Eccentric conspiracy theorist Murray Bauman (Brett Gelman) additionally helped Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer) and Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton) take down Hawkins Lab in season 2 of Stranger Issues.
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Whenever you stay someplace that draws monsters, portals to different worlds and secret authorities companies, it is simple to turn out to be suspicious of all the pieces and everybody. Within the new season of the Netflix collection Stranger Issues, we see personal investigator-conspiracy theorist Murray Bauman (performed by Brett Gelman) on the peak of his paranoia.
When he isn’t translating Russian for Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) and Police Chief Jim Hopper (David Harbour), or changing into buddies with kidnapped Russian scientist Alexei (Alex Utgoff), he is often barricaded in his dwelling away from the general public eye.
At one level throughout this season, Murray’s cellphone variety of 618-625-8313 is revealed. Humorous factor is, followers can really name the quantity for a really fascinating message on Murray’s answering machine.
“Hello, you will have reached the residence of Murray Bauman,” the message begins. “Mother, if that is you, please hold up and name me between the hours of 5 and 6 p.m. as beforehand mentioned, OK? If that is Joyce, Joyce, thanks for calling, I’ve been attempting to succeed in ya. I’ve an replace. It is about, effectively, its in all probability finest if we converse in particular person. It is not good or dangerous, but it surely’s one thing.”
“If that is anybody however my mom or Joyce, effectively, you assume you are actual intelligent, getting my quantity, do not ya?” the lengthy message continues. “Properly, here is some breaking information for you: You are not intelligent. You are not particular. You’re simply merely one of many many, many nimwits to have known as right here, and the closest you’ll ever get to me is that this prerecorded message so on the beep, do me a favor and hold up and by no means name right here once more. You’re a parasite! Thanks and good day.”
Conspiracy theorist Murray Bauman (Brett Gelman) is not the sort of particular person you go to with out calling first.
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This is not the primary time Stranger Issues has used a cellphone quantity followers might name for further content material.
For season 2 in 2017, Stranger Issues promoted a viral advertising marketing campaign that included actual billboards in Los Angeles and New York Metropolis selling the fictional firm Hawkins Energy and Gentle with the tagline “Flipping the Change for a Brighter Tomorrow.” The billboards additionally function a working 1-800 cellphone quantity you possibly can name.
When followers known as the quantity 1-888-355-8703 they obtained a greeting from an automatic message from Dr. Sam Owens — the director of operations at Hawkins Energy and Gentle performed by Paul Reiser within the second and third season.
The automated message mentioned, “Hi there, you’ve got reached Hawkins Energy and Gentle. Powering a brighter tomorrow locally of Hawkins and past. I am Dr. Sam Owens and my objective is to enhance how we mild and energy the world.”
The primary menu additionally included buyer testimonials, information in regards to the firm and suspicious conduct experiences which supplied much more clues about unusual exercise in Hawkins.
