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ALF
ALF Season Four
Information
Title: ALF
Format: Live-Action / Puppetry
Running time: 30 min.
country: USA
Network: NBC
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 101
Production
Production company: Alien Productions
Executive producers: Paul Fusco; Tom Patchett
Producers: Steve Lamar; Bernie Brillstein; Laurie Gelman; Thad Mumford; Steve Cioffi; Lisa A. Bannick; Stephanie Hagen; Steven Hollander; Bob Bendetson
Principal cast: Max Wright; Anne Schedeen; Andrea Elson; Benji Gregory; Paul Fusco
Air dates
First aired: September 22nd, 1986
Last aired: March 24th, 1990

ALF was an American television sit-com which aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990 spanning four seasons and a total of 101 episodes. The series was created by Paul Fusco and Tom Patchett and centered on the life of the Tanner family as well as a wise-cracking alien from the planet Melmac nicknamed ALF. ALF, whose real name is Gordon Shumway, crash-lands in the garage of the Tanner family's California home and is discovered by family patriarch Willie Tanner. Recognizing the three-foot tall Melmacian as an A.L.F. (alien life form), he begrudingly lets him stay in his home to keep him safe from the outside world. Many of the show's plot points involved ALF getting into trouble, risking exposure, and the Tanners ongoing efforts to keep his existence safe from the outside world.

Characters[]

Image Character Actor Description
Gordon Shumway 002 Gordon Shumway Paul Fusco Gordon Shumway, aka, ALF, is an alien from the planet Melmac. Escaping his home world's imminent destruction, Gordon journeys to Earth where he crash-lands through the garage roof belonging to the Tanner family. He inveigles his way into their home and into their lives, causing the Tanners no end of problems.
Willie Tanner 001 Willie Tanner Max Wright Willie Tanner is a computer operator and the patriarch of the Tanner family household. He is the husband of Kate Tanner and the father of Lynn and Brian Tanner. It was Willie who first discovered Gordon Shumway's space ship and first attributed to him the nickname of ALF (alien life form).
Kate Tanner 001 Kate Tanner Anne Schedeen Kate Tanner is the wife of Willie Tanner and the mother of Lynn and Brian Tanner. Of all the members of the household, Kate has the least tolerance for ALF's antics and would just as soon see him gone than look at him. ALF likes Kate and feels that the two share a common bond with one another seeing as how they have both seen each other naked.
Lynn Tanner 001 Lynn Tanner Andrea Elson Lynn Tanner was the daughter of Willie and Kate Tanner and the older sister of Brian Tanner. Lynn enjoyed ALF's company, but even her easy-going nature could occasionally be tested, particularly whenever ALF decided to tie up the telephone lines.
Brian Tanner 001 Brian Tanner Benji Gregory Brian was the youngest of the Tanner children and was a kind-hearted, albeit impressionable young boy. ALF was his best friend and the two would spend their days watching television together. ALF was not always a positive influence on Brian however and Kate always had to keep a close on them to make sure that ALF wasn't proving to be a bad influence on her son.

Episodes[]

Season One[]

Episode Title Airdate
1x1 A.L.F. September 22nd, 1986
1x2 Strangers in the Night September 29th, 1986
1x3 Looking for Lucky October 6th, 1986
1x4 Pennsylvania 6-5000 October 13th, 1986
1x5 Keepin' the Faith October 20th, 1986
1x6 For Your Eyes Only November 3rd, 1986
1x7 Help Me, Rhonda November 10th, 1986
1x8 Don't It Make My Brown Eyes, Blue? November 17th, 1986
1x9 Jump November 24th, 1986
1x10 Baby, You Can Drive My Car December 1st, 1986
1x11 On the Road Again December 8th, 1986
1x12 Oh, Tannerbaum December 22nd, 1986
1x13 Mother and Child Reunion January 12th, 1987
1x14 A Little Bit of Soap January 19th, 1987
1x15 I've Got a New Attitude February 2nd, 1987
1x16 Try to Remember (Part 1) February 9th, 1987
1x17 Try to Remember (Part 2) February 9th, 1987
1x18 Border Song February 16th, 1987
1x19 Wild Thing March 2nd, 1987
1x20 Going Out of My Head Over You March 16th, 1987
1x21 Lookin' Through the Windows March 23rd, 1987
1x22 It Isn't Easy... Being Green March 30th, 1987
1x23 The Gambler April 6th, 1987
1x24 Weird Science April 13th, 1987
1x25 La Cuckaracha May 4th, 1987
1x26 Come Fly With Me May 11th, 1987

