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Get ready to laugh out loud with some of the most hilarious moments from Hawkins! From Murray’s witty smuggler banter to Dustin’s iconic “pearls,” and Steve’s epic dance moves to Erica’s sharp comebacks, these scenes capture the perfect blend of humor and heart in Stranger Things. Join us as we revisit the quirks, friendships, and unexpected laughs that have made the series a fan favorite!
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00:00Do this for America, Erica.
00:05Ooh, I just got the chills.
00:08Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top Stranger Things moments that made us laugh,
00:14from season one through the first volume of season five.
00:17Spoilers ahead.
00:19Morons, they messed up the drugs.
00:21They messed it up.
00:24Morons.
00:24Morons.
00:25Hey, morons.
00:27Number 20, Santa Murray.
00:30Enough bullets and shells for Hop to start a small war, if he should so choose.
00:35In the beginning of Stranger Things season five, with Hawkins in military lockdown mode,
00:40we learn that Murray is in charge of smuggling supplies for the group in a Bradley's Big Buy truck.
00:45We cannot think of a better man for the job.
00:47In chapter three, The Turnbow Trap, he pulls up with a major haul.
00:51Shotgun shells, per our lovely lady's request.
00:54But Dustin isn't satisfied.
00:57He wanted more.
00:58Sparkplug, that's it?
01:00I'm also giving out free hugs.
01:01Murray takes Dustin's Christmas metaphor and runs with it as only he can.
01:05It wasn't a goddamn Christmas list, Murray.
01:07That's exactly what it was.
01:09After pointing out his difficult job as a smuggler, and yeah, he's got a point,
01:14Murray poetically chews Dustin out with incredible wit.
01:17Count your blessings, hang some mistletoe, pucker up, and kiss my jolly ass!
01:23Smooth, Santa Murray.
01:25Very smooth.
01:26Number 19.
01:27You Don't Mess Around With Jim
01:29Share our feelings.
01:31Just sharing our feelings.
01:33This isn't gonna work.
01:34It's not gonna work.
01:35It's not gonna work.
01:36Yes, it will.
01:37I promise.
01:38Oh, come on.
01:39Let me just kill Mike.
01:41It becomes clear early on in season three that Jim Hopper is fed up with the relationship
01:46between Mike and Eleven, who he's taken in as his daughter.
01:49They violated his three-inch minimum rule, and in his mind, they're spending way too much
01:55time together.
01:56Hopper later vents his frustration to Joyce, who offers some advice.
02:00Although it doesn't quite suit him, and he ends up going his own route.
02:03He's a happy man when he realizes Mike won't be coming over today.
02:25During his celebratory drive, Hopper fittingly listens and dances to the song You Don't Mess
02:29Around With Jim.
02:30Talk about a mood change.
02:32It's especially funny and memorable, because we're not used to seeing him like that.
02:47Number 18.
02:49You Can't Spell America Without Erica
02:51The increased role of Lucas's little sister,
03:02Erica in season three, really starts to take form once Dustin, Robin, and Steve realize
03:07they need someone smaller to fit into the air vents at the mall.
03:10It's a part of their plan to figure out the shady things the Russians are up to.
03:14So, in comes Erica, but not before some convincing.
03:17I still haven't heard, we'll send this for Erica.
03:29No flesh, please.
03:31She's a negotiator, that's for sure.
03:33But also a funny one.
03:35Her patriotic line in response to Dustin suggesting she helped their home country became instantly
03:39iconic.
03:40Don't you love your country?
03:41You can't spell America without Erica.
03:46It's true.
03:47You cannot spell America without Erica.
03:49Dustin's realization of that fact only makes the moment better.
03:52It's as sweet as the scoops ahoy ice cream that Erica loves.
03:56You want my help?
03:57This USS Butterscotch better be the first of many.
04:01And I'm talking free ice cream for life.
04:09Number 17.
04:11Schmack and Risotto
04:12So do Eskimos like still live in igloos?
04:14Or are they like fully blown like living in the suburbs?
04:20Who is this?
04:21With the Byers family and 11 living in California in season 4, we're introduced to a new friend
04:26of Jonathan's, Argyle.
