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Out of This World

1987 · 4 seasons · 21m per episode · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Kids

Out Of This World is an American fantasy sitcom about a teenage girl who is half alien, which gives her unique supernatural powers. It first aired in syndication from September 17, 1987 and ended on May 25, 1991. During its first season, the series was originally part of NBC's Prime Time Begins at 7:30 campaign, in which the network's owned-and-operated stations would run first-run sitcoms in the 7:30-8 pm time slot to counterprogram competing stations' game shows, sitcom reruns and other offerings. Out of This World was rotated with the original series Marblehead Manor and She's the Sheriff, a syndicated revival of the 1983 sitcom We Got It Made, and a television adaptation of the play You Can't Take It With You. NBC ended the experiment after the 1987-88 season due to the low ratings put up by three of the series, with Out of This World being one of the two that was renewed. After its first season the series was largely moved to weekend time slots, where it remained until its cancellation following the fourth season.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 24 episodes (September 17, 1987)
• Season 2 — 24 episodes (October 8, 1988)
• Season 3 — 24 episodes (October 7, 1989)
• Season 4 — 24 episodes (October 6, 1990)

Cast

• Maureen Flannigan as Evie Ethel Garland
• Donna Pescow as Donna Garland
• Doug McClure as Kyle X. Applegate
• Joe Alaskey as Beano Froelich
• Steve Burton as Chris Fuller
• Buzz Belmondo as Buzz
• Christina Nigra as Lindsay Selkirk
• Burt Reynolds as Troy Garland

Details

Created by

John Boni and Bob Booker

First aired

September 17, 1987

Episodes

96

Genres

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Kids

Network

NBC and Syndication

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.3 / 10 from 26 votes