Hard Time on Planet Earth
Genre	Science fiction
Created by	Jim Thomas John Thomas
Written by	Bruce Cervi Richard Chapman Nicholas Corea E. Jack Kaplan Daniel Freudenberger David Percelay Michael Piller Van Gordon Sauter Michael Eric Stein Rob Swigart Jim Thomas John Thomas Rob Ulin Ed Zuckerman
Directed by	Timothy Bond James A. Contner Charles Corell Bill Corcoran Roger Duchowny Michael Lange Robert Mandel Ric Rondell Al Waxman Ed Zuckerman
Starring	Martin Kove
Voices of	Danny Mann
Composer(s)	Joseph Conlan
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Richard Chapman E. Jack Kaplan Jim Thomas John Thomas
Producer(s)	Janice Cooke-Leonard Michael Piller Ric Rondell
Cinematography	Fred J. Koenekamp
Running time	60 mins. (approx)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	March 1, 1989 – June 21, 1989

Hard Time on Planet Earth is a short-lived American science fiction series that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement in 1989. Airing for 13 episodes, the series starred Martin Kove and was created by Jim and John Thomas.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Episodes 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Synopsis

The main character was an alien Elite Military Officer (Kove) who served in a huge interplanetary war. After the war ended, he was prosecuted for rebellion against the planet's ruling council; he was found guilty, but in recognition of his valuable services in the war, he was given the chance to reform by spending an undetermined amount of time as a vastly underpowered human form on planet Earth. Along with him was dispatched "Control" (voiced by Danny Mann), a small floating robot in the form of a mechanical eye with the mission of overseeing Jesse (the earthly name adopted by the alien warrior, from the name tag on the first Earth clothes he wore) to make sure Jesse kept his violent behavior in check. "Control" also provided comic relief to the series, usually by assessing the events with the catchphrase "Negative Outcome. Not Good." Each episode followed Jesse as he reluctantly helped different people in need. At first, Jesse only helped those in need to earn Control's approval in order to put an end to his exile, but he slowly became fond of the goodness he encountered from some of Earth's people.

Scheduled opposite NBC's Unsolved Mysteries and ABC's Growing Pains on Wednesdays, Hard Time on Planet Earth ranked 65th out of 81 programs upon its premiere. Ratings for the series never improved and the series was canceled by CBS in May 1991. The last episode aired on June 21, 1991.^[1]

[edit] Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	"Stranger in a Strange Land"	March 1, 1989
1-2	"Something to Bank On"	March 8, 1989
1-3	"Losing Control"	March 15, 1989
1-4	"The Way Home"	March 22, 1989
1-5	"All That You Can Be"	March 29, 1989
1-6	"Battle of the Sexes"	April 5, 1989
1-7	"Death Do Us Part"	April 12, 1989
1-8	"The Hot Dog Man"	April 26, 1989
1-9	"Jesse's Fifteen Minutes"	May 3, 1989
1-10	"Rodeo"	May 10, 1989
1-11	"Not In Our Stars"	May 31, 1989
1-12	"The All American"	June 14, 1989
1-13	"Wally's Gang"	June 21, 1989

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Hard Time on Planet Earth at the Internet Movie Database
• Hard Time on Planet Earth at TV.com
• Hard Time on Planet Earth at EpGuides.com

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