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Since: Dec, 1969

I'm trying to remember the name of a show that would have aired sometime in the mid 1980's. It may have been a Canadian show. I don't remember the specifics, just bizarre plot details. For example, much of the show seemed to be set in an old shop, possibly an antique store. The owner was an old man, who would occasionally interact with kids. I think he had a dog. He had a device that was like a box, that allowed him to communicate with an evil alien in space. The alien looked like a human, although he may have had orange skin. He had black hair, cut in what might have been a page boy hair cut. He had intense looking eyes. The old man and kids would try to thwart his efforts at controlling Earth. I remember the tone of the series was mostly serious.