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The Worst Episodes of Alien Nation

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Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly works with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco. Sikes also has an 'on again off again' flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 7 - Night of the Screams
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Night of the Screams

    S1:E7

    The method of a serial killer stalking Newcomers re-creates one of their most grisly legends.

    Director:Gwen Arner
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 8 - Contact
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    #2 - Contact

    S1:E8

    While investigating a famous doctor's murder, Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) discover he was attempting to contact a probe seeking the Newcomer slave ship.

    Director:John McPherson
    Writer:Joe Menosky

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  3. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 9 - Three to Tango
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    #3 - Three to Tango

    S1:E9

    George and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) search for a Purist radical who has been murdering special Newcomers.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider

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  4. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 10 - The Game
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    #4 - The Game

    S1:E10

    George is confronted with his past as a slave on the spaceship, when it appears that an old Russian Roulette style game he was once forced to play has returned. Will George take revenge for his brother, who died being hit by a bolt of salt water while playing the game on the ship?

    Directors:David Carson, Stan Lathan
    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle

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  5. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 12 - The Red Room
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    #5 - The Red Room

    S1:E12

    Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) become involved in a federal search for a Newcomer who was programmed to kill while in the quarantine camps.

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle

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  6. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 13 - The Spirit of '95
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    #6 - The Spirit of '95

    S1:E13

    George and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) discover a Purist plot to sabotage an election while investigating the bombing of a Newcomer voter campaign office.

    Director:Harry Longstreet
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 14 - Generation to Generation
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    #7 - Generation to Generation

    S1:E14

    Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) follow the trail of a mysterious Tenctonese box which is deadly for those who fail to comprehend its powers.

    Director:John McPherson
    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider

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  8. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 15 - Eyewitness News
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    #8 - Eyewitness News

    S1:E15

    Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) trail a man (Hugh MacGuire) who is obsessed with a Tenctonese porn star (Deborah Goodrich).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 16 - Partners
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    #9 - Partners

    S1:E16

    Sikes (Gary Graham) attempts to prove George (Eric Pierpoint) innocent in a drug case as Susan (Michele Scarabelli) prepares to transfer the pod to her husband.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writers:David Garber, Bruce Kalish

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  10. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 17 - Real Men
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Real Men

    S1:E17

    A violent confrontation with a drug suspect (A.D. Muylch) causes George (Eric Pierpoint) to give birth prematurely.

    Directors:Stan Lathan, John McPherson
    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider

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  11. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 18 - Crossing the Line
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    #11 - Crossing the Line

    S1:E18

    Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture a serial murderer who once eluded him when it appears he has killed again.

    Director:Gwen Arner
    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle

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  12. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 19 - Rebirth
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Rebirth

    S1:E19

    Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture the Newcomer convenience store robber (Brian Thompson) who attacked him and left him near death

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 20 - Gimmee, Gimmee
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    #13 - Gimmee, Gimmee

    S1:E20

    George (Eric Pierpoint) searches for the killer of a Newcomer corporate executive (David Selburg) who invented a durable synthetic fabric.

    Director:David Carson
    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider

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  14. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 21 - The Touch
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - The Touch

    S1:E21

    Sikes and George (Gray Graham, Eric Pierpoint) uncover an overseer rejuvenation plot when they investigate the dramatic behavior change of a boy (Mitchell Allen, Jonathan Brandis) Cathy (Terri Treas) knew on the slaveship.

    Director:Harry Longstreet
    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle

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  15. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 22 - Green Eyes
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Green Eyes

    S1:E22

    While investigating a series of mysterious Newcomer deaths, Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) discover a plan to eliminate the Newcomer population with a lethal bacteria.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider

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  16. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 11 - Chains of Love
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Chains of Love

    S1:E11

    George (Eric Pierpoint) goes under cover as a client at a computer-dating service for Newcomers to locate a female Newcomer killer.

    Director:Harry Longstreet
    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider

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  17. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 4 - Fifteen with Wanda
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Fifteen with Wanda

    S1:E4

    Sikes' (Gary Graham) daughter (Cheryl Pollak) visits, accompanied by her radical boyfriend (Wayne Pere), and Buck Francisco (Sean Six) faces expulsion from school. With Eric Pierpoint.

    Directors:Rob Bowman, Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle

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  18. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 5 - The Takeover
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Takeover

    S1:E5

    During heavy rioting, the precinct is near deserted & Sikes & Francisco must stop criminals who attempt to take the precinct over and raiding the evidence lockers for drugs, money and weaponry.

    Directors:Rob Bowman, Steve Dubin
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 6 - The First Cigar
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The First Cigar

    S1:E6

    George (Eric Pierpoint) accepts a loan from a Newcomer loan officer before discovering she is a drug czar

    Director:Steve Dubin
    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider

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  20. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 2 - Fountain of Youth
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Fountain of Youth

    S1:E2

    Sikes and Francisco (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) investigate a doctor who is killing Newcomers to benefit human patients.

    Director:John McPherson
    Writer:Diane Frolov

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  21. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 3 - Little Lost Lamb
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Little Lost Lamb

    S1:E3

    Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) uncover a prostitution ring after a Newcomer prostitute, on the run from her pimp, is murdered in Sikes' apartment.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Diane Frolov

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  22. Alien Nation Season 1 Episode 1 - Alien Nation: The TV Movie
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Alien Nation: The TV Movie

    S1:E1

    When the Francisco family move into a rich suburban part of L.A., they get to experice hate and racism spread by the radical Purists.

    Director:Kenneth Johnson
    Writer:Kenneth Johnson

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Night of the Screams" is the worst rated episode of "Alien Nation". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Gwen Arner and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/30/1989. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Contact".