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ALF: Stairway to Heaven

Episode score 9.2 Superb

Stairway to Heaven

  • 54.
  • Season: 3
  • Episode: 2
  • First Aired: 10/10/1988
  • Prod Code: 3005

EPISODE OVERVIEW

1 Review | 28 Votes

In a fantasy sequence, ALF's guardian angel shows him what the Tanners' lives would be like without him.
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Writers:
Philip Whitehill
Director:
Burt Brinckerhoff
Stars:
Max Wright (William Francis "Willie" Tanner)
Benji Gregory (Brian Tanner)
Andrea Elson (Lynn Tanner)
Anne Schedeen (Katherine Daphne "Kate" Halligan Tanner)
Paul Fusco (Gordon "ALF" Shumway [Voice/Puppeteer])
Liz Sheridan (Raquel Ochmonek)
Guest Star:
Joseph Maher (Bob)
Lindy Nisbet (Mavis)
  • ALF: I know my rights. Get me a lawyer.
    Bob: This is heaven. There aren't any lawyers. edit »
  • Bob: Anyone who asks for a new life, gets one. Colorization is optional. edit »
  • ALF changes his mind about leaving the Tanners.
    ALF: I'm not leaving, and you can't make me!
    Bob snaps his fingers and transports them back to heaven
    ALF: I stand corrected. edit »
  • Because of ALF's reluctance to abandon the Tanners regardless of their disagreements, Bob asks if he's on Family Ties. Family Ties was an 80's sit-com based mainly on family values and its unity despite different perpectives. edit »
  • When ALF starts to awaken, he calls for "Auntie Em," and cries, "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." These lines allude to The Wizard of Oz, a dream sequence movie. edit »
  • The title is derived from a Led Zeppelin song with the same name. edit »
Show Score 8.4 superb
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