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ALF

Mon, Sep 22, 1986
  • Family
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.

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Cast

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  • P
    Paul Fusco
    as ALF (voice)
  • Max Wright
    Max Wright
    as Willie Tanner
  • Anne Schedeen
    Anne Schedeen
    as Kate Tanner
  • Andrea Elson
    Andrea Elson
    as Lynn Tanner
  • Benji Gregory
    Benji Gregory
    as Brian Tanner
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Episodes

4 seasons · 102 episodes

Ended · 102 aired
Season 1
26 episodes · 26 aired
▾
  • E1
    A.L.F.
    Aired · Mon, Sep 22, 1986 · 30m

    Gordon Shumway, last known survivor from the planet Melmac, crash-lands his spaceship into the Tanner family's suburban garage. Willie dubs him "ALF", short for Alien Life Form. After convincing a military officer that they are not harboring a space creature, the Tanners decide to take ALF in as a member of the family.

  • E2
    Strangers in the Night
    Aired · Mon, Sep 29, 1986 · 30m

    ALF decides to have some fun while a nervous Mrs. Ochmonek baby-sits Brian.

  • E3
    Looking for Lucky
    Aired · Mon, Oct 6, 1986 · 30m

    When Lucky the cat disappears, everyone pins the blame on ALF.

  • E4
    Pennsylvania 6-5000
    Aired · Mon, Oct 13, 1986 · 30m

    ALF calls the president to address his concerns about nuclear weapons.

  • E5
    Keepin' the Faith
    Aired · Mon, Oct 20, 1986 · 30m

    ALF takes a job selling cosmetics over the phone.

  • E6
    For Your Eyes Only
    Aired · Mon, Nov 3, 1986 · 30m

    ALF befriends a blind woman.

  • E7
    Help Me, Rhonda
    Aired · Mon, Nov 10, 1986 · 30m

    Willie helps homesick ALF contact some other survivors from Melmac.

  • E8
    Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue?
    Aired · Mon, Nov 17, 1986 · 30m

    ALF has a crush on Lynn, so he makes a music video to impress her.

  • E9
    Jump
    Aired · Mon, Nov 24, 1986 · 30m

    On his 45th birthday, Willie feels unfulfilled, so ALF suggests he go skydiving.

  • E10
    Baby, You Can Drive My Car
    Aired · Mon, Dec 1, 1986 · 30m

    ALF sells parts of his spaceship to buy Lynn a Ferrari.

  • E11
    On the Road Again
    Aired · Mon, Dec 8, 1986 · 30m

    Willie loses his temper with ALF during a family camping trip.

  • E12
    Oh, Tannerbaum
    Aired · Mon, Dec 22, 1986 · 30m

    It's Christmas time. Unfortunately ALF chops the Christmas tree into firewood before anyone notices. The Tanners then have two tasks: to teach ALF all about Christmas and find a new Christmas tree.

  • E13
    Mother and Child Reunion
    Aired · Mon, Jan 12, 1987 · 30m

    ALF heads for the garage when Kate's mother pays a visit.

  • E14
    A Little Bit of Soap
    Aired · Mon, Jan 19, 1987 · 30m

    ALF submits scripts to his favorite soap opera.

  • E15
    I've Got a New Attitude
    Aired · Mon, Feb 2, 1987 · 30m

    ALF plays matchmaker for Kate's mother.

  • E16
    Try to Remember: Part 1
    Aired · Mon, Feb 9, 1987 · 30m

    ALF hits his head and is convinced he is an insurance salesman. The Tanners try reviewing past events to try and jog his memory.

  • E17
    Try to Remember: Part 2
    Aired · Mon, Feb 9, 1987 · 30m

    The Tanners continue to try and jog ALF's memory, and deal with the police at the same time.

  • E18
    Border Song
    Aired · Mon, Feb 16, 1987 · 30m

    ALF befriends a young Mexican immigrant.

