The Best Episodes of Alien Nation Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.4/10(106 votes)

   #1 - Alien Nation: The TV Movie

   S1:E19/18/1989

   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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   Director:Kenneth Johnson

   Writer:Kenneth Johnson
2. 

   7.3/10(103 votes)

   #2 - Fountain of Youth

   S1:E29/25/1989

   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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   Director:John McPherson

   Writer:Diane Frolov
3. 

   7.2/10(100 votes)

   #3 - Little Lost Lamb

   S1:E310/2/1989

   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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   Director:Kevin Hooks

   Writer:Diane Frolov
4. 

   7.5/10(87 votes)

   #4 - Fifteen with Wanda

   S1:E410/9/1989

   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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   Directors:Rob Bowman, Kevin Hooks

   Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle
5. 

   7.7/10(86 votes)

   #5 - The Takeover

   S1:E510/16/1989

   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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   Directors:Rob Bowman, Steve Dubin

   Writer:Unknown
6. 

   7.9/10(92 votes)

   #6 - The First Cigar

   S1:E610/23/1989

   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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   Director:Steve Dubin

   Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider
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7. 

   7.8/10(86 votes)

   #7 - Night of the Screams

   S1:E710/30/1989

   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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   Director:Gwen Arner

   Writer:Unknown
8. 

   7.7/10(86 votes)

   #8 - Contact

   S1:E811/6/1989

   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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   Director:John McPherson

   Writer:Joe Menosky
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   7.9/10(88 votes)

   #9 - Three to Tango

   S1:E911/13/1989

   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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   Director:Stan Lathan

   Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider
10. 

    7.8/10(91 votes)

    #10 - The Game

    S1:E1011/20/1989

    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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    Directors:David Carson, Stan Lathan

    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle
11. 

    7.2/10(83 votes)

    #11 - Chains of Love

    S1:E1111/27/1989

    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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    Director:Harry Longstreet

    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider
12. 

    7.5/10(83 votes)

    #12 - The Red Room

    S1:E1212/18/1989

    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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    Director:Chuck Bowman

    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle
13. 

    7.6/10(86 votes)

    #13 - The Spirit of '95

    S1:E131/15/1990

    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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    Director:Harry Longstreet

    Writer:Unknown
14. 

    7.7/10(91 votes)

    #14 - Generation to Generation

    S1:E141/29/1990

    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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    Director:John McPherson

    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider
15. 

    7.6/10(81 votes)

    #15 - Eyewitness News

    S1:E152/5/1990

    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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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
16. 

    7.7/10(83 votes)

    #16 - Partners

    S1:E162/12/1990

    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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    Director:Stan Lathan

    Writers:David Garber, Bruce Kalish
17. 

    7.4/10(78 votes)

    #17 - Real Men

    S1:E172/19/1990

    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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    Directors:Stan Lathan, John McPherson

    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider
18. 

    7.5/10(77 votes)

    #18 - Crossing the Line

    S1:E182/26/1990

    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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    Director:Gwen Arner

    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle
19. 

    7.5/10(79 votes)

    #19 - Rebirth

    S1:E193/12/1990

    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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20. 

    7.5/10(77 votes)

    #20 - Gimmee, Gimmee

    S1:E204/9/1990

    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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    Director:David Carson

    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider
21. 

    7.9/10(81 votes)

    #21 - The Touch

    S1:E214/30/1990

    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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    Director:Harry Longstreet

    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle
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    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Green Eyes

    S1:E225/7/1990

    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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    Director:Unknown

    Writers:Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider