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A sarcastic space muppet crashes into suburbia and wants to eat your cat. Peak '80s chaos.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Audience Score
82
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ALF (1986)

Sass from spaceSuburban absurdismPuppet with attitude

Latest Episode

Consider Me Gone
6.923 min

Season 4 • Episode 24

Latest

Consider Me Gone

Mar 24, 1990

It's a sad day in the Tanner household as ALF announces he's leaving Earth to settle on another planet with Skip and Rhonda, but ALF is captured by the Alien Task Force before he can get to their spaceship.

Overview

ComedyFamilyDrama

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

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family relationshipsalienouter spacealien life-formextraterrestrialsitcom

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

ALF puppet: chaotic, expressive, somehow still terrifying.

Acting

Max Wright's barely-contained despair as Willie.

Writing

Surprisingly sharp one-liners from a furry trash goblin.

Best for:Solo: Comfort rewatch when you need zero brain activity.·Family: Weirdly holds up for actual family viewing.·Background: Perfect company while doom-scrolling your phone.
Tom Patchett
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Creators

Tom Patchett, Paul Fusco

First AiredSep 22, 1986
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
Seasons4·Episodes101
NBC

Top Cast

Max Wright

Max Wright

Willie Tanner

Anne Schedeen

Anne Schedeen

Kate Tanner

Andrea Elson

Andrea Elson

Lynn Tanner

Benji Gregory

Benji Gregory

Brian Tanner

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Paul Fusco performed ALF in near-total blindness; the set had trenches cut so puppeteers could move below camera.

Cultural

ALF became a bizarre talk show fixture in the late '80s, including a notorious Tonight Show appearance where he almost ate Johnny Carson.

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