Production Credits
Created by: Paul Fusco & Tom Patchett
Executive producer: Tom Patchett & Bernie Brillstein
Producers: Paul Fusco
Original Music: Alf Clausen
"ALF" Suit Designer: Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros
"A.L.F."
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Gordon Shumway, last known survivor from the planet Melmac, crash-lands his spaceship into the Tanner family's suburban garage. Willie dubs him "ALF", short for Alien Life Form. After convincing a military officer that they are not harboring a space creature, the Tanners decide to take ALF in as a member of the family.
b: 22 Sep 86 pc: 1001 w: Tom Patchett d: Tom Patchett
"Strangers in the Night"
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ALF decides to have some fun while a nervous Mrs. Ochmonek baby-sits Brian.
b: 29 Sep 86 pc: 1004 w: Paul Fusco, Thad Mumford d: Peter Bonerz
"Looking for Lucky"
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When Lucky the cat disappears, everyone pins the blame on ALF.
b: 6 Oct 86 pc: 1006 w: Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson d: Peter Bonerz
"Pennsylvania 6-5000"
gs: Richard Sanders [ Unknown ], Harry Shearer [ Unknown ]
ALF calls the president to address his concerns about nuclear weapons.
b: 13 Oct 86 pc: 1003 w: Donald Todd d: Peter Bonerz
"Keepin' the Faith"
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ALF takes a job selling cosmetics over the phone.
b: 20 Oct 86 pc: 1008 w: Laurie Gelman d: Peter Bonerz
"For Your Eyes Only"
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ALF befriends a lonely blind girl.
b: 3 Nov 86 pc: 1005 w: Mitzi McCall, Adrienne Armstrong d: Peter Bonerz
"Help Me Rhonda"
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Willie helps homesick ALF arrange a trip to Melmac.
b: 10 Nov 86 pc: 1010 w: Tom Patchett, Lloyd Garver d: Peter Bonerz
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"
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ALF has a crush on Lynn, so he makes a music video to impress her.
b: 17 Nov 86 pc: 1011 w: Jerry Stahl d: Tom Patchett
"Jump"
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On his 45th birthday, Willie feels unfulfilled, so ALF suggests he go skydiving.
b: 24 Nov 86 pc: 1009 w: Gary Markowitz d: Peter Bonerz
"Baby You Can Drive My Car"
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ALF sells parts of his spaceship to buy Lynn a Ferrari.
b: 1 Dec 86 pc: 1013 w: Thad Mumford, Laurie Gelman d: Nancy Heydorn
"On the Road Again"
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Willie loses his temper with ALF during a family camping trip.
b: 8 Dec 86 pc: 1002 w: Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson d: Peter Bonerz
"Oh, Tannerbaum"
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ALF convinces Willie to travel to the mountains to cut down a real Christmas tree.
b: 22 Dec 86 pc: 1012 w: Donald Todd d: Rick Gough
"Mother and Child Reunion"
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ALF heads for the garage when Kate's mother pays a visit.
b: 12 Jan 87 pc: 1014 w: Bob & Howard Bendetson d: Tom Patchett
"A Little Bit of Soap"
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ALF submits scripts to his favorite soap opera.
b: 19 Jan 87 pc: 1015 w: Laurie Gelman d: Tom Patchett
"I've Got a New Attitude"
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ALF plays matchmaker for Kate's mother.
b: 2 Feb 87 pc: 1017 w: Thad Mumford d: Nancy Heydorn
"Try to Remember (1)"
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ALF hits his head and is convinced he is an insurance salesman. The Tanners try reviewing past events to try and jog his memory.
b: 9 Feb 87 pc: 1023b w: Laurie Gelman, Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson, Donald Todd d: Tom Patchett
"Try to Remember (2)"
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The Tanners continue to try and jog ALF's memory, and deal with the police at the same time.
b: 9 Feb 87 pc: 1023b w: Laurie Gelman, Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson, Donald Todd d: Tom Patchett
"Border Song"
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ALF befriends a young Mexican immigrant.
b: 16 Feb 87 pc: 1016 w: Donald Todd d: Tom Patchett
"Wild Thing"
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ALF goes through a 24-hour period of bizarre behavior.
b: 2 Mar 87 pc: 1018 w: David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic d: Nancy Heydorn
"Going Out of My Head Over You"
gs: Bill Daily [ Larry ]
Willie and ALF both talk to a psychologist.
b: 16 Mar 87 pc: 1019 w: Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson d: Nancy Heydorn
"Look Through Any Window"
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ALF thinks he witnessed a murder at a neighbor's house.
