Down to Earth (1984) is a sci-fi & fantasy, comedy web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Down to Earth online in HD.
Down to Earth — Storyline
Down to Earth is an American fantasy situation comedy series that ran on Superstation TBS from 1984 to 1987. The series was originally produced by The Arthur Company, and later, by Procter & Gamble Productions and was the Superstation's first original series.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Dick Sargent, David Kaufman, Rip Taylor, Kyle Richards, Ronnie Schell, Carol Mansell, Michael Delano, Randy Josselyn
Down to Earth — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1984-03-10 |
| Seasons | 7 |
| Episodes | 106 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Network | TBS |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 5.5/10 (2 votes) |
Down to Earth — Episode Guide
(us) season 1
- E1: Happy Birthday to Me (1984-03-10) — Ethel is sent Down to Earth to help the Preston's family, as a maid. Richard is skeptical of hiring her, but she talks him into it, which is something she seems to be very good at
- E2: Make Mine Murder — Ethel mistakenly thinks Richard is trying to kill Lissy.
- E3: Back to Basics — When the Prestons are stuck inside due to bad weather, Ethel comes up with games to have fun.
- E4: Food For Thought — When Ethel has to order groceries on the home computer, she accidentally orders ten of everything and must hide the mountain of groceries from the family.
- E5: Everything Old is New Again — When Richard brings a client home for dinner, Ethel realizes that she was the man's housekeeper when he was a little boy in the 1920's. To complicate matters, Lissy needs a chaper
- E6: A View From Above — Duane is recklessly charging expensive things on the credit card in preparation for the school formal — a formal that Lissy is protesting because the girls aren't allowed to wear
- E7: Duane For President — Duane becomes a megalomaniac when he runs for class president.
- E8: Aunt Roz — Rivalry develops between Ethel and Aunt Roz, Richard's flamboyant, world-traveling sister, as they vie for the children's attention. Soon Ethel finds that ""Duane is applying for
- E9: For Better, For Worse — When Richard spends the morning being a general crab, Ethel suggests that he needs to make changes in his life and go out and date. So when Richard arrives home with a smile on hi
- E10: Romance and Real Estate — After being rear-ended by Polly Sue Pickwood, Richard invites her home for dinner, unaware that she's a business competitor's spy. Meanwhile, Lissy stages a protest against sexism
- E11: Rejuvenation of Richard — Richard thinks he is getting old, so Ethel hatches an outrageous exercise and diet scheme that convinces him to stop worrying about it.
- E12: Practical Jokes — Richard has to go out of town, so he reluctantly leaves Duane as the man of the house. After Duane traps Lissy on her inversion table, a practical joke war between the siblings en
- E13: Selling the House — Duane accidentally breaks a vase while playing football in the house. Richard sees that his son's attempting to make money, so he invites him to come to work at Preston Reality.
(us) season 2
- E1: Heaven Can Wait — When Ethel's assignment to the Preston family is deemed a success, she is ordered back to heaven — until she convinces her superior angel otherwise.
- E2: The Kazinsky Krunch — Ethel rebuilds the confidence of a professional wrestler through a practice match with Richard.
- E3: Gone With The Wind — Ethel is forced to hire Phil, Mr. Luster's lazy brother-in-law, as a handyman.
- E4: The Buck Stops Here — When Duane runs up his credit card bill, he must take a job as a breakdancing chicken to pay it off.
- E5: The Ball's In Your Court — Richard impersonates an art critic in order to discourage their new neighbor Candy's enthusiasm for garbage art.