04:28His silliness and stoner energy are on full display at various moments, but we gotta highlight
04:33the dinner at the Byers house involving another comical character in Murray.
04:37This girl got smacked in the head today at the roller rink?
04:40Smacked?
04:41Yeah, it was one of those vicious skate attacks.
04:43Skate attack?
04:44Yeah, but it wasn't like an ice skate.
04:46It was, um, it was a plastic skate.
04:48No, it was like rubber.
04:50Rubber.
04:51Putting these two in the same room was destined to provide comedy.
04:55During this scene, there's tension at the dinner table.
04:58Emotions are high after an incident at the roller rink, but Argyle provides some comedic
05:03relief.
05:04We learn that apparently, Murray makes a mean risotto.
05:07Argyle, in hilarious fashion, calls it schmackin'.
05:10And Murray's response is classic Murray.
05:13This risotto is schmackin', dude.
05:17I still have no idea who he is.
05:19Number 16.
05:21Steve's KFC endorsement.
05:23Free will moon.
05:25Anyway, he's freelance now, and he agreed to take the case.
05:30Oh, that's...
05:30That's great.
05:33That's really...
05:34That's great, right?
05:35At the beginning of season two, we as viewers and Nancy know the dark truth about her friend
05:40Barb.
05:41She's not just missing.
05:42She's dead.
05:43Barb's parents don't know that, though.
05:46It's tough for Nancy, who's still grieving, to relay the truth.
05:49When she and Steve visit Barb's parents' house for dinner, we see that Barb's parents still
05:53have hope that their daughter is alive.
05:55Nancy later excuses herself to go to the bathroom, leaving Steve with the parents.
06:00To break the awkward silence, following a loud bite of crunchy fried chicken, Steve drops
06:05an unforgettable one-liner, making him sound like a spokesman for KFC.
06:13It's a moment that not only makes us laugh, but also makes us hungry.
06:18Number 15.
06:19Dick.
06:20We're gonna need a lot more luck if we want this plan to work.
06:22While trying to devise a plan to rescue the kids being contained by the military,
06:26Robyn blurts something out, much to the surprise of Mike, Will, and Lucas.
06:31We have to dig up into the barracks, unnoticed, grab the kids, get them to Murray, smuggle
06:35them out of Hawkins.
06:36All before anyone notices they're gone.
06:38Dick.
06:39What?
06:40She then discusses the film The Great Escape and how it relates to their situation, explaining
06:45the tunnels named Tom, Dick, and Harry.
06:47Of the three, Robyn says she prefers Dick.
06:50Pause.
06:51So they put Tom in this dark corner, and they put Harry under the stove, and they put Dick
06:55in the washroom, and personally, for us, I like Dick.
07:01The reactions of the boys and Joyce are nothing short of priceless.
07:06And given we viewers know her sexuality, the irony makes the moment even funnier.
07:11But that's not all.
07:12Later, when they all actually go into the tunnels to execute the plan and find the spot
07:16to break through, the Dick joke is taken to another comical level by Mike and Lucas.
07:21Oh, boys.
07:22Hit the dick.
07:23Yep.
07:24Let's just hope it's not too hard.
07:26If it is, I'll soften it.
07:29Number 14.
07:31Steve waking up in the car and realizing Max is driving.
07:34After Billy shows up to the buyer's house and gives babysitter Steve a beating in the season
07:42two finale, Steve is left down for the count.
07:45Steve had previously objected to the younger kids' plan to go to the tunnels.
07:49It's dangerous, but now he can't stop them.
07:52Neither can Billy, because he's sedated.
07:54So they decide to go, even though none of them is old enough to drive.
07:57Hey, buddy.
07:59Shh.
08:00Shh.
08:01It's okay.
08:01You put up with a fight.
08:03You kicked your ass, but you put up with a fight, buddy.
08:04Okay?
08:04You're okay.
08:06Okay.
08:06You're gonna keep straight for a half a mile?
08:08Then make a left on Mel Sina.
08:11Later, Steve wakes up in the backseat of the car.
