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Originally airing on 7 April 1988, "Plan 10 from Outer Space" begins with a famous writer, Truman Smith the Third (Creator/MichaelConstantine), taking off his blindfold and trying to confront Rexel 14, an alien who [[AssassinationAttempt tries to kill him]].
The scene shifts to Austin and Michelle, as they drive to the mansion, intent on discovering what the life-or-death problem is. When they arrive at the house, deep in New Mexico, they meet with the only other two residents of Truman's mansion; his maid Helga (Creator/MayBritt) and his fifth wife, Trish (Creator/SondraCurrie).
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* AssassinationAttempt:
** Truman, a ScienceFiction author, is convinced that the alien who has been advising him on all of his books wants to murder him. Rexel 14, however, is an ImaginaryEnemy that happens to be associated with [[LightningCanDoAnything an electromagnetic anomaly]] due to the iron under the mansion.
** One of the women in the house successfully murders Truman, leaving evidence that implicates Rexel 14 instead. Austin has to prove which of them actually did it.
* BluffingTheMurderer: Because he didn't have any evidence to determine if Trish or Helga committed the murder, Austin has to trick the murderer into confessing by using the victim's sunglasses, which he says created a photonegative when the victim was electrified. When the murderer sees herself on the wall, she immediately starts trying to justify herself, admitting her guilt in the process.
* ClosedCircle: Truman's latest wife attempts to leave the mansion once it is clear that [[AssassinationAttempt Rexel 14 is going to kill her husband]]. She leaves with the housekeeper, but they're forced to return because the roads have been flooded by the recent storm.
* DeafComposer: When the author, Mr Smith, sits down to write a novel, he's forced to wear a blindfold as he types on his typewriter. He says that he has to write this way because Rexel doesn't want to be seen, and Rexel is telling him the stories.
* EurekaMoment: Reading the letter from [[LightningCanDoAnything the lightning rod company]] helps Austin figure out what really happened to Truman. He tells Mickey to get the other two characters and he's going to show them who "[[ImaginaryEnemy Rexel 14]]" and the murderer really are.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: While nobody laughs at the joke, Austin does end the episode with [[ShoutOut a reference]] to a very famous ImaginaryFriend; the titular character of ''{{Theatre/Harvey}}'', warning him to watch his head on the low ceiling.
* ImaginaryEnemy: Truman called for Austin's help because an alien called Rexel is trying to kill him. Austin is not impressed and assumes he's being pranked, until lighting appears in the house on a clear night and appears to [[AssassinationAttempt try killing Truman]].
* ImaginaryFriend: For years, Rexel 14 was an extraterrestrial who helped Truman write hundreds of ScienceFiction {{Novel}}s. However, they had a falling out and now Rexel is his ImaginaryEnemy. Imaginary because nobody else has seen/heard/met Rexel, but real enough [[AssassinationAttempt to try killing him]].
* LightningCanDoAnything: Austin reveals that [[ScoobyDooHoax the supposed alien]] that used to visit Truman was actually due to a combination of iron under the mansion, the lightning rods, and water creating a short-circuit. Austin even remarks that "ball lightning" is extremely unpredictable.
* MinimalistCast: This one episode featured only the two main characters, [[AlwaysMurder the murder victim]], the murderer, and a RedHerring.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Truman Smith is a disguised reference to Creator/IsaacAsimov, one of the founders for this 1988 tv series. Like Dr Asimov, he is recognized as "the world's most prolific ScienceFiction author", having written "over four hundred books" (which Dr Asimov had just achieved in 1988, ending the year with #405, ''Literature/TheSportOfCrime'').
* ScoobyDooHoax: Austin has been called to [[ClosedCircle a mansion in the desert of New Mexico]]. The mansion's owner, Truman, claims that [[ImaginaryEnemy an alien is trying to kill him]]. Unfortunately, Truman dies before Austin can prove him wrong (because someone else killed him). Austin has to explain who killed Truman and what Rexel 14 [[LightningCanDoAnything really is]].
* ShoutOut:
** The title is a reference to the infamous ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'', a movie about an alien invasion.
** The episode featured an author who had an [[ImaginaryFriend illusionary friend]] named Rexel 14. [[EverybodyLaughsEnding At the end of the episode]], Austin reminds Harvey to watch his head as they leave. Harvey is the name of an [[NotSoImaginaryFriend invisible rabbit]] from ''{{Theatre/Harvey}}'', that many people were convinced showed that Mr Dowd was insane.
