William Shatner wasn’t exactly the most popular guy on the set of Star Trek, but he did have the most power among the actors. Shatner had a clause in his contract allowing him to choose which photographers (if any) could be on set.

When he got jealous of Leonard Nimoy for receiving more fanmail than him, William vetoed Leonard’s on-set photoshoot, kicking the photographer out. The two actors began to argue, with Nimoy ultimately finishing his photo session, but the ordeal cost half a day of filming.

You may think you’re petty, but are you so petty that you’re unwilling to walk even one step further than your colleague? That’s how childish Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd were on the set of Moonlighting.

The pair hated each other so much that the crew had to measure the distance between their trailers and the stage and make adjustments to ensure that each actor would be walking the same amount. Although, according to Shepherd, the heat between her and Willis is what made the show “great.”

Kirk Cameron became a pain on the set of Growing Pains after his religious beliefs shifted, making him uncomfortable with the show’s material.

Cameron distanced himself from his colleagues (he didn’t even invite any of them to his wedding) and waited not-so-quietly for his contract to run out. The actor was furious about anything too secular in the script and even accused the show — which features children — of being comparable to adult films.

Despite the name of the show I Love Lucy, there wasn’t exactly a whole lot of love between Vivian Vance and William Frawley. Vance was offended that audiences found the script— in which her character is married to Frawley — to be believable as she didn’t think she’d look like she should be with “that old man.”

In retaliation, William asked the writers to put insults about Vivian in the script. For example, his line about his wife having “a figure like a sack full of doorknobs” was added.

The cast of The Beverley Hillbillies had conflicting political views, which is something that can be contentious in any workplace. However, once you add fame and influence to the mix, heated disagreements tend to reach a boiling point.

That’s what happened when Buddy Ebsen went on the radio to endorse his preferred party. While that’s all fine and well, he specifically called out his co-star, Nancy Kulp, and her differing views while on the air. Needless to say, Kulp was pretty much done with Ebsen after that.

When one thinks of Bob Saget, one thinks of the sweet fatherly figure Danny Tanner. In reality, though, Saget was referred to as “Dirty Daddy” due to the fact that he, along with Dave Coulier and John Stamos, would make highly inappropriate jokes while filming the family-friendly show Full House.

On more than one occasion, the trio was reprimanded by not only the producers but also the parents of the child actors. Yikes!

Tom Wopat and John Schneider (Luke and Bo Duke) didn’t have time for small disputes on the set of The Dukes of Hazzard. Instead, they took their grievances all the way to the top, suing Warner Brothers for $25 million in royalties from The Dukes of Hazzard merchandise.

The two actors refused to participate in season five out of protest, effectively destroying the show’s ratings, so the network countersued. That mess lasted almost a year until an undisclosed agreement was made.

One of the most famous behind-the-scenes dramas in history is that of Will Smith (Will) and Janet Hubert (Aunt Vivian) on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The pair simply couldn’t get along, due to egos, money, and fame, resulting in Aunt Vivian being recast altogether in season four.

After decades of feuding, Smith and Hubert finally buried the hatchet in 2020 on the Fresh Prince reunion show. While the apology was nice and all, the damage was already done.

Like within any family, the cast of The Partridge Family had their fair share of disputes. However, unlike in a real family, the resolution was to kick one member out entirely. The role of Chris was re-cast in 1971, and the official reason given was innocent enough. The child actor Jeremy Gelbwaks’s family moved to another state.

However, Gelbwaks’s co-star David Cassidy threw Jeremy under the bus, saying the real reason for the young actor’s departure was “a personality conflict with the cast and the producers.”

We all know that Hollywood loves to cast older men with inappropriately young female love interests. Well, Little House on the Prairie was no exception, as then-15-year-old Melissa Gilbert was expected to play the wife of then-23-year-old Dean Butler.

Gilbert, understandably, felt uncomfortable with the kissing scenes between herself and Butler, causing issues with production. Eventually, a lot of the smooches were swapped out for hugs, and Dean and Melissa are actually very close (platonic) friends.

Eve Plumb (Jan Brady) and Maureen McCormick (Marcia Brady) had to deal with all the trappings of being child stars while working together on the set of The Brady Bunch. It seems that the two simply didn’t like each other, which sometimes happens between colleagues.

However, fuel was added to the fire when rumors began circulating that the two young girls were romantically involved. That gossip seemed to be the last straw, dashing any hopes of a Brady Bunch reunion.

