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  • The CW
  • Oct 1, 2007
  • The CW
  • Oct 1, 2007
Aliens in America

Summary A Wisconsin mom arranges to host a foreign exchange student, believing the visitor will help her shy son become more popular. When the student turns out to be a Muslim teenager from Pakistan, her plans go awry - and everyone is likely to learn a little lesson about life. Aliens in America is from CBS Paramount Network Television, Guar...

  • The CW
  • Oct 1, 2007
  • The CW
  • Oct 1, 2007
Aliens in America
Season 1
Season Premiere: Oct 1, 2007
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
77
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Summary A Wisconsin mom arranges to host a foreign exchange student, believing the visitor will help her shy son become more popular. When the student turns out to be a Muslim teenager from Pakistan, her plans go awry - and everyone is likely to learn a little lesson about life. Aliens in America is from CBS Paramount Network Television, Guar...

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 1, 2007 • 22 m
Pilot
Episode 2 • Oct 8, 2007
No Man Is an Island
Episode 3 • Oct 15, 2007
Rocket Club
Episode 4 • Oct 22, 2007
The Metamorphosis
Episode 5 • Oct 29, 2007
Help Wanted
Episode 6 • Nov 5, 2007
Homecoming
Justin competes with Raja to come up with the best idea for the homecoming float.
Episode 7 • Nov 12, 2007
Purple Heart
Episode 8 • Nov 19, 2007
My Musky, Myself
Episode 9 • Nov 26, 2007
Junior Prank
When Raja is invited to join in on the yearly junior prank, Justin uses this opportunity to spend some time with the cool kids.
Episode 10 • Dec 10, 2007
Church
After Raja claims that the local shopping center is like the Tolchucks' version of church, Franny decides that the family should begin attending church again. Justin abuses the power of prayer and Claire wants to go on the pill.
Episode 11 • Mar 2, 2008
Mom's Coma
Episode 12 • Mar 9, 2008
Hunting
Justin and Raja get very different results from a career aptitude test.
Episode 13 • Mar 16, 2008
Community Theater
Franny's countdown to the day Justin will leave for college reaches T-minus 500, and she panics. She insists on a shared activity with her son. Claire volunteers for a helpline, but turns out she is the one receiving help.
Episode 14 • Mar 23, 2008
One Hundred Thousand Miles
The Tolchucks are going on a vacation, but Raja causes an incident at the airport. After some ill-judged words are exchanged, Raja decides to run away. How will the Tolchucks find him when they know hardly anything about him?
Episode 15 • Apr 27, 2008
The Muslim Card
Episode 16 • May 4, 2008
Smutty Books
Episode 17 • May 11, 2008
Wake at the Lake
Episode 18 • May 18, 2008
Raja at Sixteen
Franny sets up a date for Raja and Sadika. Unfortunately, the formality requires that both teens' families attend. Claire sneaks away for romantic time with Silvio. Justin is embarrassed because Raja got a girlfriend before him.

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
77
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8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
Sameer Asad Gardezi and his writing partners have created something very different in Aliens in America--and something very, very funny.
By David Hinckley FULL REVIEW
80
Aliens in America is packed with actual jokes and the story lines are tight and funny.
By Heather Havrilesky FULL REVIEW
80
Innovative, daring and--most importantly--funny, Aliens in America is a fresh take on an old problem, the loneliness of being different.
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW
80
This narrated comedy-drama finely observes the particulars and peculiarities of teen life, both in the family its narrator is trying to outgrow and the high school pecking order he's hoping to rise in.
By Diane Werts FULL REVIEW
75
It's slightly unpolished in some areas but funny and charming and a perfect companion series to "Chris."
By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW
70
Aliens is very much in the vein of previous nerd comedies like "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Freaks and Geeks," though it's not as explosively funny as either one of them.
By Alan Sepinwall FULL REVIEW
40
Despite plenty of surface sparkle, there is something discomforting about the show, and not just because it borrows tone and form from other sitcoms with youthful heroes, especially Fox's "Malcolm in the Middle."
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW

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