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ALF

Got cat?

7.6IMDb1K votesStrongly recommended

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1986 – 19904 seasons · 101 episodes~23 min per episodeTV-GEnded

Comedy Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Max Wright

Max Wright

Willie Tanner

101 eps

Anne Schedeen

Anne Schedeen

Kate Tanner

101 eps

Andrea Elson

Andrea Elson

Lynn Tanner

101 eps

Benji Gregory

Benji Gregory

Brian Tanner

101 eps

Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros

Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros

Alf / Gordon Shumway

101 eps

Marcia Wallace

Marcia Wallace

Mrs. Lyman

2 eps

Dorothy Lyman

Dorothy Lyman

Maura Norris

1 eps

Joseph Maher

Joseph Maher

Angel Bob

1 eps

Carl Franklin

Carl Franklin

Dr. Willoughby

1 eps

Larry Hankin

Larry Hankin

Andrew Seminick

1 eps

Martin Doyle

Martin Doyle

Mr. Duncan

1 eps

Sandy Duncan

Sandy Duncan

Sandy Duncan

1 eps

Judith Marie-Bergan

Judith Marie-Bergan

Marilyn Geiser

1 eps

Emily Schulman

Emily Schulman

Girl

1 eps

Francis X. McCarthy

Francis X. McCarthy

Darnell Valentine

1 eps

Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo

1 eps

Judy Landers

Judy Landers

Brenda

2 eps

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Betty Susla

1 eps

Randee Heller

Randee Heller

Elaine Ochmonek

1 eps

Casey Kasem

Casey Kasem

Casey Kasem

1 eps

Bob Denver

Bob Denver

Gilligan

1 eps

Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

Gravel Gus

1 eps

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

FBI #1

1 eps

Dan Gilvezan

Dan Gilvezan

Harry

1 eps

Photo unavailable

Joe Colligan

Alexander

1 eps

Sam Whipple

Sam Whipple

Sam

1 eps

Ricky Paull Goldin

Ricky Paull Goldin

Danny Duckworth

2 eps

Tim Rossovich

Tim Rossovich

Instructor

1 eps

Richard Fancy

Richard Fancy

Colonel Halsey

1 eps

John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin

1 eps

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

Flakey Pete

2 eps

Beverly Archer

Beverly Archer

Mrs. Byrd

3 eps

Joyce Brothers

Joyce Brothers

Joyce Brothers

2 eps

Photo unavailable

Tommy Newsom

Tommy Newsom

2 eps

Bill Daily

Bill Daily

Larry Dykstra

4 eps

Carlos Lacámara

Carlos Lacámara

Doug Could

2 eps

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

Whizzer

3 eps

Mark Clayman

Mark Clayman

Randy

2 eps

David Leisure

David Leisure

Brandon Tartikoff

2 eps

Dean Cameron

Dean Cameron

Robert Sherwood

3 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How ALF actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

ALF reads strongest on Humour, World Building and Spectacle.

HumourVery strong8.0

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

World BuildingVery strong7.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

SpectacleStrong6.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

Character DepthStrong5.8

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityStrong5.6

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightPresent4.8

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SerializedPresent4.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

The story

What it's about

A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.

The run

Seasons

4 seasons · 101 episodes.

Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
12 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
198626 episodes
6.8IMDb
Best episode · S01E01 A.L.F.
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
198725 episodes
6.9IMDb
Best episode · S02E03 Take a Look at Me Now
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
198826 episodes
6.6IMDb
Best episode · S03E08 Turkey in the Straw (2)
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
198924 episodes
6.5IMDb
Best episode · S04E12 Fever

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Take a Look at Me Now

S02E03

Take a Look at Me Now

7.6IMDb11 votes

Mrs. Ochmonek thinks she's gone crazy when she spots ALF in the backyard.

5 Oct 198723 min

Directed by Gary Shimokawa
Written by Steve Pepoon

Still from A.L.F.

S01E01

A.L.F.

7.5IMDb20 votes

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.

22 Sept 198623 min

Directed by Tom Patchett
Written by Tom Patchett

Still from ALF's Special Christmas

S02E12

ALF's Special Christmas

7.3IMDb11 votes

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

14 Dec 198747 min

Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff
Written by Steven Hollander

Still from Strangers in the Night

S01E02

Strangers in the Night

7.3IMDb12 votes

ALF decides to have some fun while a nervous Mrs. Ochmonek baby-sits Brian.

29 Sept 198623 min

Directed by Peter Bonerz
Written by Thad Mumford, Paul Fusco

Still from Night Train

S02E09

Night Train

7.2IMDb10 votes

Willie and ALF hop on board a freight train in search of adventure.

16 Nov 198723 min

Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff
Written by Bob Bendetson

Still from Tequila

S02E23

Tequila

7.2IMDb9 votes

Kate's friend, a known drinker, sees ALF in the kitchen and thinks she's hallucinating.

28 Mar 198823 min

Directed by Nick Havinga

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still unavailable

S00E12

A Look Back at ALF With Creators Paul Fusco & Tom Patchett

17 Oct 202334 min

Still unavailable

S00E08

ALF on ALF - Audio Commentary for A.L.F.

17 Oct 202324 min

Still unavailable

S00E09

ALF on ALF - Audio Commentary for La Cucaracha

16 Oct 202324 min

Still unavailable

S00E11

ALF on ALF - Audio Commentary for Some Enchanted Evening

16 Oct 202324 min

Still unavailable

S00E10

ALF on ALF - Audio Commentary for Working My Way Back to You

16 Oct 202324 min

Still from Project: ALF

S00E02

Project: ALF

5.0IMDb2 votes

17 Feb 199691 min

Directed by Dick Lowry

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Bernie BrillsteinProducer
Paul FuscoProducer
Tom PatchettExecutive Producer

Writing

Direction

Paul MillerDirector
Peter BonerzDirector
Peter BaldwinDirector
Burt BrinckerhoffDirector
Paul FuscoDirector
Rick GoughDirector

Music

Alf ClausenOriginal Music Composer

Where to watch

Streaming

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