b: 23 Mar 87 pc: 1021 w: Bob Bendetson d: Nancy Heydorn
"It Isn't Easy... Bein' Green"
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ALF comes to Brian's aid when the boy has to play an asparagus in the school play.
b: 30 Mar 87 pc: 1007 w: Wendy Graf, Lisa Stotsky d: Peter Bonerz
"The Gambler"
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ALF develops a gambling habit and winds up in trouble with his bookie.
b: 6 Apr 87 pc: 1022 w: Thad Mumford, Laurie Gelman d: Gary Shimokawa
"Weird Science"
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Brian causes trouble at school when he repeats some of ALF's intergalactic knowledge.
b: 13 Apr 87 pc: 1020 w: Paul Fusco d: Paul Fusco
"La Cuckaracha"
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A cockroach from outer space invades the Tanner home.
b: 4 May 87 pc: 1025 w: Jerry Stahl d: Peter Baldwin
"Come Fly With Me"
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When Mr. Ochmonek becomes sick during a flight, ALF flies the plane.
b: 11 May 87 pc: 1024 w: Nelson Costello d: Peter Baldwin
"ALF Loves a Mystery"
ALF introduces the new season of ABC cartoons in this special using a mystery format.
b: 21 Sep 87
"Working My Way Back to You"
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ALF is relocated to the family garage as a result of his mischievous behavior.
b: 21 Sep 87 pc: 2003 w: Steve Pepoon d: Nick Havinga
"Somewhere Over the Rerun (a.k.a. The Ballad of Gilligan's Island)"
gs: Bob Denver [ Gilligan ], Alan Hale Jr. [ Skipper ], Russell Johnson [ Professor ], Dawn Wells [ Mary Ann ]
ALF dreams he visits "Gilligan's Island", with castaways Gilligan, the Skipper, the Professor and Mary Ann.
b: 28 Sep 87 pc: 2004 w: Scott Spencer Gorden d: Nick Havinga
"Take a Look at Me Now"
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Mrs. Ochmonek thinks she's gone crazy when she spots ALF in the backyard.
b: 5 Oct 87 pc: 2006 w: Steve Pepoon d: Gary Shimokawa
"Wedding Bell Blues"
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ALF joins a monastery after learning that his parents were married before he was born -- a disgrace on the planet Melmac.
b: 12 Oct 87 pc: 2010 w: Lisa A. Bannick d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Prime Time"
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The Tanners become a TV-ratings family and ALF decides to rig the system so that his favorite program becomes a hit.
b: 19 Oct 87 pc: 2009 w: Lisa A. Bannick d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Some Enchanted Evening"
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ALF becomes the star attraction at the Tanners' Halloween party.
b: 26 Oct 87 pc: 2005 w: Seth Weisbord d: Gary Shimokawa
"Pretty Woman"
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ALF helps Lynn boost her self-confidence by enrolling her in a beauty pageant.
b: 2 Nov 87 pc: 2001 w: Alicia Marie Schudt d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Something's Wrong With Me"
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ALF gets a severe case of hiccups after being excluded from Dorothy and Whizzer's wedding party.
b: 9 Nov 87 pc: 2011 w: Steve Pepoon d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Night Train"
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Willie and ALF hop on board a freight train in search of adventure.
b: 16 Nov 87 pc: 2013 w: Bob Bendetson d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Isn't it Romantic"
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ALF and the Tanner kids give Willie and Kate a second honeymoon.
b: 23 Nov 87 pc: 2008 w: Seth Weisbord d: Gary Shimokawa
"Hail to the Chief"
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Kate dreams that she and ALF are rival presidential candidates.
b: 7 Dec 87 pc: 2014 w: Lisa A. Bannick d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"ALF's Special Christmas (1)"
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ALF spends Christmas in a mountain cabin with the Tanners.
b: 14 Dec 87 pc: 2040 w: Steve Hollander d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"ALF's Special Christmas (2)"
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Disguised as a toy, ALF finds himself given to a hospitalized girl.
b: 14 Dec 87 pc: 2040 w: Steve Hollander d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"The Boy Next Door"
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ALF befriends the Ochmoneks' belligerent nephew, Jake.
b: 4 Jan 88 pc: 2015 w: Al Jean, Michael Reiss d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Can I Get a Witness?"
