About this season
Down to Earth is an American fantasy situation comedy series that ran on Superstation TBS from 1984 to 1987. The series was originally produced by The Arthur Company, and later, by Procter & Gamble Productions and was the Superstation's first original series.
Episodes (24)
1. Real Candy
2. A Touch of Ethel
3. Play It Again, Ethel
4. Taking Stock
5. Frozen Rope
Lissy's become a reporter with the school newspaper, but she lacks a good story. When Duane announces that he has to climb the rope in gym class but he's afraid of heights, Lissy turns him into the laughing stock of the school.
6. Hypnotic Ethel
7. Angelbusters
8. Chucky Chipmunk
9. The Dentist Show
Jay Jay has a appointment with a children's dentist, and Ethel pulls strings with the new receptionist (namely Candy) to get Richard in to fix a tooth that's killing him. Richard quickly flakes on the appointment, but finds himself back in the dentist's chair (er.. dentist's hobby horse). Meanwhile, Lissy and Duane try out for the debate team.
10. Knight in Heavenly Armor
11. Money, Money
12. The Dummy Show
13. He Ain't Bozo, He's My Brother
14. Duane's Dilemma
15. Lusterado
16. The Burro
When Lissy has a celebration for her Guatemalan foster child's birthday, Jay Jay decides that he wants to ""adopt"" an orphan too. Adoption, however, is more literal in Jay Jay's case... a donkey soon arrives at the door. As if a jackass in the house isn't bad enough, Richard is allergic to animals.
17. The Bag Lady
Jay Jay brings home what Ethel expects to be his girlfriend, but the whole family is in for a shock when he arrives with a bag lady. Instantly, the Preston's fall in love with Grace and ask her to stay -- but Ethel is suspicious because Grace asks too many questions about her. Turns out Grace is also an angel (with the CIA -- Central Intelligence of Angels) who's investigating Ethel.
18. Easy Rider
Duane agrees to a blind date with Candy's recently-dumped sister, Taffee, unaware that she's a biker chick. The date seems disastrous until the goodnight kiss. Duane soon dons leather and is head-over-heels in love with Taffee -- until her ex, Rocco, gets wind of the situation and decides to break Duane's face.
19. Rear Window
20. Scenes From A Marriage
21. Perfect Match
Richard agrees to use a computer dating service, if Ethel does too, and he wounds up being matched with an old girlfriend. Ethel's perfect match winds up being mysterious -- namely because it's Jake.
22. Goodness Flakes
23. Lissy's Mother
24. Christmas Story
Ethel's earned her wings, but she skips out on the festivities to be with her family. Jay Jay is convinced that Santa's real, so he waits up to meet him. Richard tries to trick the local videostore out of their copy of ""It's a Wonderful Life;"" Lissy reveals that she can't sing.