Dustin quotes from Stranger Things

Dustin

[To Eleven] We never would've upset you if we knew you had superpowers.

Dustin

[Glancing up at Steve, Robin, Nancy and Eddie in Upside-Down world in reverse gravity in ceiling fissure] Bada-bada-boom!

Dustin

[To Eddie's uncle] I wish everyone had gotten to know him. Really know him. Because they would've loved him, Mr. Munson. They would've loved him. Even in the end... he never stopped being Eddie. Despite everything. I never even saw him get mad. He could've run. He could've saved himself. But he fought. He fought and died to protect this town. This town that... hated him. He isn't just innocent... Mr. Munson, he's... he's a hero.

Dustin

Guys, I really think we should turn back.

Lucas

Seriously, Dustin?! You want to run to your mom, be a baby, then go home already!

Dustin

I'm just being realistic, Lucas!

Lucas

No, you're being a big sissy!

Dustin

Did you ever think maybe Will went missing because he ran into something bad? And we're going to the exact same spot where he was last seen? And we have no weapons or anything?

Mike

Dustin shut up...

Dustin

I'm just saying; does that seem smart to you?

Mike

Shut up, shut up... did you guys hear that?!

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen. Step right up and get your tickets for the freak show.

Who do you think would make more money in a freak show? Midnight, Frogface, or Toothless?

[Mimicking Dustin] I'd go with Toothless.

Dustin

I told you a million times my teeth are coming in. It's called cleidocranial dysplasia.

[Mimicking Dustin] I told you a million times.

[chuckles] Do the arm thing.

Do it, freak.

God, it gets me every time.

Lucas

Assholes.

Mike

I think it's cool. It's like you have superpowers or something. Like Mr. Fantastic.

Dustin

Yeah, except I can't fight evil with it.

Dustin

Why do we need weapons? We have her.

Lucas

She shut ONE door!

Dustin

With her mind!

[Holding Dustin at knife point] Jump. Or Toothless here gets an early trip to the dentist!

Dustin

No! N- [he stops talking as Troy holds the blade near his eyes]

I'll cut him, right now!

Mike

Alright, just hold on! Hold on!

Dustin

Mike, don't do it! I don't need my baby teeth- Mike! Mike, seriously, don't!

Dustin

Mike, don't do it! Don't do it, Mike!

Troy, I don't think this is a good idea, man.

Dustin

Mike, don't!

Dentist's office opens in Five! Four! Three! Two!

Dustin

MIKE!

One!

Holy shit.

Mike

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

'AH..! She broke my arm! My arm!

Eleven

[Coldly] Go.

Let's get outta here! Let's go!

Dustin

[Gleefully] YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! YOU BETTER RUN! SHE'S OUR FRIEND AND SHE'S CRAZY! YOU COME BACK HERE, AND SHE'LL KILL YOU!

Mike

Just hold on a little longer, okay? He's gone, the Bad Man's gone. We'll be home soon, and my mom? She'll get you your own bed, and you can eat as many Eggos as you want. And... we can go to the Snow Ball.

Eleven

[Weakened] Promise?

Mike

Promise.

Dustin

Is it... is it dead?

Mike

Go, go go go go!!

Dustin

Get the wrist rocket, get the wrist rocket, now!!

Mike

Go go go go go! Get the rocks, get the rocks, get the rocks!

Dustin

Getting the rocks!

Lucas

Gimme one!

Dustin

Come on! Fire!

Mike

Kill it, kill it!

Lucas

Another one!

Dustin

Kill the bastard! Kill it now!

Mike

Kill it! Go go go go go!

Dustin

Get, get, get- come on, kill it, bastard!

Lucas

It's not working!

Mike

Hit him again! Keep going, keep going!

Dustin

Kill him! Get, get, get... come on, go, go, go!

Mike

Eleven, stop!

Eleven

[Sadly] Goodbye, Mike. [She turns to the Demogorgon] No more. [Both the Demogorgon and El scream as she uses her powers to rip it apart; Lucas, Dustin and Mike cover their ears. When the lights return, El and the Demogorgon have vanished]

Mike

[Repeatedly] El...?!

Eleven!

Mike

[Tearful] El! El, where are you?! Eleven?! El?!

Lucas

You're just not nimble enough, but you'll get there someday. But until then... [chuckles] Princess Daphne is still mine!

