Line #2 ReferencedBy/ETTheExtraTerrestrial


1	[[quoteright:349:[[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sistine_et.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:349:E.T. and Elliot touching fingers is to '80s film as ''[[Art/SistineChapel The Creation of Adam]]'' is to the [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance Renaissance]]. [[SistineSteal And naturally]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} they go together like chocolate and peanut butter]].]]
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4	[[AC:{{Advertising}}]]
5	* Reese's Pieces, naturally, did an ad campaign based on the movie, with their own little alien described as a "little blue guy with big ears," who would show up at kids' doors requesting Reese's Pieces. For the 20th anniversary, E.T. himself would be featured in a tie-in spot, using the CGI model made for the release.
6	* A 2019 Xfinity commercial is a "sequel" to the [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial film]] in which E.T. reunites with Elliot, now with a family of his own, for the holidays. Henry Thomas reprises his role as Elliot after 37 years.
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8	[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
9	* In an {{omake}} for volume 4 of ''Manga/TheWayOfTheHousehusband'', a yakuza boss who loves his dog wraps her in a blanket and puts her in his bike basket. A car suddenly pulls up in front of him, but he angles his bike so he goes over the car's hood and flies through the air, like Elliot and ET.
10	* In episode 4 of ''Anime/ScottPilgrimTakesOff'', among the characters running around Torontowood Studios are Elliot on his bike, being pursued by men in hazmat suits.
11	* ''Manga/MagicKaito'': [[AmusementPark Tropical Land]] has a parody of him... mashed up with ''Film/CaptainEO'' of all things. Sadly, both anime adaptations changed this to something less lawsuit-baiting.
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13	[[AC:AsianAnimation]]
14	* In episode 49 of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', there is a scene where if you look in the background, the silhouettes of a certain boy and alien flying on a bicycle can be seen passing in front of the moon.
15	* The ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' episode "Anda Bhatija" has a scene where Samosa, Dhokla, Jalebi, and Vada are riding on a bike to escape from General Gathiya who is after their egg alien friend Yolky. They're launched into the air and make a FullMoonSilhouette resembling the similar ''E.T.'' scene.
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17	* ''Comicbook/MenInBlack'', issue 6: An ET cosplayer appears for a moment in the background.
18	* ''Comicbook/TransformersGhostbusters'': When Ectotron tries to call Optimus Prime, Peter Venkman jokingly calls it "ET phones home."
19	[[AC:[[AnimatedFilms Film -- Animation]]]]
20	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'': In the ice cave, Star ends up looking through a bunch of icicles that distort his features. The last one makes him look like E.T., complete with voice.
21	* ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDucksFantasticIsland'': Near the end, as Daffy and company wonder what they'll do with their remaining wishes, Speedy suggests they wish E.T. home.
22	* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'': Missles have "ET GO HOME" written on them when the soldiers shoot at the giant robot probe.
23	** The short "Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space" has Link ride a bike with Dr. Cockroach in the bike's basket wrapped up in a blanket just like E.T.
24	* ''Anime/OnlyYesterday'': At one point, Taeko and a friend of hers briefly recreate the "touching fingers" gesture first demonstrated by E.T. and Elliot.
25	[[AC:[[{{Film}} Film -- Live-Action]]]]
26	* ''Film/AirplaneIITheSequel''. E.T. is shown trying to "phone home" from an airport phone booth, but hangs up on hearing the call charges.
27	* ''Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022'' has in one scene Dale watching ''Film/{{Batman Vs\|upermanDawnOfJustice}} E.T.''.
28	* ''Film/IndependenceDay'': When Captains Hiller and Wilder are joking around during a briefing, their superior asks if they have something to say, to which Hiller replies, "No, sir, just a little anxious to get up there and whoop E.T.'s ass, you know?"
29	* ''Film/MenInBlack'': When Jack Jeebs regenerates his head, he ''very briefly'' looks like E.T. for a few frames. Also, when Jay and Kay shoot down Edgar's ship, the way he emerges from the saucer--silhouetted against bright light behind a DilatingDoor--greatly resembles the last shot of ''E.T.''.
30	* One of ''Film/TheNakedGun'' films had a wheelchair sailing in the air in front of a gigantic moon a la Elliott's bike.
31	* ''Film/TheNeverendingStory 3'' has one scene where Falkor flies in front of the moon like E.T.
32	* ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': Members of E.T.'s species are members of the Galactic Senate. Anciliary material reveals one of them is named Grebleips, "Spielberg" backwards.
33	* ''Film/{{Ted}}'': The prologue shows a young John and Ted pretending to be Elliot and E.T. on a bike.
