Episode 1
Working My Way Back to You
23m6.6 / 10
ALF is relocated to the family garage as a result of his mischievous behavior.
Directed by Nick HavingaWritten by Steve PepoonGuest stars John LaMotta
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ALF
1986TV-G4 seasons7.6 / 10
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A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.
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Synopsis
A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.
Cast, crew and production details
About ALF
Cast
Max WrightWillie Tanner
Anne SchedeenKate Tanner
Andrea ElsonLynn Tanner
Benji GregoryBrian Tanner
Mihaly 'Michu' MeszarosAlf / Gordon Shumway
Marcia WallaceMrs. Lyman
Judy LandersBrenda
Ricky Paull GoldinDanny DuckworthCredits
- Created by
- Paul Fusco, Tom Patchett
- Written by
- Steve Pepoon, Lisa A. Bannick, Paul Fusco, Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson, Laurie Gelman, Mike Reiss, Al Jean, Stephen Sustarsic, Donald Todd, David Adam Silverman, Tom Patchett, Victor Fresco, Thad Mumford, Scott S. Gorden, Jerry Stahl
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 101
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States- Alien Productions
Themes
alienalien life-formextraterrestrialfamily relationshipsouter spacesitcom
Season 2 episodes
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Episode 2
The Ballad of Gilligan's Island
23m6.4 / 10
ALF dreams he visits "Gilligan's Island", with castaways Gilligan, the Skipper, the Professor and Mary Ann.
Directed by Nick HavingaWritten by Scott S. GordenGuest stars Bob Denver, Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells, Alan Hale Jr.
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Episode 3
Take a Look at Me Now
23m7.6 / 10
Mrs. Ochmonek thinks she's gone crazy when she spots ALF in the backyard.
Directed by Gary ShimokawaWritten by Steve PepoonGuest stars Raye Birk, Liz Sheridan, John LaMotta
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Episode 4
Wedding Bell Blues
23m6.8 / 10
ALF joins a monastery after learning that his parents were married before he was born -- a disgrace on the planet Melmac.
Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffWritten by Lisa A. BannickGuest stars John Miranda, Michael Alaimo, John LaMotta
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Episode 5
Prime Time
23m6.9 / 10
The Tanners become a TV-ratings family and ALF decides to rig the system so that his favorite program becomes a hit.
Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffWritten by Lisa A. BannickGuest stars David Leisure, Tom Patchett, Michele Brustin, Al Fann, Darrow Igus, Nan McNamara, John LaMotta, Robert Gallo
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Episode 6
Some Enchanted Evening
23m7.1 / 10
ALF becomes the star attraction at the Tanners' Halloween party.
Directed by Gary ShimokawaWritten by Seth WeisbordGuest stars Geoffrey Blake, Nedra Volz, Lewis Arquette, Richard Roat, Linda Hoy, Melanie Noble
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Episode 7
Oh, Pretty Woman
23m6.9 / 10
ALF helps Lynn boost her self-confidence by enrolling her in a beauty pageant.
Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffWritten by Alicia Marie SchudtGuest stars Suzanne Hunt
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Episode 8
Something's Wrong with Me
23m6.9 / 10
ALF gets a severe case of hiccups after being excluded from Dorothy and Whizzer's wedding party.
Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffWritten by Steve PepoonGuest stars Paul Dooley, Anne Meara, John LaMotta
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Episode 9
Night Train
23m7.2 / 10
Willie and ALF hop on board a freight train in search of adventure.
Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffWritten by Bob BendetsonGuest stars Tracey Walter
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Episode 10
Isn't It Romantic?
23m6.8 / 10
ALF and the Tanner kids give Willie and Kate a second honeymoon.
Directed by Gary ShimokawaWritten by Seth Weisbord
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Episode 11
Hail to the Chief
23m6.8 / 10
Kate dreams that she and ALF are rival presidential candidates.
Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffWritten by Lisa A. BannickGuest stars John McLaughlin, Lou Felder, Brian Stokes Mitchell
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Episode 12
ALF's Special Christmas
47m7.3 / 10
ALF and the Tanners prepare to spend Christmas in a cabin. When the owner comes to visit them, ALF accidently jumps into his trunk and he is taken to a hospital and given away as a Christmas gift to a little girl.
Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffWritten by Steven HollanderGuest stars Carl Franklin, Cleavon Little, Molly Hagan, Keri Houlihan, Glenn Withrow, Connie Richmond, Patricia Ayame Thomson, James Brown III
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Episode 13
The Boy Next Door
23m6.8 / 10
ALF befriends the Ochmoneks' belligerent nephew, Jake.
Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffWritten by Al Jean, Mike ReissGuest stars Liz Sheridan, John LaMotta, Josh Blake
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Episode 14
Can I Get a Witness?
23m6.8 / 10
ALF demands a fair trial after being accused of throwing a football through the Ochmoneks' window.
Directed by Gary ShimokawaWritten by Nelson CostelloGuest stars Liz Sheridan, John LaMotta
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Episode 15
We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert
23m6.8 / 10
ALF believes that he scared Willie's uncle to death.
Directed by Nick HavingaWritten by Paul FuscoGuest stars Elisha Cook Jr., Randy Simper
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Episode 16
Someone to Watch Over Me (1)
23m6.8 / 10
ALF lends a hand with the neighborhood block patrol and ends up confronting a prowler in the Ochmoneks' house.
Directed by Gary ShimokawaWritten by Lisa Stotsky, Wendy GrafGuest stars Beverly Archer, Carlos Lacámara, Hal Havins, Liz Sheridan, John LaMotta, Raye Birk
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Episode 17
Someone to Watch Over Me (2)
23m6.8 / 10
It's up to Willie to save ALF from the SWAT team surrounding the Ochomonek house, in which ALF had been chasing a prowler.
Directed by Gary ShimokawaWritten by Lisa Stotsky, Wendy GrafGuest stars Beverly Archer, Carlos Lacámara, Hal Havins, Liz Sheridan, John LaMotta, Raye Birk, Josh Blake
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Episode 18
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
23m6.4 / 10
ALF moves in with his blind friend, Jody, and learns some important lessons about life without sight.
Directed by Gary ShimokawaWritten by Marjorie GrossGuest stars Andrea Covell
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Episode 19
You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog
23m6.8 / 10
ALF, jealous of the attention a stray dog is getting, gives the pooch to a mean old woman who claims to be the owner.
Directed by Gary ShimokawaWritten by Scott S. GordenGuest stars Anne Ramsey, Logan Ramsey, Nicole Dubuc, John LaMotta
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Episode 20
Hit Me with Your Best Shot
23m6.9 / 10
Willie abandons his belief in pacifism after meeting the hostile father of the bully who's been pushing Brian around.
Directed by Gary ShimokawaWritten by Kevin AbbottGuest stars Martin Doyle, Liz Sheridan, John LaMotta
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Episode 21
Movin' Out
23m6.9 / 10
Willie has problems trying to sell the house because ALF keeps scaring off potential buyers with phony ghosts.
Directed by Tony Csiki, Nick HavingaWritten by Alicia Marie SchudtGuest stars Joe Colligan, John LaMotta, Nancy Linari, Robert Alan Beuth, H. Ray Huff, Pamella D'Pella
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Episode 22
I'm Your Puppet
23m6.3 / 10
ALF's mail-order ventriloquist's dummy takes on a life of its own, and it takes a visit from a psychiatrist to cure him.
Directed by Burt BrinckerhoffWritten by Al Jean, Mike ReissGuest stars Bill Daily, Fred Goss
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Episode 23
Tequila
23m7.2 / 10
Kate's friend, a known drinker, sees ALF in the kitchen and thinks she's hallucinating.
Directed by Nick HavingaWritten by Art Everett, Sandy GillisGuest stars Dorothy Lyman, Hilarie Thompson, Stephanie Hagen
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Episode 24
We Are Family
23m6.7 / 10
ALF fantasizes that he reveals his existence to the world and serves as substitute host on David Letterman's show.
Directed by Nick HavingaWritten by Steve PepoonGuest stars Sandy Duncan, Bill Daily, Andrea Covell, Anne Meara, Liz Sheridan, John LaMotta, Michael Berryman, Josh Blake
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Episode 25
Varsity Drag
23m7.1 / 10Finale
ALF takes a job as a paper carrier when he learns that the cost of his upkeep is preventing Lynn from attending her first-choice college.
Directed by Gary ShimokawaWritten by Lisa A. BannickGuest stars Liz Sheridan
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