The Stranger Things crew has used every tool in their arsenal to defend each other and their world from the Demogorgon, Demodogs, the Mind Flayer and, most recently, Vecna. And as powerful as Eleven is on her own, her strength is multiplied by the love and support of her friends. When they’re not going toe to toe with the spawn of the Upside Down, the cast delivers some pretty unforgettable lines, from clever and funny to sweet and poignant. And it’s not just the original season one characters who are so dang quotable. It’s also breakouts like the unparallelled Erica Sinclair and newcomers like Jonathan’s pizza-slinging friend, Argyle. We’ve rounded up 45 of the best Stranger Things quotes from all four seasons for your enjoyment and nostalgia. Careful: it just might make you rewatch the whole series.
Best Stranger Things Quotes
- “Friends don’t lie.” — Eleven
- “Why are you keeping this curiosity door locked?” — Dustin Henderson 3. “I didn’t run away this time, right?” — Eddie Munson
- “You’re all so nerdy, it makes me physically ill.” — Erica Sinclair
- “Ahoy, ladies. Didn’t see you there. Would you like to set sail on this ocean of flavor with me?” — Steve Harrington
Best Eleven Quotes
- “Bitchin’.”
- “Mouthbreather.”
- “I kept it open. I kept the door open three inches. I never stopped believing.”
Best Mike Wheeler Quotes
- “Has it ever occurred to you that we don’t want to be popular?”
- “If we are both going crazy, then we will go crazy together.”
Best Dustin Henderson Quotes
- “Okay, it’s official, I’m never having kids.”
- “I keep telling him he needs to tame that jungle but he claims the ladies dig it.”
- “That’s right, she will not be able to resist these pearls.”
Best Eddie Munson Quotes
- “It’s forced conforming. That’s what’s killing the kids. That’s the real monster.”
- “Yeah, well, I actually kinda thought you’d be kinda mean and scary too. In other news, flattery works with me.”
- “It’s very metal what you did. That’s all I’m saying.”
Best Will Byers Quotes
- “When you’re different, sometimes you feel like a mistake. But you make her feel like she’s not a mistake at all. Like she’s better for being different.”
- “Mike, don’t stop, okay? You’re the heart.”
Best Lucas Sinclair Quotes
- “First of all, it’s a wrist rocket.”
- “And you’re, like, totally tubular.”
Best Erica Sinclair Quotes
- “You can’t spell America without Erica.”
- “The problem is, I still haven’t heard what’s in this for Erica.”
- “You know what this half-baked plan of yours sounds like to me? Child endangerment.”
Best Nancy Wheeler Quotes
- “Ask forgiveness, not permission.”
Best Jonathan Byers Quotes
- “Do you wanna be normal? Do you wanna be just like everyone else? Being a freak is the best. I’m a freak.”
- “I’m going as a guy who hates parties.”
Best Argyle Quotes
- “Hold onto your butts, brochachos!”
- “This risotto is schmackin’, dude.”
- “I still highly recommend slapping some juicy pineapple on your pie. Oh, fruit on your pizza is gnarly, you say? Well, I say try before you deny. …Hello?”
Best Max Mayfield Quotes
- “There’s more to life than stupid boys, you know.”
- “I’m fine, okay? I mean, as fine as someone who’s hurtling toward a gruesome death can be.”
Best Steve Harrington Quotes
- “Do four puffs of Farrah Fawcett spray…Yeah, Farrah Fawcett.”
- “Wipe your feet. On the OUTSIDE not the inside! Always the babysitter. Always the g—–n babysitter!”
- “Know who pauses Fast Times at 53 minutes, 5 seconds? People who like boobies.”
Best Robin Buckley Quotes
- “Okay, I’m warning you right now, I have terrible coordination. It took me six months longer to walk than all the other babies.”
- “Hey, dingus, your children are here again.”
- “I can’t believe I’m going to die in a secret Russian base with Steve ‘The Hair’ Harrington.”
Best Jim Hopper Quotes
- “Keep on growing up, kid. Don’t let me stop you. Make mistakes, learn from them and when life hurts you—because it will—remember the hurt. The hurt is good. It means you’re out of that cave. But please, if you don’t mind, for the sake of your old dad, keep the door open three inches.”
- “You wanna know the worst thing that’s ever happened here in the four years I’ve been working here? It’s when an owl attacked Eleanor Gillespie’s head because it thought that her hair was a nest.”
- “I’m not gonna hurt him. I’m just giving him the opportunity to get his own damn cherry Slurpee.”
- “Emotions have been shared. Boundaries have been set. Order has been restored.”
Best Joyce Byers Quotes
- “I need this phone and two weeks’ advance. And a pack of Camels.”
Best Murray Bauman Quotes
- “My fingers are like arrows! My arms, like iron! My feet, like spears! Resist, and I will end you!”
- “I gotta hand it to you Commies, you’re committed.”
- “And if you need to reach me again…don’t.” Now that you’ve had a chance to re-live seasons one through four, see How Little the Stranger Things Cast Knows About Their Show in Netflix Tudum Trivia.