34	* ''Creator/CheechAndChong's Film/StillSmokin:'' Cheech comes up with a bit about "E.T.: Eddie Torres, the Extra Testicle," a "horny guy from East Outer Space," who comes to Earth in "a lowrider spaceship." Cheech even makes a costume, which is just a green sleeveless shirt with three crudely drawn balls below the beltline, and a headband with antennae. The movie also mocks the scene of E.T. hiding in Elliott's closet among the stuffed animals.
35	* ''Film/SwissArmyMan'': Hank does a shadow puppet recreation of the flying bike scene from ''ET''.
36	* ''Film/MalcolmX''. The scene where four Klansmen who have just finished terrorizing the Little family ride off into the night with a huge full moon in the background is an homage to E.T., as noted by Creator/SpikeLee.
37	* ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'': Marty scares George into taking Lorraine to the Enchantment Under The Sea dance [[ImMrFuturePopCultureReference by posing as]] "[[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], an '''extra-terrestrial''' from [[Franchise/StarTrek the planet Vulcan]]."
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39	[[AC:FanWorks]]
40	* In ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace'' someone complains about an alien using a "Spielberg Ray" that has transformed their guns into walkie talkies.
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42	[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
43	* Justine from ''Literature/YouLookDifferentInRealLife'' wears a vintage black ''E.T.'' T-shirt.
44	* Pem from ''Literature/TheMermaidsMirror'' says that she had nightmares for weeks after her parents let her watch ''E.T.'' when she was eight.
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46	[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
47	* In the first episode of ''{{Series/ALF}}'', Brian is disappointed ALF can't stay with the Tanners because E.T. got to stay. Kate points out that was just a movie.
48	* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E8Pangs Pangs]]" there's a scene with Spike on a bicycle covered with a blanket that is a homage to ''E.T.''.
49	* A 1982 episode of ''[[Series/{{Taxi}} Taxi]]'' included a subplot about Jim having seen ''E.T.'' in the theater sixty-four times, and then being scandalized to hear Alex has no interest in seeing it. He gives Alex five bucks and insists he go. Later, Alex returns raving about how much he loved the movie, and there's a cute scene of him and Jim imitating E.T.'s voice.
50	* Nickelodeon's ''Series/TurkeyTelevision'' had a recurring sketch starring [[Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision Adam Reid]] as a kid secretly keeping an alien in his closet. All we ever saw of the alien was an E.T.-like hand that would reach out of the closet, with a glowing light. The skits consisted of Adam having goofy conversations with the alien.
51	* From 2004 to 2006, ''Series/EatBulaga'' had a segment called "EB Fone Home", referencing the ''E.T.'' quote "E.T. phone home".
52	* One episode of ''Series/PlanetAjay'' has the show's villain, Badjay, attempting to sell Bud the astronaut's spaceship on a website called "E.T.-Bay".
53	* ''Series/StrangerThings'':
54	** Several episodes frame the kids' relationship with Eleven in a way that's deliberately similar to Elliot's relationship with E.T. Mike lets her hide in his house from government agents, he shows her his Star Wars action figures, she hides from his mom in the closet, she reveals her powers of telekinesis, she rides on the back of his bicycle at one point, the kids disguise her with a dress and a blonde wig when they take her out in public, and she [[spoiler:uses a radio to communicate with another world]] in one pivotal scene. The first episode even introduces Mike and his friends playing ''Dungeons and Dragons'' -- the same way Elliot and his friends were introduced in ''E.T.''
55	** [[spoiler:The scenes where the group is escaping on bikes looks like it's about to recreate the flying bikes scene from ''E.T.''... until Eleven flips a van with her mind.]]
56	** In the second season, Eleven wants to go out trick-or-treating disguised as a ghost, figuring no one will recognize her. This works for ET, but Hopper denies Eleven the opportunity to even try something that risky.
57	** In the second season, Will mentions that his favorite candy is Reese's Pieces, which factor heavily into ''E.T.'' Dustin's relationship with Dart is also largely built around feeding it candy.
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59	[[AC:{{Toys}}]]
60	* ''Toys/WackyPackages'' have featured a couple ''E.T.'' parodies:
61	** "Fartari" from Old School Series 8, referencing the Atari game.
62	** "E.W. Cereal" from Old School Series 9, referencing the E.T. Cereal.
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64	[[AC:WebAnimation]]
65	* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': The Halloween episode "The Show: Ween Edition" features three Halloween costumes for characters in reference to ''E.T.''. The Cheat wears E.T.'s dress up outfit, Strong Bad wears Mike's Halloween costume, and Strong Sad wears Elliot's Halloween costume.
