Kenneth Johnson
Director
Alien Nation (1989)
Season 1
Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly works with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco. Sikes also has an 'on again off again' flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel.
Released Sept. 18, 1989
Episode 47 min
None+
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
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Network: FOX
Country: United States
Languages:
English
7.0
S1E1 - Alien Nation: The TV Movie
When the Francisco family move into a rich suburban part of L.A., they get to experice hate and racism spread by the radical Purists.
Sept. 18, 1989, midnight
6.5
S1E2 - Fountain of Youth
Sikes and Francisco (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) investigate a doctor who is killing Newcomers to benefit human patients.
Sept. 25, 1989, midnight
6.5
S1E3 - Little Lost Lamb
Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) uncover a prostitution ring after a Newcomer prostitute, on the run from her pimp, is murdered in Sikes' apartment.
Oct. 2, 1989, midnight
6.0
S1E4 - Fifteen with Wanda
Sikes' (Gary Graham) daughter (Cheryl Pollak) visits, accompanied by her radical boyfriend (Wayne Pere), and Buck Francisco (Sean Six) faces expulsion from school. With Eric Pierpoint.
Oct. 9, 1989, midnight
6.0
S1E5 - The Takeover
During heavy rioting, the precinct is near deserted & Sikes & Francisco must stop criminals who attempt to take the precinct over and raiding the evidence lockers for drugs, money and weaponry.
Oct. 16, 1989, midnight
6.0
S1E6 - The First Cigar
George (Eric Pierpoint) accepts a loan from a Newcomer loan officer before discovering she is a drug czar
Oct. 23, 1989, midnight
S1E7 - Night of the Screams
The method of a serial killer stalking Newcomers re-creates one of their most grisly legends.
Oct. 30, 1989, midnight
S1E8 - Contact
While investigating a famous doctor's murder, Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) discover he was attempting to contact a probe seeking the Newcomer slave ship.
Nov. 6, 1989, midnight
S1E9 - Three to Tango
George and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) search for a Purist radical who has been murdering special Newcomers.
Nov. 13, 1989, midnight
S1E10 - The Game
George is confronted with his past as a slave on the spaceship, when it appears that an old Russian Roulette style game he was once forced to play has returned. Will George take revenge for his brother, who died being hit by a bolt of salt water while playing the game on the ship?
Nov. 20, 1989, midnight
1.0
S1E11 - Chains of Love
George (Eric Pierpoint) goes under cover as a client at a computer-dating service for Newcomers to locate a female Newcomer killer.
Nov. 27, 1989, midnight
S1E12 - The Red Room
Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) become involved in a federal search for a Newcomer who was programmed to kill while in the quarantine camps.
Dec. 18, 1989, midnight
S1E13 - The Spirit of '95
George and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) discover a Purist plot to sabotage an election while investigating the bombing of a Newcomer voter campaign office.
Jan. 15, 1990, midnight
S1E14 - Generation to Generation
Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) follow the trail of a mysterious Tenctonese box which is deadly for those who fail to comprehend its powers.
Jan. 29, 1990, midnight
S1E15 - Eyewitness News
Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) trail a man (Hugh MacGuire) who is obsessed with a Tenctonese porn star (Deborah Goodrich).
Feb. 5, 1990, midnight
S1E16 - Partners
Sikes (Gary Graham) attempts to prove George (Eric Pierpoint) innocent in a drug case as Susan (Michele Scarabelli) prepares to transfer the pod to her husband.
Feb. 12, 1990, midnight
S1E17 - Real Men
A violent confrontation with a drug suspect (A.D. Muylch) causes George (Eric Pierpoint) to give birth prematurely.
Feb. 19, 1990, midnight
S1E18 - Crossing the Line
Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture a serial murderer who once eluded him when it appears he has killed again.
Feb. 26, 1990, midnight
S1E19 - Rebirth
Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture the Newcomer convenience store robber (Brian Thompson) who attacked him and left him near death
March 12, 1990, midnight
S1E20 - Gimmee, Gimmee
George (Eric Pierpoint) searches for the killer of a Newcomer corporate executive (David Selburg) who invented a durable synthetic fabric.
April 9, 1990, midnight
S1E21 - The Touch
Sikes and George (Gray Graham, Eric Pierpoint) uncover an overseer rejuvenation plot when they investigate the dramatic behavior change of a boy (Mitchell Allen, Jonathan Brandis) Cathy (Terri Treas) knew on the slaveship.
April 30, 1990, midnight
S1E22 - Green Eyes
While investigating a series of mysterious Newcomer deaths, Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) discover a plan to eliminate the Newcomer population with a lethal bacteria.
May 7, 1990, midnight
Network: FOX
Episode Runtime: 47 min.
Season Runtime: 1363 min.
Released: Sept. 18, 1989
Last Air Date: May 7, 1990, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: 16
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