Hard Time on Planet Earth
originally aired on CBS
Hard Time on Planet Earth aired on CBS as a midseason replacement from March 1 to June 21, 1989. The main character was an alien Elite Military Officer (Martin Kove) who served in a huge interplanetary war. Along with him was dispatched Control (voiced by Danny Mann), a small floating robot in the form of a mechanical eye with the mission of overseeing Jesse (the earthly name adopted by the alien warrior) The series starred Martin Kove; it was created by Jim and John Thomas, whose previous collaborations include The Rescue.