- The Journey of Allen Strange
Infobox Television
show_name = The Journey of Allen Strange
caption = The cast of The Journey of Allen Strange
format =Science fiction Children's television Comedy-drama
runtime = 22 minutes
creator =Thomas W. Lynch
starring =Arjay Smith Erin Dean Shane Sweet Jack Tate
country = USA
network = Nickelodeon
first_aired =November 8 , 1997
last_aired =April 23 , 2000
num_seasons = 3
num_episodes = 58
website =
imdb_id = 0143325
tv_com_id = 1388|"The Journey of Allen Strange" was a
television series on Nickelodeon'sSnick block of programming for three seasons from1997 to1999 .Plot
A young Xelan alien is trapped on earth, and changes his name to Allen Strange after meeting up with a young girl and her family. This family eventually adopts him. Allen has extraordinary powers, including the ability to turn into his alien form, which allows him to hover. He uses his abilities to bring a mannequin in a sporting goods store to life; this "animated mannequin" poses as Allen's Earth father, Manfred, for events like parent-teacher conferences. He also possesses extremely high intelligence and can read incredibly fast by simply placing his hand on the cover of a book. Allen has an affinity for canned cheese, and lives in the family's attic in a strange alien cocoon.
Allen states he has "chosen" to be African-American when confronted with the task of blending in with society. His naivety on the subject (bringing in plain black posterboards for his Black History Month presentation) sparked a Black History Month episode, featuring Allen learning information about slavery and The Civil Rights Movement.
In the weeks leading up to the series' premiere, Nickelodeon ran a series of teaser ads which would at first appear to be promos for other shows, or for Nickelodeon in general, when a blue ooze would fill the screen as an announcer said cryptically, "Something strange is coming." The blue ooze would then clear out and the interrupted promo would conclude as if nothing had happened.
Episodes
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