Aliens in the Family

Not to be confused with the 1987 BBC drama serial, or the 1986 Margaret Mahy novel on which it was based, both of the same name.

Aliens in the Family is an American science fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC from March 15 to August 31, 1996, conceived as part of its TGIF lineup.

Aliens in the Family
Genre	Sitcom Science fantasy
Created by	Andy Borowitz Susan Borowitz
Written by	Susan Borowitz Andy Borowitz Patricia Marx Charlie Rubin
Directed by	Tom Trbovich
Starring	John Bedford Lloyd Margaret Trigg
Theme music composer	Todd Rundgren
Composers	Joe Carroll Peter Thom
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Andy Borowitz Susan Borowitz Brian Henson
Producer	Ritamarie Peruggi
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	Jim Henson Productions The Stuffed Dog Company
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 15 (1996-03-15) – August 31, 1996 (1996-08-31)

Premise

The show was about single dad Doug Brody (John Bedford Lloyd), who is abducted by single alien mom Cookie (Margaret Trigg). The two fall in love, get married, and try to live a normal life on Earth as a mixed family.

Cast

• John Bedford Lloyd as Doug Brody
• Margaret Trigg as Cookie Brody
• Paige Tiffany as Heather Brody
• Chris Marquette as Adam Brody
• Julie Dretzin as Sally Hagen

Puppeteers

• Alice Dinnean as Snizzy (face and voice)
• Michael Gilden as Snizzy (body)
• John Kennedy as Bobut (face)
• Bruce Lanoil as Spit (face)
• Peter Linz as Varch, Elder of the Nertron Galactic Federation (in "Respect Your Elders"), Red Yukkle (in "Dissected and Neglected")
• Joey Mazzarino as Spit (voice), Green and Yellow Yukkles (in "Dissected and Neglected")
• David Rudman as Bobut (body and voice), Orange and Purple Yukkles (in "Dissected and Neglected")
• Michelan Sisti as Spit (body)

Production

The series was created, written and executive produced by Andy and Susan Borowitz. Brian Henson, son of Jim Henson, also served as co-executive producer. The series theme song was written and performed by Todd Rundgren. The series was shot in its entirety at Lifetime Studios in New York City.^[1]

Episodes

Season 1 (1996)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
1	"Meet the Brodys"	Tom Trbovich	Andy Borowitz & Susan Borowitz	March 15, 1996 (1996-03-15)	1AIF01
2	"Bobut Conquers All"	Tom Trbovich	Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz	March 22, 1996 (1996-03-22)	1AIF02
3	"Cookie Makes Some Dough"	Tom Trbovich	Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz	July 27, 1996 (1996-07-27)	1AIF03
4	"You Don't Have a Pet to Be Popular"	Tom Trbovich	Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz	August 3, 1996 (1996-08-03)	1AIF04
5	"Too Good to Be True"	Tom Trbovich	Patricia Marx	August 10, 1996 (1996-08-10)	1AIF05
6	"Respect Your Elders"	Tom Trbovich	Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz	August 17, 1996 (1996-08-17)	1AIF06
7	"Dissected and Neglected"	Tom Trbovich	Charlie Rubin	August 24, 1996 (1996-08-24)	1AIF07
8	"A Very Brody Tweeznax"	Tom Trbovich	Susan Borowitz & Andy Borowitz	August 31, 1996 (1996-08-31)	1AIF08

Cancellation

The show premiered on March 15, 1996; ABC pulled the series from its TGIF lineup after two weeks,^[2] replacing the show's scheduled third airing with re-runs of other TGIF programs. The show did not return for over four months and aired the rest of its episodes on Saturday mornings in the summer of 1996.^[2]