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ALF demands a fair trial after being accused of throwing a football through the Ochmoneks' window.
b: 11 Jan 88 pc: 2007 w: Nelson Costello d: Gary Shimokawa
"We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert"
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ALF believes that he scared Willie's uncle to death.
b: 25 Jan 88 pc: 2016 w: Paul Fusco d: Nick Havinnga
"Someone To Watch Over Me (1)"
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ALF lends a hand with the neighborhood block patrol and ends up confronting a prowler in the Ochmoneks' house.
b: 8 Feb 88 pc: 2019 w: Lisa Stotsky, Wendy Graf d: Gary Shimokawa
"Someone To Watch Over Me (2)"
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It's up to Willie to save ALF from the SWAT team surrounding the Ochomonek house, in which ALF had been chasing a prowler.
b: 15 Feb 88 pc: 2020 w: Lisa Stotsky, Wendy Graf d: Gary Shimokawa
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
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ALF moves in with his blind friend, Jody, and learns some important lessons about life without sight.
b: 22 Feb 88 pc: 2018 w: Marjorie Gross d: Gary Shimokawa
"You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog"
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ALF, jealous of the attention a stray dog is getting, gives the pooch to a mean old woman who claims to be the owner.
b: 29 Feb 88 pc: 2002 w: Scott Spencer Gorden d: Gary Shimokawa
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
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Willie abandons his belief in pacifism after meeting the hostile father of the bully who's been pushing Brian around.
b: 7 Mar 88 pc: 2021 w: Kevin Abbott d: Gary Shimokawa
"Movin' Out"
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Willie has problems trying to sell the house because ALF keeps scaring off potential buyers with phony ghosts.
b: 14 Mar 88 pc: 2022 w: Alicia Marie Schudt d: Nick Havinga
"I'm Your Puppet"
gs: Bill Daily [ Larry ]
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.
b: 21 Mar 88 pc: 2012 w: Al Jean, Michael Reiss d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Tequila"
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Kate's friend, a known drinker, sees ALF in the kitchen and thinks she's hallucinating.
b: 28 Mar 88 pc: 2023 w: Art Everet s: Sandy Gillis d: Nick Havinga
"We Are Family"
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ALF fantasizes that he reveals his existence to the world and serves as substitute host on David Letterman's show.
b: 2 May 88 pc: 2024 w: Steve Pepoon d: Nick Havinga
"Varsity Drag"
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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.
b: 9 May 88 pc: 2017 w: Lisa A. Bannick d: Gary Shimokawa
"Stop in the Name of Love"
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ALF hides out in the back seat during Lynn's date at the drive-in.
b: 3 Oct 88 pc: 3001 w: Skip Frank, Gwyn Gurian d: Nick Havinga
"Stairway to Heaven"
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In a fantasy sequence, ALF's guardian angel shows him what the Tanners' lives would be like without him.
b: 10 Oct 88 pc: 3005 w: Philip Whitehill d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
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The Tanners let Trevor Ochmonek stay at their house after he has a fight with his wife.
b: 17 Oct 88 pc: 3002 w: Steve Pepoon d: Nick Havinga
"Tonight, Tonight (1)"
gs: Ed McMahon [ Himself ]
ALF hosts "The Tonight Show", with Ed McMahon.
b: 24 Oct 88 pc: 3006 w: Lisa A. Bannick, Steve Pepoon, Al Jean, Michael Reiss d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Tonight, Tonight (2)"
gs: Ed McMahon [ Himself ]
ALF hosts "The Tonight Show", with Ed McMahon.
b: 24 Oct 88 pc: 3006 w: Lisa A. Bannick, Steve Pepoon, Al Jean, Michael Reiss d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Promises, Promises"
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Betrayed confidences cause a falling-out between ALF and Lynn.
b: 31 Oct 88 pc: 3004 w: Beverly Archer d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Turkey in the Straw (1)"
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The Tanners are invited to a Thanksgiving dinner with the Ochmonek's bizarre relatives.
b: 14 Nov 88 pc: 3008 w: Steve Hollander d: Nick Havinga
"Turkey in the Straw (2)"
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ALF must avoid the Alien Task Force when a bum blows the whistle on him.
b: 15 Nov 88 pc: 3008 w: Steve Hollander d: Nick Havinga
"Changes"
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Kate goes back to work when a strike sends Willie home.
b: 21 Nov 88 pc: 3007 w: Lisa A. Bannick d: Nick Havinga
"My Back Pages"
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In a nightmare, Willie dreams ALF is his school roommate.
b: 28 Nov 88 pc: 3012 w: Ron Burla d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Alone Again, Naturally"
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ALF mistakenly believes his cousin is living in Barstow, when he reads an article in the National Inquisitor.
