<P> During its first season, the series was originally part of NBC's Prime Time Begins at 7: 30 campaign, in which the network's owned - and - operated stations would run first - run sitcoms in the 7: 30 - 8 pm time slot to counter-program competing stations' game shows, sitcom reruns and other offerings . Out of This World was rotated with the original series Marblehead Manor and She's the Sheriff, a syndicated revival of the 1983 sitcom We Got It Made, and a television adaptation of the play You Can't Take It with You . NBC ended the experiment after the 1987 - 88 season due to the low ratings put up by three of the series, with Out of This World being one of the two that were renewed (the other being She's the Sheriff). After its first season the series was largely moved to weekend time slots, where it remained until its cancellation following the fourth season . </P> <P> The series revolves around Evie Ethel Garland, a young girl who discovers on her thirteenth birthday that her father is an alien named Troy, from the planet Antareus, who married her mother and "merged lifeforms" to create Evie . Evie's half - alien heritage gives her superhuman abilities . Most of the episodes revolve around Evie misusing her powers and causing some trouble, which she spends the rest of the episode trying to fix . Only Evie and her family know about her alien father and her powers, and many episodes depict Evie trying to hide her secret from other characters . The series ended on a cliffhanger in the Season 4 finale, where Troy came to visit and Donna took his place by accident and ended up in Antareus, leaving Troy stranded on Earth . </P> <Ul> <Li> Evie Ethel Garland (Maureen Flannigan)--Evie is a half - human, half - alien girl who lives with her mother in Marlowe, California (a fictional analogue of Carmel - by - the - Sea), in a house overlooking the sea . She is an only child . Evie attends a school for gifted children (run by her mother) and achieves good grades there . Her mother had always told Evie that her father was a secret agent, but on her thirteenth birthday Evie began to develop superhuman abilities and it was revealed that her father is an extraterrestrial from the planet Antareus . Evie's main power is the ability to freeze time on Earth by touching the tips of her index fingers together, allowing her to maneuver herself or objects to alter the course of events on Earth . When she claps her hands together, time resumes as normal . She can also "unfreeze" individuals by touching them while time is frozen . She later gains the power to gleep, which allows her to manifest objects by using the power of her mind . Her father describes her as "the perfect child: loving; caring; with the same needs of most teenagers". The series follows Evie through her teenage years, from her thirteenth birthday in the first episode to her eighteenth birthday in the final episode . Although she was the leading character, Flannigan was billed last in the credits . In the first season, she received the billing "And Introducing Maureen Flannigan". In the last 3 seasons, she was billed as "And Maureen Flannigan as Evie". </Li> <Li> Donna Garland (Donna Pescow)--Evie's mother . Described by her husband as "an ambitious working mother with a career", Donna runs a school for gifted children, which Evie attends . She later founds her own catering company, "Donna's Delights". Toward the end of season 3, Donna becomes the mayor of Marlowe . Donna is very protective of her daughter, often to the dismay of Evie, who would like to be more independent . Donna and Evie's Uncle Beano (then later Uncle Mick) are the only regular characters on the show who know Evie's secret . </Li> <Li> Troy Garland (Burt Reynolds, voice only)--Evie's father . Troy is a human - looking extraterrestrial, with many special powers, from the planet Antareus . Troy met Donna when his spacecraft crashed on Earth at some point in the late 1960s or early 1970s . The two fell in love, were married in 1971, and two years later Donna gave birth to Evie . Shortly after, in 1974, Troy was called back to Antareus to fight in a war . Since then, Troy occasionally visits Earth, and stays in touch with his daughter via a special communication device known as the "cube" (see below). Troy's powers seem to be almost limitless: though he lives on Antareus, he can control many things on Earth (from computers to the weather); he can give and take away Evie's powers at will; and also seems to be aware of certain events on Earth . While Troy appears in the show's opening credits, he rarely makes a physical appearance in the series--and when he does his face is obscured (for example, via a surgical mask or shadows). In the series finale, when Troy arrives on Earth, he is seen in a silhouette with stars from the galaxy . Troy was credited as "himself" in the opening credits from Season Two onwards . </Li> <Li> Beano Froelich (1987--1990) (Joe Alaskey)--"Uncle Beano" is Donna's brother and Evie's uncle, who lives next door to them . Beano has a large appetite and runs the