 3. It scored 8.4/10 from 1,113 votes, ranking #5 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Jamie Babbit and written by Amy Sherman-Palladino, it aired on February 25, 2003.

Next: E17 · A Tale of Poes and FireBest of Season 3