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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.

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.less «

• ALF dvds coming to Germany - unedited?

  Season one of ALF will be released in Germany this fall, http://www.video.de/videofilm/alf-die-komplette-erste-staffel-4-dv...more »

  Season one of ALF will be released in Germany this fall, http://www.video.de/videofilm/alf-die-komplette-erste-staffel-4-dvds-kauf/129818.html Who knows.. maybe it'll be unedited as its released by a different (and competent) DVD production company. With the DVDs having FIVE audio tracks (english included of course) it'd be a lot of pain for Warner Home Video to cut down all the masters. If the extras are excluded, the runtime alone would measure up to 23.5 minute per episode :) less «

  Zypherix
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• Episode Question: what's the name of this episode?

  I once remember watching an episode of Alf where he was feeling upset about not being able to leave the house and meet new p...more »

  I once remember watching an episode of Alf where he was feeling upset about not being able to leave the house and meet new people, so the Tanners threw him a surprise party where they invited over all the people who knew him. I know it was either in season two or three, and I can't seem to find the episode again. Does anyone know the name of the episode i'm talking about? it feels like it disappeared out of mid air! less «

  Emka11 Last online 4 hrs, 23 mins ago
  1 comments, last one Jun 12, 2009 + Add Comment

• ALF Forum!!!

  Hi all, I just wanted to put a plug in for my ALF website and forum. We currently have over 225 members and 10,000 posts about ALF. I hope you can stop by and join us! http://www.alftv.net/community

  Hi all, I just wanted to put a plug in for my ALF website and forum. We currently have over 225 members and 10,000 posts about ALF. I hope you can stop by and join us! http://www.alftv.net/community less «

  ParLawGod Last online Jun 10, 2009
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  1.5 Abysmal

  What happened to the ORIGINAL version of this Episode? ALF gets Electrocuted with Kates Mixer in the bathtub simulating a Whirling Hot tub. He doesn't hit his head on the tub. ALF walking into the living room with his Fur smoking, was Priceless. hide « show »

  This is just Wrong.
  Anyone who has the Syndicated version of this episode recorded, go to the part where Lynn tells willie::
  
  "Dad, ALF hit his head and lost his memory".
  
  If you read her lipps, what she really says is::
  
  "Dad, ALF got Electrocuted and lost his memory".
  
  When Lionsgate put ALF on DVD, i knew something was wrong as soon as i watched The Pilot Episode or Episode #1.
  
  The Original Pilot episode started with a Pan of the backyark with Willie and Brian and was 26 minutes long.
  The DVD version is only 21 minutes and 30 seconds long, maybe.
  
  The run time on the back of the DVD said 620 minutes.
  That's correct for the Original NBC airings.
  The actual DVD runtime is only 500 minutes.
  That's 2 hours of ALF that are sitting on the Editing Room Floor.
  
  I will buy the DVD versions when Lionsgate, Releases the Original UnCut versions and not before.
  If you bought the DVDs of ALF and the Pilot episode starts in the garage, you got Rooked.
  
  Write or Call Lionsgate and tell them you want ALF in Complete and UnCut DVDs.
  
  I did.
  
  Vic in Vancouver U.S.A.

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  Zohan64 Added Oct 24, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  One of the greatest shows of the '80s! hide « show »

  When I saw one of the episodes on YouTube, I started to like "ALF". This show was hilarious! ALF himself was funny! I got season 1 for my birthday last year and season 2 for Christmas last year. I'm getting Season 3 for my birthday. This show is about an alien named Gordon Shumway crash-landing on Earth when his homeplanet on Melmac exploded and he lives with a family called the Tanner family. Willie's the father, Kate's the mother and Lynn and Brian are the kids. This show should be brought back on TV. Like I said, "ALF" is one of the greatest sitcoms of the '80s, right up there with "Coach" and "Family Matters".

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  PercytheGreen Added Aug 12, 2008 All my reviews
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  7.5 Good

  "ALF" is one of those shows that are very funny on first viewing and midly funny the second time. hide « show »

  When I saw this television series for the first time, I was prepared to give it a 8.0. But then later I put it to the test and view "ALF" again and see if it stands the test of time. I doesn't hold up very well on second viewing. "ALF"'s basic premise is about an alien named Gordon who crashes into the garage of the Tanner family. The Tanners soon accept Gordon in to the family and is nicknamed ALF (alien life form). The family must take care of ALF and hide him from the government. "ALF" is funny if you only watch Alf. The rest of the family is usually just standing there and is always just pawns in ALF's wacky antics. The family are rather dull compared to ALF. Willie and Kate Tanner just have little chemistry maybe because of the destraction of a certain little puppet who keeps stealing the show. The sad part, is the fact that the actors who protray the family are forever typecasted as the Tanners, which is embrassing when, the puppet is stealing the show. Back to ALF, Alf does deliver great lines which bring a smile to your face. I recommend this show still for ALF. But, don't expect to laugh out loud once ALF left the buliding.

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  darkpuzzle Added Jul 24, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.3 Superb

  A L F hide « show »

  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
  ALF even had some heartfelt moments, too.

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  txp-lucky49 Added Dec 13, 2007 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  How do you know if someone is an 80's kid??? hide « show »

  You bring up ALF. I do not know one person from the eighties who does not know this show and loved it. It was so great for the time. Now as an adult, I get to watch it all over again and get the jokes I did not understand the first time around. And now that all the seasons are on DVD I can throw out all those tapes. though I will miss watching the eighties commericals I taped by accident. This show was great popcorn entertainment. You sit down on monday nights, veg out and laugh. You don't see sitcoms like this anymore. and you have to the clothes and chessy theme music.

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  SuperJimi Added Nov 28, 2007 All my reviews