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Alien Nation Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
Pilot Episode
Mon, Sep 18, 1989 60 mins
Part 1 of two. In the series pilot, LAPD detective George and his family adjust to a new neighborhood, while he and his partner Matthew Sikes (Gary Graham) investigate the disappearance of a vagrant's corpse. Purist Leader: William Frankfather. Puente: Loyda Ramos. Ramna: John Patrick Reger.
Episode 2
Pilot Episode
Mon, Sep 18, 1989 60 mins
Conclusion. George and Matthew look for a vagrant's missing corpse. Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham.
Episode 3
Fountain of Youth
Mon, Sep 25, 1989 60 mins
After taking a bullet in the arm to save George, a Newcomer patrolman dies during minor surgery. Trenner: Jason Beghe. Windsor: Joel Polis. Henry James: Steve Rankin. Lisa: Gretchen Graham. Harriet Beecher: Susan Gibney. Sikes: Gary Graham.
Episode 4
Little Lost Lamb
Mon, Oct 2, 1989 60 mins
Sikes and George rescue a Newcomer prostitute from her pimp; and Buck's uncle (James Greene) offers to help cleanse Buck of his sin. Mary: Heather McAdam. Dorian Grey: Will Bledsoe. Dallas: Kimberly Kates. Charlotte Bronte: Shannon Wilcox.
Episode 5
Fifteen With Wanda
Mon, Oct 9, 1989 60 mins
Parenthood problems plague George and Sikes as they guard a murder witness who has a compelling reason to leave police custody. Buster Keaton: David Bowe. Sal: Lori Petty. Victoria Fletcher: Joan McMurtrey. Kirby Sikes: Cheryl Pollak. Buck: Sean Six.
Episode 6
The Takeover
Mon, Oct 16, 1989 60 mins
Riot conditions leave George and Sikes alone at the station, where a mugger's phone call summons a trio intent on taking advantage of the situation. Diane: Gwynyth Walsh. Andy: Ji-Tu Cumbuka. Tom: Tracey Walter. Kenny Dunstan: Charley Lang. Sikes: Gary Graham.
Episode 7
The First Cigar
Mon, Oct 23, 1989 60 mins
George finds himself in trouble with the IRS, but in good with a Newcomer businesswoman (Diana Bellamy), who shows her gratitude for a neighborhood drug bust with a gift. Yamato: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Vahan: Steve Susskind. Korean: Joon B. Kim.
Episode 8
The Night of the Screams
Mon, Oct 30, 1989 60 mins
As Emily prepares for Halloween, Uncle Moodri tells her of a Newcomer legend, which parallels a series of Newcomer mutilations that George is investigating. Macy: Brad English. Paul Revere: David Opatoshu. Jean Paul Sartre: Mitch Pileggi.
Episode 9
Contact
Mon, Nov 6, 1989 60 mins
An astronomer is murdered after discovering a radio source with the same trajectory as the Newcomer slave ship; Sikes attends Cathy's "mixed" party. Carl Peterson: Joel Polis. Marissa Meyers: Annabelle Gurwitch. Sergius: Jeffrey Josephson. Kim: Michael Paul Chan.
Episode 10
Three to Tango
Mon, Nov 13, 1989 60 mins
Albert rejoins the catalysts to assist Susan and George in having another child. Drevni: Alan Scarfe. Isaac Newton: Patrick Johnston. Susan: Michele Scarabelli. George: Eric Pierpoint.
Episode 11
The Game
Mon, Nov 20, 1989 60 mins
George is haunted by shipboard memories of a deadly game he believes is now killing Newcomers on Earth. Tom Edison: Sam Anderson. Coolock: Andreas Katsulas. Deon Flack: Billy Ray Sharkey.
Episode 12
Chains of Love
Mon, Nov 27, 1989 60 mins
A Newcomer love potion is found in the bodies of two men murdered after their dates with a woman whose beauty affects George (Eric Pierpoint). Dr. Brennan: Teddy Wilson. Jenny: Caitlin O'Heaney. Ted Healy: Jeffrey Nordling. Marvin Gardens: S.A. Griffin.
