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Maya Hawke on the weird phrase she slipped into Stranger Things

Hawke told Hot Ones she aimed to sneak one odd word into each episode as Robin Buckley, including Pretty freaky; the banister slide was a bonus.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte on BBN After Hours
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  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMaya Hawke says she set herself one rule on Stranger Things: slip one weird word or phrase into every episode, and she told Hot Ones that Pretty freaky was one of them.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHer one job was one weird thing, and she admitted she slid down a banister in the same scene and said, quote, I forgot my own rule.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA rule with one clause, and she lost to a staircase.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe banister never agreed to the rule.

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