Season Two[]

Episode Title Airdate
2x1 Working My Way Back to You September 21st, 1987
2x2 Somewhere Over the Rerun September 28th, 1987
2x3 Take a Look at Me Now October 5th, 1987
2x4 Wedding Bell Blues October 12th, 1987
2x5 Prime Time October 19th, 1987
2x6 Some Enchanted Evening October 26th, 1987
2x7 Oh, Pretty Woman November 2nd, 1987
2x8 Something's Wrong With Me November 9th, 1987
2x9 Night Train November 16th, 1987
2x10 Isn't It Romantic? November 23rd, 1987
2x11 Hail to the Chief December 7th, 1987
2x12 ALF's Special Christmas (Part 1) December 14th, 1987
2x13 ALF's Special Christmas (Part 2) December 14th, 1987
2x14 The Boy Next Door January 4th, 1988
2x15 Can I Get a Witness? January 11th, 1988
2x16 We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert January 25th, 1988
2x17 Someone to Watch Over Me (Part 1) February 8th, 1988
2x18 Someone to Watch Over Me (Part 2) February 15th, 1988
2x19 We Gotta Get Out of This Place February 22nd, 1988
2x20 You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog February 29th, 1988
2x21 Hit Me With Your Best Shot March 7th, 1988
2x22 Movin' Out March 14th, 1988
2x23 I'm Your Puppet March 21st, 1988
2x24 Tequila March 28th, 1988
2x25 We Are Family May 2nd, 1988
2x26 Varsity Drag May 9th, 1988

Season Three[]

Episode Title Airdate
3x1 Stop in the Name of Love October 3rd, 1988
3x2 Stairway to Heaven October 10th, 1988
3x3 Breaking Up is Hard to Do October 16th, 1988
3x4 Tonight, Tonight (Part 1) October 24th, 1988
3x5 Tonight, Tonight (Part 2) October 24th, 1988
3x6 Promises October 31st, 1988
3x7 Turkey in the Straw (Part 1) November 14th, 1988
3x8 Turkey in the Straw (Part 2) November 15th, 1988
3x9 Changes November 21st, 1988
3x10 My Back Pages November 28th, 1988
3x11 Alone Again, Naturally December 5th, 1988
3x12 Do You Believe in Magic? December 12th, 1988
3x13 Hide Away January 9th, 1989
3x14 Fight Back January 16th, 1989
3x15 Suspicious Minds January 23rd, 1989
3x16 Baby Love February 6th, 1989
3x17 Running Scared February 13th, 1989
3x18 Standing in the Shadows of Love February 20th, 1989
3x19 Superstition February 27th, 1989
3x20 Torn Between Two Lovers March 6th, 1989
3x21 Funeral for a Friend March 20th, 1989
3x22 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark March 27th, 1989
3x23 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? April 10th, 1989
3x24 Like an Old Time Movie April 17th, 1989
3x25 Shake, Rattle and Roll May 1st, 1989
3x26 Having My Baby May 8th, 1989

Season Four[]

Episode Title Airdate
4x1 Baby, Come Back September 18th, 1989
4x2 Lies September 25th, 1989
4x3 Wanted: Dead of Alive October 2nd, 1989
4x4 We're in the Money October 9th, 1989
4x5 Mind Games October 16th, 1989
4x6 Hooked on a Feeling October 23rd, 1989
4x7 He Aint' Heavy, He's Willie's Brother October 30th, 1989
4x8 The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face November 6th, 1989
4x9 Live and Let Die November 13th, 1989
4x10 Break Up to Make Up November 20th, 1989
4x11 Happy Together November 27th, 1989
4x12 Fever December 4th, 1989
4x13 It's My Party December 11th, 1989
4x14 Make 'em Laugh January 8th, 1990
4x15 Love on the Rocks January 15th, 1990
4x16 True Colors January 22nd, 1990
4x17 Gimme That Old Time Religion January 29th, 1990
4x18 Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades February 5th, 1990
4x19 When I'm 64 February 12th, 1990
4x20 Mr. Sandman February 19th, 1990
4x21 Stayin' Alive February 26th, 1990
4x22 Hungry Like the Wolf March 3rd, 1990
4x23 I Gotta Be Me March 10th, 1990
4x24 Consider Me Gone March 24th, 1990

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Many of the episode titles from the series are named after popular songs.

See also[]

External Links[]

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