Adam and Barbara Maitland have a subtle return in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and their brief and unique cameo perfectly honors their original Beetlejuice story. Adam and Barbara Maitland were the protagonists of the original 1988 Beetlejuice, with the Tim Burton film focusing on them attempting to haunt a family out of the house that they lived in before they were ghosts. Despite their importance to the original film, it was never clear if the two characters were going to return in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, but it turns out that the sequel did reference them in one small way.

Upon the reveal of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, it was clear that the cast would feature some of the most iconic characters from the original in returning roles, such as Michael Keaton's Betelgeuse, Winona Ryder's Lydia Deetz, and Catherine O'Hara's Delia Deetz. However, one of the most controversial choices that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice made was...