Season 1, episode 6: “Rory’s Birthday Parties” Original air date: November 9, 2000 Directed by: Sarah Pia Anderson Written by: Amy Sherman-Palladino IMDb summary: It’s Rory’s birthday. She gets two parties. An elegant and horrible affair thrown by her grandmother and an informal fun party thrown by Lorelai (IMDb). Indigenous Land Acknowledgment: In beginning my …