Mean Girls Cast Reunite in New Walmart Black Friday

Walmart releases second ad in ongoing series, featuring Lacey Chabert's Gretchen Wieners engaging in familial scenarios peppered with winks to the original film; other original cast members, including Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Seyfried, make appearances throughout leading up to Black Friday sale.

• The iconic Mean Girls character Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert) has returned in a new Walmart Black Friday ad. The ad showcases Gretchen's life after North Shore High School, where she has formed a new clique, the Wieners household.
• Other original Mean Girls cast members including Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Seyfried also make appearances in the ad, which retraces several memorable lines and scenarios from the 2004 film.
• This is the second ad of Walmart's ongoing Black Friday marketing campaign that brings the cast members together. The first ad also featured an unexpected reunion of several original cast members in new roles like Lindsay Lohan playing the role of school guidance counselor.
• While some cast members were notably absent from the ads, such as Rachel McAdams and Jonathan Bennett, the reunions have been well-received and are part of Walmart's strategy leading into the retail holidays.
• Walmart's marketing campaign will continue rolling out new Mean Girls-themed ads every Wednesday leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, taking viewers into nostalgic glimpses at the Wieners home.

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