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Unlock Those Curiosity Doors and Experience Stranger Things As an ’80s Sitcom

Talk about this for an Upside Down. Netflix’s Stranger Things has decisively proven to be one of the breakout shows of the summer, with the spooky and terrifying happenings of Hawkins, Indiana, making viewers yearn for whenever the hell a second season will be announced. But in the meantime, what if the ‘80s-set sci-fi series we know and love so dearly was instead turned into a cheesy ‘80s sitcom with a soundtrack by Randy Newman? YouTuber Tim Bennett thought the same thing, and this wacky video complete with bike-riding and chocolate-pudding escapades — was born. One glaring omission: lack of Barb. Blasphemy!

Watch Stranger Things As an ’80s Sitcom