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  • Stranger Things season3 featured a Beetlejuice Easter egg. 1 / 11

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  • The series is full of references to the '80s but many viewers missed this one. 2 / 11

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  • When Joyce turned to Mr. Clarke for help, he had a model of Hawkins at his house. 3 / 11

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  • There was an odd-looking gravestone when the camera panned over the model. 4 / 11

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  • It was an exact replica of the one in Beetlejuice. 5 / 11

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  • Beetlejuice was a crude poltergeist who worked as a "bio-exorcist." 6 / 11

  • The movie notably starred Winona Ryder. 7 / 11

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  • She now portrays Joyce Byers in Stranger Things. 8 / 11

    Winona Ryder As Joyce In Stranger Things 3

  • It's important to note that Beetlejuice debuted in 1988. 9 / 11

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  • Stranger Things season 3 took place in 1985, three years before Beetlejuice came out. 10 / 11

  • Of course, having the model was an easy opportunity to honor a cast member. 11 / 11

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