08:14Now it's the younger kids, particularly Dustin, babying Steve, which offers a hilarious flip
08:19in dynamics.
08:20Whether it's Steve calling Mike Nancy, his petrified realization that Max is driving,
08:25or the screams after a reckless turn, this whole scene is pure comedy.
08:29Hello!
08:30Whoa.
08:31Incredible.
08:32Told you.
08:34Zoomer.
08:34Number 13.
08:36The Chocolate Pudding.
08:38Found it!
08:40I knew she was hoarding it.
08:41I knew it.
08:42There's a lot to love about Stranger Things, and sometimes it's the simpler, non-supernatural
08:47moments we just can't get out of our heads.
08:49Dustin's chocolate pudding line from the season one finale is a classic example of
08:53that.
08:54Look, it's the season finale.
08:56The stakes are high with the need to rescue Will from the Upside Down, the threat of the
08:59Demogorgon, plus Brenner and his crew going after Eleven.
09:02Yet amidst it all, we get to laugh thanks to an iconic line from Dustin, reminding us
09:07he's just a kid.
09:08A kid who likes chocolate pudding.
09:10Mike!
09:11I found a chocolate pudding!
09:13Okay!
09:14After finding a horde of it and hilariously calling the lunch lady a bald-faced liar,
09:19he corrals several cans and shouts to Mike this revelation.
09:23Never change, Dustin!
09:24Always lying, saying she's out.
09:26Bald-faced liar!
09:27Number 12.
09:29Dustin and Lucas inviting Max to go trick-or-treating.
09:31You're new here, so you probably don't have any friends to take you trick-or-treating,
09:36and you're scared of bullies.
09:38So we were thinking that it would be okay if you come with us.
09:42It'd be okay?
09:42Yeah, our party's a democracy, and the majority voted you could come.
09:45I didn't realize it was such an honor to go trick-or-treating with you.
09:48With the new kid Max, aka Mad Max, in town, Dustin and Lucas see an opportunity to welcome
09:54someone new into their party.
09:55What better way to do it than inviting her to go trick-or-treating?
09:58Max's sarcasm is on point.
10:01As for Dustin voicing his desire to get full-sized candy bars?
10:05Very relatable.
10:06We don't want to get the full-sized candy bars.
10:07We figured you'd want in.
10:09That's presumptuous of you.
10:10But things get really funny after Max's use of the word presumptuous.
10:14It's clear from Dustin and Lucas's reactions that they do not know what that means.
10:19To be fair, that's not an easy word for someone that age.
10:22Once Max leaves, Dustin repeats the word and questions whether presumptuous is a good or
10:27bad thing, only for Lucas to ignore him multiple times.
10:31This is great stuff.
10:33Presumptuous.
10:35It's a good thing, right?
10:40Number 11.
10:41The Never-Ending Story Duet
10:42In the season 3 finale, we finally meet Dustin's Utah-based girlfriend, at long last.
11:01And it does not disappoint.
11:03Dustin isn't just getting a hold of Suzy via ham radio only to catch up.
11:07Time is of the essence.
11:09They need to know Plank's constant, which is the code to a safe inside the Russian base
11:14where Joyce, Hopper, and Murray are.
11:16You can make it up to me now.
11:17What?
11:18I want to hear it.
11:20Not right now.
11:21Yes, now, Dusty Bun.
11:23Dustin's confident that Suzy knows it, but she won't tell him.
11:27Not until he sings the Never-Ending Story theme song with her.
11:30The reactions of the others are absolutely hilarious.
11:34Talk about an unexpected moment given the gravity of the situation.
11:37Turn around, look at what you see in her face.
11:48The mirror of your dream.
11:52It's only funnier when considering the fact that some of them had been doubting Suzy's existence.
11:57And this is how they're introduced to her.
11:59The answer to a never-ending story.
12:10Number 10.
12:11Pie with the Turnbows.
12:13Listen, I know you probably hate me right now,
12:16but I thought you might want your favorite pie.
12:21And also, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry.
12:24This kid Derek Turnbow introduced in Season 5 is downright hysterical,
12:28but he's in trouble because he's next on Vecna's list.
