8.3
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Jim Hopper is a fictional character portrayed by David Harbour in the TV series Stranger Things.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers (season 1), they were 41 years old.
They appear in all 34 aired episodes so far and have accumulated 497814 positive votes.
The character of Jim Hopper is mainly associated with Joyce Byers, Eleven and Mike Wheeler.

Jim Hopper

by David Harbour

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Episodes42

  • 8.5
    /10

    Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
    episode S1.E1 july 2016
    On his way home from a friend's house, young Will sees something terrifying. Nearby, a sinister secret lurks in the depths of a government lab.
    • 49min
  • 8.4
    /10

    Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street
    episode S1.E2 july 2016
    Lucas, Mike and Dustin try to talk to the girl they found in the woods. Hopper questions an anxious Joyce about an unsettling phone call.
    • 56min
  • 8.8
    /10

    Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly
    episode S1.E3 july 2016
    An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.
    • 53min
  • 8.9
    /10

    Chapter Four: The Body
    episode S1.E4 july 2016
    Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Nancy and Jonathan form an unlikely alliance.
    • 51min
  • 8.6
    /10

    Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat
    episode S1.E5 july 2016
    Hopper breaks into the lab while Nancy and Jonathan confront the force that took Will. The boys ask Mr. Clarke how to travel to another dimension.
    • 54min
  • 8.8
    /10

    Chapter Six: The Monster
    episode S1.E6 july 2016
    A frantic Jonathan looks for Nancy in the darkness, but Steve's looking for her, too. Hopper and Joyce uncover the truth about the lab's experiments.
    • 48min
  • 9
    /10

    Chapter Seven: The Bathtub
    episode S1.E7 july 2016
    Eleven struggles to reach Will, while Lucas warns that "the bad men are coming." Nancy and Jonathan show the police what Jonathan caught on camera.
    • 43min
  • 9.3
    /10

    Chapter Eight: The Upside Down
    episode S1.E8 july 2016
    Dr. Brenner holds Hopper and Joyce for questioning while the boys wait with Eleven in the gym. Back at Will's, Nancy and Jonathan prepare for battle.
    • 56min
  • 8.1
    /10

    Chapter One: MADMAX
    episode S2.E1 october 2017
    As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.
    • 49min
  • 8.3
    /10

    Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak
    episode S2.E2 october 2017
    After Will sees something terrible on trick-or-treat night, Mike wonders whether Eleven's still out there. Nancy wrestles with the truth about Barb.
    • 57min
  • 8.5
    /10

    Chapter Three: The Pollywog
    episode S2.E3 october 2017
    Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.
    • 52min
  • 8.5
    /10

    Chapter Four: Will the Wise
    episode S2.E4 october 2017
    An ailing Will opens up to Joyce - with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.
    • 47min
  • 8.8
    /10

    Chapter Five: Dig Dug
    episode S2.E5 october 2017
    Nancy and Jonathan swap conspiracy theories with a new ally as Eleven searches for someone from her past. “Bob the Brain” tackles a difficult problem.
    • 59min
  • 9.1
    /10

    Chapter Six: The Spy
    episode S2.E6 october 2017
    Will's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond.
    • 53min
  • 6.1
    /10

    Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister
    episode S2.E7 october 2017
    Psychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past.
    • 46min
  • 9.2
    /10

    Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer
    episode S2.E8 october 2017
    An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.
    • 49min
  • 9.3
    /10

    Chapter Nine: The Gate
    episode S2.E9 october 2017
    Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.
    • 1hs 03min
  • 7.8
    /10

    Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?
    episode S3.E1 july 2019
    Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.
    • 51min
  • 7.9
    /10

    Chapter Two: The Mall Rats
    episode S3.E2 july 2019
    Nancy and Jonathan follow a lead, Steve and Robin sign on to a secret mission, and Max and Eleven go shopping. A rattled Billy has troubling visions.
    • 51min
  • 8.3
    /10

    Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard
    episode S3.E3 july 2019
    With El and Max looking for Billy, Will declares a day without girls. Steve and Dustin go on a stakeout, and Joyce and Hopper return to Hawkins Lab.
    • 50min
  • 8.9
    /10

    Chapter Four: The Sauna Test
    episode S3.E4 july 2019
    A code red brings the gang back together to face a frighteningly familiar evil. Karen urges Nancy to keep digging, and Robin finds a useful map.
    • 53min
  • 8.5
    /10

    Chapter Five: The Flayed
    episode S3.E5 july 2019
    Strange surprises lurk inside an old farmhouse and deep beneath the Starcourt Mall. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer is gathering strength.
    • 53min
  • 8.5
    /10

    Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum
    episode S3.E6 july 2019
    Dr. Alexei reveals what the Russians have been building, and Eleven sees where Billy has been. Dustin and Erica stage a daring rescue.
    • 1hs
  • 8.7
    /10

    Chapter Seven: The Bite
    episode S3.E7 july 2019
    With time running out -- and an assassin close behind -- Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins, where El and the kids are preparing for war.
    • 56min
  • 9.2
    /10

    Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt
    episode S3.E8 july 2019
    Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.
    • 1hs 18min
  • 8.1
    /10

