No one from Stranger Things has done more with their newfound fame than David Harbour. He plays Jim Hopper, for those wondering. Since he’s not one of the kids, you probably didn’t know his real name. You’re welcome.
Harbour likes to go on Twitter and do that whole “If you get this many RT’s, I’ll do something crazy.” It’s a really stupid thing and I blame you, guy who wanted chicken nuggets from a fast food restaurant.
Here is his latest stunt:
Hey @Greenpeace , how many retweets to send me someplace to tell emperor penguin couples I think they have terrific parenting ideologies? Perhaps hone the Hopper dance with the males…
— David Harbour (@DavidKHarbour) January 21, 2018
Sounds like a good cause. Greenpeace responded:
Hmm, if you get over 200k we’ll ask the Captain if you can join our expedition to the Antarctic and dance with the penguins. #StrangerThings have happened https://t.co/qT78aIcKOw pic.twitter.com/LmmLceE17J
— Greenpeace International (@Greenpeace) January 22, 2018
And the rest, as they say, is history. It should be noted that Harbour did not get 200K RTs. He got 28K. He failed and should not have been allowed to step foot on Antartica. But we live in 2018, where just trying makes you out to be a hero.
Here is your hero, dancing with penguins.
https://t.co/29mTHvLYOA
here's a petition to create the largest protected area in the world.@Greenpeace has 1M sigs.
let's give them 1.8.
1.8 million.
1 for every proposed square km
for the 'guins.
here's me dancing with them,
as promised.
they don't have netflix.@Greenpeace ? pic.twitter.com/jjLBk2XOIr— David Harbour (@DavidKHarbour) February 20, 2018
Alright, that’s cute enough to where I’ll let it slide that he didn’t even get half the RT’s needed for this to happen. Imagine asking your teacher, “What grade do I need to pass the class?” and she says “100” and you get a 14. But she passes you anyway. That’s not how the world works, David.
But it is when you’re the star of the hottest show on Netflix and know Millie Bobby Brown.
Sign the petition if you want. Harbour is shooting for 1.8 million signatures. But we’ll consider it a success if he gets 108.