Stranger influences.

Netflix hit “Stranger Things” is a melting pot of ‘80s pop culture. Ever since the retro series premiered in 2016 – following the small town ‘80s supernatural adventures of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Steve (Joe Keery), Joyce (Winona Ryder), Hopper (David Harbour) and more – the show has worn its influences on its sleeve.

In Season 1, Eleven donned a blonde wig to hide her shaved head, just like E.T. did in the 1982 Steven Spielberg movie “E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial.”

Robert MacNaughton, who played Elliott (Henry Thomas) and Gertie’s (Drew Barrymore) brother Michael in “E.T.,” has watched the first two seasons of “Stranger Things.”

When Eleven wears a blonde wig, she didn’t just look like the alien in the movie — she also resembled Spielb

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