Season 1 - Episode Guide

Aliens have landed…in suburbia! To investigate Earth, four interplanetary explorers are posing as a "normal" American family. But what's normal to us, things like emotions, politics, and zoos, are shockingly alien to them. Through their innocence, irreverence and disarming honesty, we realize they've landed on the most bizarre planet of all - ours!

Tommy catches a bug from a fellow student and the Solomons have their first experience with flu; meanwhile Dick wrangles his way into escorting Dr. Albright to a wedding.

Dick discovers that normal Earthlings have birthdays, then he realizes he is getting old and tries to act younger.

Sally goes on a date and does not understand the signals her date is sending.

Dick takes up smoking because he thinks it is cool and then goes missing for three days. Sally thinks Dick being missing is a test of her command capability, meanwhile Tommy reanimates a dead frog in science class.

Dick becomes jealous when a old professor friend comes to town and tries his best to get Mary's attention. Meanwhile, Harry befriends a stray dog then finds out they are not allowed to have dogs because of the landlord's allergies. Sally is given a mission to discover what attracts women to different men.

When Dr. Albright goes on vacation, Dick misses her and becomes obsessive over her.

When a obnoxious professor passes away and Dick finds out he has been chosen to perform the eulogy, Dick has problems finding anything good to say about the man. Tommy sees a cheerleader on the side.

The Solomons are impressed with Dr. Albright's brother until he says he has been abducted by aliens, then they worry that they may have been involved somehow.

Dick finds out people sometimes lie to get what they want and Sally and Harry find out how hard it is to get a driver's license.

Sally takes over the school bake sale even though she can't cook; Dick and Harry take a painting class with Dr. Albright.

Dick goes on a trip to Chicago with Dr. Albright and has issues with the airplane, the Soloman family has their first experience with snowfall on Earth.

The Solomons decide to make friends in order to experience what humans do and Dick ends up with problems with his next door neighbor because of it.

Dr. Albright mistakes Dick for a radical activist who started a riot in the 60's and is wanted by the FBI. Harry joins a CD-of-the-month club and is swamped with CDs

Flummoxed by feminism, Dick dons a dress to infiltrate Dr. Albright's women only study group. Harry and Sally get jobs at a pancake restaurant.

Dick discovers ethnicity and decides the Solomon's need a ethnic background but he does not really understand what being ethnic is. Meanwhile, Sally wants to fit in with Tommy's handsome teacher.

Dick signs Tommy up for school basketball after the Solomons attend a basketball game; Dick is mugged at an ATM; Sally meets Officer Don for the first time.

Harry feels like he is a useless member of the team; Sally meets Randall's mother over dinner.

After Sally ends up in the hospital, Harry, Tommy and Sally pretend to be ER doctors. Dick gets upset when Dr. Albright moves to a new office and goes on a campaign to get her back.

After Dr. Albright finally agrees to date Dick, a message comes in from the Big Giant Head telling the Solomons that they are being recalled due to incompetence.