50. E.T.

1982's E.T. This week, we phone home—and possibly hang up—because we’re talking E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the childhood classic that made us believe in aliens, friendship, and government incompetency. But does this glowing-finger fever dream still hold up, or are we just looking at a weird raisin with abandonment issues? Between weird parenting, a fridge with way too much beer, and a terrorist halloween costume, we’re asking: is E.T. still a heartwarming ride across the moon, or are we just probing at nostalgia? Either way, someone get that alien a solid mobile plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.