"ALF Tales" (1988) TV series 1988-1990

Creators:

Paul Fusco
Tom Patchett

Release Date:

10 September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

Alf and his friends retell classic stories in their own unique way.

Plot Keywords:

Based On TV Series | Based On Live Action TV Series | Character Name In Title

Cast

Paulina Gillis	...	Augie Shumway, Rhonda (voice)
Peggy Mahon	...	Flo Shumway (voice)
Thick Wilson	...	Bob Shumway, Larson Petty (voice)
Dan Hennessey	...	Sloop / Eggbert Petty (voice)
Rob Cowan	...	Skip (voice)
Michael Fantini	...	Curtis Shumway (1989) (voice)
Noam Zylberman	...	Curtis Shumway (1988) (voice)
Deborah Theaker	...	Madame Poughkeepsie (1988-1990) (voice)
Paul Fusco	...	Gordon Shumway (ALF) (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eva Almos	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Harvey Atkin	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Len Carlson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jayne Eastwood	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Don Francks	...	Additional Voices (1988-1990) (voice)
Marvin Goldhar	...	Additional Voices (1989) (voice)
Ellen-Ray Hennessy	...	Stella (voice)
Ray Kahnert	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Michaël Lamport	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Marla Lukofsky	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Greg Morton	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Nick Nichols	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Stephen Ouimette	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Linda Sorenson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
John Stocker	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Stuart Stone	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Greg Swanson	...	Additional Voices (1988-1990) (voice)

Also Known As:

AlfTales (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes) | Germany:22 min (21 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-Y

Company:

DiC Enterprises

Quotes:

Mayo Lodge Members: Mayonnaise is more than sandwich spread. It's in our hearts and in our heads.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Alf Loves a Mystery (1987) (TV)

In the tradition of ROCKY & BULLWINKLE and THE SIMPSONS

ALFTALES was an animated spin-off of the live-action ALF TV series. I wasn't a fan of the live-action series and I only stumbled into this show by accident . . . and am I ever glad that I did. ALFTALES is one of those cartoon shows in the tradition of ROCKY & BULLWINKLE, THE SIMPSONS and KING OF THE HILL, in that it uses the traditionally children show-dominated field of animation to tell stories with adult ideas. ALFTALES was actually two shows in one: The actual part called ALFTALES was like the "Fractured Fairy Tales" part of BULLWINKLE. It would take a fairy tale or nursery rhyme and put their own spin on the story. For example, "Rapunzel" dealt with a prince who would speak in rap ("Rap-unzel", get it?) while trying to get into the tower of the princess with the REALLY long hair. A spoof of "Jack and the Beanstalk" had Jack and his "mother" running a certain motel from a certain Alfred Hitchcock movie. In fact, this story is filled with Hitchcock references as the Giant talks like James Mason in NORTH BY NORTHWEST and "Jimmy Stewart" even makes an appearance. There was a scene in "Jack" that would indicate that this wasn't specifically a "kiddie" show: Jack looks at the Janet Leigh character as she walks out of the motel lobby. He looks at the camera and comments to the audience "You'd HAVE to be PSYCHO to not be impressed by that." Not exactly children's material. The other half of the show just chronicled Gordon Shumway's (ALF's real name) life on his home planet of Melmac with his family and friends. This segment was just as funny as the ALFTALES segment. This show had a really cool theme song that was sung in the style of Fifties' rock tune. I'd like to know the lyrics to it as they sounded as hip as they were funny. I'll be keeping a lookout to see if these episodes turn up on video or DVD. They'd be worth collecting.