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It's clear from day one that the residents of Hidden Hills are a little different. For starters, their new neighbors all have pro-athlete names like Reggie Jackson (Tim Jo), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Toks Olagundoye), Dick Butkis (Ian Patrick) and Larry Bird (Simon Templeman). Over dinner, Marty and his family discover that their neighbors receive nourishment through their eyes by reading books, rather than eating. The Weavers soon learn that the entire community is comprised of aliens from Zabvron, where the men bear children and everyone cries green goo from their ears.

The Zabvronians have been stationed on Earth for the past 10 years, disguised as humans, awaiting instructions from home, and the Weavers are the first humans they've had the opportunity to know. As it turns out, the pressures of marriage and parenthood are not exclusive to planet Earth. Two worlds will collide with hilarious consequences as everyone discovers they can "totally relate" and learn a lot from each other.

• ...that they had to get permission to use the names of athletes for the Zabvronian characters?
• ...that Larry Bird was originally going to be named Wilt?
• ...that the series was conceived when Executive Producer Dan Fogelman visited his mom’s gated community in Jersey and wondered what it would be like if her neighbors were aliens?
• ...that titles considered for the series included "Down to Earth" and "Alienated"?
• ...that Clara Mamet (Amber Weaver) is the daughter of famed playwright David Mamet?
• ...that in real life, Jami Gertz also has three children?
• ...that in December 2012, The Disney Channel aired a marathon of the show?
• ...that ABC ordered a full season of the show after only five episode had aired?
• ...the show was first developed at Fox in 2007 under the title "My Fellow Zabrovians?" A writer's strike prevented the network from shooting a pilot.

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