12:31To save Derek and track down Holly,
12:33the squad first needs to get the Turnbows out of the house.
12:36It is Erica's time to shine.
12:38She goes to their house and makes amends with Derek's sister, Tina,
12:41offering some pie.
12:42We know that's no ordinary pie, though.
12:44Your pie's got a little something extra tonight.
12:48A little hen of...
12:50Nutmeg.
12:51Nutmeg!
12:52Of course.
12:53Brilliant.
12:54Brilliant.
12:55Brilliant.
12:56As all the Turnbows except Tina dig in,
12:58Derek makes multiple funny comments.
13:01Once that secret ingredient kicks in and his dad collapses,
13:04Derek bursts out laughing.
13:05And so do we.
13:06He laughs again when his mom goes down.
13:11Then, it's his turn.
13:15Finally, to cap off this amazing scene,
13:17Erica does things the hard way with Tina.
13:20Number 9.
13:21Dustin being brutally honest with Mr. Wheeler.
13:24Your line has been busy for over two hours, Mr. Wheeler.
13:29Do you realize this?
13:30I do realize.
13:31Someone had to say it.
13:32By the fifth episode of Season 2,
13:34we know by now that Ted Wheeler doesn't really do all that much.
13:38Nor is he remotely aware of the mysterious and dangerous supernatural stuff his kids have been dealing with.
13:43Heck, as we see in this scene when Dustin shows up to the Wheeler house,
13:47Ted doesn't even know where his kids are.
13:48Karen, where's Nancy?
13:51Allie!
13:52Allie's.
13:52Our children don't live here anymore.
13:55You didn't know that?
13:56Seriously?
13:57Am I done here?
13:59He has to ask Karen.
14:00And Dustin, with unashamed bluntness, says what many of us had been thinking.
14:05For a kid to deliberately voice this to his friend's dad was sure to catch our attention in the funniest way possible.
14:10He really said it.
14:11Hey, as Erica would say, it's just the facts.
14:14Son of a bitch.
14:15You know, you're really no help at all.
14:16You know that?
14:17Hey, language!
14:19Number 8.
14:20Murray's Car Ride Rant
14:21Children!
14:22Children!
14:23Children!
14:25This interminable bickering was amusing at first,
14:28but it's getting very stale,
14:30and we've still got a long drive ahead of us, so...
14:33Matchmaker Murray, or psychoanalyzer Murray,
14:36whatever you want to call him,
14:37he can see right through people,
14:39and he is not afraid to let them know when something they're doing or not doing is picking him off.
14:44Why don't you two cut the horseshit and get to the part where you admit your sexual feelings for one another?
14:50Whoa!
14:51You are way off it!
14:52With Hopper and Joyce bickering in the car during the seventh episode of season three,
14:57Murray has had enough,
14:58and he lets that be known in epic fashion,
15:01pleading with them to stop arguing and to finally admit their romantic feelings for one another.
15:05He is firm, direct, and utterly hysterical,
15:09You really like a nice man to settle down with,
15:12but admit it,
15:13you're real curious to know what he's like in the sack,
15:16and you.
15:18To cap it off,
15:19he explains his rant to Alexei with a short summarized Russian translation,
15:23and the two share a laugh.
15:24How could we not laugh during this scene too?
15:26So, please, for my sake,
15:29either quit your bickering,
15:31or pull over,
15:32tear off those clothes,
15:33and get it over with already!
15:37Number 7.
15:37The Pullout
15:38Yeah, no, no, I've got to drive.
15:40Drive?
15:41What, tonight?
15:42Our parents.
15:43Would be proud if they knew what you were up to.
15:47Just tell them you're a Tammy's, or Dawn's, or whoever's, and take my guest room.
15:53It does not take long at all for Murray to sniff out that there is something more there between Jonathan and Nancy.
15:59Feelings beyond those of just friends.
16:01Murray reads them like a book, pointing out their shared trauma.
16:04And the man's got a point.
16:06He even seemingly gets under their skin a bit.
