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* PapaWolf: George is definitely one of these when it comes to his children, and God help any one who tries to hurt his children should he find out. Matt also is quite protective of the Francisco children as well as he has become in an all respects an uncle to both of them.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Many bigoted humans still frown upon the Overseers and what they [[ANaziByAnyOtherName represent]].
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* HateSink: Most Kleezantsun (Overseers) we meet are unrepentant SmugSnakes who still derisively address other Tenctonese as "cargo" and continue pursuing their twisted agendas on Earth. Rightfully they are treated as war criminals by the Newcomer community and find few admirers amongst humanity as well.

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* HateSink: Most Kleezantsun (Overseers) we meet are unrepentant SmugSnakes SmugSnake bastards who still derisively address other Tenctonese as "cargo" and continue pursuing their twisted agendas on Earth. Rightfully they are treated as war criminals by the Newcomer community and find few admirers amongst humanity as well.

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%%* HalloweenEpisode: A surprisingly scary one. "Tagdot is among us."
%%* HappilyMarried: George and Susan

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%%* * HalloweenEpisode: A surprisingly scary one. "Tagdot is among us."
%%* * HappilyMarried: George and SusanSusan.
* HateSink: Most Kleezantsun (Overseers) we meet are unrepentant SmugSnakes who still derisively address other Tenctonese as "cargo" and continue pursuing their twisted agendas on Earth. Rightfully they are treated as war criminals by the Newcomer community and find few admirers amongst humanity as well.

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-->'''Sikes:''' I hope they don't charge us for that table.
-->'''George:''' Do you think they might? I only tapped it.

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-->'''Sikes:''' I hope they don't charge us for that table.
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'''George:'''
Do you think they might? I only tapped it.
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** Later the series would imply that the Newcomers had in fact evolved from insect like creatures.

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* AlienAmongUs: The Tenctonese[=/=]Newcomers are refugees and former slaves. In this case it was over 100,000 aliens, who form their own community in Los Angeles. Therefore the cultural misunderstandings went both ways, as humans learned to deal with odd Newcomer traditions.

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* AlienAmongUs: The Tenctonese[=/=]Newcomers are refugees and former slaves. In this case it was over 100,000 250,000 aliens, who form their own community in Los Angeles. Therefore the cultural misunderstandings went both ways, as humans learned to deal with odd Newcomer traditions.



* AlternateHistory: Because the aliens landed TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture when the original movie was made, by the time of some of the later episodes and movies of the series, technology has progressed very differently. In the most recent one, the internet and interaction technology have obviously taken huge leaps forward, but everyone was still using CRT monitors while most of the "real" world had already begun switching to flatscreen displays. Also, apparently the ERA passed at some point and Puerto Rico became a US state.

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* AlternateHistory: Because the aliens landed TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture when the original movie was made, by the time of some of the later episodes and movies of the series, technology has progressed very differently. In the most recent one, the internet and interaction technology have obviously taken huge leaps forward, but everyone was still using CRT monitors while most of the "real" world had already begun switching to flatscreen displays. Also, apparently the ERA passed at some point and Puerto Rico became a US state.state.
** One way in which this was averted was that in the series optical disks were used as a data storage medium, something which did happen in real life starting in the mid 1990s.

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* AlienLunch: Sour milk functions like alcohol with the Newcomers. They also prefer fresh raw meat.



** The Newcomers have great strength, stamina, durability, ability to survive in environments humans can't, extra hearts, and if they overdose on an [[FantasticDrug extraterrestrial]] [[PsychoSerum narcotic]], they transform into [[AxCrazy murderous, supercharged berserkers]]. But they do have a [[WeaksauceWeakness strange weakness]] or two: [[KillItWithWater water with high salinity burns them like sulphuric acid burns naked mole rats]] and they get [[AlienLunch stinking drunk from sour milk]].

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** The Newcomers have great strength, stamina, durability, ability to survive in environments humans can't, extra hearts, and if they overdose on an [[FantasticDrug extraterrestrial]] [[PsychoSerum narcotic]], they transform into [[AxCrazy murderous, supercharged berserkers]]. But they do have a [[WeaksauceWeakness strange weakness]] or two: [[KillItWithWater water with high salinity burns them like sulphuric acid burns naked mole rats]] and they get [[AlienLunch [[AlienCatnip stinking drunk from sour milk]].
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Most adult Newcomers shown in the series are a bit older than they look due to the aging process slowing down once they reach about 20 Earth years of age and having a median life expectancy of about 140 Earth years. In the episode "Fountain of Youth" George - who looks to be in his 30s - reveals to Matt that he's about 70 Earth years old and the station janitor Albert - who looks to be in his mid 20s - is actually 56 years old. The episode also reveals that Susan is 68 and is having difficulty finding work with advertising agencies due to humans thinking that she's too old for the kind of work she wants to do.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Most adult Newcomers shown in the series are a bit older than they look [[ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty due to the aging process slowing down once they reach about 20 Earth years of age age]] and having a median life expectancy of about 140 Earth years. In the episode "Fountain of Youth" George - who looks to be in his 30s - reveals to Matt that he's about 70 Earth years old and the station janitor Albert - who looks to be in his mid 20s - is actually 56 years old. The episode also reveals that Susan is 68 and is having difficulty finding work with advertising agencies due to humans thinking that she's too old for the kind of work she wants to do.