As it turns out, the set of Happy Days didn’t live up to the show’s title, at least not for Roz Kelly, who played Carol “Pinky” Tuscadero. Pinky was all set to be The Fonz’s long-term girlfriend, but those plans were scrapped when Kelly struggled to get along with her colleagues, leading to Carol being written out after only three episodes.

Roz explained, “I grew up on welfare, so I don’t relate to rich kids.” Um, it’s fine not being besties, but how about just getting along professionally?

On-screen husband and wife Gabe Kaplan and Marcia Strassman hated each other so much that the entire cast and crew of Welcome Back, Kotter had to choose sides.

Strassman tried to get out of her contract by blasting Kaplan to the press. While that method didn’t release Marcia of her obligation to the show, it did reduce Gabe’s appearances in season four, so the pair wouldn’t have to be together on set.

Despite Charmed being a show about sisterhood, some of the cast seemed to feel they were in competition with one another, especially Shannen Doherty and Alyssa Milano. Things got so tense on set that Doherty exited the show altogether.

Left with only two sisters to carry the series, producers decided to create the storyline of Paige, the long-lost half-sister. As implausible as that whole shtick was, fans loved the addition of Rose McGowan to the cast. Interestingly, McGowan says she also struggled to work with Milano.

Despite the entire original cast of Charlie’s Angels signing five-year contracts, two of the three Angels wanted out early. Farrah Faucett got her way after a legal battle, and exited the series. However, Kate Jackson wasn’t so lucky.

Jackson was offered the female lead in Kramer vs. Kramer but was denied time off Charlie’s Angels to work on it. After Kramer vs. Kramer earned Meryl Streep an Oscar, Jackson created issues on the show’s set until producers let her go.

Like many employees, Suzanne Somers tried to negotiate a raise when her contract ended at Three’s Company. The actress requested that her salary be the same as that of her colleague, John Ritter.

Not only was Somers fired rather than compensated for her work, but Ritter took personal offense to the idea that the two talents might be of equal worth. According to Suzanne, John led the rest of the cast in icing her out. Luckily, the two made up before Ritter’s passing.

As the star of the hit show Dallas, Larry Hagman felt he had all the leverage when it came time to negotiate a raise. When his request was denied, Hagman not only left the show, but he left California altogether!

Have you ever been so angry at being told ‘no’ that you fled the state?! After a 10-day standoff in which Larry was supposed to be filming, the producers gave in and awarded the actor $75,000 per episode.

Danny Thomas and Jean Hagen never really got along while working together on Make Room for Daddy. Eventually, things got so contentious that Hagen decided to leave the show altogether.

Instead of counting his lucky stars that his nemesis was gone, Thomas decided that he had to get the last word in. The actor insisted the writers kill off his co-star’s character, rather than letting Jean exit on her own terms.

Given that he was a well-respected actor in his time, George Peppard assumed that he’d be the star of The A-Team — and have the salary to go with it.

However, it didn’t take long for Peppard to realize that Mr. T was the one viewers were drawn to — and he was getting paid more. George responded by refusing to speak to Mr. T directly or even referring to him by name. How mature.

Laverne & Shirley star Penny Marshall’s brother was the creator of the show, so no one was surprised when she was cast. However, Cindy Williams didn’t like the nepotism involved in her co-star’s fame.

Both women routinely insisted that the other wanted her out so that she could be the sole star. In the end, Marshall was the one who got the spotlight. When Williams became pregnant, she was refused maternity leave, so she filed a $20 million lawsuit to get out of her contract.

While everyone’s responsible for their own behavior, it’s worth noting that many cast members of Buffy the Vampire Slayer have called the show a toxic work environment. That being said, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan let their surroundings get the better of them and routinely fought on set.

Apparently, things got particularly bad when Gellar took it upon herself to announce that the show was ending — before Hannigan and the rest of the cast had been informed.

Not for the first time, Shannen Doherty found herself struggling to get along with her colleagues, and this particular feud was with Jennie Garth. It seems that having similar personalities, yet trying to stand out, caused a rift between the stars of Beverly Hills, 90210.

There was even an incident in which Doherty pulled up Garth’s skirt in front of the crew! These days, the women get along much better after reuniting for the 90210 reboot, although it’s doubtful they’ll ever be friends.

Despite playing best friends on screen, Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker refused to speak to each other when the cameras weren’t rolling. Can you imagine how awkward it must’ve been on the set of Sex and the City when the friendly chatter was replaced with icy silence?

