Hard Time on Planet Earth
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Synopsis
An alien warrior is exiled to Earth, accompanied by a `correctional unit' named Control, who monitors his charge's behavior.
Broadcast History
"Hard Time on Planet Earth" aired on the CBS television network. The pilot aired on March 1, 1989.
On DVD / Video
There is no scheduled DVD release for this series.
Cast
- Martin Kove as Jessie
- Danny Mann as the Voice of Control
Episode List
"Stranger in a Strange Land"
Aired: March 1, 1989
Alien prisoner Jesse is sent to Earth to serve out his sentence in exile in Los Angeles. He's accompanied by Control, his computerised probation officer, who has to guide him through his time on Earth, helping him to performe good deeds in order to return home. Things don's start well, however, when Jesse falls foul of the law. Marita Geraghty. Roscie Orman. Robert Schenkkan.
"Something to Bank On"
Aired: March 8, 1989
Control manages to manupilate ATMs into giving out money to Jesse who promptly gets into trouble and ends up giving some of his ill-gotten-gains to a con man. Things get even worse when he tries to give the rest of it back to its rightful owners. Jamie Rose. Terry Kiser.
"Losing Control"
Aired: March 15, 1989
During a trip to Disneyland, Control loses its power supply. It's found by a young boy who takes it home and Jesse has to team up with a journalist to get it back. Jamie Rose. Terry Kiser.
"Way Home"
Aired: March 22, 1989
Jesse meets a runaway teenager who's got into trouble with the law and tries to help her get back with her parents again. Darcy Marta. Karen Landry. James Handy. Bill Sadler. Roger Aaron Brown.
"All That You Can Be"
Aired: March 29, 1989
Jesse ends up joining the army and finds himself helping a young soldier whose past is catching up with him - the street gang he used to run with are trying to force him to smuggle weapons out of the camp for them. Larry B. Scott. Jayne Modean. Real Andrews. Marshall Bell. Tim Ryan.
"Battle of the Sexes"
Aired: April 5, 1989
Jesse lands a job in a restaurant and it looks at last as if things are going to work out for him. But then he gets a visit from a woman from his homw planet and it all starts going pear-shaped. Sandahl Bergman. Lycia Naff. Mark Thomas Miller.
"Death Do Us Part"
Aired: April 12, 1989
Jesse makes an appearance on the TV game show The All New Dating Game and winds up dating a woman whose boyfriend is stealing her money. Jeff MacGregor. Lise Hilboldt. Tim Dunigan.
"Dog Man"
Aired: April 26, 1989
When a wrestling promoter spots Jesse working at a hot dog stand, he offers him a change in career. But the man's wrestling arena has fallen on hard times and he's being hassled by a real estate developer. Conchaa Ferrell. Jacob Vargas. Pamela Cumming. Magic Schwarz. Tau Logo. 'Tiny' Lister.
"Jessie's Fifteen Minutes"
Aired: May 3, 1989
Jesse saves a model from being mugged and winds up as a fashion model - but a jealous rival is waiting in the wings to cause trouble for Jesse. Rebecca Staab. Brad Lockerman. Sandy Simpson. Stan Ivar.
"Rodeo Show"
Aired: May 10, 1989
Jesse joins a rodeo show run by an ageing rodeo champion who now only dreams of getting out of the business. Grainger Hines. Michael Alldredge. Christian Jacobs. Greg Kean.
"Not In Our Stars"
Aired: May 31, 1989
Jesse falls in with a scientist trying to contact aliens. But the scientist tries to pass off one of Jesse's devices as his own invention. Sam McMurray. Leslie Deane. Paul Tuerpe.
"All Americans"
Aired: June 15, 1989
Jesse takes on a job as a substitute teacher and meets an abmitious student who, it seems, he has a lot in common with. Doug Johnson. Caryn Richards. Kristine Blackburn. Dave Sheley. Michael Stoyanov.
"Wally's Gang"
Aired: June 21, 1989
Jesse's latest job is as an assistant to a children's television host. Through him he meets one of the youg viewers who has written to the show claiming that his father has disappeared. Gordon Jump. Brandon Bluhm. Rick Lieberman. Katyherine Cannon. Leon Russom. Brad Kepnick.
