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Stranger Things is barely a funny sitcom. But does it have funny, awkward, side-splitting moments that have us in stitches? Of course, it does. We have made a compilation of all these uncanny moments into one, from Steve’s parenting woes to Erica’s savage reply to Dustin and Suzie’s untimely karaoke romance chaos.
Top 8 funny moments from Stranger Things
Humor is subjective. What’s funny to me may not be funny to you. Yet, we have tried our best to summarize the best, funny moments from Stranger Things all seasons. There’s a link to watch them too. Enjoy and tell us what you liked the best about the scene.
“I piggybacked from a pizza dough freezer.” – Eleven, Season 4, Episode 9
This line is a chef’s kiss blend of unintentional comedy and mind-bending sci-fi logic.
The Context:
In the Season 4 finale, Eleven needs to psychically enter Max’s mind to save her from Vecna’s grip. But there’s a problem: she’s hundreds of miles away in Nevada, and Max is in Hawkins, bleeding out. So what does she do? She piggybacks.
We see Mike asking with a terror in his face, how she was able to do it.
Eleven responds with this dead-serious line:
“I piggybacked… from a pizza dough freezer.”
Is it funny? Why?
We don’t know what was their intention with the scene and dialogue. But it became an instant hit, with people imagining that line on yearbook quotes, job resumes, Tinder bios, answer sheets, and what not.
The reason it went viral. We have two guesses.
- It’s such a bizarre, oddly specific thing to say.
- The line is delivered with zero irony.
There’s even a Stranger Things themed t-shirt sold on Amazon with this dialogue. You can check out here. And one on Etsy too.
Watch the video here.
Steve and Dustin’s “hair tutorial” bonding session – Season 2, episode 9
This gem happens in Season 2, Episode 9 (“The Gate”), during the build-up to battle.
The context:
In season 2, Dustin’s been feeling a little out of place all season — teeth, girls, friends leaving him behind — and who steps up? Surprisingly, Steve “the Hair” Harrington.
Steve gives Dustin real-life advice… on hair care:
“Use the shampoo and the conditioner, and when your hair’s damp — it’s not wet, okay? It’s damp — do four puffs of the Farrah Fawcett spray.”
Is it funny? Why?
It’s delivered with absolute seriousness. Steve, the reformed high school jock turned monster-fighting babysitter, treats this tutorial like sacred knowledge.
- Almost every fan found this oddly specific. Like, who knew Steve Harrington had a Farrah Fawcett routine memorized?
- Finally, some attention was brought to his good looks.
- There’s impending danger. Yet, we pause for… haircare advice. Peak Stranger Things humor.
You can watch the full scene here.
Erica Sinclair’s iconic “You Can’t Spell America Without Erica” – season 3, episode 6
This happens in Season 3, Episode 6 (“E Pluribus Unum”) when Team Scoops Troop (Steve, Robin, Dustin, and Erica) is sneaking around the Russian base under Starcourt Mall.
The context
In the middle of life-threatening chaos, Erica — the tiniest and most brutally honest member of the crew — drops this line:
“You can’t spell America without Erica.”
And it’s said with the kind of confident mic-drop energy that makes you go: Damn right, girl.
Is it funny? Why?
Erica’s got zero fear and maximum attitude. She’s like 10 years old and somehow the most intimidating person in the room. And the way it’s delivered?!
- It’s stone-cold, like she’s fully aware of how iconic she is. No smirk, no giggle — just declaration of truth.
- They’re trapped in a Cold War-esque Russian lab, trying to survive — and she’s out here giving capitalist catchphrases. It’s America vs. the USSR and Erica’s the spokesperson.
This line practically begged to be turned into a shirt, a TikTok audio, a sticker, a movement. And the internet understood its assignment.
Watch the full scene here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UxcNNjnvfA
Murray Bauman’s reluctant third-wheeling with Hopper and Joyce
Murray starts traveling along with Jopper in Season 3 (from episode 4 onwards), after decoding the Russian transmission.
The standout moment is in Episode 4 (“The Sauna Test”) and especially Episode 6 (“E Pluribus Unum”), when Murray ends up as the awkward mediator while Hopper and Joyce argue — then later flat-out tells them they should just get together already.
Context
Murray Bauman, our resident conspiracy theorist and vodka enthusiast, gets stuck playing third wheel to the slow-burn romance of Hopper and Joyce. The man just wanted to fight Russians and eat dinner, but instead, he’s forced to watch Hopper and Joyce bicker like an old married couple — except it’s clear to everyone (including Murray) that there’s some very unsubtle sexual tension simmering.
