Directing and writing credits: This season opener was written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino. It features cameos from Barbara Boxer and Doug Ose, of all people. I actually met Barbara Boxer in 2007 when I was in Washington, D.C. for Presidential Classroom, something similar to Chilton's Junior

Directing and writing credits: Written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino. I love this episode and if I'm ever having a particularly bad day, I usually put it on in the background and listen to it while I do other things. I don't know why it cheers

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Daniel Palladino. Babbit directed two other Season 2 episodes: "The Road Trip to Harvard" - If Rory is such a genius, why doesn't she realize that Portsmouth New Hampshire is less than 1.5 hours away

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Chris Long, written by Allan Heinberg. Long has directed two previous Season Two episodes of "GG": "Presenting Lorelai Gilmore" - Christopher returns to Stars Hollow with a Volvo, the Compact Oxford English Dictionary, a mild addiction to chai lattes, and

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Steven Robman, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. This is Robman's first episode of "GG," but he'll go on to direct two others: "One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes" and "Let the Games

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Kevin Dowling, written by Linda Loiselle Guzik. This is Dowling's only episode of "GG" but he's directed a bunch of random things over the years, like "Joan of Arcadia," "One Tree Hill," and "

Directing and writing credits: Directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Daniel Palladino. Fun fact: Babbit has directed more episodes of "GG" than ASP. You should remember her from "The Road Trip to Harvard" at the beginning of the season. She'll go on to direct