Alien TV
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Alien TV is a live action/CG animation television series produced by Entertainment One and Pop Family Entertainment for Netflix. The plot revolves around a television news crew consisting of the extraterrestrials Ixbee, Pixbee and Squee, who are sent to learn about the planet Earth, where they attempt to make sense of humans and their hobbies.
The series premiered on the Nine Network's multichannel 9Go! in Australia on 23 November 2019. A second season was released March 19, 2021 on Netflix. There are no plans for a season 3.
Cast
- Robert Tinkler as Ixbee
- Julie Lemieux as Pixbee
- John Cleland as Squee
- Kyle Dooley as Squood
- Rupert Degas as Translator
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| 2 | 13 | September9,2021(2021-09-09) |
Season 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1a | "Bicycle" | Ian Brown | Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein | Tom Nesbitt | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens have to deal with a bicycle on Earth. In the end, They get injured. | ||||||
| 2 | 1b | "Gymnastics" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Steve Moltzen | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| Now would you look at that? The aliens doing gymnastics for the first time! | ||||||
| 3 | 1c | "Camping" | Ian Brown | Brian Hartigan | Tony Tulipano | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| For us humans, camping is just an average summer activity, but it's a whole different thing for Ixbee, Pixbee and Squee. | ||||||
| 4 | 2a | "Playground" | Ian Brown | Shawn Kalb | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| Look at that, who knew those rides at the playground were also used as equipment for astronauts? | ||||||
| 5 | 2b | "Art" | Ian Brown | Cleon Prineas | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| At the Louvre, the aliens try to find the perfect picture as a keepsake. | ||||||
| 6 | 2c | "Gum" | Ian Brown | Laurie Elliott | Brad Ferguson | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens take bubblegum to the next level when they find it in a public park. | ||||||
| 7 | 3a | "Gym" | Ian Brown | Bruce Griffiths | Ivan Evans | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| A trip to the gym goes wrong... | ||||||
| 8 | 3b | "Birthday" | Ian Brown | Laurie Elliott | Mark Gravas & Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| Looks like birthdays are the best thing ever existed on Earth according to our alien friends. | ||||||
| 9 | 3c | "Restaurant" | Ian Brown | Bruce Griffiths | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens dine inside a restaurant but are horrified that they serve snails. | ||||||
| 10 | 4a | "BBQ" | Ian Brown | Simon Dodd | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens go and rescue "alien" sausages from a human barbecue. | ||||||
| 11 | 4b | "Office" | Ian Brown | Simon Dodd | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens check out the "rides" and "attractions" in office rooms. | ||||||
| 12 | 4c | "Halloween" | Ian Brown | Jennifer Daley | Don Spencer | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| On Halloween, the aliens are mistaken for kids going trick-or-treating and get a lot of yummy delicious candy. | ||||||
| 13 | 5a | "Pizza" | Ian Brown | Laurie Elliott | Lisa Whittick | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens craft their very own pizza to replace a broken Frisbee. | ||||||
| 14 | 5b | "Magic" | Ian Brown | Laurie Elliott | Ivan Evans | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens try to mimic magic tricks to substitute teleportation. | ||||||
| 15 | 5c | "Cleaning" | Ian Brown | Bruce Griffiths | Ivan Evans | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens pick up the idea of cleanliness and try to apply it in their own spaceship. | ||||||
| 16 | 6a | "Arcade" | Ian Brown | Jennifer Daley | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens go on a wacky journey in an arcade on Earth. | ||||||
| 17 | 6b | "Dumplings" | Ian Brown | Simon Dodd | Ivan Evans | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens get a taste of Chinese cuisine accompanied by a live lobster. | ||||||
| 18 | 6c | "Presents" | Ian Brown | Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein | Tony Tulipano | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens are assigned to bring Squood the ideal gift. | ||||||
| 19 | 7a | "Junkyard" | Ian Brown | Brian Hartigan | Katie Shanahan | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| A trip to a junkyard goes wrong. | ||||||
| 20 | 7b | "Spa" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Tom Nesbitt | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens go to what they think is a restaurant (which is actually a spa) to practice some cooking. | ||||||
| 21 | 7c | "Love" | Ian Brown | Thomas Duncan-Watt | Ivan Evans | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| Ixbee tries to learn about love when he falls in love with a cockroach. | ||||||
| 22 | 8a | "Movie" | Ian Brown | Jennifer Daley | Lisa Whittick | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| A trip to the movie theatre with the aliens goes wrong. | ||||||
| 23 | 8b | "Kindergarten" | Ian Brown | Simon Dodd | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens' trip to the kindergarten becomes harder than they thought. | ||||||
| 24 | 8c | "Sick" | Ian Brown | Shawn Kalb | Tony Tulipano | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| Ixbee gets the flu. | ||||||
| 25 | 9a | "Baby" | Ian Brown | Cleon Prineas | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens have to play babysitters when they take care of a crying baby doll who annoys and drives them nuts. Annoyed by the doll's constant crying, The aliens then send the doll to someone who got scared of it. | ||||||
| 26 | 9b | "Supermarket" | Ian Brown | Shawn Kalb | Don Spencer | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens turn a trip at the supermarket into mass mayhem. | ||||||