16:08We soon see that he was indeed onto something,
16:11as Nancy and Jonathan kiss that night.
16:13Listen, there's a pullout sofa on my study if you want it.
16:18But if I were you,
16:20I'd just cut the bullshit and share the damn bed.
16:23And it seems the pullout sofa won't be necessary after all.
16:27Murray's reaction the next morning, knowing he was right, is absolute gold.
16:31His pullout pun is amazing.
16:34Combine that with Jonathan's startled reaction and Murray saying oops after dropping his food,
16:39and this whole scene is downright hilarious.
16:40How was the pullout?
16:44I'm sorry.
16:47The sofa.
16:48Oh yeah.
16:50Yeah, it was good.
16:52I bet.
16:56Oops.
16:58Number 6.
16:59She's Our Friend and She's Crazy
17:00My dog!
17:02Dentist's office opens in five!
17:06Four!
17:08Three!
17:08This moment from season one is nothing short of classic.
17:12After two bullies threaten Mike and Dustin with a dark ultimatum,
17:16Mike jumps off the cliff to protect his friend.
17:18Not to worry though,
17:19Elle shows up in heroic fashion,
17:21saving Mike with her telekinetic abilities.
17:23Dustin is visibly pleased to see her,
17:39as are we.
17:40Elle snaps one of the bullies' arms,
17:42and he and the other kid flee.
17:44A smiley Dustin then delivers an absolutely iconic line,
17:47ensuring these kids do not mess with them ever again or else.
17:51Yeah, that's right!
17:52You better run!
17:54She's our friend and she's crazy!
17:56You come back here and she'll kill you!
17:59You hear me?
18:00That's right, he knows he's safe now.
18:02His aggressive shouting with Eleven in the background is truly epic stuff.
18:06Number 5.
18:07Harry Steve
18:08Steve the Hair Harrington is obviously known for his hair,
18:23and to those as close to him as Dustin,
18:25he's also got a reputation for being hairy.
18:27Once Steve takes his shirt off before diving into Lover's Lake during season four,
18:31Lucas gets to see for himself.
18:33His reaction is priceless,
18:34and Dustin, who points out his knowledge of the matter,
18:37only makes things funnier.
18:39I keep telling him he needs to tame that jungle,
18:40but he claims the ladies dig it.
18:43Keep in mind,
18:44this is during a serious scene in which the characters are investigating a potential gate
18:48to the Upside Down located in the lake.
18:50And here's Dustin talking about Steve needing to tame that jungle.
18:54Lucas and Dustin's reactions to Max having a look cap off the moment brilliantly.
18:59We appreciate the comedic relief.
19:00Number 4.
19:02Murray and Erica's fiery meeting at Starcourt Mall
19:05When Murray shows up to Starcourt Mall during the season three finale,
19:13we get an absolutely golden personality clash between him and Erica.
19:17As they meet for the first time,
19:19let's just say there's no sharing pleasantries.
19:21What, you're just gonna waltz in there like it's Kami Disneyland or something?
19:25I'm sorry, who are you?
19:26Erica Sinclair, who are you?
19:28Murray Bauman.
19:30Erica shows she's more than willing to use her directness
19:33even towards an adult she's just met.
19:36As part of this hilarious confrontation,
19:38we watch her call Mr. Bauman Mr. Bumman and a bald bastard
19:42while blasting his faulty plan.
19:44Listen, Mr. Bumman,
19:46I'm not trying to tell you how to do things,
19:48but I've been down in that shithole for 24 hours.
19:51And with all due respect,
19:52you do what this man tells you,
19:54you're all gonna die.
19:56Murray delivers a humorous line of his own,
19:58just as we'd expect.
19:59These two are beyond entertaining.
20:02I'm sorry,
20:02why is this four-year-old speaking to me?
20:05Um, I'm 10, you bald bastard.
20:08Number three,
20:09Steve and Dustin's train track conversation.
20:11All right, so let me get this straight.
20:14You kept something you knew was probably dangerous
20:16in order to impress a girl
20:19who you just met?
20:21All right, that's grossly oversimplifying things.
