Aliens in the Family

Premiere	March 15, 1996
Finale	August 31, 1996
Network	ABC
Seasons	1
Episodes	8

Aliens in the Family was a half-hour sitcom that aired on ABC in 1996. The show used puppets made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

The show focused on the Brodys, a mixed family consisting of Earthling Doug, his alien wife Cookie, and the children from their respective previous marriages. Doug had a daughter, Heather, and a son, Adam. Cookie had a daughter named Snizzy, a teenage son named Spit, and a baby son named Bobut, who harbored plans for intergalactic domination and an affinity for pudding. Rounding out the cast was Sally, Bobut's hapless nanny.

Puppeteer credits include Alice Dinnean, John Kennedy, Bruce Lanoil, Peter Linz, Joey Mazzarino, and David Rudman.

On the week before this show premiered, the cast of this show hosted TGIF to promote this show.

Cast[]

John Bedford Lloyd as Doug Brody
Margaret Trigg as Cookie Brody
Paige Tiffany as Heather Brody
Chris Marquette as Adam Brody
Julie Dretzin as Sally Hagen

Puppeteers[]

Joey Mazzarino as Spit (face and voice)
Michelan Sisti as Spit (body)
Alice Dinnean as Snizzy (face and voice)
Michael Gilden as Snizzy (body)
David Rudman as Bobut (body and voice)
John Kennedy as Bobut (face)
Peter Linz as Varch
Bruce Lanoil
Carmen Osbahr

Guests[]

Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek appeared in one episode as Heather's date. He was eaten by Spit's doglike pet, Varch.
Aaron Eckhart appears in the premiere episode as Doug's office rival Townsend.
Allison Janney played Principal Sherman in "A Very Brody Tweeznax."
Kristanna Loken had a recurring role as Tiffany Kendall, a cheerleader with a crush on Spit.
Hayden Panettiere guest starred in "Too Good to Be True" as Audrey.
Sally Jessy Raphael makes a guest cameo in "Dissected and Neglected" as herself.