mork: we abolished emotions on ork a billion bleams ago. they took a vote, and everyone said all in favour? [noise] john lithgow: we have a great love for these alien characters who were struggling with the same human dilemma that we all struggle with. how do we behave like good human beings? alf: yo kay, where do you keep your casserole dishes? kate: why? alf: the cat won't fit in the toaster. jim colucci: aliens make for great comedy, because you get the ultimate outsider who can make fun of us, but you also can do anything with them. jim colluci: and in the 60s with the space race... u.s. versus russia, it was just such a natural fit, i think, to satirize. laura morowitz: you still have the suburbs, but now they're being invaded by martians. tim: well, you're the martian, you're supposed to be smarter than i am. martian: i know. it's just living here on earth