How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Quote #4
ELLIOTT: Dad would believe me.
MOM: Maybe you ought to call your father and tell him about it.
ELLIOTT: I can't. He's in Mexico with Sally.
GERTIE: Where's Mexico?
Even though Pops skipped town with Sally, Elliott holds out hope that his deadbeat dad will believe him. Why? And where is Mexico anyway?
Quote #5
GERTIE: Is he a boy or a girl?
ELLIOTT: He's a boy.
Elliott is adamant that E.T. is a boy, just like him, finally giving him somebody with whom he can identify. Aw.
Quote #6
TYLER: Hey, Elliot. Where's your goblin?
MICHAEL: Shut up.
STEVE: Did he come back? […]
ELLIOTT: Yeah, he came back, but he's not a goblin. He's a spaceman.
STEVE: Ooh, as in extra-terrestrial!
TYLER: Where's he from—Uranus? Get it? Your anus?
That Tyler is a regular laugh riot. Here's the thing: His jokes may be stale, but that doesn't make them contribute to Elliott's sense of isolation any less.