While trapped in a dimension full of monsters, Robin has one question and one question only: Have they been tested for rabies?
1.
When, through the power of the Farrah Fawcett hairspray, Dustin briefly became one with Steve “The Hair” Harrington.
2.
When Steve tried to distract from the fact that he and Nancy totally know what happened to Barb by briefly becoming a spokesperson for KFC.
3.
When Alexei and Murray bonded over their mutual disbelief in Joyce and Hopper’s refusal to acknowledge (or resolve) their sexual tension…
…as well as Hopper’s reaction to their laughter at his and Joyce’s expense.
4.
And, a season earlier, when Murray pointed out Nancy and Jonathan’s chemistry, then had only one question to ask Jonathan the next morning.
5.
When Erica went from 0 to 100 to 1,000 with her older brother, and didn’t even drop her ice cream cone in the process.
6.
When Suzie very nearly caused the deaths of all the main characters by insisting on a duet of “Never Ending Story” before she gave Dustin some essential info.
Everyone’s reaction to this is gold, but special shoutout to Will’s “dear god, these were the freaks responsible for saving my life for two whole seasons” expression.
7.
When Steve and Robin enjoyed a viewing of Back to the Future while high out of their minds on some good old-fashioned Soviet truth serum.
8.
When Dustin gave El’s response to his and Mike’s bullies five stars on Yelp.
9.
When Steve taught his young charges the importance of focus and hard work.
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When El dumped Mike’s ass while the song “Cold as Ice” played in the background.
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When Robin, my fellow hypochondriac, went on a (medically accurate) spiral about rabies and brought all her friends along for the ride.
12.
When Robin and Nancy had to make a run for their car and Robin just wanted her partner-in-crime to know exactly what she was getting into.
13.
When Robin needed some clarification on the makeup of Steve’s social circle.
14.
When Erica caught Dustin off guard with some patriotic wordplay.
15.
When Hopper decided not to question El’s description of her newfound sense of style.
16.
When Steve went too far and reeled it back in the nick of time.
And, just to reassure each other that there were no hard feelings, the duo shared a quick fist bump of friendship.
17.
When Dustin said what needed to be said about Mr. Wheeler.
18.
When Joyce crushed a Soviet porcelain spy doll in front of her house, much to the concern of her new neighbors, who clearly don’t know yet that if Joyce Byers thinks there’s a problem, there is without a doubt a problem.
19.
Pretty much every second of Murray’s impression of Yuri, aka the Peanut Butter Smuggler, aka a man who shouldn’t have crossed one of Hawkins’ premiere karate experts.
20.
When Dustin’s friends tried to surprise him after he returned from summer camp and he…did not take it well.
21.
When Dustin was proud of Steve, and Erica clearly was not.
22.
When Steve woke up after getting beaten up by Billy and realized that he had been kidnapped by some middle school students with zero licenses and even fewer fucks to give.
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And, two seasons later, when Steve let us all know that he’s never quite recovered from it.
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When Steve and Eddie connected over the fact that their honorary little brother Dustin needs to take it down a couple of notches.
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And finally: When Max needed a closer look at a shirtless Steve, and Dustin and Lucas weren’t sure how to react.
Which moments did I miss? Tell me about them in the comments!