| 27 | 9c | "Tea" | Ian Brown | Naomi Jardine | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens discover tea while visiting the United Kingdom. | ||||||
| 28 | 10a | "Wedding" | Ian Brown | Kyle Dooley | Shawnee Dunn | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens go to (crash) a wedding. Who invited them anyway? | ||||||
| 29 | 10b | "Loch Ness" | Ian Brown | Simon Dodd | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens discover Loch Ness and bagpipes on their trip to Scotland, They even meet The Loch Ness Monster. | ||||||
| 30 | 10c | "Soccer" | Ian Brown | Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein | Tom Nesbitt | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens discover the true meaning of soccer to get their kicks on the soccer field. | ||||||
| 31 | 11a | "Skateboard" | Ian Brown | Cleon Prineas | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens make skateboards more awesome by making them fly sky-high! | ||||||
| 32 | 11b | "Mannequin" | Ian Brown | Shawn Kalb | Tom Nesbitt | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens find an old mannequin in the dumpster. | ||||||
| 33 | 11c | "Survival" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| For our aliens, a visit to Australia and survival is harder than they thought. | ||||||
| 34 | 12a | "Toyshop" | Ian Brown | Cleon Prineas | Katie Shanahan | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens have an exciting day of fun in a toy store on Planet Earth. | ||||||
| 35 | 12b | "Laundromat" | Ian Brown | Bruce Griffiths | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens find out that a laundromat is more fun that you thought it was. | ||||||
| 36 | 12c | "Yoga" | Ian Brown | Jennifer Daley | Shawnee Dunn | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens discover the wonders of calmness when they try out yoga! | ||||||
| 37 | 13a | "Santa" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Tom Nesbitt | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| It's Christmas and the aliens go on a fun journey to try to find the Christmas main attraction, Santa Claus. | ||||||
| 38 | 13b | "Trophy" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Tony Tulipano | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| Let's see if the aliens will win this ice hockey match. | ||||||
| 39 | 13c | "Makeup" | Ian Brown | Charlotte Rose Hamlyn | Mark Appleby | August21,2020(2020-08-21) |
| The aliens try out makeup for a new style. |
Season 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1a | "Trains" | Ian Brown | Naomi Jardine | Tom Nesbitt | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| When the two opposing alien teams shrink down, they have a classic Wallace and Gromit-style fight on some toy trains, and a Godzilla-style fight. | ||||||
| 41 | 1b | "Barbershop" | Ian Brown | Jerome Simpson | Brad Ferguson | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Squee and Pixbee give Ixbee give a really floral haircut at the barbershop. | ||||||
| 42 | 1c | "Gnome" | Ian Brown | Bruce Griffiths | Shawnee Dunn | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens take a garden gnome around the capital of Britain, London, hoping it will talk for their report. | ||||||
| 43 | 2a | "Florist" | Ian Brown | Jennifer Daley | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens' trip to the florist doesn't go to plan. | ||||||
| 44 | 2b | "Fashion" | Ian Brown | Naomi Jardine | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens try out Fashion - but their fashion doesn’t go to plan! | ||||||
| 45 | 2c | "Teeth" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Ixbee is scared of dentists, so they try out Teeth. | ||||||
| 46 | 3a | "Pool" | Ian Brown | Jennifer Daley | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| When the aliens discover a swimming pool, They become pirates. pirates love swimming pools too. | ||||||
| 47 | 3b | "Dinner Party" | Ian Brown | Kyle Dooley | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens give Squoog the best dinner party he had in his life! | ||||||
| 48 | 3c | "Skiing" | Ian Brown | Jerome Simpson | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens go to Switzerland to discover skiing - but their skiing doesn’t go to plan! | ||||||
| 49 | 4a | "Joke Shop" | Ian Brown | Naomi Jardine | Brad Ferguson | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Knock, knock. Who's there? Ixbee, Pixbee and Squee! The aliens go to the Palace of Laughter, A joke shop on Planet Earth. They need to try to find things to make Squoog laugh. | ||||||
| 50 | 4b | "Outback" | Ian Brown | Simon Dodd | Tom Nesbitt | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Why, g'day there! Welcome to Australia, my new alien besties! The aliens visit the outback of Australia. | ||||||
| 51 | 4c | "Fire Hall" | Ian Brown | Jennifer Daley | Francisco Avalos | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| At the fire station, The aliens visit doesn’t go to plan! | ||||||
| 52 | 5a | "Baby Shower" | Ian Brown | Jerome Simpson | Brad Ferguson | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens create a baby shower! - with a tummy full of bubble tea? | ||||||
| 53 | 5b | "Yard Sale" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Francisco Avalos | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The alien trio make a yard sale 10 times more funner than a Martian on the planet Amusementparkia! | ||||||
| 54 | 5c | "Aquarium" | Ian Brown | Jennifer Daley | Tom Nesbitt | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Ixbee, Pixbee and Squee mistake an aquarium for a beach and make close friends with the swelling fish, pufferfish. | ||||||
| 55 | 6a | "Dance" | Ian Brown | Jerome Simpson | Brad Ferguson | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Breakdancing? The Monster Mash? How about square dancing? What dancing style will the aliens choose? The aliens demonstrates some dance moves - but their routine doesn’t go to plan! | ||||||