Dustin

You know, whatever. I'm still tops on "Centipede" and "Dig Dug".

You sure about that?

Dustin

Sure about what? You're kidding me, nonononono. Move, move! [He checks the top scores on "Centipede" and "Dig Dug"] Aw, no no no no no... NO! No! No...!

Will

Seven hundred and fifty-one thousand, three hundred points?!

Mike

That's impossible!

Dustin

Who- who's "MADMAX?"

Better than you.

Will

Is it you?

[Scoffs] You know I despise "Dig Dug".

Lucas

Then who is it?

Dustin

Yeah, spill it, Keith.

You want information? Then I need something in return. [Grins at Mike]

Mike

No. No, no, no, no way! You're not getting a date with her!

Lucas

Mike, come on, just get him the date.

Mike

I'm not prostituting my sister!

Lucas

But it's for a good cause!

Dustin

No, no, don't get him the date. You know what? He's gonna spread his nasty-ass rash to your whole family!

Acne isn't a rash, and it isn't contagious, you prepubescent wastoid!

Dustin

Still no sign?

Lucas

Jack shit.

Dustin

[Checks his watch] Aw, man, my Mom's gonna murder me!

Lucas

So go home, I'll radio when she comes.

Dustin

Oh yeah, nice try. You just want me out of here so you can make your move.

Lucas

Oh cause you're such a threat.

Dustin

That's right! She will not be able to resist these pearls. Grr...! [Spotting something] Ten O'Clock!

Lucas

What?

Dustin

Ten O'Clock.

Lucas

They're arguing! They're arguing!

Dustin

I I I see that! [About binoculars] I don't even know why you need those. God, you're so stupid.

Lucas

She's incredible.

Dustin

She's...

MAD MAX!

Billy

God, this place is such a shithole.

Max

It's not that bad.

Billy

No? [Buzzes down the window and holds his nose] Mmm, you smell that, Max? That's actually shit. Cow shit!

Max

I don't see any cows. [Buzzes the window up again]

Billy

Clearly, you haven't met the high school girls. So what, you like it here now?

Max

No!

Billy

Then why are you defending it?

Max

I'm not.

Billy

Sure sounds like it.

Max

It's just, we're stuck here, so...

Billy

Mm, you're right. We're stuck here. [Glares at her] And whose fault is that?

Max

[Under her breath] Yours.

Billy

What'd you say?

Max

Nothing.

Billy

Did you say it's my fault?

Max

No!

Billy

You know whose fault it is. Say it. [Pause] Maaax... say it. SAY IT!!!

Dustin

Really, everyone dressed up last year.

Max

Billy, slow down.

Billy

Oh, these your new ape-friends?

Max

No! No, I don't know them.

Billy

Oh, then I guess you won't care if I hit 'em then, huh? I get bonus points, I get 'em all in one go!

Max

No, Billy, stop, it's not funny.

Dustin

Uh, guys...!

Max

Billy, come on, stop! This isn't funny! Stop!

Mike

Go, go, go, go!

Max

BILLY, STOP IT!

Dustin

Oh, shit shit shit shit shit...!

Billy

[Laughs maniacally] WHOOO! That was a close one, huh?!

Dustin

Was that...

Lucas

Madmax!

Dustin

His name is D'Artagnan. pPicks it up] Cute, right?

Mike

"D'Artagnan?"

Dustin

Dart, for short.

Max

And he was in your trash?

Dustin

Foraging for food. You wanna hold him?

Max

No, no.

Dustin

He doesn't bite.

Max

I don't want to. [Dustin drops Dart into her hands] Oh, God, he's slimy!

Lucas

Ugh, he's like a living booger! [Passes Dart to Will]

Will

Oh, God, ugh! [Passes Dart to Mike, who stares at it]

Mike

What is he?

Dustin

[Grins] My question exactly. At first, I thought it was some type of pollywog.

Max

"Pollywog?"

Dustin

It's another word for tadpole. Tadpole is the larval stage of a toad.

Max

I-I know what a tadpole is.

Dustin

Alright, then you know that most tadpoles are aquatic, right? Well, Dart, he isn't, he doesn't need water.

Lucas

Yeah, but aren't there non-aquatic pollywogs?

