References
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
- Movie Poster seen
Goldfinger (1964)
- referred to in rap by Kevin Gnapoor
"Saturday Night Live" (1975)
- Tim Meddows uses his famous catchphrase from when he was "The Ladies Man" on SNL
The Goonies (1985)
- A guy in the lunchroom puts lunchmeat on his face and says "Baby Ruth" in the voice that Sloth uses in The Goonies.
Heathers (1988)
- Lindsay Lohan's character briefly mentions the movie.
Lean on Me (1989)
- The principal walks through with a bat and says, "I did not leave the South side for this!"
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- The scene in the cafeteria when Janis is putting the meat on Damian's face.
Clueless (1995)
- Regina recrutes Cady, and Cady overthrows Regina.
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995)
- After Janis makes a sarcastic remark about having a lesbian crush on Regina, she does the "Xena call" as she does the "trust fall" into the crowd of girls.
Girls Gone Wild (1998) (V)
- "The girls have gone wild!"
Varsity Blues (1999)
- A girls says Varsity Blues is Regina's favorite movie
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- VHS case appears in one scene
Referenced in
"Dancing with the Stars: (#9.7)" (????)
- Mentioned by Sonia Kruger when introducing Todd McKenney.
Rats & Bullies (2004)
- Source material for "Mean Girls" was written by one of the interview subjects of "Rats & Bullies"
'Mean Girls': Only the Strong Survive (2004) (V)
- Is about the film
"Saturday Night Live: Lindsay Lohan/Coldplay (#30.20)" (2005)
- Referenced during the monologue
"House M.D.: House vs. God (#2.19)" (2006)
- House tells Wilson that he will return his DVD player because "After all, how many times can you hit pause at the part where
Lindsay Lohan wins the spelling bee? What is it about girls who can spell?" Wilson corrects him, saying "It's a math contest." House then retorts "What it is about girls who can count?"
"Angela's Eyes: Undercover Eyes (#1.5)" (2006)
- Angela mentions the film's title in conversation with Leo.
"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Christina Aguilera (#32.5)" (2006)
- mentioned during the monologue
An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006) (V)
- Directly mentioned
Death Proof (2007)
- Shanna calls Julia a "Mean Girl in a high school movie".
"Entourage: The First Cut Is the Deepest (#4.2)" (2007)
- The movie is mentioned by Ari
"Kids Unlimited: Mean Girls (#1.2)" (2007)
- The episode title is an homage to the film.
True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (2008) (TV)
- Mentioned by Claudia
Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009) (V)
- mentioned in dialogue
"Jeopardy!: (#26.54)" (2009)
- Reference in an $800 clue in the category "There's a Title in the Title"
Features
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
- Damien and Janis are watching it before Cady runs in after the Halloween party.
The Real Cancun (2003)
- TV shows part of Real Cancun, when Kylie George (Nicole Crimi) dances nearby.
Featured in
'Mean Girls': Only the Strong Survive (2004) (V)
- clips shown
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Proms (#1.17)" (2007)
- clips are shown to illustrate the best prom scenes in movies
Indie Sex: Teens (2007) (TV)
- A clip is shown
Spoofs
The Parent Trap (1998)
- Scene where the girls are attacking each other and red headed boy is phoning home to his mom.
Final Destination (2000)
- A girl gets abruptly hit by a bus after getting in a heated argument with her boyfriend
Recess: School's Out (2001)
- The crazy bus driver that hit Regina
Spoofed in
Superhero Movie (2008)
- Trey discribes the bus like Janis Ian did in Mean Girls
"Robson Arms: Mean Girls (#3.5)" (2008)
- The episode is a spoof of the movie.
Dance Flick (2009)
- Lunch Room Scene
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