Episode 13
The Red Room
Mon, Dec 18, 1989 60 mins
Sikes learns that the officer investigating a break-in is a phony; George wrestles with his hazy recognition of two murder victims. Jeffries: John P. Connolly. Dr. Chris Pettit: Ray Reinhardt. Dr. Marcie Wright: Katherine Justice.
Episode 14
Spirit of '95
Mon, Jan 15, 1990 60 mins
Susan and Buck are nearby when a bomb explodes at a campaign headquarters for extending voting rights to Newcomers. Wyatt Earp: Mark Thomas Miller. Jesse Parker: Henry Brown. Max Klay: Mark Joy.
Episode 15
Generation to Generation
Mon, Jan 29, 1990 60 mins
A Newcomer skeleton puts George and Sikes on the trail of a Tenctonese box, which sells at auction for $25,000 to a man who dies shortly after. Eric Pierpoint. Uncle Moodri: James Greene. Bratigan: Tim Scott. Glass: Scott Jaeck.
Episode 16
Eyewitness News
Mon, Feb 5, 1990 60 mins
The news crew profiling George interferes at work, leaving Sikes alone to pursue a violent customer of a videophone sex line. Renee Longstreet: Angela Bassett. Virginia Hamm: Deborah Goodrich. Arvin Kaufman: Gene Butler. George: Eric Pierpoint.
Episode 17
Partners
Mon, Feb 12, 1990 60 mins
As George prepares to accept the pod of his unborn child, his emotions are further strained when drugs from a bust are found planted in his home; Sikes reunites with a former mentor. Theo Miles: Gilbert Lewis. Bud Anderson: Tom Byrd. Sgt. Baxley: Terry Beaver. Ken Jester: Bill Kalmenson.
Episode 18
Real Men
Mon, Feb 19, 1990 60 mins
Sikes and the pregnant George investigate the distribution of male Newcomer hormones, the steroids of the '90s. Viktor Wendkos: A.D. Muyich. Nick Coletta: William Shockley. Zimmer: Robert Neary. Karina: Debbie Barker. Sikes: Gary Graham.
Episode 19
Crossing the Line
Mon, Feb 26, 1990 60 mins
Recognizing a serial killer's MO, Sikes goes outside the law to find the man; the Franciscos prepare for the christening-like ceremony for their newborn. Det. Zepeda: Jenny Gago. Burns: Jeff Doucette. Doctor of Death: Tobin Bell. Dr. Allen: Michele Lamar Richards.
Episode 20
Rebirth
Mon, Mar 12, 1990 60 mins
Sikes' quest for a Newcomer robber takes on a personal urgency after the alien puts Sikes in the hospital and later appears to save him from the morgue. Peter Rabbit: Brian Thompson. Okno: Ellen Wheeler. Little Sikes: Ryan Cash. Billy: Raffi Di Blasio. Sikes: Gary Graham.
Episode 21
Gimme Gimme
Mon, Apr 9, 1990 60 mins
The Franciscos' investment in a new fabric seems sound until factory workers are exploited and the developer is murdered; Sikes' dream car has hidden costs. Smith: Joseph Cali. Rita Allen-Poe: Beverly Leech. Cyril Roman: Armin Shimerman. Edgar: David Selburg.
Episode 22
The Touch
Mon, Apr 30, 1990 60 mins
A boy that Cathy (Terri Treas) knew on board the slave ship is in a nonresponsive state, but she doesn't buy his mother's story that "crash trauma" is responsible. Andy: Jonathan Brandis. Andron (on ship): Mitchell Allen. Rigac: Mike Preston. Sikes: Gary Graham.
Episode 23
Green Eyes
Mon, May 7, 1990 60 mins
A bacterium created to kill Newcomers claims two, and George runs the case after being promoted over Sikes, whose first kiss with Cathy (Terri Treas) may be their last. Rick Parris: John Calvin. Marilyn Houston: Kim Braden. George: Eric Pierpoint.