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* AffablyEvil: The Purist leader in the series finale and first movie is a genuinely sweet old lady who is orchestrating genocide by bioweapon.

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The Purist leader in the series finale and first movie is a genuinely sweet old lady who is orchestrating genocide by bioweapon.bioweapon.
** The Kleezantsun (Overseer) Betsy Ross uses her training and experience to become a criminal kingpin on Earth, while presenting herself as a community leader to city officials and the police. That is, until the police uncover the truth about her and she is arrested for her criminal activities - which include murder, conspiracy, and dealing in controlled substances among other things.



* AlternateHistory: Because the aliens landed TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture when the original movie was made, by the time of some of the later episodes and movies of the series, technology has progressed very differently. In the most recent one, the internet and interaction technology have obviously taken huge leaps forward, but everyone was still using CRT monitors well after most of the "real" world had switched to flatscreen. Also, apparently the ERA passed at some point and Puerto Rico is a US state.

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* AlternateHistory: Because the aliens landed TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture when the original movie was made, by the time of some of the later episodes and movies of the series, technology has progressed very differently. In the most recent one, the internet and interaction technology have obviously taken huge leaps forward, but everyone was still using CRT monitors well after while most of the "real" world had switched already begun switching to flatscreen. flatscreen displays. Also, apparently the ERA passed at some point and Puerto Rico is became a US state.
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The Newcomers had two personal names, the one that they were given by their parents or former masters, and an "Earth name" handed out by the immigration service. With 250,000 names to distribute, and some of the officials apparently acting out of either an ''inapropos'' sense of humor or petty malice, some of the names are demeaning jokes at the Newcomers' expense. George's name was originally "Sam Francisco", but he changed it at Matt's request. Other odd Newcomer names: "Dallas Fort-Worth", "Amos N. Andy", "Polly Wannacracker", "Thomas and Alva Edison".

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The Newcomers had two personal names, the one that they were given by their parents or former masters, and an "Earth name" handed out by the immigration service. With 250,000 names to distribute, and some of the officials apparently acting out of either an ''inapropos'' sense of humor or petty malice, some of the names are demeaning jokes at the Newcomers' expense. George's name was originally "Sam Francisco", but he changed it at Matt's request. Other odd Newcomer names: "Dallas Fort-Worth", "Amos N. Andy", "Polly Wannacracker", "Thomas "[[UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison Thomas and Alva Edison".
Edison]]".
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As the story goes, at some point [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in the early 1990s]], a malfunctioning starship loaded with a population of 250,000 alien slave laborers landed in the desert outside Los Angeles. The Newcomers (their real name is the Tenctonese) were remarkably adaptable to new information and environments. They are extremely strong and can learn quickly. They become intoxicated from [[AlienCatnip spoiled milk]], and [[KillItWithWater their flesh burns when exposed to seawater]]. These ex-slaves were gradually integrated into human society (and the Overseers were largely treated as war criminals).

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As the story goes, at some point [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in the early 1990s]], a malfunctioning starship loaded with a population of 250,000 alien slave laborers landed in the desert outside Los Angeles.UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. The Newcomers (their real name is the Tenctonese) were remarkably adaptable to new information and environments. They are extremely strong and can learn quickly. They become intoxicated from [[AlienCatnip spoiled milk]], and [[KillItWithWater their flesh burns when exposed to seawater]]. These ex-slaves were gradually integrated into human society (and the Overseers were largely treated as war criminals).
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* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Buck. So much. As a teenager and alien being raised in human society, he wants to be more than just an unwanted immigrant and connect to a culture that his parents want him to move on from.

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* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Buck. So much. As a teenager and alien being raised in human society, he wants to be more than just an unwanted immigrant and connect to both human and Tectonese culture. Buck eventually decides to[[FollowingInRelativesFootsteps follow in George's footsteps]], becoming a culture that police officer like [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi his parents want him to move on from.father before him]].

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