Carson Daly says his daughters are watching Gilmore Girls — and they recently got a shock when they heard his name on the show
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Gilmore Girls premiered in 2000 and aired for seven seasons but still has a devoted fan base, all these years later
The show told the story of Lorelai and her teen daughter Rory's close bond while they lived in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut
Carson Dalysays it wasn't his years of experience hosting MTV'sTRLor even his 12 plus years onThe Today Showthat led his kids to realize he was famous — it was a callout onGilmore Girls.
During a cooking segment on the Wednesday, March 11 episode ofToday, 52-year-old Daly spoke toLauren Graham, who played Lorelai Gilmore on the show.
The original series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, premiered on Oct. 5, 2000 and aired for seven seasons. The show told the story of Lorelai and her teen daughter Rory's close bond while they lived in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Rory was played byAlexis Bledel.
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Daly said hisdaughtersrecently started watching the show, which went off the air in 2007.
"You know, the girls all went back to watchGilmore Girls," Daly said.
He continued: "I've been on television every day since 1997. And it wasn't until I got name-checked in an episode ofGilmore Girlsthat my daughters were like, 'Oh my god, dad, you're famous!'"
"You're welcome," responded Graham, 58.
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Daly was referenced in episode one of the show's third season.
Despite being off the air for so long, the show still has a loyal following — even among fans who were too young to watch the first time around.
In November 2016, Netflix released theGilmore Girlsrevival, which saw Lorelai still running her Dragonfly Inn while a 32-year-old Rory worked through job (and relationship) struggles yeas after graduating from Yale. Each episode — individually titledWinter, Spring, SummerandFall— followed the pair throughout a season of the year.
The reboot was also directed, written and executive-produced by the Palladinos.
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Daly, meanwhile, joinedTodayin September 2013. Prior to that, he hosted MTV'sTotal Request Live(TRL), which aired new episodes every weekday on MTV from 1998 to 2008. The show welcomed the biggest musical and entertainment acts of the day live into its Times Square studio, as Daly and other hosts counted down the top 10 videos as voted by fans that day.
From there, Daly hosted long-running late-night talk showLast Call with Carson Daly, which aired from 2002 to 2019.
Daly and his wife — cookbook author Siri Pinter Daly — met in 2005 when she was working as a writer's assistant on theLast Call with Carson Dalyand started dating shortly after. Together they have four kids: son Jackson and daughters Etta, London and Goldie.
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