Apparently, Cattrall was resentful that Parker was paid more than the rest of the cast. That being said, the feud is rebooted in some form or another every few years — just like Sex and the City itself!

Jason Alexander wanted Heidi Swedberg’s character to be killed off Seinfeld so that he wouldn’t have to work with her anymore. In a refreshing twist, though, Alexander insists it had absolutely nothing to do with Swedberg as a person.

He explained that the pair’s professional methods just didn’t match. The actor said, “Her instincts for doing a scene, where the comedy was, and mine, were always misfiring.” Sometimes, it just isn’t meant to be…

Mila Kunis famously lied about her age in order to get a role on That ‘70s Show. A consequence of that lie, though, meant that then-14-year-old Kunis had to act out romantic scenes with a then-20-year-old Ashton Kutcher.

Apparently, the pair had “zero romantic connection” and would avoid each other on set. It’s safe to say that it all worked out, though, as Mila and Ashton are now married and have two children together.

Apparently, there was just as much drama between John Forsythe and Joan Collins as there was with their Dynasty characters. In fact, tensions were so high that they went a whole season without speaking to each other off-camera!

Collins says that Forsythe always wanted the spotlight — and wasn’t interested in sharing it. The actress believes another reason for the feud was ageism in Hollywood and the fact that it was constantly implied that she was “old,” while John, who’s her senior, didn’t have to deal with that.

Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush are a perfect example of why it’s best to think twice before dating a colleague. They pair met on the set of One Tree Hill, got married, and then got divorced — all while the show was still filming.

They not only had to continue working together but were often made to play a couple. Bush partly blames the producers, saying that if she or her co-star would reveal something about their personal lives on set, it’d end up as a storyline on the show.

Who could predict that four young people who became rich and famous practically overnight wouldn’t make for the most professional colleagues? Apparently, the producers of The OC didn’t see this coming, as they were taken by surprise when the core cast became bored with the show.

Actor Tate Donovan revealed, “By [season three], the kids had developed a really bad attitude. They just didn’t want to be doing the show anymore. It was pretty tough; they were very tough to work with.”

The star of Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, didn’t get along with the writers very well, even insisting that one of them be fired or she’d quit! Barr admitted that she didn’t bother to learn their names. Instead, she assigned a number to each writer (if she can remember a number, can’t she remember a name?).

At the time, the actress’s behavior was tolerated because she was the main character. However, Roseanne’s good graces ran out during the show’s revival, when she was fired over a controversial tweet.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar hasn’t spoken to his Saved by the Bell co-star Dustin Diamond since 1994, but there’s no hate involved. Gosselaar explained that the cast struggled financially, as their contracts from the show were unfair, leading Diamond to write a tell-all book that most of his former colleagues took offense to.

However, Mark-Paul had a different perspective. The actor said, “I could see where he would have to do things to make ends meet. Never took it personally.”

Designing Women actress Delta Burke had a fallout with the show’s producers, which led to her being fired. Burke says she was constantly being asked to lose weight, had things thrown at her, and was locked into rooms while on set.

As a rebuttal, one of the producers insisted that his colleague changed after getting married, and Delta’s husband convinced her she was the star of the show, leading her to become bossy and difficult to work with. Eventually, everyone reconciled, and Burke starred in the show’s spinoff series.

If you sensed something a little off about the final season of Will & Grace, you weren’t imagining it. Sources say that the tension between Debra Messing and Megan Mullally got so intense that it impacted the series’s swan song.

The source said that the actresses “can’t stand to be near each other, and it created an impossible atmosphere on the set.” While both women have remained mum about what caused the rift, rumor has it that Messing was jealous of Mullaly’s success.

It seems that Harvey Korman didn’t really want to be on The Carol Burnett Show and resented the star for trying to salvage the situation. Carol Brunett said that Korman would arrive to work with an attitude problem, making filming an unpleasant experience for everyone.

When she confronted the actor, he said that his feelings were none of her business. Carol responded that anything ruining her show was her business. YES! Eventually, Harvey fixed his attitude and grew to respect his colleague for standing up to him.

There are some people who truly mean well, but inadvertently rub others the wrong way. Shelley Long seems to be one of those people. She was the outcast on the set of Cheers, which contributed to her decision to leave the show after season five.

Showrunner Ken Levine explained, “[Long] could be difficult. She could be obstinate. She could overthink something to death. But it was never out of spite.” He called working with the actress “exhausting” but also clarified that “Shelley has a good heart.”

