History was made on October 5, 2000. The world met Lorelai and Rory Gilmore when Gilmore Girls made its debut on the now-defunct The WB. Now, 16 years after its premiere and nine years since wrapping its run on TV, Gilmore Girls is returning to life on Netflix with Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, a four-part movie event.

To celebrate Gilmore Girls' sweet 16, we rewatched the pilot and noted the many, many pop culture references Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) so famously quipped about. Do they hold up? Are they dated? Yes. But, not as bad as you'd think. Here they are, ranked by least to most dated.