  • E19
    Wild Thing
    Aired · Mon, Mar 2, 1987 · 30m

    ALF goes through a 24-hour period of bizarre behavior.

  • E20
    Going Out of My Head Over You
    Aired · Mon, Mar 16, 1987 · 30m

    Willie and ALF talk to a therapist.

  • E21
    Lookin' Through the Windows
    Aired · Mon, Mar 23, 1987 · 30m

    ALF thinks he witnessed a murder at a neighbor's house.

  • E22
    It Isn't Easy ... Bein' Green
    Aired · Mon, Mar 30, 1987 · 30m

    ALF comes to Brian's aid when the boy has to play an asparagus in the school play.

  • E23
    The Gambler
    Aired · Mon, Apr 6, 1987 · 30m

    ALF develops a gambling habit and winds up in trouble with his bookie.

  • E24
    Weird Science
    Aired · Mon, Apr 13, 1987 · 30m

    Brian causes trouble at school when he repeats some of ALF's intergalactic knowledge.

  • E25
    La Cuckaracha
    Aired · Mon, May 4, 1987 · 30m

    A cockroach from ALF's spaceship grows to gigantic proportions.

  • E26
    Come Fly with Me
    Aired · Mon, May 11, 1987 · 30m

    When Mr. Ochmonek becomes sick during a flight, ALF flies the plane.

Season 2
26 episodes · 26 aired
▾
  • E1
    Working My Way Back to You
    Aired · Mon, Sep 21, 1987 · 30m

    ALF is relocated to the family garage as a result of his mischievous behavior.

  • E2
    The Ballad of Gilligan's Island
    Aired · Mon, Sep 28, 1987 · 30m

    ALF dreams he visits "Gilligan's Island", with castaways Gilligan, the Skipper, the Professor and Mary Ann.

  • E3
    Take a Look at Me Now
    Aired · Mon, Oct 5, 1987 · 30m

    Mrs. Ochmonek thinks she's gone crazy when she spots ALF in the backyard. She takes her story to a TV-show and is devastated when nobody believes her. ALF decides to make things right by talking to her again.

  • E4
    Wedding Bell Blues
    Aired · Mon, Oct 12, 1987 · 30m

    ALF joins a monastery after learning that his parents were married before he was born -- a disgrace on the planet Melmac.

  • E5
    Prime Time
    Aired · Mon, Oct 19, 1987 · 30m

    The Tanners become a TV-ratings family and ALF decides to rig the system so that his favorite program becomes a hit.

  • E6
    Some Enchanted Evening
    Aired · Mon, Oct 26, 1987 · 30m

    ALF becomes the star attraction at the Tanners' Halloween party.

  • E7
    Oh, Pretty Woman
    Aired · Mon, Nov 2, 1987 · 30m

    ALF helps Lynn boost her self-confidence by enrolling her in a beauty pageant.

  • E8
    Something's Wrong with Me
    Aired · Mon, Nov 9, 1987 · 30m

    ALF gets a severe case of hiccups after being excluded from Dorothy and Whizzer's wedding party. According to Melmacian medicine there are two cures: fresh cat juice and something so disgusting that ALF does not want to mention it. In order to save the wedding the Tanners try to give him fake cat juice.

  • E9
    Night Train
    Aired · Mon, Nov 16, 1987 · 30m

    Willie and ALF hop on board a freight train in search of adventure.

  • E10
    Isn't It Romantic?
    Aired · Mon, Nov 23, 1987 · 30m

    ALF and the Tanner kids give Willie and Kate a second honeymoon.

  • E11
    Hail to the Chief
    Aired · Mon, Dec 7, 1987 · 30m

    Kate dreams that she and ALF are rival presidential candidates.

  • E12
    ALF's Special Christmas: Part 1
    Aired · Mon, Dec 14, 1987 · 30m

    The Tanners decide to spend Christmas in a cabin in the woods when Alf suddenly gets lost.

