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Storyline

Jesse, an alien exiled to Earth, finds himself in Los Angeles. His only companion is a floating, orb-shaped robotic parole officer named Control. Doomed to stay on Earth until Jesse can show compassion, Control helps him lead as normal a life as possible, but not knowing Earthly ways Jesse often finds himself in trouble.

Country: United States

Type: scripted

Status: Ended

Language: English

Release Date: March 1, 1989

Also Known As: Трудные времена на планете Земля, Nehéz napok egy Föld nevű bolygónPas de répit sur planète terre, Benvenuto sulla terra, Jesse aus dem All, E.T.: Extraños en la Tierra, Hard Time on Planet Earth, Tiempos difíciles en el planeta Tierra, Сослан на планету Земля, A la tierra, Peripecias en el planeta Tierra | See more »

Genres

Company Credits

Production Co: Demos-Bard/Shanachie Productions, Touchstone Television

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

1989 | 13 Episodes

Awards

Awards & Nominations

Monitor 1990

Nominee

Monitor

Best Video Special Effects, Film Originated Entertainment

Young Artist Award 1990

Nominee

Young Artist Award

Best Young Actor Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special

Hard Time On Planet Earth