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ALF - Season 1 Alf DVDs

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Contains all 26 episodes from Season One
  • Gag/Outtakes Reel
  • Original Unaired Pilot

 

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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/05/2008

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"He's just like E.T.," says a character of the fuzzy extraterrestrial stranded on Earth in the pilot episode of ALF. But the fun of this late 1980s family sitcom is that the sardonic ALF (an acronym for Alien Life Form) is nothing like the interplanetary innocent of Steven Spielberg's classic. With his whiplash wit and huckster sensibility, ALF (real name: Gordon Shumway from the late planet Melmac, Lower East Side) enters the lives of the Tanner family as a fully formed rascal whose spacecraft crashes into their garage one night. Worried that the feds will chop ALF up for research purposes, the Tanners--father Willie (Max Wright), a cautious civil servant who doesn't like a lot of fuss at home; wife Kate (Anne Shedeen), and kids Lynn (Andrea Elson) and Brian (Benji Gregory)--reluctantly take ALF in like a shambling, profligate uncle who cracks wise despite having fallen on hard times.

There is a touch of darkness to ALF that inspires some interesting episodes. While most of season 1's episodes find the Tanners and their permanent guest struggling with compatibility, certain stories are sharper for indulging a little black comedy. "Looking for Lucky," for instance, finds Willie and Kate assuming that ALF--who is quite open about his fondness for eating cats--made a snack out of the family kitty. In "Pennsylvania 6-5000," Willie is accused of being a terrorist after ALF uses his host's ham radio to contact Air Force One. One of the best episodes, "Wild Thing" (written by David Silverman, later a co-producer on The Simpsons), is a nutty burlesque in which ALF asks the Tanners to lock him in a crate while he undergoes a 24-hour madness peculiar to Melmac-ians. After he escapes, chaos ensues in the community as cats disappear, a gorilla is freed at the zoo, and Willie--looking for ALF--prowls the streets in his pajamas. Fans of Jerry Stahl's book Permanent Midnight: A Memoir, in which the Hollywood writer describes working on ALF while supporting a severe drug habit, will be interested in his season 1 scripts, particularly the surreal "La Cucaracha," in which ALF and Willie do battle with a car-size cockroach. --Tom Keogh

 

 

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Season 1: 1986-1987

# Title Screenshot Overview Original Airdate
1 ALF   Gordon Shumway, last known survivor from the planet Melmac, crashes into the garage of the tanner's household. Willie calls him ALF, short for alien life form. September 22, 1986
2 Strangers in the Night   ALF is left home with the Tanners next door neighbor Mrs. Ochmonek. September 29, 1986
3 Looking For Lucky   ALF is accused of eating the house pet Lucky. So he decides to search for him. October 6, 1986
4 Pennsylvania 6-5000   After ALF calls Washington, Willie is accused of being a terrorist and is thrown in jail. October 13, 1986
5 Keepin' the Faith   ALF thinks he is not keeping up in his end of the family's finances, and gets a job selling make-up. October 20, 1986
6 For Your Eyes Only   ALF is lonely and meets a blind woman named Jodie. November 3, 1986
7 Help Me, Rhonda   When ALF learns that his best friend and the girl that he liked on Melmac (Rhonda) are alive, and he must decide whether he wants to go with them or stay with the Tanners. November 10, 1986
8 Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue?   ALF has a crush on the Tanner daughter Lynn and makes her a video of a song he wrote for her. November 17, 1986
9 Jump   Willie tries to sky jump after ALF finds a menu on which Kate and Willie wrote what they wanted to do before they turn 50. November 24, 1986
10 Baby, You Can Drive My Car   ALF buys a car for Lynn and accidentally drives down the highway. December 1, 1986
11 On the Road Again   The Tanner family wants to go on vacation but they can't leave ALF home alone so Willie takes the family camping and ALF gets lost in the woods. December 8, 1986
12 Oh, Tannerbaum   Willie and ALF break down while picking out a Christmas tree December 22, 1986
13 Mother and Child Reunion   Kate's mother Dorothy comes to stay with them for a while and ALF must stay in the family garage, Sick of it ALF reaveals himself to Dorothy January 12, 1987
14 A Little Bit of Soap   ALF uses family arguments to write stories for the soap opera "One World To Hope For." January 19, 1987
15 I've Got a New Attitude   ALF claims he can talk to Dorothy's dead husband. February 2, 1987
16 Try to Remember: Part 1   ALF loses his memory and thinks he is an insurance agent February 9, 1987
17 Try to Remember: Part 2   The family uses flashbacks to revive ALF's memory. February 9, 1987
18 Border Song   ALF makes friends with an immigrant. February 16, 1987
19 Wild Thing   Every 75 years ALF goes crazy and must be kept in a cage. But when he escapes... March 2, 1987
20 Going Out of My Head Over You   The family thinks that ALF should see a psychiatrist. March 16, 1987
21 Lookin' Through the Windows   While spying on the neighbors ALF claims that he witnessed a murder. March 23, 1987
22 It Isn't Easy ... Bein' Green   Brian must sing an asparagus song for school but he is nervous so ALF gives his lucky tooth. Brian also learns that ALF's real name is Gordon Shumway. March 30, 1987
23 The Gambler   ALF starts gambling at the horse races with Dorothy's bookie and gets in big time trouble. April, 7, 1987
24 Weird Science   ALF tells Brian that there are two other planets, Alvin and Dave. April 13, 1987
25 La Cucaracha   A cockroach from ALF's spaceship becomes giant and chases ALF through the house. May 4, 1987
26 Come Fly With Me   ALF must fly a plane when Mr. Ochmonek passes out from eating too much shellfish. May 11, 1987