* YellowLightningBlueLightning: The alien that Truman calls Rexel 14 is supposedly capable of controlling electricity. This manifests as blue/red balls of [[LightningCanDoAnything static lightning within the house]].
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The scene shifts to Austin and Michelle, as they drive to the mansion, intent on discovering what the life-or-death problem is. When they arrive at the house, deep in New Mexico, they meet with the only other two residents of Truman's mansion; his maid Helga (Creator/MayBritt) and his fifth wife, Trish (Creator/SondraCurrie).
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* AssassinationAttempt:
** Truman, a ScienceFiction author, is convinced that the alien who has been advising him on all of his books wants to murder him. Rexel 14, however, is an ImaginaryEnemy that happens to be associated with [[LightningCanDoAnything an electromagnetic anomaly]] due to the iron under the mansion.
** One of the women in the house successfully murders Truman, leaving evidence that implicates Rexel 14 instead. Austin has to prove which of them actually did it.
* BluffingTheMurderer: Because he didn't have any evidence to determine if Trish or Helga committed the murder, Austin has to trick the murderer into confessing by using the victim's sunglasses, which he says created a photonegative when the victim was electrified. When the murderer sees herself on the wall, she immediately starts trying to justify herself, admitting her guilt in the process.
* ClosedCircle: Truman's latest wife attempts to leave the mansion once it is clear that [[AssassinationAttempt Rexel 14 is going to kill her husband]]. She leaves with the housekeeper, but they're forced to return because the roads have been flooded by the recent storm.
* DeafComposer: When the author, Mr Smith, sits down to write a novel, he's forced to wear a blindfold as he types on his typewriter. He says that he has to write this way because Rexel doesn't want to be seen, and Rexel is telling him the stories.
* EurekaMoment: Reading the letter from [[LightningCanDoAnything the lightning rod company]] helps Austin figure out what really happened to Truman. He tells Mickey to get the other two characters and he's going to show them who "[[ImaginaryEnemy Rexel 14]]" and the murderer really are.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: While nobody laughs at the joke, Austin does end the episode with [[ShoutOut a reference]] to a very famous ImaginaryFriend; the titular character of ''{{Theatre/Harvey}}'', warning him to watch his head on the low ceiling.
* ImaginaryEnemy: Truman called for Austin's help because an alien called Rexel is trying to kill him. Austin is not impressed and assumes he's being pranked, until lighting appears in the house on a clear night and appears to [[AssassinationAttempt try killing Truman]].
* ImaginaryFriend: For years, Rexel 14 was an extraterrestrial who helped Truman write hundreds of ScienceFiction {{Novel}}s. However, they had a falling out and now Rexel is his ImaginaryEnemy. Imaginary because nobody else has seen/heard/met Rexel, but real enough [[AssassinationAttempt to try killing him]].
* LightningCanDoAnything: Austin reveals that [[ScoobyDooHoax the supposed alien]] that used to visit Truman was actually due to a combination of iron under the mansion, the lightning rods, and water creating a short-circuit. Austin even remarks that "ball lightning" is extremely unpredictable.
* MinimalistCast: This one episode featured only the two main characters, [[AlwaysMurder the murder victim]], the murderer, and a RedHerring.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Truman Smith is a disguised reference to Creator/IsaacAsimov, one of the founders for this 1988 tv series. Like Dr Asimov, he is recognized as "the world's most prolific ScienceFiction author", having written "over four hundred books" (which Dr Asimov had just achieved in 1988, ending the year with #405, ''Literature/TheSportOfCrime'').
* ScoobyDooHoax: Austin has been called to [[ClosedCircle a mansion in the desert of New Mexico]]. The mansion's owner, Truman, claims that [[ImaginaryEnemy an alien is trying to kill him]]. Unfortunately, Truman dies before Austin can prove him wrong (because someone else killed him). Austin has to explain who killed Truman and what Rexel 14 [[LightningCanDoAnything really is]].
* ShoutOut:
** The title is a reference to the infamous ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'', a movie about an alien invasion.
** The episode featured an author who had an [[ImaginaryFriend illusionary friend]] named Rexel 14. [[EverybodyLaughsEnding At the end of the episode]], Austin reminds Harvey to watch his head as they leave. Harvey is the name of an [[NotSoImaginaryFriend invisible rabbit]] from ''{{Theatre/Harvey}}'', that many people were convinced showed that Mr Dowd was insane.
* YellowLightningBlueLightning: The alien that Truman calls Rexel 14 is supposedly capable of controlling electricity. This manifests as blue/red balls of [[LightningCanDoAnything static lightning within the house]].
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