b: 5 Dec 88 pc: 3013 w: Paul Fusco d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Do You Believe in Magic"
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ALF makes Brian disappear with a mail-order magic kit.
b: 12 Dec 88 pc: 3009 w: Scott Spencer Gorden d: Tony Csiki
"Hide Away"
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ALF is convinced gangsters are chasing the Tanners' houseguest.
b: 9 Jan 89 pc: 3014 w: Steve Pepoon d: Burt Brinckerhoff
"Fight Back"
gs: David Horowitz [ Himself ]
ALF's expose earns Willie a guest spot on David Horowitz's consumer advocate show.
b: 16 Jan 89 pc: 3016 w: Seth Weisbord d: Nick Havinga
"Suspicious Minds"
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ALF is convinced that a reclusive neighbor is actually Elvis Presley.
b: 23 Jan 89 pc: 3010 w: Al Jean, Michael Reiss d: Nick Havinga
"Baby Love"
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ALF has an allergic reaction to a baby.
b: 6 Feb 89 pc: 3011 w: Lisa A. Bannick d: Nick Havinga
"Running Scared"
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An extortionist threatens to turn ALF in to the immigration authorities for being an "illegal alien".
b: 13 Feb 89 pc: 3017 w: Steve Pepoon d: Nick Havinga
"Standing in the Shadows of Love"
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ALF ghostwrites Jake's love letters.
b: 20 Fen 89 pc: 3015 w: David Cohen, S.H. Schulman d: Gary Shimokawa
"Superstition"
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ALF blames his streak of bad luck on a Melmac superstition.
b: 27 Feb 89 pc: 3020 w: Steve Pepoon d: Nick Havinga
"Torn Between Two Lovers"
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Lynn ends up with two dates for a dance through ALF's mishandled phone message.
b: 6 Mar 89 pc: 3021 w: Beverly Archer d: Nick Havinga
"Funeral For a Friend"
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Desperate for a pet of his own, ALF acquires an ant farm.
b: 20 Mar 89 pc: 3023 w: Scott Spencer Gordon d: Paul Fusco
"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"
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ALF and Jake suggest Brian camp out to overcome his fear of the dark.
b: 27 Mar 89 pc: 3022 w: Alicia Marie Schudt d: Nick Havinga
"Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?"
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ALF sees Jake's kleptomaniac mother arrives for a visit, and steals a broach from Kate.
b: 10 Apr 89 pc: 3026 w: Alicia Marie Schudt d: Howard Storm
"Like an Old Time Movie"
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ALF imagines in black and white that he and the Tanners are silent-movie stars.
b: 17 Apr 89 pc: 3003 w: Lisa A. Bannick d: Nick Havinga
"Shake, Rattle & Roll"
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ALF prepares for the worst after experiencing a mild earthquake.
b: 1 May 89 pc: 3018 w: Ron Burla d: Nick Havinga
"Having My Baby"
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ALF prepares for the baby's arrival by re-enacting scenes from "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
b: 8 May 89 pc: 3019 w: Lisa A. Bannick d: Nick Havinga
"Baby, Come Back"
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ALF earns the right to baby-sit Eric, but almost blows it when the child disappears.
b: 18 Sep 89 pc: 4002 w: Dave Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic d: Paul Miller
"Lies"
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Tabloid photographers accidentally photograph ALF, so the Tanners have to get the film back.
b: 26 Sep 89 pc: 4003 w: Jordan Tabat, Wesley Stern d: Paul Miller
"Wanted: Dead or Alive"
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ALF shields Willie when a criminal resembling him is profiled on a crime-stopper TV show, but Trevor turns him in.
b: 2 Oct 89 pc: 4004 w: Victor Fresco d: Nick Havinga
"We're in the Money"
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Using Willie's home computer, ALF discovers and later becomes addicted to the art of making stock-market deals.
b: 9 Oct 89 pc: 4001 w: Jeanne Baruch, John Romano d: Paul Miller
"Mind Games"
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After a visit from a psychologist, ALF subjects the Tanners to a barrage of unwanted psychoanalysis.
b: 16 Oct 89 pc: 3024 w: Jerry Stahl d: Nick Havinga
"Hooked on a Feeling"
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Willie, in an effort to curb ALF's cotton addiction, holds a support group meeting in his living room.
b: 23 Oct 89 pc: 4005 w: Victor Fresco d: Nick Havinga
"He Ain't Heavy, He's Willie's Brother"
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ALF, forced to hide, plots the removal of Willie's visiting brother Neal.
