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* Michael and Elliott looking positively alarmed when Mary reveals her leopard-skin costume.
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** As this is all going on Elliot is suddenly acting drunk due to having a sort of empathic link to E.T. , first letting off a loud belch which disgusts the class, then falling out of his desk catching everyone's attention as the teacher pulls down the chart, then awkwardly trying to pull himself back up. This leads into him saving the frogs which ends with him kissing one of his classmate crushes. At the end it's shown that all the frogs are hopping en masse out of the entrance to the school behind one of the classmates who looks completely ''done'' with THAT situation.

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** As this is all going on Elliot is suddenly acting drunk due to having a sort of empathic link to E.T. , first letting off a loud belch which disgusts the class, then falling out of his desk catching everyone's attention as the teacher pulls down the chart, then awkwardly trying to pull himself back up. This leads into him saving the frogs going to FreeTheFrogs which ends with him kissing one of his classmate crushes. At the end it's shown that all the frogs are hopping en masse out of the entrance to the school behind one of the classmates who looks completely ''done'' with THAT situation.
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*** E.T first walks into a doorframe, then smacks face first into a wall (complete with musical sting when he hits), finally he just falls over.
** As this is all going on Elliot is suddenly acting drunk due to having a sort of empathic link to E.T. , first letting off a loud belch which disgusts the class, then falling out of his desk catching everyone's attention as the teacher pulls down the chart, then awkwardly trying to pull himself back up. This leads into him saving the frogs which ends with him kissing one of his classmate crushes. At the end it's shown that all the frogs are hopping en masse out of the entrance to the school behind one of the classmates who looks completely ''done'' with THAT situation.

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* E.T. laughing (or crying out in disgust?) at the WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry cartoon on the TV and throwing a beer can at it. ([[ProducePelting Everyone's a critic.]])

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* E.T. laughing (or crying out in disgust?) at the WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' cartoon on the TV and throwing a beer can at it. ([[ProducePelting Everyone's a critic.]])


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** Even funnier if you know that there's an alien race in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe that looks just like E.T., several of whom make a cameo appearance in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.
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** Then she somehow also doesn’t notice ET saying “Thank you” in his distinctive croaky voice that sounds nothing like Gerty.

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** Then she somehow also doesn’t doesn't notice ET saying “Thank you” "Thank you" in his distinctive croaky voice that sounds nothing like Gerty.



* Elliot tries to keep E.T. concealed after he’s revived:

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* Elliot tries to keep E.T. concealed after he’s he's revived:
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---> "Run for your life! Back to the river, back to the forest! Run! I gotta save you!"

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---> "Run "[[SuddenlyShouting Run for your life! Back to the river, back to the forest! Run! I gotta save you!"you!]]"
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-->[[HaHaHaNo "Sit down!"]]

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-->[[HaHaHaNo --->[[HaHaHaNo "Sit down!"]]



-->'''Greg''': "[[LameComeback You wimp!]]

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-->'''Greg''': "[[LameComeback [[LameComeback You wimp!]]



--> "Run for your life! Back to the river, back to the forest! Run! I gotta save you!"

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--> ---> "Run for your life! Back to the river, back to the forest! Run! I gotta save you!"



--> "Back to the river, back to the forest!"

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--> ---> "Back to the river, back to the forest!"



-->'''Keys''': You want the flowers?
-->'''Elliot''': (''cries out even louder while feigning grief'')

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-->'''Keys''': --->'''Keys''': You want the flowers?
-->'''Elliot''':
flowers?\\
'''Elliot''':
(''cries out even louder while feigning grief'')



--> '''Michael''': We're all gonna die and they're never gonna give me my license!

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--> '''Michael''': -->'''Michael''': We're all gonna die and they're never gonna give me my license!
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--> '''Michael''': ''(Interrupts)'' You have absolute power, yes! Eeheeheehee!

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--> '''Michael''': ''(Interrupts)'' ''(Interrupts, with a Yoda impression)'' You have absolute power, yes! Eeheeheehee!
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** This is immediately followed by Gerty excitedly saying that ET can talk, to which Mary, in a rush to get Elliot from school after he supposedly got drunk, simply says “Of course he can talk.” Either she thinks Gertie is talking about Elliot, or that this is just some random kid weirdness she has absolutely no time for right now.

