Why didn't it work out between Lorelai and Peyton Sanders again...?
If the name means nothing, you're probably not alone, but the one-episode-and-done gentleman who caught Lauren Graham's attention for a minute was played by none other than Jon Hamm. And because he wouldn't be Don Draper for another five years, it was easy to miss the future Emmy winner's stop in Stars Hollow—unless you've tuned in now and again for some repeat visits with your fave mother-daughter duo and thought, "Hey...!"
That's going to happen more times than you might expect because, in true Law & Order fashion, Gilmore Girls played host to all sorts of famous or soon-to-be famous faces over its seven seasons—some hanging around longer than others, many just popping up in one episode and still more who actually played two different people over the years, whoever the casting call was serving up that day!
So as we continue to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the beloved series' premiere and get super-psyched for the upcoming Netflix reboot, enjoy the trip down memory lane as you spot certain faces in the crowd that you might not have noticed were there before.
Tune into E! News tonight at 7 p.m. & 11 p.m. for more Gilmore Girls goodness—including some incredibly early interviews with the cast!