Down to Earth
TV ShowEnded

Down to Earth

1984
7 seasons
106 episodes
Sci-Fi & FantasyComedy

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.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Happy Birthday to Me

    10-03-198430m

    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...

  • Ep 2

    2.Make Mine Murder

    TBA30m

    Ethel mistakenly thinks Richard is trying to kill Lissy.

  • Ep 3

    3.Back to Basics

    TBA30m

    When the Prestons are stuck inside due to bad weather, Ethel comes up with games to have fun.

  • Ep 4

    4.Food For Thought

    TBA30m

    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.

  • Ep 5

    5.Everything Old is New Again

    TBA30m

    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...

  • Ep 6

    6.A View From Above

    TBA30m

    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...

  • Ep 7

    7.Duane For President

    TBA30m

    Duane becomes a megalomaniac when he runs for class president.

  • Ep 8

    8.Aunt Roz

    TBA30m

    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...

  • Ep 9

    9.For Better, For Worse

    TBA30m

    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...

  • Ep 10

    10.Romance and Real Estate

    TBA30m

    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...

  • Ep 11

    11.Rejuvenation of Richard

    TBA30m

    Richard thinks he is getting old, so Ethel hatches an outrageous exercise and diet scheme that convinces him to stop worrying about it.

  • Ep 12

    12.Practical Jokes

    TBA30m

    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...

  • Ep 13

    13.Selling the House

    TBA30m

    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....

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