Space Odd-Essey

Space Odd-Essey
Premiere date	October 9, 1982
Writer(s)	Janis Diamond
Director(s)	Ray Patterson (supervising) Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Space Odd-Essey" is the fourth episode (part two) of The Gary Coleman Show season one. It aired on October 9, 1982 on NBC. It was written by Janis Diamond.

Due to a series of misunderstandings, Andy believes aliens are invading Oakville, spreading his fear among the other kids.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Andy LaBeau	Gary Coleman
Angelica	Jennifer Darling
Bartholomew	Jerry Houser
Spence	Calvin Moose
Tina	LaShanda Dendy
Radio announcer	Rick Dees
Haggle	Geoffrey Gordon

Organizations

• Mogul Studios (mentioned)

Locations

• Heaven
• Earth
  • Oakville
    • Park
    • WXXZ Radio Station

Objects

• Andy's halo

Vehicles

• Prop alien vehicles

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 9, 1982 on NBC

Behind the scenes

• Just like the previous segment, "Cupid Andy," Hornswoggle is absent again.

Errors

• Andy is missing his halo when he saves Haggle from falling and then at the end of the episode when he flies back into Heaven.

In other languages

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