There's a Stranger Things 3 Easter Egg & It's a Real Phone Number
Spoilers for Stranger Things Season 3 below. 🚨
- Stranger Things 3 has arrived, and fans have been delving into the show's hidden details and Easter eggs.
- If you've already watched the entire season then you'll be well aware that journalist-turned-conspiracy-theorist, Murray Bauman, features heavily.
- In Season 3, Episode 6, Hopper makes a phone call from Bauman's residence, and gives out his phone number in the process. Well, as it turns out, the number is real and you can call it right now!
If you've already finished watching Stranger Things 3, and currently feel as though you have nothing to exist for, then we have just the thing.
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Aside from rewatching the third season again in its entirety (which seems like a totally reasonable option, tbh), there might be something more productive you can do. One eagle-eyed fan has discovered an Easter egg hidden in Stranger Things Season 3, Episode 6, and you're going to want to try it out.
In the episode, when Hopper makes a phone call from Murray Bauman's house, he gives out the residence's landline number (which the journalist-turned-private-detective-slash-conspiracy-theorist is pretty mad about, as he doesn't want to be tracked down). And, as it turns out, the number Hopper reads out in Episode 6 is totally legit.
Twitter user @yoonxluv discovered that the number was real when they called it and reached Murray Bauman's answerphone message. Per @yoonxluv, "the phone number from episode 6 works in case you wanted to know #StrangerThings3":
It's worth noting that Bauman addresses Joyce in the message and says that he has some information for her that he wants to share in person. Could this information be related to Hopper and the fact that he might be locked up in a Russian jail cell and not, in fact, dead?
If you're already having withdrawal symptoms because you've watched all of Stranger Things 3, it's probably time to dial Murray's number, which is (618) 625-8313. Although prepare yourself for his brutal sign-off: “Hang up and never call here again! You are a parasite!”
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Amy Mackelden is a freelance writer, editor, and disability activist. Her bylines include Harper's BAZAAR, Nicki Swift, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, ELLE, The Independent, Bustle, Healthline, and HelloGiggles. She co-edited The Emma Press Anthology of Illness, and previously spent all of her money on Kylie Cosmetics.
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