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Alien Nation — Season 1

198922 episodes7.5/10 (32 votes)

About this season

Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly works with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco. Sikes also has an 'on again off again' flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel.

Episodes (22)

Alien Nation: The TV Movie
E1

1. Alien Nation: The TV Movie

7.0

Aired 18 September 1989

When the Francisco family move into a rich suburban part of L.A., they get to experice hate and racism spread by the radical Purists.

Fountain of Youth
E2

2. Fountain of Youth

7.0

Aired 25 September 1989

Sikes and Francisco (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) investigate a doctor who is killing Newcomers to benefit human patients.

Little Lost Lamb
E3

3. Little Lost Lamb

6.7

Aired 2 October 1989

Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) uncover a prostitution ring after a Newcomer prostitute, on the run from her pimp, is murdered in Sikes' apartment.

Fifteen with Wanda
E4

4. Fifteen with Wanda

7.5

Aired 9 October 1989

Sikes' (Gary Graham) daughter (Cheryl Pollak) visits, accompanied by her radical boyfriend (Wayne Pere), and Buck Francisco (Sean Six) faces expulsion from school. With Eric Pierpoint.

The Takeover
E5

5. The Takeover

7.5

Aired 16 October 1989

During heavy rioting, the precinct is near deserted & Sikes & Francisco must stop criminals who attempt to take the precinct over and raiding the evidence lockers for drugs, money and weaponry.

The First Cigar
E6

6. The First Cigar

7.0

Aired 23 October 1989

George (Eric Pierpoint) accepts a loan from a Newcomer loan officer before discovering she is a drug czar

Night of the Screams
E7

7. Night of the Screams

10.0

Aired 30 October 1989

The method of a serial killer stalking Newcomers re-creates one of their most grisly legends.

Contact
E8

8. Contact

7.0

Aired 6 November 1989

While investigating a famous doctor's murder, Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) discover he was attempting to contact a probe seeking the Newcomer slave ship.

Three to Tango
E9

9. Three to Tango

7.0

Aired 13 November 1989

George and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) search for a Purist radical who has been murdering special Newcomers.

The Game
E10

10. The Game

10.0

Aired 20 November 1989

George is confronted with his past as a slave on the spaceship, when it appears that an old Russian Roulette style game he was once forced to play has returned. Will George take revenge for his brother, who died being hit by a bolt of salt water while playing the game on the ship?

Chains of Love
E11

11. Chains of Love

3.3

Aired 27 November 1989

George (Eric Pierpoint) goes under cover as a client at a computer-dating service for Newcomers to locate a female Newcomer killer.

The Red Room
E12

12. The Red Room

8.0

Aired 18 December 1989

Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) become involved in a federal search for a Newcomer who was programmed to kill while in the quarantine camps.

The Spirit of '95
E13

13. The Spirit of '95

7.0

Aired 15 January 1990

George and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) discover a Purist plot to sabotage an election while investigating the bombing of a Newcomer voter campaign office.

Generation to Generation
E14

14. Generation to Generation

10.0

Aired 29 January 1990

Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) follow the trail of a mysterious Tenctonese box which is deadly for those who fail to comprehend its powers.

Eyewitness News
E15

15. Eyewitness News

8.0

Aired 5 February 1990

Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) trail a man (Hugh MacGuire) who is obsessed with a Tenctonese porn star (Deborah Goodrich).

Partners
E16

16. Partners

10.0

Aired 12 February 1990

Sikes (Gary Graham) attempts to prove George (Eric Pierpoint) innocent in a drug case as Susan (Michele Scarabelli) prepares to transfer the pod to her husband.

Real Men
E17

17. Real Men

10.0

Aired 19 February 1990

A violent confrontation with a drug suspect (A.D. Muylch) causes George (Eric Pierpoint) to give birth prematurely.

Crossing the Line
E18

18. Crossing the Line

7.0

Aired 26 February 1990

Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture a serial murderer who once eluded him when it appears he has killed again.

Rebirth
E19

19. Rebirth

9.0

Aired 12 March 1990

Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture the Newcomer convenience store robber (Brian Thompson) who attacked him and left him near death

Gimmee, Gimmee
E20

20. Gimmee, Gimmee

10.0

Aired 9 April 1990

George (Eric Pierpoint) searches for the killer of a Newcomer corporate executive (David Selburg) who invented a durable synthetic fabric.

The Touch
E21

21. The Touch

9.0

Aired 30 April 1990

Sikes and George (Gray Graham, Eric Pierpoint) uncover an overseer rejuvenation plot when they investigate the dramatic behavior change of a boy (Mitchell Allen, Jonathan Brandis) Cathy (Terri Treas) knew on the slaveship.

Green Eyes
E22

22. Green Eyes

8.0

Aired 7 May 1990

While investigating a series of mysterious Newcomer deaths, Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) discover a plan to eliminate the Newcomer population with a lethal bacteria.

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