‘Stranger Things’ actor to help save (and dance with) penguins in Antarctica — and it’s all thanks to Twitter
"A man needs his 'guins," "Stranger Things" actor David Harbour wrote on Twitter Monday, begging users to help him make his dancing-with-penguins dreams come true.
Harbour, who plays Hopper in the hit Netflix series, first sought the attention of global conservation organization Greenpeace Saturday, wondering what it would take to "send me someplace to tell emperor penguins I think they have terrific parenting ideologies? Perhaps hone the Hopper dance with the males..."
Greenpeace responded to Harbour and said that if he could garner more than 200,000 retweets, they might be able to make his dreams come true. “#StrangerThings have happened...” the organization wrote.
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Greenpeace is currently campaigning to create an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary — "a safe haven for penguins, whales and seals" that would be off-limits to fishing vessels.
“No business is worth sacrificing a whole ecosystem for and world leaders shouldn’t allow an ocean wilderness to be exploited by a handful of companies,” the Greenpeace campaign states. “Healthy oceans sustain precious wildlife, help limit climate change and provide food security for billions of people.”
Lucky for Harbour, in less than five hours, more than 300,000 fans jumped in to help with the click of a button. It was a done deal.
Well, @DavidKHarbour, chief mate Fernando just made it official. Get your dancing shoes on, because you'll be heading to the Antarctic in no time.
— Greenpeace (@Greenpeace) January 23, 2018
The 'guins are here waiting for you.
🐧💙🐧 pic.twitter.com/0FSJedAG0m
Fernando, thanks for protecting vital unheralded ecosystems in super cold places and everything but please leave the dancing to the professionals...🙄
— David Harbour (@DavidKHarbour) January 23, 2018
If you’ll excuse me. I gotta get some snow pants. https://t.co/s00z5abrZK
THE INTERNET HAS YOUR BACK BRO
— Wish! (@WishfuiiyTV) January 22, 2018
I knew there was a reason I fell in love with this man. The sheer amount of awesomeness just keeps on growing.
— Porkchop (@OhNoPorkchop) January 22, 2018
The world always needs more ‘guins!! Especially dancing ones! pic.twitter.com/JuXByquAgP
— Rebecca Bivens-Gregg (@BackseatBex) January 22, 2018
Oh to be surrounded by penguins!! So much adorable I would not be able to take it!! pic.twitter.com/5ee0XqKvxS
— Rebecca Bivens-Gregg (@BackseatBex) January 22, 2018
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This isn’t the first time Harbour’s Twitter challenges have driven big results.
Just days ago, Harbour agreed to officiate an Illinois wedding if he received at least 125,000 retweets (and he did).
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