| 56 | 6b | "International Games" | Ian Brown | Kyle Dooley | Francisco Avalos | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens visit the International Games. | ||||||
| 57 | 6c | "Shopping" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Tom Nesbitt | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens take shopping to the next level when they go shopping - again! (This time, It's not the supermarket.) | ||||||
| 58 | 7a | "School" | Ian Brown | Kyle Dooley | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Upon arriving at the empty classroom of a school on Earth, the two teams of alien reporters try their hand at various school subjects. | ||||||
| 59 | 7b | "Holiday" | Ian Brown | Gina Roncoli Bruce Griffiths | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Bumper cars, roller coasters and waterslides, all of these come to mind when we think of summer holidays, but as always the aliens managed to make the mission not go to plan! | ||||||
| 60 | 7c | "Lucha Libre" | Ian Brown | Jerome Simpson | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens arrive in Mexico and have a lucha libre match against the other team of reporters. | ||||||
| 61 | 8a | "Car" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Tom Nesbitt | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens "borrow" a bumper car from the carnival to take a driving test. | ||||||
| 62 | 8b | "Sleep" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Brad Ferguson | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Ixbee gets insomnia and his friends try everything to send him to sleep: a perfect bed, some comfy pillows and a nice bedtime story, and a sweet dream. | ||||||
| 63 | 8c | "Golf" | Ian Brown | Kyle Dooley | Francisco Avalos | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens mistake a golf ball for a bird's egg that is about to hatch. | ||||||
| 64 | 9a | "Airplane" | Ian Brown | Naomi Jardine | Francisco Avalos | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens test out a simulator to feel what it is like to be on an airplane. | ||||||
| 65 | 9b | "Water Park" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Brad Ferguson | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Ixbee, Pixbee and Squee make their own water park! | ||||||
| 66 | 9c | "Mail" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Tom Nesbitt | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens try delivering letters and packages around town. | ||||||
| 67 | 10a | "Music" | Ian Brown | Cleon Prineas | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The alien trio makes music together. | ||||||
| 68 | 10b | "Bowling" | Ian Brown | Brian Hartigan | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens visit a funky bowling alley | ||||||
| 69 | 10c | "Gardening" | Ian Brown | Bruce Griffiths | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens spend a little time experimenting with plants. | ||||||
| 70 | 11a | "Museum" | Ian Brown | Jeff Sager | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| If the aliens need to navigate in a really large and maze-like museum in France, they may need to use a compass or ask the tour guide. | ||||||
| 71 | 11b | "Bollywood" | Ian Brown | Naomi Jardine | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens go to a movie studio to discover how it feels like to be in a Bollywood movie. | ||||||
| 72 | 11c | "Castle" | Ian Brown | Jerome Simpson | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The two opposing alien teams have a medieval battle to conquer a bouncy castle on Earth. | ||||||
| 73 | 12a | "Ballet" | Ian Brown | Jennifer Daley | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens have a awesome ballet and karate party! | ||||||
| 74 | 12b | "Energy" | Ian Brown | Cleon Prineas | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens have trouble producing energy for their spaceship to go green. | ||||||
| 75 | 12c | "Leprechauns" | Ian Brown | Naomi Jardine | Mark Appleby | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens arrive in Ireland to go on a special St. Patrick's Day quest to search for the mythical leprechaun. | ||||||
| 76 | 13a | "Glasses" | Ian Brown | Kyle Dooley | Alex Greychuck | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Ixbee's eyesight is becoming poorly, what should they do? They get this guy some glasses, Awesome! | ||||||
| 77 | 13b | "Trial" | Ian Brown | Jerome Simpson | Tom Nesbitt | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| The aliens have a trial that is being hold over a stolen piece of the delicious treat, cake. | ||||||
| 78 | 13c | "Scary" | Ian Brown | Naomi Jardine | Brad Ferguson | March19,2021(2021-03-19) |
| Squood sends the aliens a fear-measuring device to discover the various sources of fear. They find a creepy baby doll, Jason Voorhees masks, cockroaches, and killer clowns, etc. Note: This episode is the series finale of Alien TV. |
Production
Development on Alien TV have been announced on 30 September 2013 during Essential Media and Entertainment's MIPCOM state, when Essential Media & Entertainment partnered with Canadian film & television production/distribution studio Entertainment One via its kids & family brands division eOne Family, to produce an animated series about an Alien news crew's weird and wacky misinterpretation of life on Earth, entitled Alien TV, Ian Brown would serve as the creator of the series while Essential Media & Entertainment's head of childrens Carmel Travers and eOne Family mamaging director & present Olivier Dumont would serve as executive producers of the series.
By September 2017 during production of Alien TV and when co-producer Essential Media and Entertainment entered a restructure that led to its head of children's entertainment Carmel Travers, Carmel Travers have established a new Australian independent kids & family entertainment production company Pop Family Entertainment and had taken over Essential Media & Entertainment's kids & family production state including Alien TV.