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Watt on Earth

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Watt on Earth is a children's television programme that ran for two 12-episode series, shown as part of Children's BBC. Watt is an alien prince who comes to Earth to escape his evil uncle, who wants to kill him. He befriends a boy named Sean, who helps him hide from the assassin sent by his uncle.

Nov 11, 19912 seasons24 episodesEndedEN

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Heather Wright

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Seasons

Season 1

12 episodes

Premiered Nov 11, 1991

Season 2

12 episodes

Premiered Nov 16, 1992

Episodes

1–6 of 12

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Ep 1

Episode 1

Nov 11, 1991

15m

This episode sees Sean come home from school to find a alien with back to front ears diguested as a light bulb in his living room. He has an argument over his name along with other things but agrees to look after Watt while he's on earth and hide him in his bedroom. He are also introduced to Jemjema the shapeshifting henchman his uncle has sent to earth to find and terminate his nephew

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Ep 2

Series 1 Episode 2

Nov 12, 1991

15m

This episode sees Watt realise that Jemindah is out to kill him and has to explain it all to Shaun. Jemindah also comes into the family newspaper offices to find Watt and passes himself of a Double Glazing salesman. We also get introduced to Shaun's sister 'Zoe'

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Ep 3

Series 1 Episode 3

Nov 18, 1991

15m

Shaun and Watt have to ride into town to get some advert templetes from the towns bakery (for that evenings newspaper edition) Zoe comes within moments of seeing Watt. Jemidah also makes his first attempt to kill his target (who he thinks has transanimateobjectified into the advert templete card) by cutting it in half.

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Ep 4