Zeus

Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989)

Stars:

 Martin Kove, Danny Mann, Timothy Blake

Jesse, an alien is sent to Earth and finds himself in Los Angeles. His only companion is a floating, orb-shaped parole officer named Control. Doomed to stay on Earth until he can show compassion, Control helps him u lead as normal a life as possible, but not knowing Earthly ways he often finds himself in trouble.

Here is the link to the show at the Internet Movie database; http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096606/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1