20:25This is a defining moment for arguably the most beloved
20:28and unexpected friendship in Stranger Things.
20:31We're talking about Steve and Dustin.
20:32Their conversation on the train tracks in season two
20:35is such a great comedic scene
20:36marking the beginning of a brotherly bond.
20:39Dustin's comment about an interdimensional slug,
20:41aka his dear dart,
20:43is very funny stuff.
20:44I mean, why would a girl like some nasty slug anyway?
20:47An interdimensional slug?
20:48Because it's awesome.
20:50So is Steve trying to make sense of Dustin's situation,
20:53as well as Dustin trying to understand
20:54what Steve means by feeling electricity
20:56when it comes to girls.
20:57But the highlight of the sequence?
20:59It has to be Steve revealing the secret to his stellar hair.
21:03Well, not everyone can have your perfect hair, all right?
21:05Farrah Fawcett spray.
21:06Really?
21:07Farrah Fawcett spray?
21:08Yep, you heard the man.
21:10Can't argue with that hair.
21:11Use the shampoo and the conditioner,
21:13and when your hair's damp,
21:14it's not wet, okay, when it's damp.
21:16Damp.
21:18Do four puffs of the Farrah Fawcett spray.
21:22Farrah Fawcett spray?
21:23Yeah, Farrah Fawcett.
21:25You tell anyone I just told you that,
21:27and your ass is grass, you're dead, Henderson.
21:30Do you understand?
21:31Number two, Dustin's Pearls.
21:33I'll radio if she comes.
21:34Oh, yeah, nice try.
21:35You just want me out of here so you can make your move.
21:37Oh, because you're such a threat.
21:39That's right.
21:40She will not be able to resist these pearls.
21:44Multiple times throughout season two,
21:47Dustin shows off his teeth,
21:48or what he calls his pearls,
21:50while making a funny sound.
21:51He does it twice toward Lucas
21:53after suggesting Max won't be able to resist his pearls.
21:55What if Max says no?
21:57How could Max say no to these?
21:59I told you to stop that.
22:01And after Eleven's emotional return
22:03toward the end of season two,
22:05Dustin does that purring sound again.
22:07It's funny every time.
22:09You like these pearls?
22:12Eleven?
22:13But since we have to choose one instance,
22:16we're going with the one at the end
22:17of the season two finale.
22:19In this case,
22:20Steve has driven Dustin to the school dance.
22:22We see Dustin rocking a new hairdo
22:24courtesy of Steve's hairspray advice.
22:25Before going in,
22:27Dustin makes that funny sound again,
22:29and Steve hilariously reacts with disapproval.
22:34These two's chemistry is unmatched.
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22:57Number one.
22:58Steve and Robin under the influence of truth serum.
23:08After being caught in an underground Russian base,
23:12Steve and Robin are injected
23:14with a truth serum of sorts.
23:15This stuff makes them quite loopy and giggly,
23:18kicking off an extremely funny sequence
23:20starting in the sixth episode of season three
23:22and carrying into the next episode.
23:24They're gonna come in here commando style,
23:27guns a-blazin'
23:28and kick your sorry asses back to Russia.
23:30You're gonna be two pieces of toast.
23:36Is that so?
23:38Yeah.
23:40We see them laughing,
23:41insisting they work for Scoops Ahoy,
23:43and hysterically calling the guys morons
23:45for messing up the drugs.
23:47Among other things,
23:48we also get Steve calling Dustin dad
23:50and a hilarious back-to-the-future conversation
23:52after their escape.
23:53He has to go back to the future
23:56because he's in the past,
23:58so the future is actually the present,
24:00which is his time.
24:05What?
24:07No, no, it's my turn.
24:08You've had...
24:09While still feeling the effects of the drugs,
24:12Robin explains what's happening in the movie to Steve,
24:15who is utterly confused.
24:17This whole sequence is peak Stranger Things comedy.
24:20She sounds like a Muppet giving birth.
24:24You can hold me tight.
24:26You can hold it on before I hold you.
24:29Exactly.
24:36What other Stranger Things moments
24:37do you find really funny?
24:39Let us know in the comments.
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