The Journey of Allen Strange (1997) poster

The Journey of Allen Strange

★ 8.2 1997 · 1990s 3 seasons Nickelodeon

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Synopsis

A humorous yet empathetic look at what would happen if an alien, lost and far from home, were to take on the form of an Earthbound teenage boy.

Cast & Crew

Arjay Smith

Arjay Smith

Allen Strange

Shane Sweet

Shane Sweet

Josh Stevenson

Erin J. Dean

Erin J. Dean

Robbie Stevenson

Jack Tate

Jack Tate

Ken Stevenson

Trivia about The Journey of Allen Strange

Allen said he "chose" to disguise himself as an African-American boy as the first Earth people he spied upon were some African-American men playing basketball, and figured this was a way to acculturate.

His naivety on the subject (bringing in plain black posterboards for his Black History Month presentation) sparked a Black History Month episode, featuring him 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 to SNICK.