Mean Girls: The Best Scenes Ten Years Later

Exactly ten years ago today, the world was given the classic teen comedy Mean Girls.

The hit movie starred Lindsay Lohan…back when her hair was red, her eyes were bright, and we all thought she had a HUGE acting career ahead of her.

But I digress.

The movie Mean Girls did more than leave us with a ton of memorable movie quotes: It also shined a light on girl-on-girl bullying, something that wasn’t discussed that often in films at the time.

In retrospect the whole “burn book” thing actually revealed that internet bullying as we know it today was in its infancy.

Looking at the hurt such an item caused at the time, it’s rather staggering to imagine how much worse things haven gotten thanks to social media.

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— satania (@niallcalumm) April 30, 2014

As for the funnier aspects of the movie, they have aged pretty well.

Every fan of Mean Girls has a particular quote or scene that he or she knows by heart.

April 30th, 2004 – April 30th, 2014
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Here are a few popular stand outs:

Aww, why you gotta be like that Regina? Not that it matters because she’s actually wrong. Fetch did happen.

If only as a memorable quote from this movie.

Something tells me the last girl in this montage might actually be a deranged stalker.

I suspect there is a restraining order story that we never actually heard about…

WHO IS GLEN COCO?!

For some reason a person who was probably the most amazing guy at school was never actually fleshed out. This is somewhat part of what makes this scene so hilarious. Four candy-grams for a guy that is clearly well liked but never heard from again.

The other part is as a contrast popular (?) Gretchen Wieners is so cruelly denied. She may have barely made “fetch” happen, but thanks to this scene, “And none for Gretchen Wieners!” has been a mainstay among fans of the movie.

Regina George getting hit by a bus was without a doubt the shocker of the movie. You expect a showdown or maybe even a tear-jerking apology. But getting run over? Nope, didn’t see that coming. And yes, I admit I laughed.

Mean Girls outlasted a number of teen movies from its era because it continues to be so relatable in a lot of ways. High school can be hell for teenage girls. It’s often made that way by other teenage girls. You grow older but you don’t forget it.

At least this movie can help you realize how happy you are to be out of that ridiculous death trap that is the American public school system and onto better things.

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