| "Fountain of Youth" | |
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| Series Alien Nation: The Series Season 1, Episode 3 | |
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| Air date | September 25th, 1989 |
| Writers | Diane Frolov |
| Director | John McPherson |
| Producers | Tom Chehak; Mary Dick; Diane Frolov; David C. Johnson; Andrew Schneider; Arthur Seidel |
| Starring | Gary Graham as Matthew Sikes Eric Pierpoint as George Francisco Michele Scarabelli as Susan Francisco Lauren Woodland as Emily Francisco Sean Six as Buck Francisco Terri Treas as Cathy Frankel Molly Morgan as Jill Molaskey Jeff Marcus as Albert Einstein Jeff Doucette as Burns Ron Fassler as Byron Grazer Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Sergeant Dobbs |
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"Fountain of Youth" is the third episode of the science fiction crime drama series Alien Nation: The Series. The episode was directed by John McPherson with a script written by Diane Frolov. It first aired on the FOX Network on Monday, September 25th, 1989 at 9:00 pm.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jason Beghe | Doctor Jim Trenner |
| Joel Polis | Doctor Edward Windsor |
| Liz Torres | Doctor Tamayo |
| Bonnie Urseth | Sofia James |
| Susan Gibney | Harriet Beecher |
| Gretchen German | Lisa Bancroft |
| James Greene | Uncle Moodri |
| Robert V. Barron | Celinite priest |
| Crystal Carson | Celeste |
| Randy Harrington | Man |
| Wendy Kaplan | Beth Meadows |
| Steve Rankin | Henry James |
| Barry Sherman | Executive |
Uncredited cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles Howerton | Narrator |
| Evan C. Kim | Doctor Lee |
| Ted Otis | Monastery alien |
| Laura Walsh | Alien girl |
Crew[]
- Kenneth Johnson - Executive producer
- Arthur Seidel - Producer
- Tom Chehak - Producer
- Diane Frolov - Co-producer
- Andrew Schneider - Supervising producer
- Mary Dick - Associate producer
- David C. Johnson - Assistant associate producer
Notes & Trivia[]
- Alien Nation was created by Kenneth Johnson and Rockne S. O'Bannon.
- This episode is production code number 6W03.
- This is the first regular episode of the series after the two-part pilot.
- This episode is included on disc one, side one of the Alien Nation: The Complete Series DVD collection. The collection was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and released in Region 1 format on January 3rd, 2006.
- Producer Art Seidel is credited as Arthur Seidel in this episode.
- Actor Jeffrey Marcus is credited as Jeff Marcus in this episode.
- Actress Wendy Foxworth is credited as Wendy Kaplan in this episode.
- Actor Barry Del Sherman is credited as Barry Sherman in this episode.
- Actress Molly Morgan is credited in this episode, but does not make an appearance.
- Actor Jeff Doucette is credited in this episode, but does not make an appearance.
- Actor Ron Fassler is credited in this episode, but does not make an appearance.
- This is the first of five episodes of Alien Nation: The Series directed by John McPherson. He is best known for his work on the 1977 superhero fantasy series The Incredible Hulk, of which he directed seven episodes.
- This is the first of nine episodes of Alien Nation: The Series written by Diane Frolov, who is also a co-producer on the series. She is also known for her work on the 1984 miniseries V: The Final Battle.
- This is the first episode of Alien Nation: The Series with Stephen Mark as an editor. Mark is best known for his editorial work on the FOX Network television series The X-Files.
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External Links[]
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