--- title: Stranger Things: Steve and Jean Ralphio Met Photo and Video description: The Jean Ralphio actor from Parks and Recreation met the Steve Harrington actor from Stranger Things to fulfill the internet's dream. canonical: https://time.com/4502647/stranger-things-steve-jean-ralphio/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-21T14:48:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:48.078Z og:title: Jean Ralphio and Stranger Things' Steve Prove They're Related og:description: The most important fake father-son photo series ever og:url: https://time.com/4502647/stranger-things-steve-jean-ralphio/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jean Ralphio and Stranger Things' Steve Prove They're Related twitter:description: The most important fake father-son photo series ever twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # _Stranger Things'_ Steve and _Parks and Rec'_s Jean-Ralphio Did All the Father-Son Things and It's Hilarious by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Sep 21, 2016 2:48 PM UTC by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Sep 21, 2016 2:48 PM UTC _Stranger Things_ fans have long [theorized that Steve Harrington,](http://time.com/4426157/10-questions-stranger-things-still-needs-to-answer/) the rich meanie whose only redeeming quality was his hair, played by Joe Keery, must be the father of Jean-Ralphio Saperstein, _Parks and Recreation_‘s most spirited entrepreneur, played by Ben Schwartz. To fulfill [the Internet’s](https://www.reddit.com/r/StrangerThings/comments/4vws5l/us%5Fdoes%5Fsteve%5Fgive%5Fanyone%5Felse%5Fmajor%5Fjean%5Fralphio/) hopes and dreams, [Schwartz confirmed](http://time.com/4466097/stranger-things-jean-ralphio-steve-james-corden/) the answer to this long-simmering question on the _Late Late Show with James_ _Corden_ in August_._ But the Jean-Ralphio actor really brought the fan theory home when he shared a video and snapshots of the pair on Tuesday night, and it’s the most important fake father-son photo series ever created. Cue up John Lennon’s “Beautiful Boy” and gaze at them shaving together like family. Not only do their outfits match, but there’s also the irrefutable fact that they really do look alike. See and watch below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4502647/stranger-things-steve-jean-ralphio/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4502647/stranger-things-steve-jean-ralphio/"},"headline":"Stranger Things' Steve and Parks and Rec's Jean-Ralphio Did All the Father-Son Things and It's Hilarious","datePublished":"2016-09-21T14:48:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:48.078Z","description":"The most important fake father-son photo series ever","url":"https://time.com/4502647/stranger-things-steve-jean-ralphio/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","celebrities","Comedy","Sci Fi","Stranger Things"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4502647/stranger-things-steve-jean-ralphio/","name":"Stranger Things' Steve and Parks and Rec's Jean-Ralphio Did All the Father-Son Things and It's Hilarious"}}]}] ```