diet clinic known originally as "Waist - a-Weigh", and later as "Beano's Diet Clinic". Beano is one of the two regular characters who know Evie's secret, along with Donna . He last appears in season 4, episode 12 . </Li> <Li> Kyle Applegate (Doug McClure)--Kyle is a former television actor who is now the mayor of Marlowe . Kyle is a good friend of the family, but "the mayor" punishes even the smallest offenses . As well as being egocentric and vain, Kyle is dimwitted and gullible, often completely failing to notice Evie's "alien" antics . He clings to his former TV glory as the star of "Mosquito Man" and many long forgotten mainly Western movies . Towards the end of season three, Kyle is appointed police chief by Donna, who takes over from him as mayor . </Li> <Li> Buzz (Buzz Belmondo)--The manager of Beano's diet clinic, and one of the more eccentric characters in the town . Buzz usually makes one brief appearance per episode, during which he performs a series of jokes which are typically puns or prop - based gags, sometimes relating to the elaborate costume that he is wearing . He speaks with an unknown accent, and is prone to bizarre behavior . Donna sometimes resorts to him for help, more often than not regretting it . </Li> <Li> Lindsay Selkirk (Christina Nigra)--Evie's best friend . Evie and Lindsay spend a lot of time together drinking milkshakes at their local diner, the "Goodie Goodie," and she is Evie's confidante when it comes to boys and her non-Antarian related problems . </Li> <Li> Chris Fuller (Steve Burton)--Chris is a surfer and high school student who later becomes a student at Marlowe Community College . He is introduced as a new student and good basketball player in the season one episode "Evie get your Basketball". Chris becomes Evie's boyfriend, and although they sometimes date other people, they always end up together . In an episode of the final season, Chris says Evie was and always will be his girl . </Li> <Li> Quigley Handlesman (Carl Steven) (1987 - 1988) - One of Evie's classmates at Donna's school for the gifted . </Li> <Li> Phil (John Roarke) (1987 - 1988) - The jovial, funny handyman who works on the Garlands' house during the first season . He is always snooping around in the family's business, with Donna, Evie and Beano constantly making sure that Phil doesn't suspect the existence of Evie's powers . </Li> <Li> Jeffrey Cummings (Tony Crane) (1990) - A high school classmate of Evie and Lindsay's who transfers in during their senior year . Incredibly handsome and basically taking up the slack that Chris had left after going onto college, Jeffrey quickly begins to date Evie . The two began going out despite Evie's continued involvement with Chris, forcing her to cover up her activities with either of them, alternately . </Li> <Li> Peter (1990 - 1991) (Peter Pitofsky)--A waiter at the Goodie Goodie who is introduced in the first scene of season four . He is a clumsy, goofball Antarean who provides his own brand of comic relief whenever Evie and her friends stop by the restaurant . He was military intelligence for Antareus until he chose to stay on Earth, his memory erased of all Antarean things . He has a penchant for misinterpreting people's orders, and sometimes even forgetting his own name . </Li> <Li> Mick (1990--1991) (Tom Nolan)--Donna's brother and Evie's uncle, who was introduced in season 4, episode 7, to replace Uncle Beano as a recurring character . He is a former rock musician . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Evie Ethel Garland (Maureen Flannigan)--Evie is a half - human, half - alien girl who lives with her mother in Marlowe, California (a fictional analogue of Carmel - by - the - Sea), in a house overlooking the sea . She is an only child . Evie attends a school for gifted children (run by her mother) and achieves good grades there . Her mother had always told Evie that her father was a secret agent, but on her thirteenth birthday Evie began to develop superhuman abilities and it was revealed that her father is an extraterrestrial from the planet Antareus . Evie's main power is the ability to freeze time on Earth by touching the tips of her index fingers together, allowing her to maneuver herself or objects to alter the course of events on Earth . When she claps her hands together, time resumes as normal . She can also "unfreeze" individuals by touching them while time is frozen . She later gains the power to gleep, which allows her to manifest objects by using the power of her mind . Her father describes her as "the perfect child: loving; caring; with the same needs of most teenagers". The series follows Evie through her teenage years, from her thirteenth birthday in the first episode to her eighteenth birthday in the final episode . Although she was the leading character, Flannigan was billed last in the credits . In the first season, she received the billing "And Introducing Maureen Flannigan". In the last 3 seasons, she was billed as "And Maureen Flannigan as Evie". </Li>

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