- E6: In Praise of Older Women — Lissy finds a boyfriend, but Richard is suspicious of 17 year-old Karl's intentions, so he sends Duane on a double date with his sister (and he also follows them). But the plot th
- E7: Jay Jay's Dream — Jay Jay's been having nightmares that there's a monster in his toybox. After several sleepless nights, J.J. misses his science test, dashing Richard's dreams of his son becoming "
- E8: Uncle Roscoe's Watch — Deceased Uncle Roscoe's pocketwatch arrives in the mail with instructions that it's to be given to his ""favorite grand-nephew."" Richard can't decide whether to give it to Duane
- E9: Luster Gets Stuck
- E10: Ethel's Memory Loss
- E11: The Bully — Jay Jay's dealing with an unruly bully at school, so Ethel teaches him kung-fu. But J.J. gets full of himself and begins bullying the bully — until he's put in his place by Candy
- E12: The Quiz Show
- E13: A Valentine for Valentino
(us) season 3
- E1: The Russian Defector — Lizzy invites Illyitch, a russian foreign exchange student, over to the Preston's. Duane isn't happy about having a communist in the house. Illyitch enters, accompanied by Kranko
- E2: Eskimo Shoes — Richard has a new product for his mail-order catalog to do, and has to test it. It's eskimo shoes that are supposed to keep your feet warm, but it being August and 90 degrees, how
- E3: Art or Bust
- E4: Epidemic
- E5: Obsolete Ethel
- E6: Name, Rank and Social Security Number
- E7: Duane's Car — It's Duane's 17th birthday, and he expects a car. But the car that he recieves is not the one he anticipated — a 1955 Ford, complete with a ghost of the previous owner. In order
- E8: House Arrest
- E9: Lost and Found
- E10: The Radio Show
- E11: Future Shock — After taking a hit on the head (from Ethel's protest sign), Lissy is able to tell the future — and the future looks bright for nearly everyone. Richard's rapid-growth fertilizer
- E12: Remember When
- E13: The Lissy Caper
- E14: Luster/Jake Special
- E15: Romeo and Juliet
- E16: A Star is Born
- E17: Trading Places
(us) season 4
- E1: Real Candy
- E2: A Touch of Ethel
- E3: Play It Again, Ethel
- E4: Taking Stock
- E5: Frozen Rope — Lissy's become a reporter with the school newspaper, but she lacks a good story. When Duane announces that he has to climb the rope in gym class but he's afraid of heights, Lissy
- E6: Hypnotic Ethel
- E7: Angelbusters
- E8: Chucky Chipmunk
- E9: The Dentist Show — Jay Jay has a appointment with a children's dentist, and Ethel pulls strings with the new receptionist (namely Candy) to get Richard in to fix a tooth that's killing him. Richard
- E10: Knight in Heavenly Armor
- E11: Money, Money
- E12: The Dummy Show
- E13: He Ain't Bozo, He's My Brother
- E14: Duane's Dilemma
- E15: Lusterado
- E16: The Burro — When Lissy has a celebration for her Guatemalan foster child's birthday, Jay Jay decides that he wants to ""adopt"" an orphan too. Adoption, however, is more literal in Jay Jay's
- E17: The Bag Lady — Jay Jay brings home what Ethel expects to be his girlfriend, but the whole family is in for a shock when he arrives with a bag lady. Instantly, the Preston's fall in love with Gra
- E18: Easy Rider — Duane agrees to a blind date with Candy's recently-dumped sister, Taffee, unaware that she's a biker chick. The date seems disastrous until the goodnight kiss. Duane soon dons le
- E19: Rear Window
- E20: Scenes From A Marriage
- E21: Perfect Match — Richard agrees to use a computer dating service, if Ethel does too, and he wounds up being matched with an old girlfriend. Ethel's perfect match winds up being mysterious — namel
- E22: Goodness Flakes
- E23: Lissy's Mother
- E24: Christmas Story — Ethel's earned her wings, but she skips out on the festivities to be with her family. Jay Jay is convinced that Santa's real, so he waits up to meet him. Richard tries to trick t
(us) season 5
- E1: The Inferior Decorator
- E2: Duane Takes A Wife
- E3: Stewed Ethel
- E4: The Russians Are…Here
- E5: The Big Freeze
- E6: Sixteen Candles
- E7: Billie Jean is Not My Sitter
- E8: Angel Flu
- E9: Wish I May, Wish I Might
- E10: One Flew Over the Prestons' Nest
- E11: Amelia Earhart's Diary
- E12: Bird of Paradise
- E13: Comet Night Fever
(us) season 6
- E1: Peter Doesn't Live Here Anymore
- E2: Rich Man, Poor Man
- E3: Duane's Basic Training
- E4: Princess Lissy
- E5: Rites of Passage
- E6: Comically Yours
- E7: Mama the Matchmaker
- E8: Saving Face
- E9: Requiem for A Paperweight
- E10: Caught in the Act
- E11: Cindy's Fella
- E12: Double Trouble
- E13: Duane Moves Out
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Down to Earth have? 7 season(s) with 106 episodes.
Where can I watch Down to Earth? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
