ALF 

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

Creators:

Tom Patchett, Paul Fusco

Stars:

Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, Paul Fusco, Max Wright

6 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Paul Fusco	...	ALF / ... 103 episodes, 1986-1990
Max Wright	...	Willie Tanner 103 episodes, 1986-1990
Anne Schedeen	...	Kate Tanner 103 episodes, 1986-1990
Andrea Elson	...	Lynn Tanner 103 episodes, 1986-1990
Benji Gregory	...	Brian Tanner / ... 103 episodes, 1986-1990
John LaMotta	...	Trevor Ochmonek 41 episodes, 1986-1989
Liz Sheridan	...	Raquel Ochmonek 36 episodes, 1986-1990

Storyline

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...

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Plot Keywords:

alien | 1990s | 1980s | fish out of water | outer space | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

The address of the Tanner's home is 167 Hemdale Ave.

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Goofs

Neal Tanner lives 5 minutes away from rest of the family, but he suddenly stops coming over, for no apparent reason.

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Quotes

Kate: ALF, you can use the portable TV in the bedroom.
ALF: But it's too small. It makes everyone look like Danny DeVito.

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Crazy Credits

After the closing credits in the original unaired pilot, ALF appears and says to the audience "Be there!".

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Alternate Versions

For syndication the episodes were cut down to 21 minutes. These edited versions were used for the US DVD release, while the European sets featured the 24 minute full length episodes.

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Connections

Referenced in Teen Titans Go!: Oil Drums (2015)

User Reviews

When I was a kid, this was the sit-com to watch.

ALF is another one of the favorite shows during my childhood. And I still enjoy it to this day. Every friend and acquaintance of mine loved this show. Some kids I knew back then wished ALF would've crashed into their garage! ALF has left some very fond memories. Short synopsis: One day the Tanner family was in their garage they hear a strange noise and it was a spaceship that eventually crashed into their garage and then discover ALF and he became a part of the family.

ALF was also a bit of a troublemaker and a prankster as well. Yet, he also tried to fix any damage he had done, gave advice to the Tanners, said some funny catchphrases, got into funny situations one can imagine, always had to hide in the kitchen whenever company came, chasing Lucky (the Tanner's cat, ALF had a taste for cats), and used references from historic events and the whatnot. ALF even had some heartfelt moments, too.

Plus, I heard that starting in March, NICK-AT-NITE is going to start showing old reruns of ALF! Another thing, too the kids in this show, Lynn and Brian acted like your everyday average kid and teen! Even though the show barely revolved around them, they weren't even smart-allecks like kids are in sit-coms nowadays. ALF was one of the better sit-coms from the 80's. It's another one of my favorites next to Night Court and Newhart. Feel free to watch the ALF reruns when they come to NICK-AT-NITE. ALF was a show for the whole family. It gets an A!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

ALF

Filming Locations:

708 Moreno Avenue, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alien Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min (100 episodes) 30 min (102 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3