
Long Neck: He is able to make his neck longer. It is a show directed at preschoolers, after all. Learnt English from Watching Television: Learns some basic words (y'know:"phone" and "home") from Sesame Street in a fairly well justified way: the show had basic words sounded out next to a picture of what it was talking about. And this is moments before the government stepped in and placed their entire house under quarantine. Internal Reveal: The kids obviously have to explain things to their mother when Elliot falls ill from E.T.'s Psychic Link. Then again, he ran away screaming when a can of pencils fell over and the kids did initially think he was a hairless monkey. is actually a botanist, but has more than enough engineering know-how to make a communication device. may just be a worker, and isn't necessarily a great scientist or anything. Insufficiently Advanced Alien: Elliot's brother thinks E.T. Innocent Blue Eyes: Has a huge pair of them. His species feature a huge heart that glows red under certain condition. Heart Light: Probably the Trope Codifier. What's more, his ship hears his transmission and comes back for him! Gadgeteer Genius: Surprisingly, considering he's a botanist: He builds a wind-operated emergency beacon, transmitting in his own language, out of common household items (and a Speak and Spell). Four-Fingered Hands: Has four fingers on each hand. Far-Out Foreigner's Favorite Food: Loves Reese's Pieces (M&Ms in the novelization). A Dog Named "Dog": An extra-terrestrial named E.T. Curious as a Monkey: Goes to explores the house when left alone. Bizarre Alien Biology: Background dialogue from the doctors indicates that E.T.'s DNA uses six nucleotides instead of four (this may help explain why he got sick: Earth's food doesn't provide him sufficient nourishment).
Badass Adorable: He's cute in an unconventional way, and he has formidable Psychic Powers. All There in the Manual: The novelization and other tie in books expand on E.T.'s origins and his homeplanet.
"I'll.be.right.here." Voiced by: Pat Welsh (English) Dubbed by: Perrette Pradier (French, 20th anniversary edition)