Dustin

Terrestrial pollywogs? Yep, two to be exact. Indirana Semiplamata and the Adenomera Andreae. One's from India, one's from South America. So how did one end up in my trash?

Max

Maybe some scientists brought it here, and it escaped?

Mike

Did you guys see that? It looks like something is... moving inside it.

Dustin

Whoa. [He grabs Dart as it tries to escape] It's okay, it's okay, I got you, little guy. I know you don't like that, it's okay. [Looks up] And there's another thing. Reptiles, they're cold-blooded. Ectothermic, right? They love heat, the sun. Dart hates it, it hurts him.

Lucas

So, if he's not a pollywog, or a reptile...

Dustin

Then I've discovered a new species.

Steve

Alright, so let me get this straight: you kept something that you knew was probably dangerous in order impress a girl? Who, you you just met?

Dustin

Alright, that's grossly oversimplifying things

Steve

I mean, why would a girl like some nasty slug, anyway?

Dustin

An inter-dimensional slug?! Because it's awesome.

Steve

Well, even if she thought it was cool, which she didn't, I- I just... I don't know, I just feel like you're trying way too hard, man.

Dustin

Well, not everyone can have your perfect hair, alright?!

Steve

It's not about the hair, man. The key with girls is just... acting like you don't care.

Dustin

Even if you do?

Steve

Yeah, exactly. Drives 'em nuts.

Dustin

Then what?

Steve

You just wait, until uh... until you feel it. [Elbows him]

Dustin

Feel what?

Steve

It's like before it's gonna storm, you know? You can't see it, but you can feel it, this, uh... electricity, you know?

Dustin

Oh, like in the electromagnetic field, with the clouds in the atmosphere-

Steve

No, no, no, no, no. Like a, like a sexual electricity.

Dustin

Oh.

Steve

You feel that, and then you make your move.

Dustin

So that's when you kiss her?

Steve

No, whoa, whoa! Slow down, Romeo.

Dustin

Sorry.

Steve

Sure, okay, some girls... yeah, they want you to be aggressive, you know? Strong, hot and heavy, like a... I don't know, like a lion. But others, you gotta be slow, you gotta be stealthy. Like a... like a ninja.

Dustin

What type is Nancy?

Steve

[Shortly] Nancy's different. She's different than the other girls.

Dustin

Yeah, she seems pretty special, I guess.

Steve

Yeah. Yeah, she is.

Dustin

But... this girl's special too, you know? It's just, like... something about her.

Steve

Whoa whoa whoa, hey. You're not falling in love with this girl, are you?

Dustin

No, no.

Steve

Okay, good. Don't.

Dustin

I won't.

Steve

She's only gonna break your heart, and you're way too young for that shit.

Mike

Did you guys know that Bob was the original founder of Hawkins AV Club?

Lucas

Really?

Mike

He petitioned the school to start it, and everything. And then he had a fund-raiser for equipment. Mr. Clarke learned everything from him. Pretty awesome, right?

Dustin

Yeah.

Mike

We can't let him die in vain.

Dustin

Well, what do you wanna do, Mike? Alright, the Chief's right on this; we can't stop those Demo-dogs on our own.

Max

"Demo-dogs?"

Dustin

Demogorgon, dogs. Demo-dogs. It's like a compound, it's like a play on words-

Max

Okay.

Dustin

I mean, when it was just Dart, maybe.

Lucas

But there's an army now.

Dustin

Precisely.

Mike

His army.

Steve

What do you mean?

Mike

[Holding up the drawing of the Shadow Monster] His army! Maybe if we stop him, we can stop his army too.

Nancy

Hey.

Dustin

Hey.

Nancy

[Offers her hand] Wanna dance?

Dustin

What?

Nancy

Come on, let's go. Here. [She puts his hands on her waist] Mm-hm. Closer.

Nancy

[Smiles] A little closer. Okay. Now, feel the music, the rhythm. Start to move to it... Yeah, there.

Dustin

Good?

Nancy

That's good, yeah. You know, out of all my brother's friends... you're my favorite. You've always been my favorite.

Dustin

[Grins] Really?

Nancy

Yeah.

Nancy

Girls this age are... dumb. But, you give 'em a few years... and they'll wise up. You're gonna drive 'em nuts.

Dustin

You think so?

Nancy

Oh, I know so.