David Yost, aka the Blue Ranger, left the show Power Rangers in 1996, due to bigoted comments on set. Yost recalled, “Basically, I just felt like I was continually being told I was not worthy of being where I am because I’m a gay person. And I’m not supposed to be an actor. And I’m not a superhero.”

Um, it seems that the showrunners needed to be reminded of the Power Ranger mantra: “When you become a Ranger, you are always a part of the Ranger family and always welcome.”

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny get along just fine these days, which stands in stark contrast to when they were filming The X-Files. Luckily, ​​Duchovny and Anderson’s frustration with one another wasn’t personal.

David explained, “Familiarity breeds contempt. It’s nothing to do with the other person. […] We used to argue about nothing. We couldn’t stand the sight of each other.” They’ve since worked together on the show’s revival and seem to be friends, so we believe it was just a matter of oversaturation.

Freddie Prinze Jr. seemed happy to share that he “hated every moment” of working with Kiefer Sutherland on 24. While he didn’t specify an exact incident, Prinze said that Sutherland was overall “the most unprofessional dude in the world.” Wow, tell us how you really feel!

When Kiefer finally responded, he did so through a rep, and honestly came out looking like the bigger man. The rep said, “This is the first he has heard of Freddie’s grievances. Kiefer enjoyed working with Freddie and wishes him the best.”

Christopher Eccleston was extremely well-received for his work on Dr. Who, but that positive feedback wasn’t enough to keep him on the show. While he didn’t reveal any incriminating details, Eccleston did explain his overall reason for leaving.

He said, “My relationship with my three immediate superiors – the showrunner, the producer, and co-producer – broke down irreparably during the first block of filming, and it never recovered. They lost trust in me, and I lost faith and trust and belief in them.”

It’s pretty confusing what happened between Isaiah Washington and T.R. Knight while the two worked together on Grey’s Anatomy. Allegedly, Washington called Knight by a derogatory term while on set. Isaiah apologized, which seemed to be enough. However, he then contradicted his apology by denying that he ever said a slur at all.

In the end, Washington was fired from the show due to the controversy. The actor was either extremely frustrated or felt cornered (you decide) and quit the entertainment industry altogether, saying the “haters have won.”

Lindsay Lohan has had a rough go of fame which, according to her former colleagues, hasn’t been helped by her attitude on set. Things were no different for the actress when she made a guest appearance on Ugly Betty and butted heads with the show’s star, America Ferrera.

Ultimately, Lohan appeared in only four out of her six scheduled episodes, but Ferrera insists their lack of comradery isn’t to blame. She hasn’t offered an alternative reason for the shortened role, though, so take from that what you will.

There was always tension between Andy Griffith and Frances Bavier while filming The Andy Griffith Show. However, Bavier — who played the beloved Aunt Bee — expected Griffith to put their differences aside when she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Unfortunately, Frances felt abandoned by her co-stars. Furthering the issue was the fact that Aunt Bee was killed off in the movie when Bavier refused to participate in filming. Given her own health struggles, the actress took her character’s demise as a personal offense.

Having your thunder stolen is never fun, but how much worse would it be to come in second after an inanimate object? That’s how the cast of ALF felt, as they were well-respected actors, but a puppet was the star of the show.

Despite Max Wright’s disdain for the series, the actor admitted the program’s success. He said, “It doesn’t matter what I felt or what the days were like. ALF brought people a lot of joy. They adored it.”

John Belushi didn’t get along with any of his female colleagues on Saturday Night Live, as he’d purposely ruin their material. The actor believed that women were “fundamentally not funny” and, therefore, he’d butcher any part of the script written by a female writer.

SNL alum, Jane Curtin, revealed that Belushi “felt as though it was his duty to sabotage pieces written by women.” If women are “fundamentally not funny,” wouldn’t their pieces be self-sabotaging anyway? It seems that John didn’t even believe his own shtick!

Betty White and Bea Arthur had a one-sided feud on the set of The Golden Girls, as the former wasn’t fussed by the latter. Arthur, however, found White’s constant happiness to be annoying rather than infectious.

Bea’s son once said, “My mom unknowingly carried the attitude that it was fun to have somebody to be angry at. It was almost like Betty became her nemesis, someone she could always roll her eyes about at work.”

Even the most diehard Friends fans are willing to admit that season nine simply wasn’t up to par. Joey and Rachel’s relationship just didn’t feel right to the viewers — and apparently, the actors agreed.

