About
Out Of This World is an American fantasy sitcom about a teenage girl who is half alien, which gives her unique supernatural powers. It first aired in syndication from September 17, 1987 and ended on May 25, 1991. During its first season, the series was originally part of NBC's Prime Time Begins at 7:30 campaign, in which the network's owned-and-operated stations would run first-run sitcoms in the 7:30-8 pm time slot to counterprogram competing stations' game shows, sitcom reruns and other offerings. Out of This World was rotated with the original series Marblehead Manor and She's the Sheriff, a syndicated revival of the 1983 sitcom We Got It Made, and a television adaptation of the play You Can't Take It With You. NBC ended the experiment after the 1987-88 season due to the low ratings put up by three of the series, with Out of This World being one of the two that was renewed. After its first season the series was largely moved to weekend time slots, where it remained until its cancellation following the fourth season.
Cast
Maureen Flannigan
as Evie Ethel Garland
Donna Pescow
as Donna Garland
Doug McClure
as Kyle X. Applegate
Joe Alaskey
as Beano Froelich
Steve Burton
as Chris Fuller
Buzz Belmondo
as Buzz
Christina Nigra
as Lindsay Selkirk
Burt Reynolds
as Troy Garland
Episodes
Season 1
Evie's Thirteenth Birthday
After thirteen years of keeping Evie's identity from her, Donna is forced to reveal the truth at her thirteenth birthday party when Evie exhibits a special, alien power that enables her to freeze time. Evie learns she's half alien and that her father is from the planet Antareus--not a CIA agent as her mother has been telling her all along. She is given her father's gift of the cube, a genetic device which allows her to speak to her father on Antareus. Although anyone can hear her father over the cube, her father can only hear Evie.
Playing With the Power
Evie misuses her new power to win a gift certificate and a basketball game. Her father grounds her by taking away her power for a week as punishment.
The Nightmare
Evie is plagued by a bad dream about becoming a monster when she grows up.
Till Then
Evie's mother feels a bit neglected because Evie is spending so much time talking with her father.
Evie, Get Your Basketball
Evie has a free throw contest with the new boy in school. She falls in love with him instead and ends up losing the contest.
Every Beano Has His Day
Beano has been given a day of honor by the mayor. After gleaping him into a tuxedo, she mistakenly thinks she turned him into the mayor's dog. Attempting to reverse the change, she gleaps the dog to look like Beano.
Evie and the Young Astronauts
Evie is accepted into the young astronauts program after winning an essay contest and Donna is shocked to find that Evie knows so much about science and outer space. After accidentally playing one of Evie's tapes while cleaning her room, she discovers that all the information in the essay actually came from Troy.
Fifties Mom
Evie wishes for a fifties mom while watching a 50's show, "My Favorite Mom", on TV. When the show is not on the next day, she has to live another 24 hours with a 50's mom.
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