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ET scene with Harrison Ford not on laserdisc

“In an early cut, Elliot and his mom go to the principal after the frog incident. The principal was played by Harrison Ford, the screenwriter's husband. The scene was cut in post-production and can only be found on the American laserdisc, released in 1996. I saw ET”
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Confidence: High Checked on July 4, 2026

Summary

There is no record of an early cut of *E.T.* where Elliott and his mother visit a principal after a frog incident, nor any indication that Harrison Ford played the principal or that the scene appears only on a 1996 American laserdisc. Existing references to the film’s principal scene involve a different context and do not mention Ford or a frog incident.

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tvtropes.org
  • Funny Moments in Elliot Goes To School - TV Tropes

    The whole series is a CMOF, but here are some that stick out: Any skits of Elliot rushing to the school only to end up late once per episode qualifies. The first episode is rather mundane, but it ends up with with Elliot hitting the other side …

  • Characters in Elliot Goes To School - TV Tropes

    They Killed Kenny Again: Alive and well in Elliot Goes Camping even though he exploded in the last episode. ... Voiced by Kitty0706 The Principal at Elliot’s school who we only ever hear over the loud speaker. Apathetic Teacher: If any of his staff is anything to go by, along with his voice which sounds like he checked out a looong time ago.

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S10E3 "Swing" Recap - TV Tropes

    Olivia acts offended that Elliot never told her about his mother's bipolar disorder despite everything she has told him about herself, as if he owed her. Family Drama: The episode puts the Stabler family's issues front and center. Fan Disservice: Kathleen appears in a Shower Scene and later in her underwear. Any titillation those scenes may bring is undermined by the fact that her Bipolar Disorder is in effect during those times.

halflifemachinima.fandom.com
  • Elliot Goes to School episode 4 | Half Life Machinima Wiki | Fandom

    After the beginning credits, the camera zooms onto the usual window view of his bed, although he is not on it. The camera turns around to see him playing Sonic Adventure, then his alarm goes off. He picks it up and throws it at the screen, and then whispers to himself "Mondays." His mom then...

funtrivia.com
  • E.T. Trivia Questions | Page 2 | Movies D-G

    Gertie Right after E.T. said "Be ... first words, see the "Interesting Info" section for question two). The principal told Mary that Elliott had gotten into trouble and that she had to come pick him up....

m.imdb.com
hollywoodreporter.com
  • 'Mr. Robot' Creator on Elliot Reveal

    And then it sort of led to the biggest disciplinarian in his life, being his mother, and that’s how we came to that mom’s townhouse storyline for the second season. ... Why do you think this was the right time and the right episode to reveal Elliot’s true surroundings?

hero.fandom.com
  • Elliott (E.T.) | Heroes Wiki | Fandom

    When Halloween rolled around, Elliot and his siblings Michael and Gertie used the opportunity to take E.T. in disguise to where Elliot would take E.T. to the woods to set up a communication relay to contact his people so they could come back for him after leaving him behind earlier. This is when E.T. demonstrated his telekinetic powers with allowing the bike Elliot was pedaling to take flight over the forest before coming back down in the clearing to set up the relay. The next morning, Elliot, cold and tired, returns home to his family just as his mom was filing a missing child report with the police.

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