  • E13
    ALF's Special Christmas: Part 2
    Aired · Mon, Dec 14, 1987 · 30m

    ALF is still in the hospital with Tiffany and Mr. Foley. He convinces Tiffany to help him get back to the Tanners, but changes his mind when he hears about Tiffany's condition.

  • E14
    The Boy Next Door
    Aired · Mon, Jan 4, 1988 · 30m

    Mr. Ochmonek's nephew Jake comes to live with the Ochmoneks. The Ochmoneks tell the Tanners that Jake is a problem kid and ask their advice on how to deal with him. ALF can't resist investigating Jake's persona.

  • E15
    Can I Get a Witness?
    Aired · Mon, Jan 11, 1988 · 30m

    When a football shatters the Ochmoneks' picture window, ALF gets the blame and he demands his day in "Tanner Family Court".

  • E16
    We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert
    Aired · Mon, Jan 25, 1988 · 30m

    A visit from Willie's Uncle Albert surprises the Tanners and causes ALF great distress.

  • E17
    Someone to Watch Over Me: Part 1
    Aired · Mon, Feb 8, 1988 · 30m

    A series of robberies in the neighborhood prompts ALF to want to help with Neighborhood Watch, when Willie is voted block captain.

  • E18
    Someone to Watch Over Me: Part 2
    Aired · Mon, Feb 15, 1988 · 30m

    Neighborhood Watch volunteers quit as the robberies continue. ALF decides to take direct action, causing chaos at the Ochmoneks' house.

  • E19
    We Gotta Get Out of This Place
    Aired · Mon, Feb 22, 1988 · 30m

    Jody loses her apartment when the building becomes a condominium, so ALF tries to help her "adjust" to a new home.

  • E20
    You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog
    Aired · Mon, Feb 29, 1988 · 30m

    A stray dog makes ALF jealous, so he gives her to the first (and obviously wrong) person who responds to a "found dog" poster.

  • E21
    Hit Me with Your Best Shot
    Aired · Mon, Mar 7, 1988 · 30m

    It's the Tanners who learn a lesson while trying to passively resist a belligerent father and son.

  • E22
    Movin' Out
    Aired · Mon, Mar 14, 1988 · 30m

    The Tanners may need to sell their house because Willie has been promoted to a supervisory position in San Deigo.

  • E23
    I'm Your Puppet
    Aired · Mon, Mar 21, 1988 · 30m

    ALF tries ventriloquism. The attitude of his new "friend", Paul the dummy, turns contentious - then things get weird.

  • E24
    Tequila
    Aired · Mon, Mar 28, 1988 · 30m

    ALF assists Kate's alcoholic friend realize that she needs help.

  • E25
    We Are Family
    Aired · Mon, May 2, 1988 · 30m

    A dejected Gordon (A.L.F.) wants to expose his existence to the world. Willie has an idea to help him through the crisis.

  • E26
    Varsity Drag
    Aired · Mon, May 9, 1988 · 30m

    ALF discovers that he is responsible for Lynn not being able to attend Amherst College, and makes another attempt to find employment.

Season 3
26 episodes · 26 aired
▾
  • E1
    Stop in the Name of Love
    Aired · Mon, Oct 3, 1988 · 30m

    Lynn breaks up with her boyfriend and becomes depressed. ALF gets a self-help book of love for her and asks her to confide in him. When Lynn reveals she likes a guy, ALF decides to help her get his attention literally by the book. Uh-oh.

  • E2
    Stairway to Heaven
    Aired · Mon, Oct 10, 1988 · 30m

    With the help of his guardian angle, ALF finds out what life would be like for the Tanners if they had never met him.

  • E3
    Breaking Up is Hard to Do
    Aired · Mon, Oct 17, 1988 · 30m

    Jake pops by because Raquel and Trevor are fighting. This time she throws him out. Kate offers to let him stay in their house. Trevor soon becomes a nuisance, so ALF decides to solve the problem.

  • E4
    Tonight, Tonight: Part 1
    Aired · Mon, Oct 24, 1988 · 30m

    "And heeeere's Alfie!" ALF hosts The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson instead ofJohnny Carson. Is it a dream? Is it an "What if...?" story?

