Visible crew/equipment: At the Kim house, when Lane and Rory reach the kitchen doorway, just as Mrs. Kim tells Lane that she has "muffins with no dairy, no sugar, no wheat," the boom pole dips into view at the top right corner of the screen. (00:11:35)
Continuity mistake: After Rory is walking with Dean, it goes to a shot of Rory and Lorelai eating at Luke's Diner from outside. Rory is wearing a light blue sweater and Lorelai has a black shirt on. Then it goes inside the diner and Rory is wearing a dark bluish/grey sweater and Lorelai is wearing a purple shirt. The first exterior shot is used from the very last scene of the episode. (00:27:05)
Continuity mistake: Kirk introduces himself as "Mick" in the second episode. From episode 3 and throughout the series his name is "Kirk."
Continuity mistake: The appearance of the Gilmore mansion is very different in this episode than in following episodes. Here there are steps leading up to the front door, but none in later episodes, and the area people park their cars changes significantly as well.
Continuity mistake: In the opening scene Lorelai crosses the street to Luke's which is in the middle of the block instead of on the corner of the block.
Continuity mistake: In the shot where Lorelai and Rory are in Luke's diner, after Lorelai moves her burger in front of her, the plate changes positions several times between shots.
Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, and all episode, Luke's diner is considerably smaller than the rest of the series. He has a shelf with random hardware and fishing items that is a window the remainder of the series.
Continuity mistake: Lorelai walks into the kitchen and tells Sookie "she did it" and only has a brown bag in her hand. In the next shot she has a brown bag in one hand and the Chilton letter in the other.
Continuity mistake: There is no building next to Luke's in the pilot, but in subsequent episodes there is one, which he buys.
The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Lorelai drives Rory to Chilton, the license plate at the front of her Jeep goes from being attached to the center of the bumper, to the side of the bumper, then back to the center of the bumper. Additionally, the Jeep's rearview mirror has vanished when they're parked at Chilton. (00:03:25)
The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: While Rory is at the administration office Miss James gives her the Chilton map, schedule, etc. Then just as Miss James tells Rory that Mr. Winters, the guidance counselor, handles everything except bulimia and pregnancy, Miss James is wearing eyeglasses in the shot facing Rory, but in the previous and following shots she is not. (00:15:50)
The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton - S1-E2
Visible crew/equipment: Right before Miss Patty asks Lorelai if that was what she wore at the Chilton, there is a boom mic's pole showing at the top right corner while she is speaking to the dance class. (00:17:10)
The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: Luke uses a red screwdriver trying to get something out of the toaster and leaves the screwdriver in the toaster while he goes to get coffee. When it cuts back to Lorelai, the screwdriver is on the counter, beside the toaster. (00:18:20)
Kill Me Now - S1-E3
Visible crew/equipment: When Lorelai and Emily have a private chat about Rory playing golf with Richard, Lorelai tells her, "You win," and as Emily walks out of the room, the lighting equipment is visible at the left side of the screen. (00:06:00)
Kill Me Now - S1-E3
Audio problem: When Lorelai and Rory are sitting at a table, with Rory looking at herself in a mirror, they talk about Rory's hair. Right after this, Rory asks, "do you want something to drink?" Her mouth doesn't move at all. (00:30:00)
Kill Me Now - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: Richard and Emily speak of his mother as if she were dead, but she comes to visit several times later in the series.
Visible crew/equipment: While Rory is at Luke's doing her homework, when Lorelai walks in and is about to sit down at the table with Rory, the lighting equipment is visible at the right side of the screen. (00:19:50)
Visible crew/equipment: When Lorelai joins Rory at Luke's, as she opens the door, she reveals camera equipment outside the door. (00:20:00)
Suggested correction: It's not camera equipment you're seeing; it's one of the newspaper dispensers on the sidewalk outside Luke's, at the curb. These newspaper dispensers are visible in many episodes.
Factual error: When Rory drives up the road, in the shot from inside the car there's a stop sign facing her up ahead to her right, but in the next shot that stop sign is now facing the opposite way, which has the wrong side facing the driver.
Continuity mistake: After the opening credits, Lorelai is watching TV in the kitchen. After she picks up the remote control, the camera angle changes and the TV is gone. It then reappears when Lorelai is standing by the stove. (00:02:35)
