ALF

TV Series
1986–19901986–1990
TV-GTV-G
30m

ALF (1986)

A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with the Tanner family after crashing into their garage.

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A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with the Tanner family after crashing into their garage.A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with the Tanner family after crashing into their garage.A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with the Tanner family after crashing into their garage.

Creators
- Tom Patchett
- Paul Fusco
Stars

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Awards
- 6 wins & 14 nominations

Browse episodes

4 seasons

5 years

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MeTV Promo Trailer - ALF Classic TV References

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ALF (1986)

ALF (1986)

Paul Fusco in ALF (1986)

ALF (1986)

ALF (1986)

Anne Schedeen in ALF (1986)

Benji Gregory and Max Wright in ALF (1986)

Phillip Gordon and Benji Gregory in ALF (1986)

Andrea Covell in ALF (1986)

ALF (1986)

Bill Daily and Max Wright in ALF (1986)

Anne Schedeen and Max Wright in ALF (1986)

Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros

ALFas ALF…

11 episodes11 eps • 1986–1990

ALFas ALF…

103 episodes103 eps • 1986–1990

Willie Tanneras Willie Tanner

103 episodes103 eps • 1986–1990

Kate Tanneras Kate Tanner

101 episodes101 eps • 1986–1990

Lynn Tanneras Lynn Tanner

101 episodes101 eps • 1986–1990

Brian Tanneras Brian Tanner…

103 episodes103 eps • 1986–1990

Trevor Ochmonekas Trevor Ochmonek

41 episodes41 eps • 1986–1989

Raquel Ochmonekas Raquel Ochmonek

34 episodes34 eps • 1986–1990

Jake Ochmonekas Jake Ochmonek

15 episodes15 eps • 1988–1989

Dorothy Halliganas Dorothy Halligan

8 episodes8 eps • 1987–1989

Neal Tanneras Neal Tanner

5 episodes5 eps • 1989–1990

Larryas Larry…

4 episodes4 eps • 1987–1989

Mrs. Byrdas Mrs. Byrd

3 episodes3 eps • 1988

Robert Sherwoodas Robert Sherwood

3 episodes3 eps • 1989–1990

Jodyas Jody

3 episodes3 eps • 1986–1988

Officer Griswaldas Officer Griswald…

3 episodes3 eps • 1987–1988

Whizzeras Whizzer

3 episodes3 eps • 1987–1989

Stacy Langenkamp

Stacy Langenkampas Stacy Langenkamp

3 episodes3 eps • 1990

The Tanner family is an average American family. One day, they discover that they have a visitor. He's small, he's furry, he's arrogant, and he's an alien from the planet Melmac. Unsure what to do, they name him ALF: Alien Life Form. Alf soon decides that as much as he misses his home planet, there's a lot to be said for Earth: the Tanners are willing to concede anything as long as he doesn't announce his presence. Oh yeah, the Tanners also have a cat, which looks rather tasty... —Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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Trivia
Max Wright later said that while he disliked working on the show, he got satisfaction from fan letters sharing how much joy and happiness the show brought them.

Goofs
In the opening credits of seasons 1 and 2, the studio lights are visible in the shot of Brian, on the left.

Quotes
Willie: This is a jigsaw puzzle.
ALF: It's broken.
Willie: That's the object, ALF. You're supposed to put it together.
ALF: Why? I didn't break it.

Crazy credits
ALF can be heard laughing at the end of the closing credits in each episode.

Alternate versions
Many of the syndicated episodes from the American DVD sets are further edited to remove music and songs which were claimed too expensive to license for home video. In a few cases, this results in episodes which run for less than 20 minutes! The European sets released by Warner does not suffer from these problems.

Connections
Edited into 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift (2010)

Top review

Hey, I grew up watching this show!

If any of you were little kids in the mid-80's (like I was) you enjoyed shows like the Smurfs, Thundercats, He-Man, Alvin & the Chipmunks, and even those old Marvel super hero shows. But that was all on Saturday morning. Where does the 6-year-old spend his TV time during the week? Watching ALF, of course! This show was a Monday night staple at 7 pm (cst). It's about an alien being who crash landed on Earth and spends his time wisecracking on the family that found him. He's got 8 stomachs, and he's not afraid to use them! This show spawned a cartoon series (which I also enjoyed watching). ALF goes right up there with Small Wonder and Charles In Charge as my favorite 80's sitcoms.

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Runtime
30 minutes

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