  • E5
    Tonight, Tonight: Part 2
    Aired · Mon, Oct 24, 1988 · 30m

    ALF fills in forJohnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, alienating regulars and guests alike.

  • E6
    Promises, Promises
    Aired · Mon, Oct 31, 1988 · 30m

    Lynn has barely turned 18 and she's already moved on from boys her own age to - an older man. Lynn is forbidden from seeing Eddie again, and seems to move on with a new boy named Randy.

  • E7
    Turkey in the Straw: Part 1
    Aired · Mon, Nov 14, 1988 · 30m

    ALF already ate the Thanksgiving turkey - raw. Willie fails to find a new one, so Raquel invites the Tanners over. A storm arrives as does a homeless person, who ALF helps by leaving food and clothes for him.

  • E8
    Turkey in the Straw: Part 2
    Aired · Tue, Nov 15, 1988 · 30m

    Pete has called the Alien Task Force. He has been told to keep ALF occupied until Sergeant Fox and his men arrive to capture him. Dead or alive. Will Pete sell ALF out after he's talked with him for a while? Will he?

  • E9
    Changes
    Aired · Mon, Nov 21, 1988 · 30m

    The social workers, which includes Willie, go on a strike that may last a while. Kate decides to take a job in order to bring money into the house. ALF is concerned about the repercussions. Well, about those that will affect him.

  • E10
    My Back Pages
    Aired · Mon, Nov 28, 1988 · 30m

    When Kate and Willie stop ALF's rummage in the attic, they find Willie's movie of Woodstock and want to watch it. When Willie tells ALF what he was like in college, ALF points out that Willie has turned from an idealist to a sell-out.

  • E11
    Alone Again, Naturally
    Aired · Mon, Dec 5, 1988 · 30m

    ALF reads a tabloid article about a couple in Barstow who live with a space alien, who sounds to ALF like his cousin Blinky. ALF persuades Willie to drive him there and to go investigate the couple. *Big* trouble ensues.

  • E12
    Do You Believe in Magic?
    Aired · Mon, Dec 12, 1988 · 30m

    ALF gets interested in magic tricks, so Willie gives his old magic trick set to him. When ALF discovers he is no good at magic tricks even though he has the desire, he naturally concludes that he needs proper magician's tools.

  • E13
    Hide Away
    Aired · Mon, Jan 9, 1989 · 30m

    ALF has ordered a non-refundable satellite dish. Willie carpools with a talkative guy Jim, who manipulates Willie into inviting him for dinner. There's more to Jim than meets the eye.

  • E14
    Fight Back
    Aired · Mon, Jan 16, 1989 · 30m

    Willie realizes his car repairman is scamming him and decides to do something about it. While Willie refuses to admit that The System Has Failed, ALF and Jake set out on their own to acquire some hard evidence against the conman.

  • E15
    Suspicious Minds
    Aired · Mon, Jan 23, 1989 · 30m

    ALF has started to believe in one of the biggest urban legends - that Elvis is alive. When Raquel describes their new neighbor, ALF is convinced the man is Elvis. Since nobody believes ALF, he decides to venture into the man's house.

  • E16
    Baby Love
    Aired · Mon, Feb 6, 1989 · 30m

    Now that Kate is pregnant and the focus is on her unborn child, ALF feels neglected. Raquel throws a surprise baby shower, to which Andrea from the neighborhood brings her baby. ALF, meet baby. Baby, meet ALF.

  • E17
    Running Scared
    Aired · Mon, Feb 13, 1989 · 30m

    An anonymous caller demands $3,000 from ALF - otherwise he will turn ALF to the authorities. On the second call, the extortionist adds that the Tanners will go to jail for harboring an alien. ALF decides to take action.

