No one has been expecting a sequel to E.T. The Extra Terrestrial to come to fruition, and we certainly weren’t expecting one to drop on Thanksgiving. But here we are.
During the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a commercial for Xfinity aired featuring E.T. reuniting with his old friend Elliot just in time for the holidays. And, yes, they even got grown up Henry Thomas back to reprise his role from the original movie. Despite being a commercial for Xfinity (which isn’t nearly as cringeworthy as you’re thinking), it’s actually really touching. Watch the E.T. Christmas commercial below.
E.T. Christmas Commercial
Elliot is grown up with a family of his own, but he couldn’t be more thrilled to see E.T. finally show back up on Earth after all these years. His kids are freaked out at first, but clearly he’s told them all about his little adventure from nearly 40 years ago.
E.T. joins the family in all of their holiday festivities, including partaking in some Reese’s Pieces cupcakes at dinner, sledding, and throwing some snowballs. The Xfinity part of this whole thing comes when Elliot’s kids introduce the alien to the internet, powered by Xfinity. Thankfully, they don’t dwell on it, and it’s the only obvious product placement in the entire commercial.
Though E.T. enjoys spending time with Elliot again, he starts to miss his own family, which we see projected in the form of a hologram from a floating ball, some advanced alien technology we’ve never seen him use before. Looking to get home, he recruits Elliot’s kids to recreate that magical flying bike scene again, so he can get back to his ship and head home.
Maybe it’s just because it’s the holidays, or maybe it’s just the magic of seeing grown up Elliot back with E.T., but kudos to Xfinity for doing such a wonderful holiday commercial that doesn’t feel quite as crass as some of the pop culture cash-in advertising out there.
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