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Season 1 – Hard Time on Planet Earth

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An alien rebel is sentenced to serve time in human form on planet Earth after an interplanetary war.

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Steve Sonsky Miami Herald 08/16/2022
I’d rather live in the slime pits of Zarton than watch this again. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Hard Time on Planet Earth — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Jim Thomas

Creator

John Thomas

Creator

Martin Kove

Jesse

Danny Mann

Voice

Grainger Hines

Guest Star

Gordon Jump

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 1, 1989 Stranger in a Strange Land Charged with helping the people of Earth, Jesse steals clothes and watches television to learn about its culture; Jesse falls afoul of the law, forcing Control to rescue him. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 8, 1989 Something to Bank On Jesse finds himself in need of money, so Control empties several ATMs; when Jesse sees a news report about the ATM robberies and realizes that he has done wrong, he takes the money back to the bank and is arrested. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 15, 1989 Losing Control When Control shorts himself out while playing arcade games at Disneyland, he is taken home by a child; fearing that Control is part of some sort of nuclear warfare, the U.S. government gets involved. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 22, 1989 The Way Home Jesse tries to help a young girl who has been kicked out of her parents' house in an attempt to show her tough love. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 29, 1989 All That You Can Be Jesse joins the U.S. Army and inspires his group to perform better as soldiers and as a unit. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 5, 1989 Battle of the Sexes An extraterrestrial from Jesse's world, sent to assassinate him, arrives on Earth and takes the form of a female human being. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 12, 1989 Death Do Us Part Jesse appears on a dating show and is chosen by a woman that is mixed up with a shady man. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 26, 1989 The Hotdog Man Jesse gets a job as a hot dog man at a local wrestling ring and attempts to help the owners save their establishment. Details Episode 9 Aired May 3, 1989 Jesse's Fifteen Minutes When Jesse rescues a model who is being carjacked, he ends up getting a job as a model. Details Episode 10 Aired May 10, 1989 Rodeo Jesse discovers that the owner of a car dealership has been stealing cars with a tow-truck and selling them. Details Episode 11 Aired May 31, 1989 Not in Our Stars Jesse designs a microchip that will allow faster-than-light communication so that he can use the radio telescope to try to contact the council. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 14, 1989 The All American Jesse meets a man with superpowers who was placed on Earth 18 years ago by the council. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 21, 1989 Wally's Gang Jesse protects a young boy's father from the mob and is allowed to return home. Details

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Season Info

Director
Robert Mandel, Ric Rondell, Bill Corcoran, James A. Contner, Timothy Bond, Al Waxman, Charles Correll, Michael Lange, Roger Duchowny
Creator
Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Screenwriter
Bruce Cervi, Richard Chapman, Michael Piller, David Percelay, Jack Kaplan, Rob Ulin, Ed Zuckerman, Nicholas Corea
Network
CBS
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 1, 1989