  • E18
    Standing in the Shadows of Love
    Aired · Mon, Feb 20, 1989 · 30m

    Jake has a *huge* crush on a girl called Laura, but freezes every time he tries to approach or contact her. ALF offers to write a letter in Jake's name to Laura. Poor Jake still hasn't learned *not* to enlist ALF to help.

  • E19
    Superstition
    Aired · Mon, Feb 27, 1989 · 30m

    ALF accidentally burns Brian's History book in the oven. He then insists that he's now under a Melmacian curse: 14 years of increasing bad luck. First, the food on the electric stove bursts into flames. Then other things start to happen.

  • E20
    Torn Between Two Lovers
    Aired · Mon, Mar 6, 1989 · 30m

    Lynn ends up with two dates for a dance through ALF's mishandled phone message

  • E21
    Funeral for a Friend
    Aired · Mon, Mar 20, 1989 · 30m

    ALF wants a pet, so Willie decides to buy him an ant farm. ALF doesn't appreciate his new pets at first, but it will change.

  • E22
    Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
    Aired · Mon, Mar 27, 1989 · 30m

    The start date of Brian's first overnight boy scout camp is almost at hand. But he is afraid of the dark. While Willie reminisces about his own boy scout days, ALF decides to help Brian.

  • E23
    Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
    Aired · Mon, Apr 10, 1989 · 30m

    Jake stops by to tell that her mother has come to the Ochmoneks. She comes to thank the Tanners and Racquel invites her to dinner at the Tanners. Jake, however, starts acting weirdly, and ALF decides to find out why.

  • E24
    Like an Old Time Movie
    Aired · Mon, Apr 17, 1989 · 30m

    The Tanners are going to a wedding and ALF is left home alone, Willie having rented him silent movies. ALF gets inspired to write his own silent movie. In which he also stars. He then imagines what it would be like.

  • E25
    Shake, Rattle and Roll
    Aired · Mon, May 1, 1989 · 30m

    ALF experiences his first earthquake (there were no melmacquakes). When he is told that quakes can be a lot bigger, ALF starts to live in fear of the coming of a big one, even though Willie assures him they are prepared.

  • E26
    Having My Baby
    Aired · Mon, May 8, 1989 · 30m

    ALF is preparing himself for the coming of Kate's baby because, in his opinion, Willie isn't prepared enough. Can ALF be persuaded to accept that Dick Van Dyke show is not an educational program that should be followed as an example?

Season 4
24 episodes · 24 aired
▾
  • E1
    Baby, Come Back
    Aired · Mon, Sep 18, 1989 · 30m

    When Kate has to unexpectedly go in to work, she has no choice but to leave ALF in charge of the baby. While babysitting, ALF faces a huge dilemma when he goes outside and finds the baby missing.

  • E2
    Lies
    Aired · Mon, Sep 25, 1989 · 30m

    After ALF invites a tabloid crew over to the Tanner household for an interview, they take a few photos before Willie asks them to leave.

  • E3
    Wanted: Dead or Alive
    Aired · Mon, Oct 2, 1989 · 30m

    After ALF watches "Crimestoppers" and sees a guy resembling Willie who is wanted for polygamy, he tries to hide Willie. When the FBI takes Willie in for question following an anonymous tip, everyone assumes that ALF called it in.

  • E4
    We're in the Money
    Aired · Mon, Oct 9, 1989 · 30m

    Alf thinks that he has found a great new game when he accesses Willie's stock market account.

  • E5
    Mind Games
    Aired · Mon, Oct 16, 1989 · 30m

    With ALF feeling bored and useless, Larry advises the Tanners to ask for his opinion on their problems and make him feel more important.

  • E6
    Hooked on a Feeling
    Aired · Mon, Oct 23, 1989 · 30m

    When ALF develops an addiction to eating cotton balls, Willie and Kate decide to invite a support group over to the house and have Willie convey ALF's feelings to the group.

  • E7
    He Ain't Heavy, He's Willie's Brother
    Aired · Mon, Oct 30, 1989 · 30m

    ALF gets upset when Willie's emotionally depressed kid brother spends lots of time at the house, leaving him to take quarters in the garage.

