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ALF
ALF | |
Premiere | September 22, 1986 |
Finale | March 24, 1990 |
Creator | Paul Fusco, Tom Patchett |
Network/Provider | NBC |
Style | 30-minute sitcom |
Company | Alien Productions |
Seasons | 4 |
Episodes | 102 + special + 1 TV movie |
Origin | USA |
Official Site | The Official Unofficial ALF Fan Site! |
ALF is a sitcom that aired on NBC. The Alien Life Form of the title (portrayed by a puppet) crash landed in the garage of the Tanner home after escaping the destruction of his home planet, Melmac. Despite his selfish and arrogant nature, ALF befriends the Tanners and they agree to hide him from the government, who he is afraid would experiment on him.
The humor is derived largely from ALF's misunderstanding of human culture, the Tanners' attempts to hide him from their neighbors, and the occasional weirdness that ALF brings to the household, including a giant mutated cockroach and attention from federal authorities. A constant joke is that ALF wants to eat the Tanner's cat, Lucky - cats are a delicacy on his home planet.
The series spawned a TV movie, two animated series: ALF: The Animated Series and ALF Tales, and one talk show: ALF's Hit Talk Show.
ALF is produced by Alien Productions. Debmar-Mercury, the distribution division of Lionsgate Television, owns the North American distribution rights to the series, while Warner Bros. Television, the former North American distributor, still syndicates the show internationally.
Contents |
Cast
Actor | Character | Duration | |||
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Main Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Max Wright | Willie Tanner | * | * | * | * |
Anne Schedeen | Kate Tanner | * | * | * | * |
Andrea Elson | Lynn Tanner | * | * | * | * |
Benji Gregory | Brian Tanner | * | * | * | * |
Paul Fusco | ALF (voice) | * | * | * | * |
Supporting/Recurring Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
John LaMotta | Trevor Ochmonek | * | * | * | * |
Liz Sheridan | Raquel Ochmonek | * | * | * | * |
Anne Meara | Dorothy Halligan | * | * | * | |
Josh Blake | Jake Ochmonek | * | * | ||
Jim J. Bullock | Neal Tanner | * |
Seasons
Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
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NBC | ||||||
Season One | September 22, 1986 | May 11, 1987 | 26 | |||
Season Two | September 21, 1987 | May 9, 1988 | 26 + 1 | |||
Season Three | October 3, 1988 | May 8, 1989 | 26 | |||
Season Four | September 18, 1989 | March 24, 1990 | 24 |
TV Movies
Title | Network | Airdate | ||||
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Project ALF | ABC | February 17, 1996 |
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
Title | Release | Discs | ||||
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Complete Series (Region 1) | ||||||
The Complete DVD Collection Collector's Edition |
May 9, 2017 | purchase | — | |||
Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
Season One | August 10, 2004 | purchase | 4 | |||
Season Two | August 23, 2005 | purchase | 4 | |||
Season Three | May 30, 2006 | purchase | 4 | |||
Season Four | September 5, 2006 | purchase | 4 |