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** This is immediately followed by Gerty Gertie excitedly saying that ET can talk, to which Mary, in a rush to get Elliot from school after he supposedly got drunk, simply says “Of course he can talk.” Either she thinks Gertie is talking about Elliot, or that this is just some random kid weirdness she has absolutely no time for right now.
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** This is immediately followed by Gerty excitedly saying that ET can talk, to which Mary, in a rush to get Elliot from school after he supposedly got drunk, simply says “Of course he can talk.” Either she thinks Gertie is talking about Elliot, or that this is just some random kid weirdness she has absolutely no time for right now.
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** Then she somehow also doesn’t notice ET saying “Thank you” in his distinctive croaky voice that sounds nothing like Gerty.
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--> '''Michael''': ''(Interrupts, impersonating Yoda)'' You have absolute power, yes! Eeheeheehee!

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--> '''Michael''': ''(Interrupts, impersonating Yoda)'' ''(Interrupts)'' You have absolute power, yes! Eeheeheehee!



* Elliot tries to keep E.T. concealed after his revival:

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* Elliot tries to keep E.T. concealed after his revival:he’s revived:



-->'''Gertie'''[as Mary shoves her into the passenger seat and tries to shush her]: To the spaceship! To the spaceship to the... Moon!

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-->'''Gertie'''[as -->'''Gertie''': [as Mary shoves her into the passenger seat and tries to shush her]: To the spaceship! To the spaceship to the... Moon!
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* Elliot's shedding the plastic tunnel segment with the two guys in it from the van. After they're cut loose, the guys yell after the van. While the subtitles have the more vocal one yelling "That did it!" [[TheUnintelligible one suspects that's]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar not quite what he was saying]]...

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* Elliot's shedding the plastic tunnel segment with the two guys in it from the van. After they're cut loose, the guys yell after the van. While the subtitles have the more vocal one yelling "That did it!" [[TheUnintelligible one suspects that's]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar that's not quite what he was saying]]...



-->[[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar softly]]] "[[OhCrap Oh, shit!]]"

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-->[[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar softly]]] -->[softly] "[[OhCrap Oh, shit!]]"
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* The bonus scene in the 20th Anniversary Edition when E.T. falls into the bath tub... and doesn't drown. Also, Elliot's pretending to throw up on the phone: the kid's a ''master'' of PlayingSick.

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* The bonus scene in the [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial movie's]] 20th Anniversary Edition when E.T. falls into the bath tub... and doesn't drown. Also, Elliot's pretending to throw up on the phone: the kid's a ''master'' of PlayingSick.
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* ET trying to heal the "bloody" costume knife through Michael's head, then being knocked over by the camera flash.

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* ET trying to heal the "bloody" costume knife through Michael's head, then being knocked over by the camera flash. Mary, who took the picture, doesn't even notice and is too busy looking at the photo as Mike and Elliott stand him up.
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** The boys' expressions when they're coming in for a landing are a hilarious mix of awe, excitement and terror.

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** The boys' expressions when they're coming in for a landing are a hilarious mix of awe, excitement and terror.terror.
* In the ET novelization, ET's narration reveals the old 'place the thermometers against the light blub' is a trick practiced through out the galaxy.
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** In the same scene Elliot tries to guess how tall E.T. is by comparing their heights. Deeming E.T. to be shorter, the alien then stretches his neck out to full length and smiles smugly at Elliot. Who's short now?
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-->[waddling after the kid] Home! Home!

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-->[waddling --> (''waddling after the kid] kid'') Home! Home!



-->'''E.T.''' [through Elliot's hands]]: ET phone home! ET phone home! ET phone home!
-->'''Elliot''' [whispering]: Will you shut up...!
* Another snippet from the same scene: Elliot happens to notice the flowers are reviving, though "Keys" doesn't.

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-->'''E.T.''' [through ''': (''happily through Elliot's hands]]: hands'') ET phone home! ET phone home! ET phone home!
-->'''Elliot''' [whispering]: -->'''Elliot''': (''whispering'') Will you shut up...!
* ** Another snippet from the same scene: Elliot happens to notice the flowers are reviving, though "Keys" doesn't.



