Funko Pops Tease Robin And Steve’s New Jobs In Stranger Things Season 5

We are a little over two months out from Stranger Things 5, and Netflix is still playing it coy. We know Eleven and the gang are headed right back at Vecna, we know long-buried Upside Down secrets are going to spill out, and we have been told not everyone in Hawkins makes it to the credits (sob). Beyond that? Not much. Until the toys started talking.

Yes, the toys just spilled some tea

A new batch of Funko Pops looks like it quietly answers what Robin Buckley is up to in the final season. The priciest, most elaborate figure in the line puts Maya Hawke's Robin beside the WSQK radio station building we glimpsed in the teaser, holding a little studio-sign that reads 'Applause.' It is not exactly subtle. That pairing screams: Robin works at the station this season.

The box name goes even further: 'Rockin' Robin with The Squawk.' If 'The Squawk' sounds familiar, it should. Attendees of Stranger Things: The First Shadow in London spotted a 'The Squawk' one-sheet among the vintage-style posters decorating the Phoenix Theatre. Last year, the artist behind those, Alan Gillett, explained the assignment like this:

'I was tasked with creating a series of 1950s style posters to be displayed on the walls inside of the Phoenix Theatre. All the posters are based on elements from the script and from the wider Stranger Things universe. Some even contain easter eggs to plot lines in season 5.'

Inside baseball alert: that 'The Squawk' poster looks like an in-universe movie ad, complete with the extremely on-brand tagline 'Bird-monsters go berserk' — which suddenly feels less random when you remember the character's name is Robin and the station's calls are WSQK. Cute pun, meaningful breadcrumb, or both?

The WSQK breadcrumbs, at a glance

• Funko's big diorama-style figure shows Robin at the WSQK building, hoisting an 'Applause' sign — heavily implying she is on the payroll (or at least on the mic) this season.
• The packaging calls it 'Rockin' Robin with The Squawk,' connecting the station to that 'The Squawk' poster fans clocked at The First Shadow in London's West End.
• Fans also spotted another WSQK-themed toy on Oct 1, 2025 — reportedly from Jazwares — that points to something gnarlier: the station HQ appears to sit above a tunnel network leading straight into the Upside Down.
• And there is a separate figure of Steve hanging out the side of a WSQK-branded van. Why is he holding a rubber chicken? Great question. But if he has the keys to the van, it sure sounds like he is on station duty now. So long, Family Video.

What that might mean in the story

Speculation corner: if the government's locking down Hawkins (which the show has teased before), a radio station becomes a perfect tool for Robin to tell the town what is actually happening — or to bounce signals in weirder directions if the Upside Down starts messing with airwaves. The 'Squawk' motif and those tunnels suggest WSQK is going to be more than a backdrop; it might be a full-on plot hub.

Where we are headed

All signs still point to a Vecna rematch, big revelations about how the Upside Down really works, and the very real possibility that one or more fan favorites will not make it. Consider the merch our latest little nudge about who is doing what when we get there.

Stranger Things seasons 1–4 are streaming now on Netflix. Season 5 premieres November 26.