Season 1 Episode Guide
NBC Mondays 8:00-8:30. Sep 22 1986 -- May 11 1987. 25 episodes.
Titles are songs. I did not pick them. Willie has a radio.
Yellow = what actually happened in the garage. I was there.
Season 1 Episode Guide
NBC Mondays 8:00-8:30. Sep 22 1986 -- May 11 1987. 25 episodes.
Titles are songs. I did not pick them. Willie has a radio.
Yellow = what actually happened in the garage. I was there.
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1. A.L.F.
-- Sep 22 1986 | prod 1001 Melmac blows. I crash the saucer into the Tanner garage. They name me ALF (Alien Life Form) so the government does not dissect me. Gordon: Willie still has not fixed the hole. That is my bedroom now. |
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2. Strangers in the Night
-- Sep 29 1986 | prod 1004 Kate will not let me babysit Brian. Mrs. Ochmonek sits. She puts on Psycho. I sneak out of the bedroom to watch. Gordon: The shower scene is overrated. I have seen worse on Melmac news. |
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3. Looking for Lucky
-- Oct 6 1986 | prod 1006 Lucky the cat vanishes. They think I ate him. I have to find him to prove I did not. Gordon: I did not eat him. I keep saying this. The petition is still open. |
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4. Pennsylvania 6-5000
-- Oct 13 1986 | prod 1003 I call the President on shortwave about nuclear weapons. They think it is a threat. Willie goes to jail. Gordon: Melmac already did this. I was being helpful. Willie did not see it that way. |
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5. Keepin' the Faith
-- Oct 20 1986 | prod 1008 They call me a parasite. I sell Terry Faith Cosmetics on Willie's card to make rent money. Party in the house. Gordon: The blush was a good color on Kate. The credit limit was not. |
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6. For Your Eyes Only
-- Nov 3 1986 | prod 1005 I meet Jody. She is blind. She never sees that I am from Melmac. She knows I am short and hairy. Gordon: Best Earth friend who did not scream. Do not tell Willie I said that. |
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7. Help Me, Rhonda
-- Nov 10 1986 | prod 1010 Brian turns 7. I get homesick. I was going to see Rhonda and then the planet exploded. We broadcast into space looking for another Melmacian. Gordon: 228th birthday flashback. The cake was better there. Rhonda still has not called. |
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8. Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue?
-- Nov 17 1986 | prod 1011 Lynn's boyfriend Scott stores band gear in MY garage. I sabotage. I shoot a music video: You're the One Who's Out of This World. Gordon: The video is still under the couch. Scott cannot shred. I can. |
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9. Jump
-- Nov 24 1986 | prod 1009 Willie's birthday. Old photos and a life-goals list. Kate finished hers. Willie did not. Skydiving. Joe Namath shows up. Gordon: I suggested the jump. Willie is 45 and dramatic. Namath was taller than me. Everyone is. |
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10. Baby, You Can Drive My Car
-- Dec 1 1986 | prod 1013 The family car dies. I sell saucer parts and buy Lynn a car. Tow-truck Bert is not a fan. Gordon: The orbit gyro still works. The Ferrari was a phase. Do not tell Skip. |
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11. On the Road Again
-- Dec 8 1986 | prod 1002 Kitchen fire. They will not leave me home. Camping. I drive the RV into the woods. Cabin guys think I am an anteater and try to butcher me. Willie saves me. I show Lucky the photos. Gordon: I am not an anteater. Lucky did not care about the slides. |
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12. Oh, Tannerbaum
-- Dec 22 1986 | prod 1012 First Earth Christmas. I cut the tree into firewood. Fake tree is sad. Willie and I go into a real forest. Car dies. I get a real tree anyway. Gordon: On Melmac we burn the tree FIRST. I was being traditional. |
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13. Mother and Child Reunion
-- Jan 12 1987 | prod 1014 Kate's mother Dorothy (Anne Meara) surprise visit. They lock me in the garage. I cannot take it. They introduce us. Gordon: Dorothy and I have a system. Love-hate. Extra hate on her days. |
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14. A Little Bit of Soap
-- Jan 19 1987 | prod 1015 Dorothy hates my soap Midwest General. Hers is boring. I write a better script and mail it in. Robert Pine as a priest. Gordon: Hollywood still has not called. Their loss. I know twists. |
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15. I've Got a New Attitude
-- Feb 2 1987 | prod 1017 I play matchmaker. Dorothy and Whizzer (Paul Dooley). Gordon: I am better at this than at cosmetics. Do not combine the two. |
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16. Try to Remember
-- Feb 9 1987 | ONE HOUR | prod 1023 I put Kate's mixer in the tub. Shock. Amnesia. I think I am insurance man Wayne Schlegel. Flashbacks until I remember I am me. Gordon: Willie still will not let me near the mixer. NBC people later got nervous about the shock. I got a bump on the head in the rerun. Same headache. |
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17. Border Song
-- Feb 16 1987 | prod 1016 I make friends with a Mexican kid who wants to go home. Earl Boen as Warren. Gordon: I know about not getting to go home. I did not make a speech. I just sat with him. |
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18. Wild Thing
-- Mar 2 1987 | prod 1018 Every 75 years on March 2 a Melmacian goes feral for 24 hours. I warn them. Lock me up. I escape anyway. Gordon: Not my fault. Biology. Also the lock was Earth quality. |
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19. Going Out of My Head Over You
-- Mar 16 1987 | prod 1019 Willie is tired of lying about me. He sees a shrink. Bill Daily as Dr. Larry Dykstra. Jack Riley as a patient. Gordon: Larry knows. Willie paid by the hour to say I am not real. I am real. Ha. |
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20. Lookin' Through the Windows
-- Mar 23 1987 | prod 1021 Power outage. I watch the Ochmoneks fight through the window. I think Trevor murdered Raquel. He did not. Gordon: I watch a lot of windows. Occupied hobby. Lucky agrees. |
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21. It's Not Easy Bein' Green
-- Mar 30 1987 | prod 1007 Brian has to sing about asparagus in the school play. Stage fright. Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Lyman. Gordon: Asparagus is not a crime on Melmac. I still helped him. I am a professional. |
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22. The Gambler
-- Apr 6 1987 | prod 1022 Garage sale for the mortgage. Dorothy teaches me horse betting. I find a bookie. Early wins. David Leisure as Nick the Fish. Gordon: The Fish still has my number. Willie took the phone. |
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23. Weird Science
-- Apr 13 1987 | prod 1020 TV dies. Willie will not fix it. Brian needs a science project. Solar system model. I add planets Dave and Alvin because Earth maps are incomplete. Gordon: Dave and Alvin are real. NASA still has not called. See About page. |
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24. La Cucaracha
-- May 4 1987 | prod 1025 A cockroach from my saucer grows to gigantic proportions. Gordon: Melmac roaches are pets. Earth roaches did not get the memo. Willie got a shoe. |
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25. Come Fly With Me
-- May 11 1987 | SEASON FINALE | prod 1024 Ochmoneks offer a plane trip. Willie leaves me home. I hide in the luggage. Talking toaster. Catfish fire. Hotel throws us out. Trevor eats shellfish, goes loopy at the stick. I fly the plane. We live. Gordon: I have a license. Melmac issues them. Willie still will not let me drive the RV. |
