I Was a Sixth Grade Alien!
A purple alien navigates sixth grade with one human friend.
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien! (known as My Best Friend is an Alien! in the UK and Australia) is a children's science fiction comedy television series that follows Pleskit, a purple-skinned, blue-haired extraterrestrial with an antenna on his head, as he tries to fit in and make friends. The series is notable for being based on Bruce Coville's book series of the same name and for its international co-production between UK-based Winklemania Productions and Canadian-based Alliance Atlantis Communications' children's unit, AAC Kids.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Science fiction comedy
- Creator
- Daphne Ballon / Sheri Elwood
- Developer
- Ellis Iddon / Phil Meagher
- Starring
- Daniel Clark / Panou / Shadia Simmons / Ryan Cooley / Lauren Collins / Michael Cera / Kyle Schmid / Julian Richings / C. David Johnson / Ali Mukaddam
- Country
- Canada / United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Num Seasons
- 2
- Num Episodes
- 44
- Company
- Winklemania Productions / AAC Kids
- Channel
- YTV
- First Aired
- 1999-07-13
- Last Aired
- 2001-01-10
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
The series chronicles the adventures of Pleskit, a purple-skinned, blue-haired extraterrestrial being with an antenna on his head, who tries to fit in and make friends but never really succeeds due to his strange appearance. He does make one friend, Tim, who is interested in space and aliens, and the two go through the sixth grade together. Throughout the series, they solve many unusual problems, such as a trans-universal portal game and a blue-colored, wailing pig creature from Pleskit's home planet.
Reader's Guide
The series is a children's science fiction comedy that aired on Fox Family (now Freeform) in the U.S. and was produced by UK-based Winklemania Productions and Canadian-based Alliance Atlantis Communications' children's unit, AAC Kids, with participation from the Canadian Television Fund, the Canadian Film Or Video Production Tax Credit, and the Shaw Television Broadcast Fund. It consists of 45 episodes across two seasons: Season 1 (1999–2000) and Season 2 (2000–2001). The show is based on Bruce Coville's book series of the same name, and its alternate title in the UK and Australia is My Best Friend is an Alien!.
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