I Was a Sixth Grade Alien!
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien!
Also known asMy Best Friend Is an Alien!
GenreScience fiction comedy
Created byDaphne BallonSheri Elwood
Developed byEllis IddonPhil Meagher
StarringDaniel ClarkPanouShadia SimmonsRyan CooleyLauren CollinsMichael CeraKyle SchmidJulian RichingsC. David JohnsonAli Mukaddam
Country of originCanadaUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes44
Production
Production companiesWinklemania ProductionsAAC Kids
Original release
NetworkYTV
ReleaseJuly 13, 1999 (1999-07-13) –January 10, 2001 (2001-01-10)

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien! (known as My Best Friend is an Alien! in the UK and Australia) is a Canadian-British children's science fiction comedy television series following the chronicles of Pleskit, a purple-skinned, blue-haired extraterrestrial being with an antenna positioned on his head. He tries to fit in and make some friends, but due to his strange appearance, he never really succeeds. He does make one friend, Tim, who is interested in space and aliens. The two friends go through the sixth grade together. During the series, they solve many unusual problems, from a trans-universal portal game to a blue-coloured, wailing pig creature from Pleskit's home planet. The show premiered on July 13, 1999, ended on January 10, 2001, and was produced by UK-based Winklemania Productions and Canadian-based Alliance Atlantis Communications' children's unit, AAC Kids with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund/Fonds canadien de télévision, the Canadian Film Or Video Production Tax Credit, and the Shaw Television Broadcast Fund/Fonds de télédiffusion Shaw. The television series was based on Bruce Coville's book series of the same name.

Episode listing

The series consists of 39 episodes.

Season 1 (1999–2000)

No.overallNo. inseasonTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"They Called Him Pleskit!"Carl GoldsteinSheri ElwoodJuly 13, 1999 (1999-07-13)
22"Aliens to Blow Up Earth!"Alex ChappleEdgar LyallJuly 18, 1999 (1999-07-18)
33"Alien Dinner Massacre!"Alex ChappleJohn SlamaJuly 20, 1999 (1999-07-20)
44"They Saved Grandpa's Brain!"Otta HanusDerek SchreyerJuly 27, 1999 (1999-07-27)
55"They Shoot, They Splorked!"Ron MurphySteve WestrenAugust 3, 1999 (1999-08-03)
66"I Was Dealt a Dung Deal!"Craig PryceNoel BakerAugust 10, 1999 (1999-08-10)
77"Sixth Grade Rebellion Mayhem!"Michael DeCarloJackie MayAugust 17, 1999 (1999-08-17)
88"Pre-Teen Party from Outer Space!"Michael DeCarloDerek SchreyerAugust 24, 1999 (1999-08-24)
99"The Haunting of Blim Blomkins!"Bill FlemingCameron RotheryAugust 31, 1999 (1999-08-31)
1010"Alien Time Warp Madness!"Otta HanusCraig RintoulSeptember 7, 1999 (1999-09-07)
1111"Alien Dustbuster Bedlam!"Craig PryceStory by : Edgar LyallTeleplay by : John SlamaSeptember 14, 1999 (1999-09-14)
1212"My Bodyguard Is a Rat Fink!"Ron MurphySheri ElwoodSeptember 21, 1999 (1999-09-21)
1313"Woodlander Bodysnatcher Pandemonium!"Carl HarveyDerek SchreyerSeptember 28, 1999 (1999-09-28)
1414"Floormat from the Putrid Lagoon!"Reid DunlopSheri ElwoodOctober 5, 1999 (1999-10-05)
1515"Invasion of the Substitute Teacher Superfiend!"Carl GoldsteinCraig RintoulOctober 11, 1999 (1999-10-11)
1616"Alien Snogorama Snafu!"Don McBreartyDaphne BallonOctober 13, 1999 (1999-10-13)
1717"Alien Appliance Outbreak!"Carl GoldsteinDaphne Ballon & Derek SchreyerNovember 7, 1999 (1999-11-07)
1818"Gro-Gro-Grown-Up Dementia!"Ron MurphyDerek SchreyerNovember 14, 1999 (1999-11-14)
1919"The Return of Captain Driscoll!"Craig PryceAlex PugsleyNovember 16, 1999 (1999-11-16)
2020"School Dance Gone Wrong!"Carl GoldsteinStory by : Michael McCowanTeleplay by : Skander HalimNovember 17, 1999 (1999-11-17)
2121"Escape from Planet Earth!"Paul FoxSheri ElwoodNovember 21, 1999 (1999-11-21)
2222"Attack of the 1000 Foot Veeblax!"Carl GoldsteinJohn SlamaMarch 9, 2000 (2000-03-09)

Season 2 (2000–2001)

  1. "There's an Alien in My Seat!"
  2. "I Am Larrabe Hicks!"
  3. "Hevi Hevi Beat Crazy!"
  4. "Once Upon a Robot!"
  5. "Alien Tracker Freak-a-Mania!"
  6. "The Pleskit Club!"
  7. "Bride of Pleskit!"
  8. "The Revenge of Septic Willy!"
  9. "Alien Quiz Show!"
  10. "Escape from Zartopia!" (hereafter only shown on YTV in Canada)
  11. "McNally the Menace!"
  12. "Dr. Pleskit and Mr. Ventraa!"
  13. "Super-Fiend Strikes Back!"
  14. "Great Coville Galaxies!"
  15. "A Very Buttsman Christmas"
  16. "Truth-O-Rama Crunchdown!"
  17. "His Girlfriend Is an Alien!"
  18. "To See the Invisible Geek!"

References

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