Gremlins: The leader of the Gremlins is Stripe, not Spike
What we remember: The guy in charge of all the mischief and shenanigans is named Spike.
What actually happens: His name is actually Stripe.
When dialogue is being spoken, it’s sometimes hard to differentiate between sounds, so maybe while Corey Feldman was saying ‘Stripe,’ we all heard ‘Spike.’ I dunno, with that giant plume of white hair, the real name makes more sense to me.