Hard Time on Planet Earth

- Season 1

(1989)

Jesse, an alien banished from another planet is sentenced to exile on Earth. He arrives on the planet buck naked and discovers television. To escape pursuing police, he steals a truck and later rescues a woman from falling off a cliff. With the police still in hot pursuit the woman helps Jesse escape to Los Angeles.

Jesse learns about money when he takes food from a grocery store without paying. He robs an ATM not realizing it's illegal and gets busted when he returns the cash. Police psychiatrist helps him find the swindler who also took some of it.

Jesse and Control visit Disneyland to learn how humans relax, but when Control gets lost in the crowd, Jesse's the one who needs a vacation

Jesse befriends and tries to help a runaway juvenile delinquent reunite with her worried upper class folks. However, two crooked cops stand in his way.

Jesse joins the United States Army and helps a soldier from falling under the influence of his old gang.

An assassin from Jesse's world is sent to kill the exiled alien.

Jesse becomes a candidate on "The Dating Game" and helps a bachelorette avoid a bad decision.

Jesse becomes a professional wrestler and helps fight an crooked real estate developer.

Jesse is hired as a male model and his instant success earns him plenty of new-found friends and foes.

Jesse befriends a former rodeo star and convinces him that his days of greatness aren't over yet.

An Earth scientist intentionally interferes with Jesse's attempts to communicate with his home planet.

Bill recognizes a fellow alien and tries to prevent him from becoming a politician on Earth.

Jesse joins the cast of a local kiddie television show and learns that the father of one of his fellow actors is in serious trouble.