Matt LeBlanc, who played Joey, has said, “Everybody got super-defensive about the whole thing. We went to David and Marta as a group and said, ‘We’re really concerned about this. It doesn’t feel right. We have a problem with it.’” It’s nice to know the cast at least tried to stay true to their characters.

While high school may have been a pleasant time for some people, it most certainly wasn’t for the people who were forced to interact with these high school mean girls. These small and big screen characters seem to have no problem spreading rumors, manipulating, lying, or engaging in even worse behavior in order to achieve their goals. Take a look at the worst mean girls to appear onscreen.

We think it’s safe to say that the ‘90s was the decade of dark teen movies. One of the best examples of a dark teen comedy was the cult film Drop Dead Gorgeous. The film tells the story of several beauty contestants vying for the title of a local beauty pageant.

One of the contestants is Becky Leeman, a wealthy and ruthless teenager who will stop at nothing to achieve her pageant dreams. Becky’s cruelty goes from vapid narcissism to deadly as her fellow contestants seem to suspiciously die or be injured.

No mention of dark teen films would be complete without the ultimate dark film of the ‘90s, The Craft. This film tells the story of four high school girls who develop supernatural powers.

The unofficial leader of the “coven” is Nancy Downs, a troubled and rebellious girl. As Nancy’s powers develop, she becomes crueler and vengeful, turning even against the other girls of the coven. Nancy’s downward spiral and unhinged behavior, driven by her power-hunger, make her the ultimate high school mean girl.

Played by Amanda Bynes, Marianne Bryant is the quintessential Hollywood mean girl. Bryant is the leader of her high school’s church group and decides to take it upon herself to save her classmate after hearing a particularly salacious rumor about her classmate’s love life.

Bryant’s judgemental nature gets the best of her as she tries to force Olive out of high school. Bryant does her best to make not only Olive’s life difficult, but the lives of anyone else she doesn’t believe is living a sin-free life.

Though it wasn’t popular when it was initially released, Heathers has become a cult classic. The teen drama tells the story of a vicious clique of girls known as “the Heathers”. The group, led by its founder and leader Heather Chandler, rules Westerburg High.

Chandler is extremely cruel, even treating the members of her clique with disdain. In one of the film’s most pivotal scenes, and a perfect example of Chandler’s heartlessness, she vows revenge on a fellow clique member for ruining her reputation.

One of Megan Fox’s most memorable roles is that of popular cheerleader-turned-demonic succubus Jennifer Check. Though she’s surprisingly kind to her mousey plain-jane best friend, Jennifer takes her wrath out on the town’s local male population.

Driven by her insatiable appetite for human flesh, and her need for retribution, Jennifer begins devouring and murdering her male classmates. More than just a mean girl, Jennifer is actually murderous, using her attractiveness to lure the town’s men to their demise.

Though not as well-received as other teen-centered dramas, Jawbreaker was the perfect example of high school mean girls in action. In the film, Courtney Shayne is the “Queen Bee” of the popular clique known as “The Flawless Four.”

Courtney’s cruelty and bullish nature is well known amongst her fellow peers, and even to the clique members. After a prank goes south, Courtney’s dark nature comes to light. Her manipulation and lack of morality make for a perfect mean girl villain.

With all of that scheming and acts of vengeance, it’s surprising that Georgina Sparks was able to keep up with her classes. While most of the characters on Gossip Girl could be considered morally ambiguous, Georgina is probably the worst.

Manipulating, scheming, lying — you name it, she’s done it. While most of the show’s characters engage in bad behavior for a reason, Georgina seems to simply enjoy destroying other people’s lives.

Like most television shows set in a high school, Riverdale has its own version of the popular cheerleader. Cheryl Blossom is Riverdale High School’s ruling mean girl. With her stunning looks and savage one-liners, it’s no surprise that her classmates are intimidated by her.

Though most of the show shows how manipulative Cheryl can be, we’re eventually shown a softer side and even some redeeming qualities. Cheryl proves that even high school mean girls are capable of change.

What would a ‘90s teen film be without a mean girl? In the 1999 film, She’s All That, Taylor Vaughn is the high school’s resident popular girl. With Freddie Prinze Jr. on her arm, and the entire school enamored with her, Taylor seems to be living the ideal life.

That is, until her popularity is threatened by Laney, a former less-popular girl who recently received a makeover. Vaughn’s meanness takes the form of everything from pettiness to just plain cruelty, anything possible to keep her position as the most popular girl.

