- For the character, see Gordon Shumway.
ALF is an American television sit-com which aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990 spanning four seasons and a total of 101 episodes. The series was created by Paul Fusco and Tom Patchett]and centered on the life of the Tanner family as well as a wise-cracking alien from the planet Melmac nicknamed ALF. ALF, whose real name is Gordon Shumway, crash-lands in the garage of the Tanner family's California home and is discovered by family patriarch Willie Tanner. Recognizing the three-foot tall Melmacian as an A.L.F. (alien life form), he begrudingly lets him stay in his home to keep him safe from the outside world. Many of the show's plot points involved ALF getting into trouble, risking exposure, and the Tanners ongoing efforts to keep his existence safe from the outside world.
Episodes
Season One
| Episode
|
Title
|
Airdate
|
| 1x1 |
A.L.F. |
September 22nd, 1986
|
| 1x2 |
Strangers in the Night |
September 29th, 1986
|
| 1x3 |
Looking for Lucky |
October 6th, 1986
|
| 1x4 |
Pennsylvania 6-5000 |
October 13th, 1986
|
| 1x5 |
Keepin' the Faith |
October 20th, 1986
|
| 1x6 |
For Your Eyes Only |
November 3rd, 1986
|
| 1x7 |
Help Me, Rhonda |
November 10th, 1986
|
| 1x8 |
Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue? |
November 17th, 1986
|
| 1x9 |
Jump |
November 24th, 1986
|
| 1x10 |
Baby, You Can Drive My Car |
December 1st, 1986
|
| 1x11 |
On the Road Again |
December 8th, 1986
|
| 1x12 |
Oh, Tannerbaum |
December 22nd, 1986
|
| 1x13 |
Mother and Child Reunion |
January 12th, 1987
|
| 1x14 |
A Little Bit of Soap |
January 19th, 1987
|
| 1x15 |
I've Got a New Attitude |
February 2nd, 1987
|
| 1x16 |
Try to Remember (Part 1) |
February 9th, 1987
|
| 1x17 |
Try to Remember (Part 2) |
February 9th, 1987
|
| 1x18 |
Border Song |
February 16th, 1987
|
| 1x19 |
Wild Thing |
March 2nd, 1987
|
| 1x20 |
Going Out of My Head Over You |
March 16th, 1987
|
| 1x21 |
Lookin' Through the Windows |
March 23rd, 1987
|
| 1x22 |
It Isn't Easy Bein' Green |
March 30th, 1987
|
| 1x23 |
The Gambler |
April 6th, 1987
|
| 1x24 |
Weird Science |
April 13th, 1987
|
| 1x25 |
La Cucaracha |
May 4th, 1987
|
| 1x26 |
Come Fly With Me |
May 11th, 1987
|
Season Two
| Episode
|
Title
|
Airdate
|
| 2x1 |
Working My Way Back to You |
September 21st, 1987
|
| 2x2 |
Somewhere Over the Rerun |
September 28th, 1987
|
| 2x3 |
Take a Look at Me Now |
October 5th, 1987
|
| 2x4 |
Wedding Bell Blues |
October 12th, 1987
|
| 2x5 |
Prime Time |
October 19th, 1987
|
| 2x6 |
Some Enchanted Evening |
October 26th, 1987
|
| 2x7 |
Oh, Pretty Woman |
November 2nd, 1987
|
| 2x8 |
Something's Wrong With Me |
November 9th, 1987
|
| 2x9 |
Night Train |
November 16th, 1987
|
| 2x10 |
Isn't It Romantic? |
November 23rd, 1987
|
| 2x11 |
Hail to the Chief |
December 7th, 1987
|
| 2x12 |
ALF's Special Christmas (Part 1) |
December 14th, 1987
|
| 2x13 |
ALF's Special Christmas (Part 2) |
December 14th, 1987
|
| 2x14 |
The Boy Next Door |
January 4th, 1988
|
| 2x15 |
Can I Get a Witness? |
January 11th, 1988
|
| 2x16 |
We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert |
January 25th, 1988
|
| 2x17 |
Someone to Watch Over Me (Part 1) |
February 8th, 1988
|
| 2x18 |
Someone to Watch Over Me (Part 2) |
February 15th, 1988
|
