Premiere	March 15, 1996
Finale	August 31, 1996
Network	ABC
Seasons	1
Episodes	8

Aliens in the Family was a half-hour sitcom that aired on ABC in 1996. The show used puppets made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

The show focused on the Brodys, a mixed family consisting of Earthling Doug, his alien wife Cookie, and the children from their respective previous marriages. Doug had a daughter, Heather, and a son, Adam. Cookie had a daughter named Snizzy, a teenage son named Spit, and a baby son named Bobut, who harbored plans for intergalactic domination and an affinity for pudding. Rounding out the cast was Sally, Bobut's hapless nanny.

Puppeteer credits include Alice Dinnean, John Kennedy, Bruce Lanoil, Peter Linz, Joey Mazzarino, and David Rudman.

On the week before this show premiered, the cast of this show hosted TGIF to promote this show.

Credits[]

• Associate Producer: Pat Nugent
• Associate Director: Ted May
• Stage Managers: Heidi Gutman, Shawn Havens, Christopher J. Kelly, Rayniece Holmes
• Costume Design: Muriel A. Stockdale
• Lighting Design: Bill Berner
• Alien Characters Designed by: Kirk R. Thatcher
• Jim Henson's Creature Shop: Marian Keating
  • Andrew Benepe, Tim Carroll, James Chai, Cheryl Blake, Eric Engelhardt, Lara MacLean, Christine Moyes, Tom Newby, Connie Peterson, Mark Ross, Goran Sparrman, Carlo Yannuzzi
  • Larry Addison, Deborah Ambrosino, David Barrington-Holt, Matt J. Britton, Peter Brooke, Mae Canaga, Gil Correa, Jim Edson, Janet Evaschuk, Matt Flesher
  • Marc Martin, Michael A. Pearce, Joe Pippet, Craig Reardon, Mike Scanlan, Jill Thraves, Mark Walberg, Julie Zobel
  • Jeff Forbes, Rick Gallinson, Mark Goldberg, Robin Howard, Phil Jackson, Robin Jackson-Moore, Carol Jones, Carol Kramer-Koch, Jim Kundig, Mike McFarlane
  • Paul Andrejco, Barbara Davis, Victoria Ellis, Patricia Farr, Ann Holdgruen, Jane Howell, Sarah Iams, Kirsten Mogg, David Roberts, Stephan Rotondaro
• Engineer In Charge: Tom Guadarrama

Episodes[]

1. Meet the Brodys

2. Bobut Conquers All

3. Cookie Makes Some Dough

4. You Don't Have a Pet to Be Popular

5. Too Good to Be True

6. Respect Your Elders

7. Dissected and Neglected

8. A Very Brody Tweeznax

Notes[]

• Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek appeared in one episode as Heather's date. He was eaten by Spit's doglike pet, Varch.
• Aaron Eckhart, Kristanna Loken, and Hayden Panettiere guest starred on the series.