Aliens in the Family
Aliens in the Family is an American science fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC from March 15 to August 31, 1996, conceived as part of its TGIF lineup.
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| Directed by | Tom Trbovich |
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| Theme music composer | Todd Rundgren |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Ritamarie Peruggi |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 15 – August 31, 1996 |
Premise
The show was about single dad Doug Brody (John Bedford Lloyd), who is abducted by single alien mom Cookie (Margaret Trigg). The two fall in love, get married, and try to live a normal life on Earth as a mixed family.
Cast
- John Bedford Lloyd as Doug Brody
- Margaret Trigg as Cookie Brody
- Paige Tiffany as Heather Brody
- Chris Marquette as Adam Brody
- Julie Dretzin as Sally Hagen
Puppeteers
- Alice Dinnean as Snizzy (face and voice)
- Michael Gilden as Snizzy (body)
- John Kennedy as Bobut (face)
- Bruce Lanoil as Spit (face)
- Peter Linz as Varch, Elder of the Nertron Galactic Federation (in "Respect Your Elders"), Red Yukkle (in "Dissected and Neglected")
- Joey Mazzarino as Spit (voice), Green and Yellow Yukkles (in "Dissected and Neglected")
- David Rudman as Bobut (body and voice), Orange and Purple Yukkles (in "Dissected and Neglected")
- Michelan Sisti as Spit (body)
Production
The series was created, written and executive produced by Andy and Susan Borowitz. Brian Henson, son of Jim Henson, also served as co-executive producer. The series theme song was written and performed by Todd Rundgren. The series was shot in its entirety at Lifetime Studios in New York City.[1]
Episodes
Season 1 (1996)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Meet the Brodys" | Tom Trbovich | Andy Borowitz & Susan Borowitz | March 15, 1996 | 1AIF01 |
| Doug gets a promotion after Bobut uses mind control on Doug's boss. When Snizzy recombines some DNA and unleashes a giant frog on the town, Doug realizes he's not spending enough time with his family and returns to his former job. | |||||
| 2 | "Bobut Conquers All" | Tom Trbovich | Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz | March 22, 1996 | 1AIF02 |
| Bobut uses mind control to win Sally the affections of a guy she sees at the mall; the family falls prey to obnoxious, talking germs. | |||||
| 3 | "Cookie Makes Some Dough" | Tom Trbovich | Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz | July 27, 1996 | 1AIF03 |
| Cookie gets a job at Doug's office, but her robot becomes a threat to their co-workers' jobs; things go awry when Snizzy concocts some anti-zit cream for Heather. | |||||
| 4 | "You Don't Have a Pet to Be Popular" | Tom Trbovich | Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz | August 3, 1996 | 1AIF04 |
| Spit's pet Varch comes to live with the family and becomes amorous of the repulsed Heather, so her siblings try to teach her a lesson by making Heather believe that she killed him. Meanwhile, Bobut throws a tantrum when Sally puts him on a pudding-free diet. | |||||
| 5 | "Too Good to Be True" | Tom Trbovich | Patricia Marx | August 10, 1996 | 1AIF05 |
| Snizzy invents a cloning machine, which Bobut uses to make an insipid clone of himself so he can sneak off to the Stinky Stevie toy factory. But before long, he winds up in the clutches of two obnoxious, rich children. | |||||
| 6 | "Respect Your Elders" | Tom Trbovich | Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz | August 17, 1996 | 1AIF06 |
| The Elders of the Neurtron Galactic Federation pay a visit to see how future leader Bobut is being raised, and they quickly condemn Doug for the child's upbringing. Meanwhile Heather tries to impress her friends by coercing Spit into performing various gross-outs. | |||||
| 7 | "Dissected and Neglected" | Tom Trbovich | Charlie Rubin | August 24, 1996 | 1AIF07 |
| Cookie realizes that she once abducted Doug's boss's wife; Snizzy creates a talking, mutant offspring of her favorite candy; Sally unsuccessfully tries to teach Bobut the ABC's. | |||||
| 8 | "A Very Brody Tweeznax" | Tom Trbovich | Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz | August 31, 1996 | 1AIF08 |
| Spit invents an alien holiday to get out of schoolwork, but when baby Bobut hears of it, he's hyped for a Tweeznax celebration. Meanwhile, Sally tries in vain to get a passport photo of Bobut taken. | |||||
Cancellation
The show premiered on March 15, 1996; ABC pulled the series from its TGIF lineup after two weeks, replacing the show's scheduled third airing with re-runs of other TGIF programs. The show did not return for over four months and aired the rest of its episodes on Saturday mornings in the summer of 1996.
References
- "Aliens in the Family: Cast and crew". tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
External links
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