| 2x19 |
We Gotta Get Out of This Place |
February 22nd, 1988
|
| 2x20 |
You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog |
February 29th, 1988
|
| 2x21 |
Hit Me With Your Best Shot |
March 7th, 1988
|
| 2x22 |
Movin' Out |
March 14th, 1988
|
| 2x23 |
I'm Your Puppet |
March 21st, 1988
|
| 2x24 |
Tequila |
March 28th, 1988
|
| 2x25 |
We Are Family |
May 2nd, 1988
|
| 2x26 |
Varsity Dag |
May 9th, 1988
|
Season Three
| Episode
|
Title
|
Airdate
|
| 3x1 |
Stop in the Name of Love |
October 3rd, 1988
|
| 3x2 |
Stairway to Heaven |
October 10th, 1988
|
| 3x3 |
Breaking Up is Hard to Do |
October 17th, 1988
|
| 3x4 |
Tonight, Tonight (Part 1) |
October 24th, 1988
|
| 3x5 |
Tonight, Tonight (Part 2) |
October 24th, 1988
|
| 3x6 |
Promises, Promises |
October 31st, 1988
|
| 3x7 |
Turkey in the Straw (Part 1) |
November 14th, 1988
|
| 3x8 |
Turkey in the Straw (Part 2) |
November 15th, 1988
|
| 3x9 |
Changes |
November 21st, 1988
|
| 3x10 |
My Back Pages |
November 28th, 1988
|
| 3x11 |
Alone Again, Naturally |
December 5th, 1988
|
| 3x12 |
Do You Believe in Magic? |
December 12th, 1988
|
| 3x13 |
Hide Away |
January 9th, 1989
|
| 3x14 |
Fight Back |
January 16th, 1989
|
| 3x15 |
Suspicious Minds |
January 23rd, 1989
|
| 3x16 |
Baby Love |
February 6th, 1989
|
| 3x17 |
Running Scared |
February 13th, 1989
|
| 3x18 |
Standing in the Shadows of Love |
February 20th, 1989
|
| 3x19 |
Superstition |
February 27th, 1989
|
| 3x20 |
Torn Between Two Lovers |
March 6th, 1989
|
| 3x21 |
Funeral for a Friend |
March 20th, 1989
|
| 3x22 |
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark |
March 27th, 1989
|
| 3x23 |
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows? |
April 10th, 1989
|
| 3x24 |
Like an Old Time Movie |
April 17th, 1989
|
| 3x25 |
Shake, Rattle and Roll |
May 1st, 1989
|
| 3x26 |
Having My Baby |
May 8th, 1989
|
Season Four
| Episode
|
Title
|
Airdate
|
| 4x1 |
Baby, Come Back |
September 18th, 1989
|
| 4x2 |
Lies |
September 25th, 1989
|
| 4x3 |
Dead or Alive |
October 2nd, 1989
|
| 4x4 |
We're in the Money |
October 9th, 1989
|
| 4x5 |
Mind Games |
October 16th, 1989
|
| 4x6 |
Hooked on a Feeling |
October 23rd, 1989
|
| 4x7 |
He Ain't Heavy, He Willie's Brother |
October 30th, 1989
|
| 4x8 |
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face |
November 6th, 1989
|
| 4x9 |
Live and Let Die |
November 13th, 1989
|
| 4x10 |
Break Up to Make Up |
November 20th, 1989
|
| 4x11 |
Happy Together |
November 27th, 1989
|
| 4x12 |
Fever |
December 4th, 1989
|
| 4x13 |
It's My Party |
December 11th, 1989
|
| 4x14 |
Make 'em Laugh |
January 8th, 1990
|
| 4x15 |
Love on the Rocks |
January 15th, 1990
|
| 4x16 |
True Colors |
January 22nd, 1990
|
| 4x17 |
Gimmie That Old Time Religion |
January 29th, 1990
|
| 4x18 |
Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades |
February 5th, 1990
|
| 4x19 |
When I'm Sixty Four |
February 12th, 1990
|
| 4x20 |
Mr. Sandman |
February 19th, 1990
|
| 4x21 |
Stayin' Alive |
February 26th, 1990
|
| 4x22 |
Hungry Like the Wolf |
March 3rd, 1990
|
| 4x23 |
I Gotta Be Me |
March 10th, 1990
|
| 4x24 |
Consider Me Gone |
March 24th, 1990
|
Notes & Trivia
- Many of the episode titles from the series are named after popular songs.
See also
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