We’re not sure why, but it seems that being a cheerleader and being a mean girl seem to go hand-in-hand, at least according to Hollywood. In the musical television series, Glee, Santana Lopez seems to revel in her meanness.

From the first episode, we see her making fun of other characters. Santana seems to think there’s nothing wrong with being overly emotional, manipulative, and condescending. While she occasionally shows a nicer side, we think most fans secretly enjoyed her less-than-nice personality.

You have to hand it to Mandy Moore, the singer-turned-actress who became the queen of mean in several films in the early 2000s. The Princess Diaries centers around a high school outcast who finds out she’s actually a princess.

What fairytale would be complete without a wicked witch? That role was played by Lana Thomas, the most popular girl in Princess Mia’s high school. Thomas takes pleasure in bullying Mia and even tries to jeopardize Mia’s royal title by setting her up in a less-than-noble situation.

What good would a film about cheerleading be without a little competition? Bring it On centers around the world of high school competitive cheerleading. One cheerleader seems to take her obsession with winning a bit too far.

“Big Red,” the previous captain of the Toros cheerleading team steals the routines of other squads, using their choreography to win championships. Though Big Red only appears at the beginning of the film, her meanness causes lasting problems for the rest of the characters.

Like most ‘80s movies set in high school, Pretty in Pink has the prerequisite “jerk” character (Steff) with the mandatory mean girl by his side (Benny). Benny Hanson is stunningly gorgeous but equally cruel and manipulative.

She’s especially mean to Molly Ringwald’s character, Andie, often making fun of her social class or friends. She has no problem going too far when it comes to making others feel bad, even forcing her equally awful boyfriend, Steff, to step in.

There must be something in the water in New York City’s Upper East Side to produce so many mean girls. While Blair Waldorf gets a (rightfully earned) bad rep for being mean, “It Girl” Serena van der Woodsen is just as bad.

In fact, she might be even worse because she constantly blames others or victimizes herself while actively trying to destroy the lives of others. Serena uses her beauty and charm to manipulate people and involve people in her disastrous life choices.

Though most of the high school experience in Clueless is unrealistic (looking at you automated closet/outfit picker), most of us definitely went to school with at least one mean girl like Amber. Amber is a snobby, mean-spirited girl who often feels the need to compete with Cher and Dionne for popularity.

She’s obsessed with style and often comes across as condescending and rude. Amber is often seen with a sour face and delivering rude one-liners complete with copious amounts of eye-rolls.

Teen comedies and dramas aren’t the only places to find mean girls. It turns out that the horror genre is filled with misbehaving high schoolers, too. In the book and film adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie, Chris Hargensen and her cronies are the reigning mean girls at Ewen High School.

They seem to make it their hobby to torment and bully their classmate, Carrie White. Chris’ cruelty reaches its peak when she plans to humiliate Carrie at prom, involving her boyfriend and friends in her disturbing plan.

Set in a military school, the mean girl in Cadet Kelly is a uniformed villain named Cadet Captain Jennifer Stone. Cadet Kelly, a fish-out-of-water at the rigid military school where she’s forced to transfer, immediately clashes with Cadet Stone and other higher-ranking officers.

Stone refers to Kelly as a “maggot” and destroys a sentimental blanket belonging to her. Stone’s harshness reaches new levels when it’s revealed that the two are vying for the attention of the same love interest.

No list of high school mean girls would be complete without the ultimate mean girl — Regina George. Regina rules North Shore High School with an iron fist thanks to her army of followers known as “The Plastics.” Regina delights in bullying her classmates, spreading rumors, and generally tormenting the school’s population.

When her position as top Queen Bee is threatened by newcomer Cady Heron, she launches the most vicious attack ever — disclosing the secrets of the group’s “Burn Book,” a collection of embarrassing revelations and rumors.

Like most teen dramas of the early 2000s, One Tree Hill was not without its fair share of bad girls. One character, in particular, was proud of her bad behavior — Rachel Gatina. Rachel and former-Queen Bee Brooke Davis start off as rivals, only to become frenemies.

Rachel frequently uses derogatory words to describe Brooke, makes sniping comments about Brooke’s figure, and tries to seduce Brooke’s boyfriend. Rachel’s manipulative nature and poor decision-making skills come to a climax when she causes some secrets to be released, jeopardizing the safety of her classmates.

