There is little doubt that the production and marketing teams for Stranger Things Season 3 put in a lot of effort to get all their details right, all the way down to Murray Bauman's phone number. Yes, that number is listed and yes, you can call it right now if you want to reach the investigative journalist.
The people at Vulture took note of Murray's phone number (618-625-8313, if you want to try your luck) and tried calling. Amazingly, it's a working number and you get put through to a voicemail message delivered by Brett Gelman.
Here's a transcription of the first part of Murray's message.
"Hi, you have reached the residence of Murray Bauman. Mom, if this is you, please hang up and call me between the hours of 5 and 6 pm as previously discussed, okay? If this is Joyce, Joyce, thank you for calling, I have been trying to reach ya. I have an update. It's about, well, its probably best if we speak in person. It's not good or bad, but it's something."
But if you're not Mom or Joyce, the second part of the message is just for you.
"If this is anyone but my mother or Joyce, well, you think you're real clever, getting my number, don't ya? Well, here's some breaking news for you: You're not clever. You're not special. You are just simply one of the many, many nimwits to have called here, and the closest you will ever get to me is this prerecorded message so at the beep, do me a favor and hang up and never call here again. You are a parasite! Thank you and good day."
Interestingly, the area code can be traced down to several cities in southern Illinois. In case you forgot, Murray used to work for the Chicago Sun-Times so it makes perfect sense. Still, if you're not Mom or Joyce, you're not getting anything other than this hilarious message.
Stranger Things 3 is still streaming on Netflix.
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