Why it’s funny:
It’s peak Stranger Things humor — tension relief through painfully honest, socially inappropriate commentary.
- Murray has zero patience for their will-they-won’t-they routine. He literally calls them out, mid-mission, about needing to “get it over with.”
- He’s the audience’s stand-in—saying exactly what fans have been screaming into their pillows since Season 2.
Watch the full scene here.
Dustin’s never-ending Story duet with Suzie
When the fate of Hawkins rests on the Pythagorean theorem, but your girlfriend demands a musical number first.
Context:
Season 3, Episode 8 (“The Battle of Starcourt”). The gang is in a literal life-or-death situation with Russians, monsters, and exploding malls — and suddenly Dustin calls his long-distance girlfriend Suzie over the radio to get an important math equation.
Is it funny? Why?
We all have that couple in the gang who is in their own world when the rest of the gang is wading through a pickle. That’s how the Dustin – Suzie scenes felt.
- Dustin is out here doing full karaoke mode while Hopper, Joyce, Steve, and Robin are getting chased by Russians — and you can feel the collective “is this seriously happening right now?!” radiating through the walkie-talkies.
- No matter how untimely the romance is, they still made it look cute, with them singing it together and the rest of the gang, well, just being happy for the couple.
Watch the full scene here.
Dustin’s I found the chocolate pudding scene
This happens in season 1, episode 8 (“The Upside Down”). The boys are raiding the Hawkins Middle School cafeteria during the chaos, and Dustin triumphantly discovers a stash of chocolate pudding in the school fridge.
The context
When the world might end, but dessert is still top priority.
Is it funny? Why?
Because Dustin isn’t just happy he found the pudding — he’s smug about it, almost like he just solved the Demogorgon crisis single-handedly. And his sass to Mike is peak “I told you so” energy. We see them being perfect children once again… even when there is chaos and conspiracy theories running around them, waiting for them to solve. Also, it just reminded me of the snack time bickering I had with my siblings when we were kids.
Watch the full scene here.
Lucas trying to explain new coke like It’s a life philosophy
This happens in season 3, episode 7 (“The bite”), amidst fighting supernatural horrors.
The context?
The group is hiding in the movie theater during Back to the Future, taking a breather from all the chaos.
Lucas grabs a can of New Coke from the concession stand and takes a sip. Naturally, instead of staying quiet and low-key, he launches into a passionate speech comparing New Coke to the original — claiming people only hate it because they’re nostalgic and afraid of change.
Is it funny? Why?
Because Lucas delivers his New Coke defense like he’s unlocking the secrets of the universe, while everyone else is literally bleeding, panicking, and fighting for their lives. It’s that friend who picks the worst possible moment to share their deeply held, utterly unnecessary opinion — and somehow makes it sound like gospel.
Watch the full scene here.
Steve’s constant babysitting woes
Steve’s constant babysitting woes are basically an ongoing Stranger Things inside joke that started in Season 2 and just never stopped.
Context
After the events of Season 1, Steve somehow gets roped into looking after Dustin, Lucas, and later Erica — not because he volunteered, but because life just kind of threw it at him. Instead of being the cool ex–high school king he imagined, he becomes the town’s most overqualified (and underpaid) babysitter.
Is it funny? Why?
Watching Steve — hair perfect, bat in hand — try to wrangle a bunch of stubborn, smart-mouthed middle schoolers while fighting interdimensional monsters is chef’s kiss comedy. It’s the ultimate “I did not sign up for this” energy, except he kinda did, and now he’s too emotionally invested to quit. He’ll complain about it non-stop, but if anyone actually threatened his kids? He’d go full mama bear in 0.2 seconds.
Honestly, by Season 4, “babysitter” isn’t even an insult for Steve anymore — it’s a badge of honor, and probably the one job he’s actually great at.
Watch Stranger Things Steve’s parenting moments here.
Concluding,
At its core, Stranger Things isn’t just about monsters, parallel dimensions, and saving Hawkins from total annihilation — it’s also about the ridiculous, unexpected, and downright chaotic moments that make you pause and think, “Did that just happen?”
From Dustin belting out The NeverEnding Story mid-apocalypse, to Erica serving pure sass with “You can’t spell America without Erica,” to Steve’s eternal babysitting gig that he never signed up for, these scenes are the show’s secret sauce. They remind us that even in the face of supernatural terror, there’s always room for bad hair tutorials, absurd soda rants, and the kind of awkward third-wheeling Murray Bauman could teach a masterclass in. Hawkins may be cursed, but it’s never boring — and honestly, we wouldn’t have it any other way.