I Was a Sixth Grade Alien They Called Him Pleskit! (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-Y7
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

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I Was a Sixth Grade Alien

They Called Him Pleskit! (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-Y7

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

The first alien child on Earth, Pleskit, makes his way to Colville Middle School. Fellow student Tim Tomkins tries to befriend the alien in order to learn more about him. Trouble ensues when Pleskit's bodyguard loses track of him.

Creators

Daphne Ballon (created by) | Sheri Elwood (created by)

Director

Carl Goldstein (as Carl Alexander Goldstein)

Writers

Bruce Coville (inspired by the series of books by) | Sheri Elwood (writer) | Derek Schreyer (executive story editor) | Alex Pugsley (story editor) | Daphne Ballon (writer)

Producer

Claire Welland (producer)

Composer

Paul Intson (composer)

Cinematographer

Harald Bachmann (director of photography)

Editor

Charlotte Disher

Casting Director

Craig Alexander (casting)

Production Design

Tim Bider | William Fleming (as Bill Fleming)

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 13, 1999

Release date

Jul 13, 1999 (Canada)

Awards

Series awards

3 nominations

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Daniel Clark The Friend The Friend See fewer	Juno (2007)
Panou The Bodyguard The Bodyguard See fewer	X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Jennifer Wigmore The Teacher The Teacher See fewer	Cross (2024)
Ryan Cooley Pleskit Pleskit See fewer	Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)
Gina Clayton Ms. Buttsman Ms. Buttsman See fewer	Pushing Tin (1999)
Julian Richings Meenom Meenom See fewer	Man of Steel (2013)
Bill Lake Henricks Henricks See fewer	Kodachrome (2017)
C. David Johnson Principal Grand Principal Grand See fewer	Street Legal (1987)
Kyle Schmid Jordan Lynch Jordan Lynch See fewer	Six (2017)
Al Mukadam Second in Command (as Ali Mukaddam) Second in Command (as Ali Mukaddam) See fewer	Miss Sloane (2016)
Lauren Collins Lindy May Lindy May See fewer	Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)
Michael Cera Larrabe Larrabe See fewer	Juno (2007)
Stephen Bogaert Infogoo Infogoo See fewer	American Psycho (2000)
Nicole Hardy Georgia Georgia See fewer	The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
George Chiang Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Golden Lotus (2022)