Hard Time on Planet Earth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jesse, an alien exiled to Earth, finds himself in Los Angeles. His only companion is a floating, orb-shaped robotic parole officer named Control. Doomed to stay on Earth until Jesse can show compassion, Control helps him lead as normal a life as possible, but not knowing Earthly ways Jesse often finds himself in trouble.

Series details

• Title: Hard Time on Planet Earth
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1989-03-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-06-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32583
• IMDb ID: tt0096606
• TVDB ID: 76805

Cast and credited roles

• Martin Kove — Jesse
• Danny Mann — Control

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-03-01; final listed air date 1989-06-21; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hard Time on Planet Earth on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.