Series synopsis
Aliens in America is an American comedy family television series that premiered on The CW on October 1, 2007. It ended on May 18, 2008. It was created by David Guarascio, Moses Port. It stars Dan Byrd, Adhir Kalyan, Amy Pietz and Lindsey Shaw.
Justin Tolchuk is a sensitive, lanky 16-year-old just trying to make it through the social nightmare of high school in Medora, Wisconsin. When his well-meaning mom Franny signs up for the school's international exchange student program, she pictures an athletic, brilliant Nordic teen who will bestow instant coolness on her outsider son. However, when the Tolchuk's exchange student arrives, he turns out to be Raja Musharaff, a 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim. It's going to be a very interesting year ...
Premise
Justin Tolchuk is a sensitive, lanky 16-year-old just trying to make it through the social nightmare of high school in Medora, Wisconsin. When his well-meaning mom Franny signs up for the school's international exchange student program, she pictures an athletic, brilliant Nordic teen who will bestow instant coolness on her outsider son. However, when the Tolchuk's exchange student arrives, he turns out to be Raja Musharaff, a 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim. It's going to be a very interesting year for Raja, Justin, his family and the entire population of Medora.
Premise: Look who just joined the Tolchuk family.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dan Byrd as Justin Tolchuck
- Adhir Kalyan as Raja
- Amy Pietz as Franny
- Lindsey Shaw as Claire Tolchuck
- Scott Patterson as Gary Tolchuck
Guest cast
- Valerie Tian
- Kala Savage
- Dylan Taylor as Trey Tozer
- Larisa Oleynik
- Nimet Kanji
- Chad Krowchuk
- Nolan Gerard Funk
- Megan Charpentier as Young Anita
- Emily Perkins as Brenda
- Burkely Duffield as Beekeeper Kid
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | October 22, 2007 | |
| Season 1 | 18 | October 1, 2007 | May 18, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Original Pilot Original pilot with different actor as the dad |
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| 2 |
The Music Video Check out this music video for Aliens In America, then stick around to see how it was made and watch some interviews with the cast. |
October 22, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Justin Tolchuck has nearly everything any teenager could want: caring parents, a popular sister, and his own style. However, the one thing that Justin does lack is a social life. His mother, Franny, tries to fix this problem by hosting a foreign student who can perhaps make Justin popular. However, the Tolchucks are in for a very big surprise when the foreigner turns out to be not at all what they had expected. |
October 1, 2007 |
| 2 |
No Man Is An Island Raja explains to his class how close he and Justin are, prompting rumors about the two being a couple to spread throughout the school. Thus, Justin turns to Claire for help, who advises him to completely ignore Raja. This later causes Justin to be more alone than ever because Raja instead befriends the geekiest kid in school. Meanwhile, Gary decides to get involved when Claire decides to call it quits with Jeffrey. |
October 8, 2007 |
| 3 |
Rocket Club When Franny loses her sense of boundaries and requests that Gary remove the locks from all the doors, Justin and his friends find time for themselves by creating the Rocket Club, which is their secret excuse to hang out and do whatever they want. Raja, however, does not fit in well with the group because he does not like the fact that all they do is nothing. |
October 15, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The CW |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 1, 2007 |
| Last aired | May 18, 2008 |
| Runtime | 21 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:30:00 |