b: 30 Oct 89 pc: 4006 w: Victor Fresco, Lisa A. Bannick d: Paul Fusco
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
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ALF gets peeved about having to remain hidden while Willie's brother extends his visit.
b: 6 Nov 89 pc: 4007 w: Victor Fresco, Lisa A. Bannick d: Paul Fusco
"Live and Let Die"
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ALF's attitude toward cats changes after his first encounter with kittens.
b: 13 Nov 89 pc: 4008 w: Steve Pepoon d: Tony Csiki
"Break Up to Make Up"
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Whizzer comes face-to-face with ALF when he searches for Dorothy at the Tanners.
b: 20 Nov 89 pc: 4009 w: Anne Meara d: Tony Csiki
"Happy Together"
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ALF, on the outs with the Tanners, is offered a place to stay by Neal.
b: 27 Nov 89 pc: 4010 w: David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic d: Paul Fusco
"Fever"
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The Tanners pamper ALF after he catches his first Earth cold.
b: 4 Dec 89 pc: 3025 w: Bruce David d: Paul Miller
"It's My Party"
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ALF is relegated once again to the attic when the Tanners throw a Hawaiian luau.
b: 11 Dec 89 pc: 4012 w: Steve Pepoon d: Nick Havinga
"Make 'Em Laugh"
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ALF dreams he's a famous stand-up comic.
b: 8 Jan 90 pc: 4011 w: Howard Bendetson d: Nick Havinga
"Love on the Rocks"
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Neal and his ex-wife Margaret reconcile, but ALF goes a long way to prove her motives are less than honest.
b: 15 Jan 90 pc: 4014 w: Cecile Alch, Patricia Niedzialek d: Nick Havinga
"True Colors"
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ALF enters the art world after he earns praise for a still life made from food.
b: 22 Jan 90 pc: 4015 w: David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic d: Paul Miller
"Gimme That Old Time Religion"
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As a newly ordained Melmacian minister, ALF must officiate a ceremony on Earth.
b: 29 Jan 90 pc: 4016 w: Leslie Ann Podkin d: Paul Fusco
"Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"
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ALF considers the future with the Tanners, who will age faster than the ageless alien.
b: 5 Feb 90 pc: 4013 w: Victor Fresco d: Nick Havinga
"When I'm 64"
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ALF encounters youth-seeking senior citizens when he's discovered sneaking into a retirement home.
b: 12 Feb 90 pc: 4018 w: David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic d: Paul Miller
"Mr. Sandman"
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ALF and Willie scour Death Valley for buried treasure after discovering an old map.
b: 19 Feb 90 pc: 4019 w: Bruce David d: Paul Miller
"Stayin' Alive"
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A morally outraged ALF writes nasty letters to a pollution-producing company.
b: 26 Feb 90 pc: 4020 w: Steve Pepoon d: Nick Havinga
"Hungry Like the Wolf"
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ALF takes to the park in search of food after his diet fails.
b: 3 Mar 90 pc: 4021 w: Paul Fusco d: Nick Havinga
"I Gotta Be Me"
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ALF is the only one excited by the idea of Lynn moving in with her boyfriend.
b: 10 Mar 90 pc: 4017 w: Beverly Archer d: Paul Miller
"Consider Me Gone"
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It's a sad day in the Tanner household as ALF announces he's leaving Earth to settle on another planet with Skip and Rhonda, but ALF is captured by the Alien Task Force before he can get to their spaceship.
b: 24 Mar 90 pc: 4022 w: Victor Fresco d: Nick Havinga
"Project: ALF" (120 min)
cast: Miguel Ferrer [ Moyers ], William O'Leary [ Dr. Mullican ], Jensen Daggett [ Dr. Hill ], Scott Michael Campbell [ Lt. Reese ], Beverly Archer [ Unknown ], Charles Robinson [ Unknown ], John Schuck [ Unknown ], Markus Redmond [ Unknown ], Ed Begley Jr. [ Dr. Warner ], Ray Walston [ Motel Manager ], Martin Sheen [ Colonel Miltoil ]
Six years ago, ALF was on his way back to his new home... When the Alien Task Force finally caught him. Now, the story continues to where the series ended. The Alien Task Force now protects ALF, but the leader wants to terminate him. So two officers decide to save ALF by kidnapping him. But the man the officers took ALF to wants to finally reveal him to the world. Which leads him to more danger...
Summary written by: Jason Mechalek.
b: 17 Feb 96 pc: _________ w: Tom Patchett, Paul Fusco d: Dick Lowry
Thanks to Matt Yorston and Thomas Kinastowski for providing all the missing writing & directing credits.
