The Story Behind Accidental “Mean Girls” Easter Egg in “Freakier Friday”
“Freakier Friday” kicks off with chaos, time-jumps, and body swaps, but one tiny moment stole the spotlight: An unplanned nod to “Mean Girls” that fans still can’t get over. The 2025 sequel brings Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis back as Anna and Tess Coleman, now joined by a new generation of characters.
While packed with callbacks to the 2003 original, it is a blink-and-you-miss-it wedding date that set social media on fire.
During a key scene in “Freakier Friday,” Anna’s wedding invitation flashes the date: October 3rd. Fans immediately connected the dots. That is “Mean Girls Day,” the date Lohan’s character Cady famously mentions in the 2004 teen classic.
The “Freakier Friday” Date That Broke the Internet
Fans were quick to spot the calendar. October 3rd was printed on a wedding invite shown in a quick montage about Anna’s love story with her fiancé, Eric, played by Manny Jacinto. It is not spoken aloud, just a background prop. But to “Mean Girls” fans, it hit like a pop culture lightning bolt.
Lohan / IG / Lindsay Lohan caught the connection while filming. In an interview with Collider, she said she noticed the date on the prop and thought, “Wait a second…” No one on set had realized it.
She laughed about it with the director, Nisha Ganatra, and pitched keeping it in as a fun nod. Ganatra replied, “We’re not doing Easter eggs.” Still, the scene stayed, wedding invite and all.
The reason October 3rd matters goes back to one of the most quoted lines in “Mean Girls.” Cady Heron, played by Lohan, tells viewers, “On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was.” She replies, “It’s October 3rd.” That simple line turned into a cultural event. Every year, fans celebrate “Mean Girls Day” with memes, quotes, and jokes.
What started as a throwaway line became a cornerstone of millennial pop culture. It is referenced in schools, brands, and social media every fall. So, when “Freakier Friday” dropped that same date without meaning to, fans saw it as the perfect full-circle moment.
Lindsay Lohan Connects the Dots
What makes this moment gold is Lohan’s reaction. She didn’t plant the date, but she instantly got why it mattered. She shared how surreal it felt to see October 3rd show up again, this time in a totally different film. It wasn’t crafted to be a callback, yet it fits so well that many viewers assumed it had to be intentional.
Lohan / IG / What is wild is that this small detail bridges two different movie worlds. Anna Coleman and Cady Heron are separate characters in totally different stories.
By acknowledging it publicly, Lohan added to the magic. Fans love it when stars are in on the joke. She proved she still remembers what made “Mean Girls” iconic, and she is aware of her place in Gen Z and millennial movie memory.
But now they share something real: a date burned into pop culture. That happy accident ties Lohan’s two biggest roles together in a way that feels meant to be, even if it wasn’t.
“Freakier Friday” has already hit the theaters and is available for streaming on Hulu.