I Was a Sixth Grade Alien | |
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Also known as | My Best Friend Is an Alien |
Created by | Daphne Ballon Sheri Elwood |
Developed by | Ellis Iddon Phil Meagher |
Starring |
Ryan Cooley Daniel Clark Shadia Simmons Panou Lauren Collins Michael Cera Kyle Schmid Julian Richings C. David Johnson Ali Mukaddam |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 44 |
Production company(s) | Winklemania Productions AAC Kids |
Distributor | Entertainment One |
Release | |
Original network |
ABC Fox Family YTV |
Original release | 13 July 1999 – 10 January 2001 |
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien (known as My Best Friend is an Alien in the UK, Nigeria, and Australia) is a British/Australian/Canadian live-action/comedy television show following the chronicles of Pleskit, a purple-skinned, blue-haired alien with an antenna positioned on his head. He tries to fit in and make some friends, but due to his strange appearance, he does not succeed very well. He does make one friend, Tim, who is interested in space and aliens. The two friends go through the sixth grade together. During the series, they solve many unusual problems, from a trans-universal portal game to a blue, crying pig creature from Pleskit's home planet. The show started on July 13, 1999, ended on January 10, 2001, and was produced by Winklemania Productions and Alliance Atlantis Communications' children's unit, AAC Kids. The series was based on Bruce Coville's book series of the same name.
Thirty-nine episodes were made in total.