History Series / OutOfThisWorld

* AlienAmongUs

* TouchedByVorlons: On several occasions, Donna Garland had some of Evie's or Troy's powers transfered to her, which she had difficulty controlling.

* WildTeenParty: Evie use her powers to clean it up. Then, when her mom is back, the effects stop and home is messy again in front of the mother.

Evie Garland, the main character, is [[HalfHumanHybrid half-alien]], which gives her a variety of special powers, which get her in and out of trouble on this syndicated half-hour SitCom which ran from 1987 to 1991. She lives with her human mother Donna, and only communicates with her Anterian alien father Troy via a crystal on her desk (voiced by Burt Reynolds).

The show had a very convoluted production and broadcast history. During the first season, it initially aired as part of "Prime Time Begins at 7:30", a syndication package created by Creator/{{NBC}} in the fall of 1987, which consisted of five sitcoms that each aired once a week, and were produced and distributed by various production companies and distributors contracted by NBC. Besides ''Series/OutOfThisWorld'', the series included ''Marblehead Manor'', which starred Paxton Whitehead as long suffering butler Albert Dudley and revolved around his interactions with the members of the staff of the titular mansion as well as the mansion's owners; ''She's the Sheriff'', a comeback vehicle for Suzanne Somers which cast her as Hildy Granger, a widow who inherits her late husband's position as county sheriff, much to the chagrin of her deputy, Max Rubin (George Wyner), who both resented having a woman in the position and actually wanted the job for himself; an adaptation of ''Theatre/YouCantTakeItWithYou'' starring Harry Morgan; and a revival of the short lived NBC series ''We Got It Made'', which starred Teri Copley as Mickey Mackenzie, an attractive 20-something who applies for a housekeeping job in Manhattan and is immediately hired by two bachelors who share a two-bedroom apartment and are very taken by her beauty--conservative attorney David Tucker (Matt [=McCoy=]) and goofy, idealistic salesman Jay Bostwick (Tom Villard), much to the initial chagrin of their respective girlfriends, [[MsFanservice beautiful]] attorney Claudia Jones ([[Series/{{Hunter}} Stepfanie Kramer]]) and [[HollywoodHomely less attractive]] kindergarten teacher Beth Sorenson (Bonnie Urseth), who were not initially amused by the idea of an attractive housekeeper living with them.

* RealSongThemeTune: "Would You Like To Swing On A Star?" with new lyrics.

* NewSuperPower: Evie will occasionally develop alterations to her powers or random new super powers due to "glitches".

Donna and Evie must keep her powers a secret from various [[SecretChaser nosy side-characters]], which include the oblivious Mayor Kyle Applegate, the dim-witted Buzz Belmondo, and Evie's high school sweetheart Chris Fuller. Donna's brother Beano is also a frequently recurring guest, and the only other character to know Evie's secret.

The show had a very convoluted production and broadcast history. During the first season, it initially aired as part of "Prime Time Begins at 7:30", a syndication package created by Creator/{{NBC}} in the fall of 1987, which consisted of five sitcoms that each aired once a week, and were produced and distributed by various production companies and distributors contracted by NBC. Besides ''Series/OutOfThisWorld'', the series included ''Marblehead Manor'', which starred Paxton Whitehead as long suffering butler Albert Dudley and revolved around his interactions with the members of the staff of the titular mansion as well as the mansion's owners; ''She's the Sheriff'', a comeback vehicle for Suzanne Somers which cast her as Hildy Granger, a widow who inherits her late husband's position as county sheriff, much to the chagrin of her deputy, Max Rubin (George Wyner), who both resented having a woman in the position and actually wanted the job for himself; an adaptation of ''Theatre/YouCantTakeItWithYou'' starring Harry Morgan; and a revival of the short lived NBC series ''We Got It Made'', which starred Teri Copley as Mickey Mackenzie, an attractive 20-something who applies for a housekeeping job in Manhattan and is immediately hired by two bachelors who share a two-bedroom apartment and are very taken by her beauty--conservative attorney David Tucker (Matt [=McCoy=]) and goofy, idealistic salesman Jay Bostwick (Tom Villard), much to the initial chagrin of their respective girlfriends, [[MsFanservice beautiful]] Claudia ([[Series/{{Hunter}} Stepfanie Kramer]]) and [[HollywoodHomely less attractive]] Beth Sorenson (Bonnie Urseth), who were not initially amused by the idea of an attractive housekeeper living with them.

The show had a very convoluted production and broadcast history. During the first season, it initially aired as part of "Prime Time Begins at 7:30", a syndication package created by Creator/{{NBC}} in the fall of 1987, which consisted of five sitcoms that each aired once a week, and were produced and distributed by various production companies and distributors contracted by NBC. Besides ''Series/OutOfThisWorld'', the series included ''Marblehead Manor'', which starred Paxton Whitehead as long suffering butler Albert Dudley and revolved around his interactions with the members of the staff of the titular mansion as well as the mansion's owners; ''She's the Sheriff'', a comeback vehicle for Suzanne Somers which cast her as Hildy Granger, a widow who inherits her late husband's position as county sheriff; an adaptation of ''Theatre/YouCantTakeItWithYou'' starring Harry Morgan; and a revival of the short lived NBC series ''We Got It Made'', which starred Teri Copley as Mickey Mackenzie, an attractive 20-something who applies for a housekeeping job in Manhattan and is immediately hired by two bachelors who share a two-bedroom apartment and are very taken by her beauty--conservative attorney David Tucker (Matt [=McCoy=]) and goofy, idealistic salesman Jay Bostwick (Tom Villard).