One of the darkest and most sociopathic characters on film has to be Kathryn Merteuil from the film, Cruel Intentions. In the movie, Kathryn seems like the ultimate high school girl — beautiful, popular, seemingly pious.

Behind that veneer, however, is a cruel and manipulative social mastermind who enjoys toying with the lives of others. She sees her classmates and even family members as pawns in her deeply disturbing psychological games, making her the ultimate high school mean girl.

What good would a film about a high school reunion be if it didn’t involve a confrontation between former high school students and their childhood bully? In this case, Romy and Michele came face-to-face with their high school tormentor, Christie Masters.

Christie and other cheerleaders form a clique known as the “A-Group,” who pick on Romy and Michele. Christie decides to take her meanness one step further when she tricks Romy into believing that her boyfriend Billy is in love with Romy, causing Romy to wait all night for him to dance with her.

It seems that even religious schools are home to mean girls displaying some less-than-holy behavior. In the cult religious satire film, Saved!, a young religious teenager becomes pregnant — causing her friend Hilary Faye to lash out.

Hilary believes that her friend has sinned and continuously harasses her, even attempting to perform an exorcism on her. Hilary, despite professing to be a religiously devout person, constantly lies, manipulates, judges, and even physically attacks her classmates.

The film Never Been Kissed tells the story of a journalist who goes undercover at a high school for an investigative report. Like her first time in high school, Josie is faced with a new generation of mean girls — a clique made up of Kirsten, Gibby, and Kristen.

Like the popular girls before them, this terrible trio is obnoxiously self-obsessed, superficial, and manipulative. Thankfully, the girls are shown a lesson when one of their cruel pranks goes wrong.

In most films and television shows, the mean girl typically starts out mean but eventually sees the light and becomes a better person. In the classic teen drama, Beverly Hills, 90210, Brenda Walsh arrives in Beverly Hills as a naïve girl from the Midwest.

Unfortunately, she quickly gets comfortable with her newfound popularity. Brenda is very competitive — especially when it comes to getting attention from boys, causing her to mistreat any female classmates who catch the eyes of her crush.

While there have been many memorable mean girls on the big screen, few small-screen mean girls are as well known as Blair Waldorf, the unofficial Queen Bee of Constance Billard School for Girls. Blair’s obsession with status, success, and wealth led her to become one of the most vicious and manipulative characters in television history.

Blair’s schemes are often carried out by her devoted (and terrified) minions. Though she and Serena van der Woodsen have a long-running friendship, there are times when even Serena is at the center of one of Blair’s cruel plots.

For most of the show’s first season, Paris is as mean as they come. Paris is an extremely ambitious student, taking her goals a bit too far and not letting Rory get in her way.

Paris sees Rory as a competition, both academically and as a romantic competition after her crush is seen talking to her. Paris often makes snide remarks to Rory and even spreads rumors and gossip about her mother. While the two eventually patch things up, they definitely had a rocky start.

Moving from a big city like New York City to a small New Jersey suburb can be difficult, it’s even more difficult when that suburban high school is run by a particularly mean girl named Carla Santini.

When Carla loses out on the main role in the school play to newcomer Lola, she unleashes a series of vengeful acts on Lindsay Lohan’s character. Her bitterness is made worse when she loses a dancing video game and after her crush starts falling for Lola.

From the first episode of the supernatural teen show, Cordelia Chase is seen taunting Buffy’s friend, Willow. Willow isn’t the only character that feels the wrath of Cordelia, though, she routinely makes fun of Sunnydale High’s other students.

Though her character redeems herself and eventually accepts the supernatural world around her, she returns to her villainous ways in the Buffy spinoff, Angel. After it is revealed that her cruelty and bad behavior were the results of being possessed, Cordelia once again becomes a benevolent force.

Some Hollywood films don’t only feature mean girls but mean boys too. Dazed and Confused centers on the perils of high school hazing. In the film, Parker Posey’s character, Darla Marks, inflicts her cruelty on the incoming freshman girls.

She and other upperclassmen scream at the girls like sadistic drill sergeants while covering them with ketchup, mustard, flour, and raw eggs and forcing them to “propose” to the senior boys. Darla seems to enjoy degrading and humiliating the incoming freshman without an ounce of remorse.

Though it only aired for one season, Freaks and Geeks later became a cult classic television show. One of the most memorable characters of the show was Kim Kelly. Kim is usually shown wearing a light blue jacket, heavy black eyeliner, and an almost permanent look of disgust and animosity towards the show’s other characters.

