
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.


