该电视剧由Bonnie Turner、Terry Turner执导，约翰·利思戈、克莉丝汀·约翰斯顿、French Stewart、约瑟夫·高登-莱维特等主演，于1999年上映。在22分钟的叙事中，《歪星撞地球第五季》（又名：外星人报道 第五季、笑星撞地球 第五季、外星家庭 第五季、Life As We Know It Season 5、Third Rock from the Sun Season 5）A group of aliens has come to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they have taken on human form which gives them human emotions, physical needs etc. WITHOUT the understanding of what they mean or the inhibitions normally present in humans. Their leader takes the position of a college professor, their military expert as his sister, their intelligence expert, supposedly oldest of group takes form of his teenage son. The uninhibited reactions turn everyday events into unusual situations.