Kim is very aggressive and openly hostile, but viewers soon learn that most of her anger comes from having been raised in a dysfunctional family. As the episodes go on, we begin to see a softer side to the rough and tough character.

We know what you’re probably thinking — little Jenny Humphrey? She couldn’t possibly be a mean girl … The truth is that, while Jenny started Gossip Girl as the innocent freshman wanting to join the ranks of Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf, she soon became her very own type of mean girl.

No longer concerned about winning their approval, Jenny soon finds her very own minions to control. In typical Gossip Girl fashion, Jenny sets out on a path full of manipulation, gossip spreading, and making all-around destructive choices — many of which hurt the people closest to her.

Another case of an unexpected mean girl, Cady Heron goes from being bullied to the bullier in the film Mean Girls. Once the socially awkward new girl, Cady finds herself becoming the newest member of the school’s reigning clique, “The Plastics.”

Her friends watch (with horror) as she gets increasingly comfortable with behaving and looking like a mean girl. Eventually, Cady’s manipulative and awful behavior catches up as she manages to almost compromise her friendship, academic standing, and relationship with her parents.

Despite her bullying ways, Alison DiLaurentis is considered the “It” girl at Rosewood High before her mysterious disappearance (no spoilers!). It seemed that Alison possessed a special ability to make others trust her, resulting in them entrusting her with their deepest and darkest secrets.

Manipulative and armed with some of Rosewood High’s most precious secrets, Alison was not particularly loved. In fact, most of the school’s population hated her.

Many people do not have the most positive associations with politicians, and for good reason. It seems that some people are easily swayed or infatuated with the power that comes from being elected — even if it’s to be elected for student government.

Beyond being a typical high school overachiever and know-it-all, Tracy Flick becomes so consumed with winning the election that she resorts to some very inappropriate behavior. Flick’s need to control and manipulate situations has been used to compare her to some real-world politicians.

In order to help develop the character of High School Musical’s Sharpay Evans, actress Ashley Tisdale looked to Mean Girls’ villain, Regina George. Though Sharpay is not as cruel as Regina George, she’s still not known for her kindness.

In the Disney production, Sharpay is known to be manipulative when it comes to getting her way, especially when it comes to landing a role in the musical. Most of her fellow students are fearful of her as she uses her power and wealth to get what she wants.

When creating the character of Chanel Oberlin for his horror-comedy series, Scream Queens, Ryan Murphy took inspiration from real sorority mean girls. Chanel, played by actress Emma Roberts, is the cruel and vicious president of the Kappa Kappa Tau sorority at her university.

Vengeful and with sociopathic tendencies, Chanel rules over her self-named clique, “The Chanels.” Unlike most of the mean girls on this list, Chanel’s bullying and meanness often result in real violence or injury.

Though initially panned, Wild Things has become a cult film. The erotic thriller features two high school girls, a popular girl named Kelly and the other, a loner named Suzie. The two girls end up accusing a popular guidance counselor of inappropriate behavior — leading to a deep web of lies, coverups, and revenge.

Kelly’s character uses her looks to manipulate men and others, while Suzie’s aloof loner attitude hides an even darker side. Together, the two are some of the most cold-hearted characters roaming the halls of their high school.

In The CW dramedy series, The Carrie Diaries, young Carrie Bradshaw is faced with one of Castlebury High’s meanest girls — Donna LaDonna. With her bold fashion and popularity with the boys, Donna is seen as Carrie’s competition.

Donna leads a clique of similarly shallow and popular girls known as “The Jens.” Though she’s quite nasty to Carrie in the show’s first season, the second season of the show allows viewers to see a kinder side to Carrie’s frenemy.

In the Netflix dark comedy series, Insatiable, Patty plays a once overweight teen who turns to beauty pageants as a way to enact revenge on her former bullies. Though she was once comfortable being an outcast, Patty quickly becomes consumed with her looks and maintaining her new figure.

Patty’s entry (and success) in the world of teen beauty pageants bring out her darker side — one filled with revenge, bullying, and even violence! Patty goes from being the victim to the victimizer, much to the horror of her loved ones.

In the MTV show, Awkward, a young teen must deal with the fallout that comes from a suspicious injury and the rumors that follow it. Helping her feel worse is her high school’s resident mean girl — Sadie Saxton.

Sadie is a popular cheerleader who is known for her cruel insults and manipulative nature. From taking embarrassing photos to spreading rumors, Sadie does everything she can to make high school worse for those around her.