    Chapter One: The Hellfire Club
    episode S4.E1 may 2022
    El is bullied at school. Joyce opens a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night.
    • 1hs 18min
  • 8.1
    /10

    Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse
    episode S4.E2 may 2022
    A plane brings Mike to California — and a dead body brings Hawkins to a halt. Nancy goes looking for leads. A shaken Eddie tells the gang what he saw.
    • 1hs 18min
  • 8.3
    /10

    Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero
    episode S4.E3 may 2022
    Murray and Joyce fly to Alaska, and El faces serious consequences. Robin and Nancy dig up dirt on Hawkins' demons. Dr. Owens delivers sobering news.
    • 1hs 04min
  • 9.4
    /10

    Chapter Four: Dear Billy
    episode S4.E4 may 2022
    Max is in grave danger... and running out of time. A patient at Pennhurst asylum has visitors. Elsewhere, in Russia, Hopper is hard at work.
    • 1hs 19min
  • 8.1
    /10

    Chapter Five: The Nina Project
    episode S4.E5 may 2022
    Owens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims another victim.
    • 1hs 17min
  • 8.5
    /10

    Chapter Six: The Dive
    episode S4.E6 may 2022
    Behind the Iron Curtain, a risky rescue mission gets underway. The California crew seeks help from a hacker. Steve takes one for the team.
    • 1hs 15min
  • 9.6
    /10

    Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab
    episode S4.E7 may 2022
    As Hopper braces to battle a monster, Dustin dissects Vecna's motives — and decodes a message from beyond. El finds strength in a distant memory.
    • 1hs 41min
  • 8.6
    /10

    Chapter Eight: Papa
    episode S4.E8 july 2022
    Nancy has sobering visions, and El passes an important test. Back in Hawkins, the gang gathers supplies and prepares for battle.
    • 1hs 26min
  • 9.1
    /10

    Chapter Nine: The Piggyback
    episode S4.E9 july 2022
    With selfless hearts and a clash of metal, heroes fight from every corner of the battlefield to save Hawkins — and the world itself.
    • 2hs 22min
  • 0
    /10

    Chapter One: The Crawl
    episode S5.E1
  • 0
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    Episode #5.2
    episode S5.E2
  • 0
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    Episode #5.3
    episode S5.E3
  • 0
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  • 0
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    episode S5.E5
  • 0
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    episode S5.E6
  • 0
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Best moments10

  • 9.2
    /10
    80% of the votes

    Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt
    episode S3.E8 july 2019
    Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.
    • 1hs 18min
  • 8.9
    /10
    67% of the votes

    Chapter Four: The Body
    episode S1.E4 july 2016
    Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Nancy and Jonathan form an unlikely alliance.
    • 51min
  • 8.6
    /10
    55% of the votes

    Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat
    episode S1.E5 july 2016
    Hopper breaks into the lab while Nancy and Jonathan confront the force that took Will. The boys ask Mr. Clarke how to travel to another dimension.
    • 54min
  • 7.8
    /10
    17% of the votes

    Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?
    episode S3.E1 july 2019
    Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.
    • 51min
  • 8.5
    /10
    17% of the votes

    Chapter Four: Will the Wise
    episode S2.E4 october 2017
    An ailing Will opens up to Joyce - with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.
    • 47min
  • 8.1
    /10
    12% of the votes

    Chapter One: MADMAX
    episode S2.E1 october 2017
    As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.
    • 49min
  • 8.3
    /10
    11% of the votes

    Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero
    episode S4.E3 may 2022
    Murray and Joyce fly to Alaska, and El faces serious consequences. Robin and Nancy dig up dirt on Hawkins' demons. Dr. Owens delivers sobering news.
    • 1hs 04min
  • 9.3
    /10
    10% of the votes

    Chapter Eight: The Upside Down
    episode S1.E8 july 2016
    Dr. Brenner holds Hopper and Joyce for questioning while the boys wait with Eleven in the gym. Back at Will's, Nancy and Jonathan prepare for battle.
    • 56min
  • 8.5
    /10
    6% of the votes

    Chapter Three: The Pollywog
    episode S2.E3 october 2017
    Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.
    • 52min
  • 8.7
    /10
    5% of the votes

    Chapter Seven: The Bite
    episode S3.E7 july 2019
    With time running out -- and an assassin close behind -- Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins, where El and the kids are preparing for war.
    • 56min

Votes per episode

season
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3
  • Season 4
  • Season 5
Season 1
3K
E1
1.4K
E2
4.2K
E3
94K
E4
75K
E5
1.1K
E6
5.5K
E7
15K
E8
Season 2
20K
E1
2.5K
E2
8.3K
E3
24K
E4
3.5K
E5
1.2K
E6
1.2K
E7
1.4K
E8
2.9K
E9
Season 3
26K
E1
1.8K
E2
1.9K
E3
4.1K
E4
3.9K
E5
1.4K
E6
6.7K
E7
159K
E8
Season 4
689
E1
787
E2
11K
E3
1.7K
E4
4K
E5
5.1K
E6
3.2K
E7
386
E8
1.3K
E9
Season 5
17
E1
0
E2
0
E3
0
E4
0
E5
0
E6
0
E7
0
E8