The Cat from Outer Space story
A friendly cat-like alien makes an emergency landing on Earth in its spaceship.
16 total · 8 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| brain-computer interface | major | The cat-alien Jake used a special collar that amplifies its telekinetic and telepathic abilities. Frank was also able to use the collar to do the same. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | The story followed a cat-like alien who was trying to return to its home planet. |
| felinoid being | major | The story followed a cat-like alien who was trying to return to its home planet. |
| friendship | major | Frank and the alien-cat Jake became pals in the course of Frank helping Jake return to its planet. Frank's buddy Link dropped by his place to watch sports on TV. |
| government secrecy | major | The general insisted that nobody leak any information about the landed spaceship. |
| greed for riches | major | The master criminal Mr. Olympus wanted to steal Jake's spaceship and sell its technology to the highest bidder. |
| master and pet | major | Everyone assumed that the cat-alien Jake was Frank's new pet. |
| telepathic ability | major | The cat-alien Jake communicated with Frank telepathically. |
| American football | minor | Dr. Normal Link was watching college football games on television with marked enthusiasm. |
| gambling | minor | Frank's friend Dr. Norman Link had a habit of betting on horse racing, basketball, football, and presumably anything else under the sun. |