Stranger Things fixes editing mistake after fans called out anachronistic piece of clothing

Holly Wheeler’s Under Armour shirt appeared in ‘Stranger Things’ season five episode seven

The editors of Stranger Things have quietly fixed an error after fans noticed a historically inaccurate piece of clothing in the new season five episodes.

After the volume of the Netflix series was released on 25 December, viewers quickly pointed out that Holly Wheeler, played by Nell Fisher, was wearing an Under Armour shirt while she was trapped in Vecna’s lair in episode seven.

Under Armour was not founded until 1996 — nine years after the episode was set in 1987.

It took just a week of fans’ complaints about the anachronistic item for the series’ co-creators to edit out the popular sportswear logo ahead of the release of volume three, which landed on the streaming giant on New Year’s Eve. Netflix did not immediately return The Independent’s request for comment.

“Stranger things trying to ‘Mandela effect’ us. They really went and edited out the UnderArmour logo on Holly’s shirt,” one fan reacted on X. Another added, “Just rewatching the last episode before the finale of Stranger Things, looks like they’ve fixed Holly’s under armour sleeve.”

‘Stranger Things’ fans noticed that Holly Wheeler was wearing an Under Armour shirt in one scene (Netflix)

Before the branding was cut from the scene, viewers took to social media to joke about the accident, with one writing on X: “Didn’t know under armour was in the upside down.”

“Holly wearing Under Armour in season five of [Stranger Things] is more unsettling than Vecna,” another joked. “Did she tear through the fabric of space and time and go into the future?! I’m mostly joking but need clarity.”

The editing snafu is reminiscent of other times that popular TV shows forgot to edit out an anachronistic item.

Back in 2019, the internet was set ablaze when a Starbucks coffee cup was spotted in the background of a season eight episode of Game of Thrones. The item was completely out of place among the goblets and animal horns in the HBO fantasy series, and the production gaffe forced showrunners to issue a statement at the time acknowledging their mistake. The show’s errors continued when a water bottle was later seen in the series finale, prompting some fans to even call for a remake of the last season.

The fifth and final season came to a divisive end on New Year’s Eve 2025, nearly 10 years after the show premiered in 2016.