The package was aimed at attracting viewers to NBC stations in the half-hour preceding prime time (8:00 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific Time Zone, 7:00 p.m. elsewhere), and was conceived as a result of the FCC's loosening of the Prime Time Access Rule, legislation passed in 1971 that required networks to turn over the 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) time slot to local stations to program local or syndicated content; and the relaxation of the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules, which had prevented networks from producing content from their own syndication units to fill the void. The shows that were part of the package were regularly outrated in many markets by such syndicated game shows as ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', and ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares''. ''Marblehead Manor'', ''We Got It Made'', and ''Theatre/YouCantTakeItWithYou'' were cancelled at the end of the 1987–88 season, with ''She's the Sheriff'' lasting one more season in weekend syndication before its cancellation. ''Series/OutOfThisWorld'' ran for three additional seasons, airing mainly on weekends, and was the most successful of the five series.

The package was aimed at attracting viewers to NBC stations in the half-hour preceding prime time (8:00 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific Time Zone, 7:00 p.m. elsewhere), and was conceived as a result of the FCC's loosening of the Prime Time Access Rule, legislation passed in 1971 that required networks to turn over the 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) time slot to local stations to program local or syndicated content; and the relaxation of the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules, which had prevented networks from producing content from their own syndication units to fill the void. The shows that were part of the package were regularly outrated in many markets by such syndicated game shows as ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', and ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares''. ''Marblehead Manor'', ''We Got It Made'' and ''Theatre/YouCantTakeItWithYou'' were cancelled at the end of the 1987–88 season, with ''She's the Sheriff'' lasting one more season in weekend syndication before its cancellation. ''Series/OutOfThisWorld'' ran for three additional seasons, airing mainly on weekends, and was the most successful of the five series.

The package was aimed at attracting viewers to NBC stations in the half-hour preceding prime time (8:00 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific Time Zone, 7:00 p.m. elsewhere), and was conceived as a result of the FCC's loosening of the Prime Time Access Rule, legislation passed in 1971 that required networks to turn over the 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) time slot to local stations to program local or syndicated content; and the relaxation of the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules, which had prevented networks from producing content from their own syndication units to fill the void. The shows that were part of the package were regularly outrated in many markets by such syndicated game shows as ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', and ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares''. ''Marblehead Manor'', ''We Got It Made'' and Theatre/YouCantTakeItWithYou'' were cancelled at the end of the 1987–88 season, with ''She's the Sheriff'' lasting one more season in weekend syndication before its cancellation. ''Series/OutOfThisWorld'' ran for three additional seasons, airing mainly on weekends, and was the most successful of the five series.

Evie Garland, the main character, is [[HalfHumanHybrid half-alien]], which gives her a variety of special powers, which get her in and out of trouble on this syndicated half-hour SitCom which ran from 1987 to 1991. She lives with her human mother Donna, and only communicates with her Anterian alien father Troy via a crystal on her desk (voiced by Burt Reynolds, the producer of the show).

* YouLookFamiliar: The actor who played Uncle Mick in the final season appeared in a one-shot guest role during season two.

The show is extremely similar in format to the later ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' and probably second only to ''SmallWonder'' in the "Oh, '''that's''' what that show was called!" hall of fame.

* TheUnReveal: Many, involving Troy's actual appearance.

Not to be confused with Eric Chahi's legendary French side-scrolling adventure game masterpiece, also known as ''VideoGame/AnotherWorld''. Also not to be confused with the surreal JamHandy short film about bread, which would eventually be riffed on ''MST3K.''

!!''Out of thisWorld'' provides examples of:

* ShoutOut: Evie's mother was named Donna and her father was named Troy. One of the writers must have been a [[ComicBook/WonderGirl]] fan.

* ShoutOut: Evie's mother was named Donna and her father was named Troy. One of the writers must have been a [[Characters/WonderWoman Wonder Girl]] fan.

* TheUnReveal: Troy, who is never seen, finally makes a trip to Earth in the Finale - where a teleport glitch renders him ''transparent''.

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Voice]]: Burt Reynolds is Evie's Dad's voice!
** Evie's love interest would later go on to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII fight Sephiroth]].

* TheDanza: Donna Garland was played by Donna Pescow.

** BolivianArmyEnding: In a manner of speaking. At some point Donna and Troy swap places in the finale, and she is still stranded on Anterias (and he is still stranded on Earth) at the end. We never find out how they switch back because the series was canceled.

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Voice]]: [[spoiler: Burt Reynolds]] is Evie's Dad's voice!