

Do Not Call Me "Paul": When Maxine is introduced in Mr.Mom, one of the "lamer" videos Jonathan had rented for them. Damned by a Fool's Praise: As Jonathan is comforting Will about feeling like a freak by saying that it'd be more fun to hang out with David Bowie than Kenny Rogers, Bob walks by and chimes in "Someone say Kenny Rogers? I love Kenny Rogers!" He also loves Mr.Mike really did jump off a cliff in the last season in an attempt to save Dustin. Continuity Nod: Mike's father gives him the old if your friends jumped off a cliff line.Compartment Shot: Will is shown from inside his locker at school in the scene where he finds the newspaper clipping with "zombie boy" written on it.Chase-Scene Obstacle Course: During the opening chase scene, the van hits a stack of cardboard boxes for effect.Brutal Honesty: When Jonathan calls himself a freak, Will asks, "Is that why you don't have any friends?".It's clearly just a pretext for the two of them to sneak away for some making-out time, but when they're finished and he's about to leave Bob is amused to find that the store actually does stock non-orange pumpkins. Brick Joke: When he meets Joyce at the store where she works, Bob asks if they stock any non-orange plastic pumpkins in the back of the store.Then his father comes in with "So if your friend jumps off a cliff, you're gonna jump, too?" upon which Mike rolls his eyes and gives up. Bathroom Stall Graffiti: Discussed around the dinner table at Mike's house when his mother berates him for having graffitied one of the school's bathroom stalls, to which Mike replies that everyone was doing it.There are however many tunnels like that in other parts of Pittsburgh, and in Atlanta where the scene was filmed. There is a 7th Avenue and 7th Street, but they don't have tunnels. There is no Poplar Street in downtown Pittsburgh, and even the one that's in the suburbs doesn't ever cross a Main Street.
STRANGER THINGS SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 RECAP LICENSE
Artistic License Geography: The Pittsburgh car chase.Mike, who stole his sister's piggy bank contents, is not amused. Abhorrent Admirer: Keith, the slovenly employee of the arcade, who promises to give info about "MADMAX" to the boys if Mike sets up a date between him and Nancy.Hopper goes home to a cabin in the woods, where Eleven accuses him of being late. Back at home, Will has another vision, seeing an enormous spidery creature in the Upside Down. Dustin hears a noise from the trashcan outside his home.
