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Alan "Al" Munson was a character from Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus and Stranger Things: The First Shadow, portrayed by Max Harwood. Alan was the father of Eddie Munson and the brother of Wayne Munson.[1][2]

History[]

Alan Munson was born in Hawkins, Indiana and had a brother named Wayne.

As a teenager, Alan attended Hawkins High School.

At some point after high school, Alan and a woman Elizabeth met and fell in love after she moved to Hawkins, eventually getting married. Sometime in-between 1965 and 1968, the two had their son, Edward "Eddie" Munson.

When his son was six years old, Alans wife died of an unknown illness, leaving him as the sole care taker for Eddie. This event devastated Alan, causing him to fall into gambling and theft. This caused an intense strain on his relationship with his son, as Eddie later swore he would never end up like Alan.

Eventually Alan was arrested for his crimes, and his brother Wayne, gained custody of his son.

At one point after leaving Hawkins, Al became the right-hand man of a drug kingpin named Charlie Greene. However, he didn’t feel like he was getting enough money from him and left. To get back at him and earn a ton of money for himself, he returned to Eddie and came up with a plan. A Farris Farms truck actually containing weed would going through a nearby highway on its way to Oregon. "Reefer Rick" Lipton of the Lipton House agreed to give fifteen thousand dollars for twenty pounds of weed. Al told Eddie that this was just to pay off some goons and promised him a share. His son initially didn’t want anything to do with this scheme, but he eventually agreed thinking the money would help him move to California after Davey Fitzroy of WR Records offered him a record deal (and not the rest of Corroded Coffin). Al said Eddie didn’t even have to stay in the same apartment due to him not liking his father, he was extremely happy about his son dropping out of Hawkins High.

First, they went to an Illinois chop shop to rob a tow truck for their plan. Al saved Eddie from the owners, Sammy and “Miss Mullet", after they threatened to kill him. When the fruit truck stopped at a gas station near the state line, Eddie used a trick he learned a while ago by putting water in the gas compartment. This forced the goons driving it, Toby and CJ, to stop at Topp's Auto Shop, where Al used the tow truck to make repairs. This allowed Eddie to steal a fake carrot full of weed, even though they had a little trouble. However, soon after they got the money and Eddie was ready to leave, Toby and CJ arrived at the house Al was staying in. They revealed to Eddie the truth behind Al’s scheme and Eddie, clearly feeling like he was being used, lost all respect for Al despite him trying to explain himself, even saying he was proud of him. CJ then set Al’s belongings and house on fire, he and Toby fled after the police arrived. Eddie tried to convince Al to turn himself in, saying it would be easier for both of them, but he refused to go back to prison and fled, leaving Eddie to treat an injured officer and be arrested.[1]

As of 1986, it is unknown whether Alan is still alive, though it is assumed he is still in jail for his various crimes.

Family tree[]

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Elizabeth Munson
 
Alan Munson
 
 
Wayne Munson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eddie Munson
 

Trivia[]

  • Confusingly, the character was originally listed as "Allen Munson" on the First Shadow website, but for unknown reasons, the name was later changed to "Alan".
  • It is unknown if Alan is older or younger than Wayne.
  • Alan is the first character from a book to make an appearance in a stage play.
  • Alan was apparently greatly aquatinted with Benny Hammond. He liked his diner, but apparently, he owed Al two hundred dollars. When he mentioned this after hearing about his death, Eddie was disgusted.

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