66	* ''WebAnimation/SonicForHire'': In Season 4, Franchise/{{Sonic\|TheHedgehog}} meets with [[VideoGame/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]] who asks for assistance in phoning home. Sonic instead gives him a shot of crack and they both fly a bike into the sky... for a few seconds before E.T. falls out and dies on impact while Sonic gets arrested for drug use.
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68	[[AC:WebVideo]]
69	* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''
70	** In "Revenge of the Commercials", Critic reviews an ad for an ''E.T.'' board game.
71	-->'''Announcer:''' The one that helps E.T. the most wins.
72	-->'''Critic:''' And the loser gets to play [[Videogame/ETTheExtraTerrestrial the video game]]!
73	-->''[[TakeThat (cut to a clip of E.T. and Gertie screaming)]]''
74	** In his review of ''Literature/TheTommyknockers'', Critic shouts "E.T. is a true story! All the feds will come over here, they'll take all our stuff away, and then [[TakeThat all the guns will turn into walkie-talkies!]]"
75	** In his review of ''Film/TheOddLifeOfTimothyGreen'', Critic remarks it's okay for the parents to take this mysterious child to the authorities, saying that they have walkie-talkies like in ''E.T.'' He then discovers that Spielberg brought back the original version with the guns and tells Timothy to run for it.
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77	[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
78	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'':
79	** In the pilot, Roger says "And don't ask me to bring him back with that ''E.T.'' finger thing, 'cause that's a giant load of crap." when Stan accidentally kills the 19-year-old dog that he adopted for Steve.
80	** The episode "A.T.: The Abusive Terrestrial" has Roger befriending a kid resembling Elliot, and the whole thing becomes an abusive relationship. The kid is even named Henry, after the boy who played Elliot.
81	** In "Fannie 911", the scene where Roger becomes sick and turns pale upon becoming too nice resembles E.T. also becoming sick and pale near the end.
82	** Roger Smith in general has a body shaped like E.T.
83	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', the video game is briefly shown inside The Void, which is where the world [[TakeThat sends all of its mistakes.]]
84	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'':
85	** In ''[[Recap/AnimaniacsEpisode4 Hooked on a Ceiling]]'', the Warners help [[Creator/MichelangeloBuonarroti Michelangelo]] paint the ceiling of the Art/SistineChapel, but the artist doesn't know what to put in the final blank space. The Warners end up painting a version of ''The Creation of Adam'' in which E.T. and Elliot touch fingers, just as the Pope arrives to see it. However, he turns out to be Creator/StevenSpielberg, and he approves of it.
86	-->'''Yakko Warner:''' Painting is like show business: You have to know your audience.
87	** In "Bully for Skippy", Slappy is aghast when Skippy tells her that his principal wants him to discuss non-violet solutions to his bully problem, to the point that she thinks he's been replaced by "one of those pod people", so she shakes him and asks "What have you done to my nephew, you little E.T.?!"
88	* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In "Terror of the Terra-firmians!", Huey and a Terra-firmian slowly touch fingers upon meeting each other.
89	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
90	** The RunningGag of Peter trapping Creator/JamesWoods with pieces of candy.
91	** In "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E3DaBoom Da Boom]]", Chris sees Peter dressed in a hazmat suit (because he's preparing for Y2K) and, believing he's from the government, tells E.T. to run for it.
92	** In "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS5E1StewieLovesLois Stewie Loves Lois]]", Peter, who believes the prostate exam he took was a rape attempt, tries to distract himself with some TV. However, [[YourTelevisionHatesYou the screen shows a closeup of E.T.'s finger]].
93	** A CutawayGag from "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS6E12LongJohnPeter Long John Peter]]" features E.T. alongside Creator/TomHanks' character from ''Film/{{Philadelphia}}''.
94	* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': In "One False Movie", one scene of the movie Mac and Bloo made is a clear reference of E.T's bike scene.
95	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' had a WholePlotReference in "Next Time, Phone Ahead", with Mo-Ron as E.T., and in "Nerdator" Spielberg is direct a sequel where a now adult Elliot is annoyed at E.T. interrupting him kissing a girl.
96	* ''WebAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsDigitalSeries'': In the short "Overpowered", while Twilight was riding a bike with Spike in her basket, her [[MindOverMatter levitation magic]] starts acting on it's and is flown in front of the moon with a similar music score playing.
97	* ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'': In "Schpiel-Borg 2000", Brain's robotic duplicate of Creator/StevenSpielberg imitates E.T. when it goes haywire.
