Remember the movie E.T.? We all loved that movie, right? The little kid who befriends an alien from outer space. Well, today we have a young man right here in our studio who actually found his own E.T. while he was on vacation with his family. Say hello to 11-year-old Thomas Demming from Duluth, Minnesota and his magical friend. - Hi Thomas. - Hello. This is such an exciting story. How did you find this little guy? Well, I heard some noises in the bushes. So, I went to see what it was and I just found it. A wrinkled, hunched up, little brown E.T. It was so lost and confused, and it was talking really fast in its space language like, "Beep oop bop beep." - I just knew I had to help it. - That is so sweet. So, you snuck it back home and you hid it in your closet? For how long? - Three weeks. I fed it Reese's Pieces so it wouldn't get hungry. Good thinking. I wish I could understand you little buddy. Thomas, your parents had no idea you had little guy hidden away under your sweaters. - Yeah. But, one day my dad heard it making these crying sounds, I think maybe that's how it breaths because it cries all the time. Were you worried then that your parents might make you send it back to its home planet? Yes, but then I showed them how I taught it some English. - Oh, cool. - They were really impressed. - Do you want to hear some English? - Sure, absolutely. E.T., English. English! Phone home. Phone home, just like in the movie. That's terrific. I wish it could talk people language more than just phone home. I don't understand it at all. Dad says I have to hide it, so if I take it outside I always put it in my dads clothes so it looks like a little old man. - What a great idea. Yeah. I think you brought a photo with you too? - Oh, how cute. - Yeah. E.T. was supposed to make my bike fly. - Right. - But it didn't. So, it fell off. - How disappointing. It was breathing really hard after that happened. Oh, it's doing the finger thing, he's doing the finger thing. Sit, sit. E.T. sit, sit. E.T. quiet. E.T. sit. - Look at that. - Sit. Quiet. Have some more of your Reese's Pieces. - Oh, good idea. - Of course. You've got it so well trained, that's great. - Reese's pieces . . . - Thomas what is it doing now? It's been doing that a lot lately. I think it's how it comunicates with its home world. You know Thomas it must just be a tremendous responsibility to be taking care of your own E.T. all by your young self. Right? - Yes, I guess. Well, maybe it would be a better idea if someone took care of it for you and then you wouldn't have to worry anymore. What do you think? We've got friends here at Today Now, Thomas, who would like to come and just have a little chat with your E.T. No! You can't let them take it! - They just want to ask it questions. - No, E.T. is my friend. Thomas have a seat, have a seat. Well, I guess we all learned a very valuable lesson about friendship today. Didn't we? And stay with us because after the break we're going to ask the important question, so our dogs know enough about our founding fathers? Still ahead this hour: How to text with your kids about sex.