ALF

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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.moreless
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  • Great show.

    10
    "Perfect"
    By bennni, Apr 27, 2012
    This show to me, played a major role in my childhood! I'm half german and grew up in germany and my love for ALF started when I was around 4-5 when my mum gave me all her old cassettes of the episodes of ALF I used to listen to them every night before bed even though there wasn't any visual material audio wise I loved it, also I remember reading my uncles ALF comic books too which sit proudly in my book shelf now! But then when I reached the age of around 7 I started watching the tv series it used to be on each morning on a german channel "Pro7" from there on I just watched it daily! I recently purchased the US DVD box set of all seasons and I have to say I much prefer watching and hearing it in german, but I guess thats how I grew up by watching it in german. But in general amazing tv show! I just wish tv would be as good now as it was then, I find myself watching more shows/movies from the early/late 80's - 90's than whats on now.moreless

  • Very original sitcom and very enjoyable

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    By Queshin, Feb 25, 2012
    I think that ALF is a great show and is my favorite of all the 80's sitcoms. The characters in this show are good and like able although my favorite would be Alf since he made every episode interesting and always gave me some good laughs. With all of this said if you enjoy 80's sitcoms like me, then I highly recommend this show to you!

  • This is one show i could watch any day

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    By panteirra84, May 03, 2011
    I enjoyed watching Alf when i was very young and now i watch them on DVD and online. Alf was hillariously mischievious and it was so funny. I would laugh like crazy when i'd watch this show. I think they could have come up with more ideas and more episodes of this show today, even if Alf was living with different people. Shows like this remind me alot of shows like Dennis the Menace, I Love Lucy, Everybody Hates Chris, and Gilligan's Island. One of my favorite episodes of Alf was the one with the cockroach. I thought it was funny how the regular spray made the cockroach larger.moreless

  • 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.moreless

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    By Zohan64, Aug 20, 2010
    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.moreless

  • One of the greatest shows of the '80s!

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    By PercytheGreen, Aug 07, 2010
    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".moreless
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  • Bring it Back!
    I'd like to see ALF come back! Of course, he would need a new family to live with, but writers could work that out somehow.
    By cocosperson, Mar 29, 2008
    04/03/12
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  • Does anyone remember stuffed versions of ALF?
    When cleaning out my garage I found an interesting piece of ALF merchandise that was a childhood toy of mine. It is an big plush d...
    By Antique22, Jan 29, 2011
    01/23/12
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  • This Show...
    Was...different. A talking alien from the planet Melmac comes to a suburban house and they try keeping it a secret? Now that's a g...
    By Tak963, Sep 10, 2006
    01/23/12
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  • ALF Wiki
    The ALF Wiki is an information database for all things related to the fictional character ALF, an extraterrestrial from the planet...
    By SamStokes1, Sep 25, 2011
    09/25/11
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  • Where Are They Now? The Cast of ALF.
    http://topcultured.com/where-are-they-now-alf/ and http://www.tvshows.de/alf/e-people.htm from http://digg.com/television/Where_Ar...
    By antdude, May 23, 2010
    04/12/11
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