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Things We Learned from Watching this TV Show ( Spoilers Welcomed ) ...


1. That if the " Control Voice " says -
to sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear
then perhaps it would be wise to    .

2. A normal farm should not contain -
attacking tumbleweeds that explode with fire ,
frogs that melt in water like Alka-Seltzer , and
rocks that can throw itself off a steep hill at people  
( " Cry of Silence " season 2 episode 6 ) .

3. That if you have a special pair of reading glasses
and from these you can see
a glowing creature with 4 arms and
6 glowing eyes - try not to panic
it may just be as frightened as you are  
( " Behold Eck! " season 2 episode 3 ) .

4. That all planets can be in all sizes big or small
and develop at different rates fast or slow
but some don't contain a ghostly disturbing creature
with bat-like wings reaching out to you
that we know of  
( " Wolf 359 " season 2 episode 8 ) .

5. Robots can be people too
if they learn to develop their basic human-like skills
in a timely fashion  
( " I, Robot " season 2 episode 9 ) .


( Please Continue on folks  ... )

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6. You can throw a weaponized boomerang to kill an alien and have it come back to you for re-use.
("Fun and Games" season 1 episode 27).


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7. That not only do some aliens that are light bright-like
and are shaped like a snake with it's mouth wide open .
They can also buzz as well as sing
a high pitched unknown song as they move along the walls ,
will break the only 2 bottles of champange left on the ship ,
move into peoples heads while they sleep ,
and make them talk their secrets out loud
until everyone is against each other later on    .
Now that's sadly one scrapped mission before it even starts  .
( " Counterweight " season 2 episode 14 )



* Thanks csecet for your reply  .
This TV show was such a memorable classic
and I never tire of it either - have it on DVD too  .

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8. Never trust government officials because you never know what their real agenda is ("The Invisibles," season 1, episode 19)

9. Martians don't understand murder, but they love coffee and cigarettes ("Controlled Experiment," season 1, episode 16)

10. On other planets, sharks are not limited to aquatic habitats ("Invisible Enemy," season 2, episode 7).

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11. That even a night cleaner at NORCO is not safe
vacuuming up a corner of the lab room
with what looks like a large strange evil dust bunny .
Then it manages to blow up the commercial vacuum from the inside out
and attack the night cleaner  
( " It Crawled Out of the Woodwork " season 1 episode 11 ) .


12. That if you receive a wedding gift of
a box with a peep hole on it  .
It would a lot safer not to be too curious about it  .
Better yet just throw it out especially if
you don't know who sent it in the first place  
( " Don't Open Till Doomsday " season 1 episode 17 ) .




* Thanks puddleglum5999 for your reply  .

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13. If you are going to use your radio station for intergalactic communications experiments have your DJ's do personality screening tests and weed out any who show a compunction for showing off (especially to their girlfriends). 
("The Galaxy Being" season 1 episode 1)

14. When you go to Latin America on a trip do NOT disturb the wildlife.
("Tourist Attraction" season 1 episode 13)

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The Kyban can conquer the entire Earth in 19 days 1000 years in the future but cannot subdue a seamstress and one dude in 1964. 😵

Alien frogs can all jump in one direction as if they were tossed. 🐸

Wedding presents in the 1920s REALLY sucked. 👀

Luke Skywalker, your Mom was hawt! Darth Vader

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18. That if astronauts on a mission
( and on their way home to earth of course )
pick up an unknown object on the way
that quickly turns into a strange yet
" aggressive space flower " that sprays out a
smokey mist from it's center and
also blows outs bits of spores / seeds from it's flower bulb
( and takes over everything in it's path )  .
It would be best to wish for the next rainstorm on earth to
come along and destroy this unwanted & unknown dangerous plant  
( " Specimen: Unknown " season 1 episode 22 ) .

19. That if you're a scientist from earth doing studies on another planet
and you encounter a small group of an unknown alien species
which are also intelligent scientists
( but are also considered by it's own race to be outcasts ).
It would be best to help them not to be destroyed by it's own race
especially if you agree with it's scientific views as equals  
( " Moonstone " season 1 episode 24 ) .

20. If you are a young drifter that comes across a house in your travels
with a most loud unsual sounding heartbeat ,
a rude yet heartless alien in the upstairs room
playing games with your humanly emotions  ,
and other human guests that doesn't appear to be to helpful 
( with the exception one of course ) .
It would be most wise to take the advise from
the one helpful guest and make your escape as quick as possible 
( " The Guests " season 1 episode 26 ) .



* Thanks LAV25USMC and KobiyashiMauru for your replies  .

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21. With some tweaking, a commercial broadcast radio station can be used to contact beings from other galaxies. (Galaxy Being, season 1, episode 1).
22. With an increase of transmitting power, the said broadcasting radio station can teleport a being from another galaxy to Earth. (Galaxy Being, season 1, episode1).
23. When communicating with beings from another galaxy, do assume that they will identify bodies in outer space with the same names that we are using. (Galaxy Being, season 1, episode 1).
24. Beings from other galaxies are well versed in navigating outer space by using Earthly directions: North, South, West, and East. (Galaxy Being, season 1, episode 1).

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Apparently Earth has a reputation for being the craziest planet in the universe.

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My name is Quarlo. Private. R-I-T-I-T-N-T-O. Dog dog dog dog dog...

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Mars, like the future United Federation of Planets, has a noninterance Prime Directive.

Every chance they get.

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