  • E8
    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
    Aired · Mon, Nov 6, 1989 · 30m

    With ALF upset over Willie's brother frequently coming to the house, Willie decides that the best thing to do is finally introduce his brother to ALF.

  • E9
    Live and Let Die
    Aired · Mon, Nov 13, 1989 · 30m

    When the Tanners' cat Lucky dies, ALF decides to answer a giveaway ad in the paper for kittens so that he can eat them, only to find out that he likes having them as pets.

  • E10
    Break Up to Make Up
    Aired · Mon, Nov 20, 1989 · 30m

    ALF gets upset when his anniversary party is interrupted by Kate's mother who flies in after a fight with her husband.

  • E11
    Happy Together
    Aired · Mon, Nov 27, 1989 · 30m

    Following a fight with Willie, ALF decides to move in with Neal. It doesn't take long for him to wear out his welcome.

  • E12
    Fever
    Aired · Mon, Dec 4, 1989 · 30m

    When ALF gets really sick, Willie and Kate consider taking him to a doctor.

  • E13
    It's My Party
    Aired · Mon, Dec 11, 1989 · 30m

    Willie and Kate miss the days when they would visit friends' dinner parties and then reciprocate. They decide to host a luau with a roasted pig.

  • E14
    Make 'em Laugh
    Aired · Mon, Jan 8, 1990 · 30m

    Alf thinks he's a stand-up comedian. NBC offers him a show, he's famous and rich and everybody loves him. In his dream he sends Willie and Kate to the attic, where they usually send him.

  • E15
    Love on the Rocks
    Aired · Mon, Jan 15, 1990 · 30m

    When Neal decides to drive to Las Vegas and remarry his ex-wife, ALF sneaks into the back of their car in a effort to try and talk Neal out of it.

  • E16
    True Colors
    Aired · Mon, Jan 22, 1990 · 30m

    ALF develops an interest in art after one of Lynn's professors compliments one of his paintings.

  • E17
    Gimme That Old Time Religion
    Aired · Mon, Jan 29, 1990 · 30m

    In order to become a minister, ALF must preside over a ceremony. So he suggests that Willie and Kate renew their vows on the 22nd anniversary.

  • E18
    Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
    Aired · Mon, Feb 5, 1990 · 30m

    Realizing he will outlive the Tanners, ALF daydreams about the future, after the children have grown up and moved out.

  • E19
    When I'm Sixty-Four
    Aired · Mon, Feb 12, 1990 · 30m

    With Willie and Kate going out for the night, ALF sneaks into a retirement home in the hopes of meeting a once-famous actress, whose glory days are far behind her.

  • E20
    Mr. Sandman
    Aired · Mon, Feb 19, 1990 · 30m

    When Willie finds a map from one of his dead relatives, he and ALF trek to Death Valley to try and find a possible treasure. Things don't go as planned when ALF drinks all the water beforehand and then gets too hot from the sun.

  • E21
    Stayin' Alive
    Aired · Mon, Feb 26, 1990 · 30m

    When ALF finds out that a local corporation is using CFCs that pollute the environment, he writes several letters of protest, all under fake names.

  • E22
    Hungry Like a Wolf
    Aired · Sat, Mar 3, 1990 · 30m

    Fearing that he might "internally blow up" due to his high calorie consumption, ALF decides to cut meat from his diet. However after a few days, ALF turns into a "wolf" and steals the Tanner's car in an effort to hunt for food.

  • E23
    I Gotta Be Me
    Aired · Sat, Mar 10, 1990 · 30m

    Lynn and Kate have a disagreement after Lynn plans to go away for a vacation weekend with her boyfriend. Tensions escalate further when Lynn brings up the idea of moving in together with Robert.

  • E24
    Consider Me Gone
    Aired · Sat, Mar 24, 1990 · 30m

    When ALF picks up a signal on the Tanner's radio, he realizes that it is someone trying to get in touch with him through Melmacian code.