Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best sitcoms and comedy shows from both the UK and the USA.

Today we will be looking at a comedy that ran between 1987- 1991 : Out Of This World

About the Show

Summary of Plot

A teenager discovers she has supernatural powers when she learns her birth father is an alien.– iMDB

Number of Seasons / Episodes

4 seasons

Characters:
Donna Pescow – Donna Garland
Maureen Flannigan – Evie Ethel Garland
Doug McClure – Kyle Applegate
Christina Nigra – Lindsay Selkirk

Trivia

• Burt Reynolds asked that his name be left off the series’ credits, since he was doing it as a favor to the producers. At the time, he was busy with Evening Shade (1990).
• Christina Nigra was the original choice for the role of Evie, but the producers changed their minds at the last minute. The role of Lindsay was created especially for Nigra, at the eleventh hour.
• Joe Alaskey’s role as Uncle Beano, the food-obsessed relative who knew about Evie’s secret, was his longest-running live-action role.
• The old standard tune, “Swinging on a Star”, was the series’ theme song.

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