ALF (season 1)
| ALF (season 1) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 22, 1986 – May 11, 1987 |
The following is a list of episodes from the first season of ALF.[1]
Broadcast history
The season aired Mondays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST).
DVD release
The season was released on DVD by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
Cast
- Paul Fusco – ALF (puppeteer, voice)
- Lisa Buckley - ALF (assistant puppeteer)
- Bob Fappiano - ALF (assistant puppeteer)
- Max Wright – Willie Tanner
- Anne Schedeen – Kate Tanner
- Andrea Elson – Lynn Tanner
- Benji Gregory – Brian Tanner
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A.L.F." | Tom Patchett | Tom Patchett | September 22, 1986 |
| Gordon Shumway, the last survivor of his planet, Melmac, crashes into the Tanners' garage. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Strangers in the Night" | Peter Bonerz | Paul Fusco & Thad Mumford | September 29, 1986 |
| ALF is left at home with the Tanners' neighbor, Mrs. Ochmonek. Meanwhile, ALF would rather be watching Psycho and eating a pizza from Pizza Barge. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Looking for Lucky" | Peter Bonerz | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | October 6, 1986 |
| ALF is accused of eating Lucky, so he decides to search for him to prove his innocence. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Pennsylvania 6-5000" | Peter Bonerz | Donald Todd | October 13, 1986 |
| After ALF uses the shortwave radio to call the President about the nuclear disaster, Willie gets blamed and is thrown in jail. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Keepin' the Faith" | Peter Bonerz | Laurie Gelman | October 20, 1986 |
| To solve the Tanners' money problems, ALF gets a job selling make-up. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "For Your Eyes Only" | Peter Bonerz | Mitzi McCall & Adrienne Armstrong | November 3, 1986 |
| ALF meets a blind woman named Jody. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Help Me, Rhonda" | Peter Bonerz and Rick Gough | Tom Patchett & Lloyd Garver | November 10, 1986 |
| ALF learns that his best friend and girlfriend Rhonda from Melmac are alive. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue?" | Tom Patchett | Jerry Stahl | November 17, 1986 |
| ALF has a crush on Lynn and films a music video for her ("You're the One Who's Out of This World") to prove it. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Jump" | Peter Bonerz | Gary Markowitz | November 24, 1986 |
| Willie tries to skydive. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Baby, You Can Drive My Car" | Nancy Heydorn | Thad Mumford & Laurie Gelman | December 1, 1986 |
| ALF buys Lynn a new Ferrari after she complains that the family car continues to be unreliable. | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "On the Road Again" | Peter Bonerz | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | December 8, 1986 |
| The Tanners cannot leave ALF at home alone, so Willie takes him camping with the family and ALF gets lost in the woods. | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "Oh, Tannerbaum" | Rick Gough | Donald Todd | December 22, 1986 |
| Willie and ALF break down while picking out a Christmas tree. | |||||
| 13 | 13 | "Mother and Child Reunion" | Tom Patchett | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | January 12, 1987 |
| Kate's mother comes to stay with them for a while and ALF is banished to the garage. | |||||
| 14 | 14 | "A Little Bit of Soap" | Tom Patchett | Laurie Gelman | January 19, 1987 |
| ALF writes stories based on family arguments for a soap opera that's also a sleeping pill. | |||||
| 15 | 15 | "I've Got a New Attitude" | Nancy Heydorn | Thad Mumford | February 2, 1987 |
| ALF claims he can talk to Dorothy's deceased husband. | |||||
| 16/17 | 16/17 | "Try to Remember" | Tom Patchett | Laurie Gelman, Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson and Donald Todd | February 9, 1987 |
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ALF loses his memory and thinks he is insurance agent Wayne Schlegel after accidentally shocking himself in the bathtub. The Tanners then use flashbacks to restore his memory. NOTE: one-hour clip show; later edits changed cause of memory loss from electric shock to head injury after NBC received complaints from viewers. | |||||
| 18 | 18 | "Border Song" | Tom Patchett | Donald Todd | February 16, 1987 |
| ALF befriends a Mexican teenaged immigrant who wants to go back home. | |||||
| 19 | 19 | "Wild Thing" | Nancy Heydorn | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | March 2, 1987 |
| ALF, beginning to go through a Melmacian psychological and physiological transformation which happens every 75 years for Melmacians on March 2nd, warns the Tanner family that he must be locked up for 24 hours during this period in which he will experience wild, erratic behavior — but he escapes before the day is over. | |||||
| 20 | 20 | "Going Out of My Head Over You" | Nancy Heydorn | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | March 16, 1987 |
| The Tanners think ALF should see a psychiatrist, so Willie brings one home (Bill Daily) to see ALF. | |||||
| 21 | 21 | "Lookin' Through the Windows" | Nancy Heydorn | Bob Bendetson | March 23, 1987 |
| ALF allegedly witnesses Trevor murdering Raquel Ochmonek. | |||||
| 22 | 22 | "It Isn't Easy ... Bein' Green" | Peter Bonerz | Wendy Graf & Lisa Stotsky | March 30, 1987 |
| Brian must perform a song about asparagus for the school play, but is too nervous. | |||||
| 23 | 23 | "The Gambler" | Gary Shimokawa | Thad Mumford & Laurie Gelman | April 6, 1987 |
| ALF runs up a gambling debt with Dorothy's bookie. | |||||
| 24 | 24 | "Weird Science" | Paul Fusco | Paul Fusco | April 13, 1987 |
| ALF tells Brian that there are two more planets named Dave and Alvin. The TV is also broken in this episode. | |||||
| 25 | 25 | "La Cucharacha" | Peter Baldwin | Jerry Stahl | May 4, 1987 |
| A cockroach from ALF's spaceship grows to gigantic proportions. | |||||
| 26 | 26 | "Come Fly With Me" | Peter Baldwin | Nelson Costello | May 11, 1987 |
| The Tanner family takes a vacation, but is unaware that ALF has tagged along. | |||||
References
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