History Memes / StrangerThings

* I dumped your ass! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Eleven dumps Mike with these words, which has led to other people breaking up with their boyfriends/girlfriends/partners with these words.

* "Mornings are for coffee and contemplation." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Hopper's insistent advice to Florence, which has been placed onto actual coffee mugs.[[/labelnote]]

* I dump your ass! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Eleven dumps Mike with these words, which has led to other people breaking up with their boyfriends/girlfriends/partners with these words.

* "I closed the Gate" responses [[labelnote:Explanation]]When the final trailer premiered, fans took Eleven's statement and added fake responses from virtually any one they could think of, such as the Mind Flayer ([[Series/TimAndEricAwesomeShowGreatJob "It's free real estate"]]) to Netflix executives ("Yes, but I like money") to the Gate itself ([[Memes/AvengersEndgame "No, I don't think I will"]]) responding to Eleven.[[/labelnote]]

* “You are like Papa.” [[labelnote:Explanation]] A quote from Season 2, usually paired with a promotional image of an Eleven Funko Pop that [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou stares directly at the viewer]]. This meme is used in response to someone expressing a (usually mild) unpopular opinion, or relaying information that others do not want to hear.[[/labelnote]]

* "CHRISSY WAKE UP I DON'T LIKE THIS" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Eddie's response to Chrissy being taken over by Vecna in the Season 4 premiere has reached memetic notoriety for being as hilarious as it is appropriate. The meme also grew after receiving a catchy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhGLgZZoszk musical remix]].[[/labelnote]]

* Max's Favorite Song [[labelnote:Explanation]]Adding alternative suggestions to "Running Up That Hill" in a four-panel meme about Max's escape from Vecna.[[/labelnote]]

* Max's Favorite Song [[[[labelnote:Explanation]]Adding alternative suggestions to "Running Up That Hill" in a four-panel meme about Max's escape from Vecna.[[/labelnote]]

* "THIS IS MUSIC!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Eddie's response when Robin hastily sifts through Eddie's metal records looking for "music"[[/labelnote]]

* "Where are we going to get that much salt?"[[labelnote:Explanation]]In "The Bathtub", Dustin notes that 1500 pounds of salt are necessary for the sensory deprivation tank, and Nancy responds with the memetic question. Given the Internet's pre-existing definition of salt (being pissed off or upset), people have enjoyed taking this clip and following it with another video of someone being irrationally upset.[[/labelnote]]

* "Guys! I found the chocolate pudding!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Dustin's ecstatic reaction to finding the school's supply of chocolate pudding. Mike's "OKAY!" from the other room is the common reply.[[/labelnote]]

* "Mornings are for coffee and contemplation."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Hopper's insistent advice to Florence, which has been placed onto actual coffee mugs.[[/labelnote]]
* Taking pictures of characters from other works from before and after they [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]], then labeling the first one "Pretty" and the second one "Bitchin'".[[labelnote:Explanation]]El's makeover from Season 1 was declared "pretty" by the boys and herself. The makeover she receives from Kali and her crew in Season 2 is similarly declared "bitchin'", and again Eleven agrees.[[/labelnote]]

* "I closed the Gate" responses[[labelnote:Explanation]]When the final trailer premiered, fans took Eleven's statement and added fake responses from virtually any one they could think of, such as the Mind Flayer ([[Series/TimAndEricAwesomeShowGreatJob "It's free real estate"]]) to Netflix executives ("Yes, but I like money") to the Gate itself ([[Memes/AvengersEndgame "No, I don't think I will"]]) responding to Eleven.[[/labelnote]]

