Stranger Things has been praised for accurately capturing what it was like to live in the ’80s, thanks to pop culture references to films, music, toys and technologies of that decade.
But a scene in the opening episode of the second season of the Netflix hit series has had fans debating a reference to KFC.
Steve Harrington (Joe Keery) and Nancy Wheeler (Natalie Dyer) are having dinner with Barb’s parents – tucking into a meal ordered from the fast food chain – when, in what appears to be a likely anachronism, Steve says: “I love KFC.”
The fast food brand didn’t change its name from Kentucky Fried Chicken to KFC until 1991 – which fans were quick to note.
Just one thing #StrangerThings it was not KFC in 1984.We were still fully capable of complex full words back then.
— B!nxz (@Tony_Binks) October 31, 2017
First Stranger Things Inaccuracy: Steve refers to Kentucky Fried Chicken as KFC in 1984…
— JJ Watts Towers (@handsumdevil) October 28, 2017
In Stranger Things S02E01 they refer to Kentucky Fried Chicken as KFC, but didn't everyone in the 80s still call it Kentucky Fried Chicken?
— Michael Hewett (@michaelhewett) October 28, 2017
Era-error in #StrangerThings "KFC" was mentioned. No one called it that back then, did they? Wasn't it still Kentucky Fried Chicken?
— Chase March (@chasemarch) October 28, 2017
Love Stranger Things, but nobody I know I called Kentucky Fried Chicken "KFC" in the mid-eighties.
— Matt Cabrainzzz (@gamegoat) October 30, 2017
Although one person begged to differ…
Super urgent Stranger Things note: In junior high in Kansas in the 80s my bestie and I made fun of people who said "KFC." They def existed
— Alan Scherstuhl (@studiesincrap) October 30, 2017
Steve also made reference to the brand’s famous slogan “finger lickin’ good!”, which went down well with some of the viewers.
Eating KFC rn while watching @Stranger_Things & all I can think of is that it's finger lickin' good 😭 pic.twitter.com/TQmP0Knd2y
— Nai 🌸 (@AnaBorja2) October 29, 2017
Stranger Things 2 was incredible!*Insert GIF of Steve eating KFC and saying “it’s finger lickin’ good”*
— Zachary Farbman (@atZLF) October 29, 2017
STEVE REALLY SAID IT'S FINGER-LICKIN GOOS WHILE EATING KFC CHICKEN IM #StrangerThings pic.twitter.com/ZUYvIDvhcs
— sherna 📚🇵🇭 (@stanningswift13) October 28, 2017
Also, due to Stranger Things, I went out and got some KFC for dinner tonight. It's finger lickin' good.
— Fabian (@Magicfabe) October 28, 2017
And if all this has left you craving for some chicken nuggets, KFC wants you to check out its “Eleven piece bucket”.
Eleven piece bucket… stranger things have happened 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/m3SxRW0spZ
— KFC UK & Ireland (@KFC_UKI) October 27, 2017
