David Harbour hated the Stranger Things dog Chester so much he asked for it to ...

David Harbour hated the Stranger Things dog Chester so much he asked for it to ...
David Harbour hated the Stranger Things dog Chester so much he asked for it to ...

He's become a household name thanks to his starring role on Netflix hit Stranger Things.

And in a recent episode of YouTube show "Hot Ones, David Harbour revealed a shocking secret.

The actor, 46, shared that he hated the Byers family dog Chester so much during filming of the show's first season, that he wanted it killed off.

Didn't want to work with animals: Stranger Things star David Harbour has revealed he hated the dog that belonged to Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) so much that he requested it be killed off

Didn't want to work with animals: Stranger Things star David Harbour has revealed he hated the dog that belonged to Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) so much that he requested it be killed off

Axed: The dog, named Chester on the show, appeared in just a handful of episodes in season 1 of the hit Netflix show and it's subsequent disappearance was never explained

Axed: The dog, named Chester on the show, appeared in just a handful of episodes in season 1 of the hit Netflix show and it's subsequent disappearance was never explained

Harbour, who plays Sheriff Jim Hopper, told Hot Ones host Sean Evans: 'I hated that f****** dog so bad.'

He explained: 'Take after take it would wander off or do something.

'And then I remember the trainer on the sidelines going, 'Come on! We got to make our money!''

He revealed: 'Yeah, I walked up to them, and I was like, 'You know, the Byers should probably have that dog put to sleep next season.''

YouTube confession: Harbour, who plays Sheriff Jim Hopper, told Hot Ones host Sean Evans recently: 'I hated that f****** dog so bad.... Take after take it would wander off or do something'

YouTube confession: Harbour, who plays Sheriff Jim Hopper, told Hot Ones host Sean Evans recently: 'I hated that f****** dog so bad.... Take after take it would wander off or do something'

Death sentence: The actor, 46, said he approached the show's creators Matt and Ross Duffer and told them:  'You know, the Byers should probably have that dog put to sleep next season

Death sentence: The actor, 46, said he approached the show's creators Matt and Ross Duffer and told them:  'You know, the Byers should probably have that dog put to sleep next season

Banished to another world: 'We never talk about it the whole rest of the show,' he said. 'We should find it in the Upside Down in one of these future seasons'

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