* "Dustin is a [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Brony!"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A particular scene where Dustin and Erica argue over if she's a "Nerd", pointing out that she's smart in math, politics, and into ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''. When she asks him how that makes her a "nerd", Dustin goes into a ''surprisingly accurate description'' of the show's fantasy leaning and surprisingly dark turn with the involvement of the villain Tirek. Bronies went ''nuts'' with the fact that Dustin watches the show, preceding the Brony Fandom by ''two-to-three decades''.[[/labelnote]]
* "[ominous synth music]"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Became memetic in Season 3 among those who watched with subtitles due to just how often said [ominous synth music] played.[[/labelnote]]
** "[wet squelching]"[[labelnote:Explanation]] The fourth season's subtitles likewise featured the recurring use of "wet", [[InherentlyFunnyWords "squelching"]] and various combinations thereof, including such gems as "[tentacles squelching wetly]", "[Demogorgon feeding wetly]", and "[fissure writhing wetly]".[[/labelnote]]
* "[tender, emotional music playing]"[[labelnote:Explanation]] The fourth season also has these subtitles for most, if not all, of the scenes where Will is trying to bond with Mike, which in the fan's eyes adds more fuel to the fire that he's in love with him.[[/labelnote]]
* "[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]] is the Mind Flayer confirmed!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]The ending of Episode 4 of Season 3 in which Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" plays as the Mind Flayer looks over the army of PeoplePuppets Billy and Heather have provided it has been compared to Bill singing and playing the song on the piano during the ''Gravity Falls'' finale which, combined with Bill's infamous SdrawkcabSpeech upon his death has led to fans of both shows theorizing that Bill was reincarnated as the Mind Flayer after he was destroyed.[[/labelnote]]

* The fact that David Harbor is playing Red Guardian in ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' naturally led to quips of "Hopper is the American confirmed!"[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke "The American" being a yet-unknown prisoner in the Russian facility at the end of Season 3, following Hopper's apparent demise.]][[/note]]
* "It's your grandma"[[note]][[https://youtu.be/-6OFqkemd4c?t=109 The blooper reel for season 3]] shows that while filming the scene where Hopper sends Mike home, David Harbour had great difficulty saying the word "grandma" without breaking into laughter. The clip became wildly popular due to the strangeness of one word causing such difficulty.[[/note]]

* "CHRISSY WAKE UP I DON'T LIKE THIS"[[note]]Eddie's response to Chrissy being taken over by Vecna in the Season 4 premiere has reached memetic notoriety for being as hilarious as it is appropriate. The meme also grew after receiving a catchy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhGLgZZoszk musical remix]].[[/note]]
* "THIS IS MUSIC!" [[note]]Eddie's response when Robin hastily sifts through Eddie's metal records looking for "music"[[/note]]

** Season Three: "Did everyone forget Will's birthday?"

* "CHRISSY WAKE UP I DON'T LIKE THIS"[[note]]Eddie's response to Chrissy being taken over by Vecna in the Season 4 premiere has reached memetic notoriety for being as hilarious as it is appropriate. The meme also grew after receiving a catchy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhGLgZZoszk musical remix]].[[/note]]

** This also caused a SnowClone meme for other characters who fans felt were wronged, such as [=#JusticeForBenny=] [[spoiler:who was killed for trying to protect Eleven]], [=#JusticeForMews=] or [=#JusticeForBob=] [[spoiler:for being killed by Demodogs]], [=#JusticeForSteve=] [[spoiler:who fans felt got screwed over by Nancy]],[=#JusticeForAlexei=], after [[spoiler: he was gunned down in the penultimate episode of season 3]] and [=#JusticeForEddie=] [[spoiler: he was killed trying to stop Demobats from escaping the Upside-Down into Hawkins]].

** This also caused a SnowClone meme for other characters who fans felt were wronged, such as [=#JusticeForBenny=] [[spoiler:who was killed for trying to protect Eleven]], [=#JusticeForMews=] or [=#JusticeForBob=] [[spoiler:for being killed by Demodogs]], [=#JusticeForSteve=] [[spoiler:who fans felt got screwed over by Nancy]], or [=#JusticeForAlexei=], after [[spoiler: he was gunned down in the penultimate episode of season 3]].
* Going along with the above, some people have pointed out that Hawkins is a very dangerous place to live if your name starts with B, considering all the people with "B" names ([[spoiler:[[LongList Benny, Barb, Brenner, Bob, Billy, Bruce]]...]]) who have horrible things happen to them.