Series synopsis
Aliens in the Family is an American comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ABC on March 15, 1996. It ended on August 31, 1996. It was created by Andy Borowitz, Susan Borowitz. It stars John Bedford Lloyd, Margaret Trigg, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette and Paige Tiffany.
A human single father is abducted by a spaceship and fall in love with an alien single mother. They return to Earth to marry and raise their blended family.
Premise
A human single father is abducted by a spaceship and fall in love with an alien single mother. They return to Earth to marry and raise their blended family.
Premise: Half the family eats toast. The other half eats toasters.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- John Bedford Lloyd as Doug Brody
- Margaret Trigg as Cookie Brody
- Christopher Rodriguez Marquette as Adam Brody
- Paige Tiffany as Heather Brody
- Julie Dretzin as Sally Hagen
- Michael Gilden as Snizzy (body)
- Alice Dinnean as Snizzy (voice)
- Michelan Sisti as Spit (body)
Supporting cast
- Joey Mazzarino as Spit (voice)
- David Rudman as Bobut (body, voice)
- John E. Kennedy as Bobut (voice)
Guest cast
- Joanna Kerns as Self (voice)
- James Van Der Beek as Ethan
- Sally Jessy Raphael
- Aaron Eckhart
- Elon Gold
- Allison Janney
- Bruce Lanoil as Muppet
- Kristanna Loken
- Haviland Morris
- Hayden Panettiere as Audrey
- Jayce Bartok as Christopher
- P.J. Brown as Mailman
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | March 15, 1996 | August 31, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meet the Brodys Sally begins her job as Bobut's new nanny, to Bobut's amusement. Adam and Snizzy reanimate a dead frog. . .which then mutates and begins terrorizing the town. Bobut goes on a playdate with Doug's boss's son, and winds up using mind-control on the boss to get Doug an undeserved promotion. Doug happily accepts the promotion at first, but then the responsibility becomes too much to bear. |
March 15, 1996 |
| 2 |
Bobut Conquers All Doug has contracted the flu. Adam tries desperately to get sick to avoid having to wrestle at school, but Doug's mutating, talking germs get everyone else in the family sick. Sally, who has become Bobut's prisoner more than his nanny, is unhappy with the way her life is going, so Bobut tries to find her true love – by using mind-control and holding a man captive. |
March 22, 1996 |
| 3 |
Cookie Makes Some Dough Heather gets a zit, so Snizzy conjoures up some anti-zit cream. Cookie gets a job at Doug's company and becomes vice-president after one day at work. But problems arise when a efficient robot that she's brought to work is a threat to all of her co-workers jobs. |
July 27, 1996 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 15, 1996 |
| Last aired | August 31, 1996 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Saturday at 21:00:00 |