{"id":2089723,"date":"2025-10-14T07:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2089723"},"modified":"2025-10-14T07:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:54:20","slug":"did-cbs-new-sitcom-dmv-just-feature-a-subtle-nod-to-tim-meadows-role-on-mean-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/did-cbs-new-sitcom-dmv-just-feature-a-subtle-nod-to-tim-meadows-role-on-mean-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Did CBS\u2019 New Sitcom \u2018DMV\u2019 Just Feature a Subtle Nod to Tim Meadows\u2019 Role on \u2018Mean Girls\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">CBS&#8217; new sitcom DMV just found a creative way to nod at <strong>Tim Meadows<\/strong>&#8216;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/stylish\/pictures\/what-stars-wore-to-the-mean-girls-premiere-in-2004\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:scene-stealing Mean Girls role.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> scene-stealing Mean Girls role.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the series premiere on Monday, October 13, Meadows, 64, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/cbs-teases-fall-2025-tv-with-cast-crossovers-from-tracker-to-boston-blue\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:was introduced as Gregg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">was introduced as Gregg<\/a>, who works at the DMV office. Gregg sat down with auditors looking to see whether his location would have to be shut down \u2014 and Meadows&#8217; character had some thoughts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t you think it is ironic that the city is spending all this money on you two to figure out what is wrong with the DMV when everyone knows what is wrong is we don&#8217;t have enough money,&#8221; Gregg said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The auditor tried to change the subject. &#8220;It says here that you used to teach high school English. Tell us about that,&#8221; she asked, to which Gregg replied, &#8220;Nah.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/how-mean-girls-musical-film-cast-compares-to-og-movie-counterparts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:How the \u2018Mean Girls\u2019 Musical Film Adaptation Cast Compares to Their OG Movie Counterparts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">How the \u2018Mean Girls\u2019 Musical Film Adaptation Cast Compares to Their OG Movie Counterparts<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DMV <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/cbs-fall-2025-tv-schedule-194030209.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:is a workplace comedy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">is a workplace comedy<\/a> set in the dreaded DMV office, which centers on quirky minimum-wage employees who make the best of dealing with annoyed customers while finding solace in each other&#8217;s company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to Meadows, DMV stars <strong>Harriet Dyer, Molly Kearney, Alex Tarrant, Tony Cavalero<\/strong> and <strong>Gigi Zumbado<\/strong>. CBS\u2019 Monday nights will be rounded out with season 2 of <strong>Morris Chestnut<\/strong>\u2019s Watson and the return of FBI.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"DMV\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/er0YdIfioBU1iW2fNDHpOA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us_magazine_896\/b27b724be7a6c99cda7912132752639d\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">Bertrand Calmeau\/CBS<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meadows&#8217; character working at a high school sounds familiar to fans of Mean Girls, who is known for his role as Principal Duvall in 2004&#8217;s Mean Girls film. He reprised the role in Mean Girls 2 and in the film&#8217;s 2024 musical adaptation, which costarred <strong>Angourie Rice, Rene\u00e9 Rapp, Auli\u02bbi Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Jenna Fischer <\/strong>and <strong>Busy Philipps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Tina Fey<\/strong>, who played Meadows&#8217; love interest in Mean Girls, previously shared the stipulation that they both had about reprising their roles in the new movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI am reprising my role as Ms. Norbury because we thought, well, teachers work for a long time. So it might make sense if Tim and I did it,\u201d Fey, 55, told People in 2024. \u201cSo I called Tim and I was like, \u2018Will you do it? I\u2019ll do it if you do it.\u2019 And we said, \u2018Yes, as long as we don\u2019t have to sing.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/mean-girls-stars-then-and-now\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Mean Girls\u2019 Cast: Where Are They Now? Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and More;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u2018Mean Girls\u2019 Cast: Where Are They Now? Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried and More<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fey was thrilled to work with Meadows again, adding, \u201cIt was fun. It\u2019s been nice to see Tim. One of us has aged \u2014 the other one of us is Tim Meadows! But it\u2019s been really nice to get to work with Tim again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mean Girls originally<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/everything-the-mean-girls-2004-cast-has-said-about-a-sequel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:premiered in 2004;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> premiered in 2004<\/a> and starred <strong>Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese, Jonathan Bennett, Amy Poehler<\/strong> and Fey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film explored topics such as high school social cliques and school bullying through the lens of Cady (Lohan), who navigates the social hierarchy in a high school after years of homeschooling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fey went on to adapt the cult classic into a stage musical. The Broadway musical took the theater world by storm in 2018 and even featured familiar faces including Rene\u00e9 Rapp, who went on to join the upcoming Mean Girls musical movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DMV airs on CBS Mondays at 8:30 p.m. ET. New episodes stream the next day on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS&#8217; new sitcom DMV just found a creative way to nod at Tim Meadows&#8216; scene-stealing Mean Girls role. During the series premiere on Monday, October 13, Meadows, 64, was introduced as Gregg, who works at the DMV office. 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