98	* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': TheStinger for "Morty's Mind Blowers" shows Jerry coming by Rick's garage to find his putter, only to discover his own version of Mind Blowers. He replays one named Gobo, about the Smiths trying to get an alien home exactly like ''E.T.'', but he neglected to bring the alien to the drop-off point, inadvertently causing it to die in his locked car.
99	* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'':
100	** A sketch from "Adoption's an Option" takes place after E.T. gets back on his ship. It turns out he's a retarded alien named Kleborp who can only glow only ''one'' of his fingers. After he [[FlippingTheBird flips off]] a group of JerkJock aliens, they dump him on another planet and he gets killed by a [[Film/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]].
101	** A sketch from "Legion of Super-Gyros" has a picky E.T. smacking Elliot for leaving him Reese's Pieces instead of M&Ms (who actually passed on the film's product placement).
102	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
103	** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E16BartsDogGetsAnF Bart's Dog Gets an F]]", Marge lights up a callus on her finger, and she and Lisa touch theirs together as a SuspiciouslySimilarSong to the ''E.T.'' theme plays.
104	** Part of Mr. Burns' film from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E18AStarIsBurns A Star Is Burns]]" has him touching an {{expy}} of Elliot with his glowing finger.
105	** The "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS19E5TreehouseOfHorrorXVIII Treehouse of Horror XVIII]]" segment "E.T., Go Home" spoofs this film.
106	** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS19E5TreehouseOfHorrorXVIII Treehouse of Horror XVIII]]", Bart's audition has him swallowing a glowstick, causing his stomach to glow, and announcing himself as E.T. He then puts on an afro wig and calls himself Creator/{{BET}}.
107	** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS22E6TheFoolMonty The Fool Monty]]", an amnesiac Mr. Burns acts like E.T., and Bart hides him among a bunch of stuffed dolls in his closet. There's even an E.T. doll in the pile!
108	* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "T: The Terrestrial" is a WholePlotReference to ''E.T.'', except the human and alien have the roles switched.
109	* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'':
110	** In "[[Recap/SouthParkS6E9FreeHat Free Hat]]", the alterations in the film's 2002 re-release are bashed, and the soldiers from Spielberg's ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' have their guns replaced with walkie-talkies.
111	** E.T. is seen in the good side of [[Recap/SouthParkImaginationland Imaginationland]].
112	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': In "Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow", Buster saves Tyrone Turtle from Elmyra by having him catapulted into the air on a bike, and he flies past a giant full moon.
113	** In WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventuresHowISpentMyVacation, Byron the Basset [[EleventhHourSuperPower flies]] Buster and Babs to safety while accidentally knocking Elliot and E.T. out of the sky while they were doing the iconic moon scene.
114	* The 1995 cartoon show based on ''Film/{{Casper}}'' had quite a few shout-outs to ''E.T.'', most of which were BitingTheHandHumor.
115	* A ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' episode has Johnny trying to rescue an alien from an angry mob by riding a bicycle. Johnny then asks the alien to "use your magic powers to fly us", only for the alien to say he doesn't have magic powers. They then ride off a cliff, flying past a giant full moon
116	* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'':
117	** "The Chronicles of Meap" -- In full CoolBigSis mode, Candace modifies her bike to fly with Meap in the basket as she goes to rescue her brothers from an intergalactic criminal.
118	** "Summer Belongs to You" and "Tour de Ferb" -- the kids ride their bikes over a massive chasm and appear to be flying.
119	* ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'':
120	** "Every Doris Has Her Day": Jay needs a date for a musical premiere and (after assorted failures) resorts to holding a call-in contest on his show, wherein any woman who says "the name of Spielberg's adorable extra-terrestrial" wins. It doesn't work, as the only caller is a guy who thought the answer was [[Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind Richard Dreyfuss]].
121	** "A Song for Margo": one of the movies that Jay reviews is ''D.T.: The Drunken Terrestrial'', where the sloshed alien insists on trying to fly after having a few and falls out of the basket during the moon shot. Unlike a lot of other movies featured on the show, Jay actually liked this one.
122	* ''WesternAnimation/TalesFromTheCryptkeeper'': the bike chase in "Fare Tonight" ends with Camille peddling, Mildred riding in the basket, and the two jumping a movable bridge in the process of rising. While in midair, we see them and their bike pass right by a full moon. Being such movie fans, they lampshade this "ever cinematic" moment.
123	* The ''WesternAnimation/WatchMyChops'' (''Corneil & Bernie'' in the USA), episode "Close Encounters of the Alien Kind" has Bernie and alien disguised Corneil being launched in the air on a scooter and in front of the full moon, with the dramatic music being abruptly cut off when they crash into the ground.

Context ReferencedBy / ETTheExtraTerrestrial