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The Tanners decide to spend Christmas in a cabin in the woods but ALF soon gets lost.
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.
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Paul Fusco | ... | ALF / ... 103 episodes, 1986-2004 |
| Max Wright | ... | Willie Tanner 103 episodes, 1986-2004 | |
| Anne Schedeen | ... | Kate Tanner 103 episodes, 1986-2004 | |
| Andrea Elson | ... | Lynn Tanner 103 episodes, 1986-2004 | |
| Benji Gregory | ... | Brian Tanner / ... 103 episodes, 1986-2004 | |
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John LaMotta | ... | Trevor Ochmonek 41 episodes, 1986-2004 |
| Liz Sheridan | ... | Raquel Ochmonek 36 episodes, 1986-2004 | |
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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... Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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alien | fish out of water | outer space | character name as series title | cat |Parents Guide:
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22 September 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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708 Moreno Avenue, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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(100 episodes) | (102 episodes)Sound Mix:
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Kate: The last time you showed me a trick, it took three weeks for my eyebrows to grow back.
ALF: I told you not to lean in.
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Early episodes of the program showed ALF consuming alcohol. When NBC demanded the program to be more family friendly, this trait was discontinued. See more »Goofs
Throughout Season 1, the Tanner's front porch continues to appear and disappear. See more »Quotes
ALF: Mind if I showed you a trick ?Kate: The last time you showed me a trick, it took three weeks for my eyebrows to grow back.
ALF: I told you not to lean in.
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Crazy Credits
In the opening credits (Series 1 - 2) ALF is seen recording a home movie and films each member of the Tanner family. See more »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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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ALF was a clever show which contained much of the same formula as such comedy classics as "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Green Acres" in that the main character is out of his normal environment and tries to adjust to living in a new world producing wide-eyed comedic relief. The sad thing about this show is that it should have (and could have) had a longer life. During the first season, ALF, the character, was a cute and adventuresome little fellow who looked at modern society through innocent eyes--the kind of child-like eyes that can see the paradoxes and hypocrisies of society. But from the second season on, ALF became an obnoxious nuisance, an annoying smart-alack in Hawaiian shirts who seemed to know that he was torturing poor old Willie and Kate, but enjoyed frustrating them. His appearances on game shows and talk shows combined to dish out unwelcomed overexposure. ALF was no longer cute, but a show-off busy hocking stuffed self-likeness and lunch boxes. Another example of Hollywood's inability to let a production endear itself to an eager audience and resist the quick buck. How sad.