-->'''Elliot''': [Cries out even louder while feigning grief.]

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-->'''Elliot''': [Cries (''cries out even louder while feigning grief.]grief'')



-->[Two packs of agent from either side lunge in after him, roaring like angry savages.]

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-->[Two -->(''two packs of agent agents from either side lunge in after him, roaring like angry savages.]savages'')

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* After the boys steal the van, Mary tries to follow in her car with Gertie. Keys stops them, asking where they're going.
-->'''Gertie'''[as Mary shoves her into the passenger seat and tries to shush her]: To the spaceship! To the spaceship to the... Moon!


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* After the boys steal the van, Mary tries to follow in her car with Gertie. Keys stops them, asking where they're going. Undercut because the answer is all Keys needs to have an EurekaMoment, but it still works.
-->'''Gertie'''[as Mary shoves her into the passenger seat and tries to shush her]: To the spaceship! To the spaceship to the... Moon!
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-->'''Greg''': Tell me when it's over! '''squeezes eyes shut'''

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-->'''Greg''': Tell me when it's over! '''squeezes eyes shut'''shut'''
** The boys' expressions when they're coming in for a landing are a hilarious mix of awe, excitement and terror.
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-->[[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar softly]]] "[[OhCrap Oh, shit!]]"

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-->[[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar softly]]] "[[OhCrap Oh, shit!]]"shit!]]"
* When E.T. makes the bikes fly to save them from the government agents one of the feds just sort of leans back against his car and stares.
-->'''Greg''': Tell me when it's over! '''squeezes eyes shut'''
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-->'''Greg''': He doesn't get it

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-->'''Greg''': He doesn't get itit!



* E.T. laughing at the WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry cartoon on the TV and throwing a beer can at it.

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* E.T. laughing (or crying out in disgust?) at the WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry cartoon on the TV and throwing a beer can at it.it. ([[ProducePelting Everyone's a critic.]])
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* Elliot's shedding plastic tunnel segment with the two guys in it. After they're cut loose, the guys yell after the van. While the subtitles have the more vocal one yelling "That did it!" [[TheUnintelligible one suspects that's]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar not quite what he was saying]]...

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* Elliot's shedding the plastic tunnel segment with the two guys in it.it from the van. After they're cut loose, the guys yell after the van. While the subtitles have the more vocal one yelling "That did it!" [[TheUnintelligible one suspects that's]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar not quite what he was saying]]...

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--> '''Michael''': Okay, they're closed. Mom is going to kill you. Eeeeghh!

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--> '''Michael''': Okay, they're closed. Mom is going to kill you. Eeeeghh! Eeeughh!



* Mary's reaction to seeing Elliot's supposed "reorganizing" of his room:
--> "This is no room. This is an accident."



-->'''Gertie:''' Give me a break!

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-->'''Gertie:''' [[LittleMissSnarker Give me a break!break!]]
** Especially funny in retrospect when you see her reaction to the ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve part of her mother's reading of ''Peter Pan''.



* Gertie and Elliot discussing their plans while overhearing their mother arguing with Michael:
-->'''Gertie''': ...Meet you at the lookout. ''At the lookout!'' I'm not stupid, you know!
-->'''Mary''': Listen, buster, you won't get ''four blocks'' dressed like that!
-->'''Michael''': Please?
-->'''Mary''': No, and that's final! You are ''not'' going as a terrorist!
-->'''Michael''': But all the guys are!
-->'''Gertie''': ...Not stupid, you know.



* Another snippet from the same scene: Elliot happens to notice the flowers are reviving, though "Keys" doesn't.
-->'''Keys''': You want the flowers?
-->'''Elliot''': [Cries out even louder while feigning grief.]



* Elliot's shedding plastic tunnel segment with the two guys in it. After they're cut loose, the guys yell after the van. While the subtitles have the more vocal one yelling "That did it!" [[TheUnintelligible one suspects that's]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar not quite what he was saying]]...
* Greg's being WrongGenreSavvy:
-->'''Greg''': Can't he just... beam up?
-->'''Elliot''': ThisIsReality, Greg.



-->[Two packs of agent from either side lunge in after him, roaring like angry savages]

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-->[Two packs of agent from either side lunge in after him, roaring like angry savages]savages.]

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