The Journey of Allen Strange: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Journey of Allen Strange is an American television series that aired on Nickelodeon's SNICK block of programming for three seasons from 1997 to 2000. The series follows the story of a young Xelan alien (Arjay Smith) who is stranded on Earth, and meets up with a young girl Robbie Stevenson (Erin J. Dean), her younger brother Josh (Shane Sweet), and their father Ken (Jack Tate). This family eventually adopts him, giving him the name "Allen Strange". He has extraordinary powers, including the ability to turn into his alien form, which allows him to hover. He uses his abilities to bring a mannequin in a sporting goods store to life; this "animated mannequin" poses as his Earth father, Manfred, for events like parent-teacher conferences. He also possesses extremely high intelligence and can read incredibly fast by simply placing his hand on the cover of a book. He has an affinity for canned cheese, and lives in the family's attic in a strange alien cocoon.

Series details

• Title: The Journey of Allen Strange
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Children, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1997-11-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-04-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Nickelodeon
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6325
• TVDB ID: 71504

Cast and credited roles

• Arjay Smith — Allen Strange
• Marianne Muellerleile — Miss String
• Erin J. Dean — Robbie Stevenson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-11-08; final listed air date 1998-02-26; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-08-31; final listed air date 1999-04-28; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 1999-12-05; final listed air date 2000-04-23; episode order: 19.

Source and licence

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