TV series

Aliens in the Family

1996 · 1 season

A goofy, good-natured sitcom where silly alien gags meet warm family banter, easy to dip into and forget.

Created by: Andy Borowitz, Susan Borowitz
Genres: Comedy, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: John Bedford Lloyd, Margaret Trigg, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Tagline: Half the family eats toast. The other half eats toasters.
Overview: A human single father is abducted by a spaceship and fall in love with an alien single mother. They return to Earth to marry and raise their blended family.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, absurd and warm. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Family, love, identity, found family
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Created by: Andy Borowitz, Susan Borowitz
Genres: Comedy, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: John Bedford Lloyd, Margaret Trigg, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
identity
found family
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild