Who is Rufus Humphrey in Gossip Girl?
The rock dad with the gallery and the waffles · The Parents
Rufus Humphrey (The rock dad with the gallery and the waffles) is a character in Gossip Girl, part of The Parents. Rufus Humphrey had a band, a hit and a thing with Lily Rhodes in the nineties; now he has a Brooklyn gallery, two teenagers crossing the bridge into a world he distrusts, and a waffle iron that does the family's emotional labor. The show's most functional parent by forfeit, Rufus referees Dan and Jenny's social ascents while his own past with Lily keeps un-archiving itself — proof that on this show, the parents' unfinished business is structural.
When does Rufus Humphrey first appear?
Rufus Humphrey first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”) of Gossip Girl (2007–2012, The CW).
Who is Rufus Humphrey connected to?
Relationships already established when Rufus Humphrey first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Lily van der Woodsen — The nineties, never quite archived
Which group does Rufus Humphrey belong to?
By the time Rufus Humphrey appears, The Parents also includes Lily van der Woodsen.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Serena van der Woodsen — The it girl who came back
- Blair Waldorf — The queen B of Constance — headbands as crowns
- Dan Humphrey — Lonely Boy, taking notes
- Chuck Bass — I'm Chuck Bass.
- Nate Archibald — The golden boy everyone's parents arranged
- Jenny Humphrey — Little J, climbing the Met steps
- Lily van der Woodsen — The matriarch with a rap sheet under the pearls
- Dorota Kishlovsky — The keeper of Queen B's actual secrets
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