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ALF's Special Christmas (1)

Season 2, Episode 12, Aired Dec 14, 1987

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ALF and the Tanners prepare to spend Christmas in a cabin. When the owner comes to visit them, ALF accidentally jumps into his trunk and he is taken to a hospital and given away as a Christmas gift to a little girl.moreless

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Keri Houlihan

Tiffany
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Carl Franklin

Dr. Willoughby
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Cleavon Little

Mr. Foley

Max Wright

William Francis "Willie" Tanner
Liz Sheridan

Raquel Ochmonek
Paul Fusco

Gordon "ALF" Shumway [Voice/Puppeteer]
Anne Schedeen

Katherine Daphne "Kate" Halligan Tanner
Andrea Elson

Lynn Tanner
Benji Gregory

Brian Tanner

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It's a Wonderful Life meets My Favorite Martian

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By millerem99, Nov 13, 2010

Imagine my surprise to find myself tearing up over an episode of ALF! Hats off to the writers on this one; the humor and the dialogue were stellar, but the underlying message of the episode was even better. When ALF talks to Tiffany, a little girl who knows she won't live to see another Christmas, and she tells him about her fears of soon having to leave this world and go live in another, it's enough to make your heart melt into a puddle within your chest. ALF assuring her that he can relate, and later leaving her with tears in his eyes was extraordinarily touching. The added tragedy of knowing that Mr. Foley, the gentleman who plays Santa to Tiffany, only recently lost his wife, makes this a particularly bittersweet Christmas special. I thought that the writers did a remarkable job of weaving comedy with heartache, and showing the human side of this beloved alien.moreless
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Simply one of the best ever

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By csmith018, Nov 13, 2010

This was a Christmas equal to any still shown on TV today.
Alf learns the true meaning of Christmas,and continues to touch the hearts of millions. From the Tanners, to Santa\'s, almost sucide,to the little girl lying in the hospital dying. I think this should be shown several times each year. It is a true classic.
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- It is Francis P. Church's editorial, "Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" that Dr. Willoughby reads to George Foley. This was one of the most famous editorials ever written, and appeared in the The New York Sun in 1897 as a response to a little girl's letter.
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- Tiffany: Maybe in the next world I'm going to, every day will be Christmas.
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- ALF: (to Tiffany, who imagines ALF is a female, and is about to adorn him with more girl stuff) Hold it right there! Earrings are where I draw the line! Tiffany: You can talk! ALF: Yeah, and it's a good thing. Otherwise, you'd have me in a bra by now!
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- ALF: (Singing) Deck the dump with bells of holly... Fa-La-La-La-La-La-La-La-La.
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- This is one of the few episodes whose title is not taken from a song
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