ALF (season 2)

ALF (season 2)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 21, 1987 – May 9, 1988

The following is a list of episodes from the second 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
27	1	"Working My Way Back to You"	Nick Havinga	Steve Pepoon	September 21, 1987
ALF has to last one week without destroying anything in the Tanners' house.
28	2	"Somewhere Over the Rerun" "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island"	Nick Havinga	Scott Spencer Gorden	September 28, 1987
After becoming addicted to reruns of Gilligan's Island, ALF dreams that he has joined the castaways. Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells appear.
29	3	"Take a Look at Me Now"	Gary Shimokawa	Steve Pepoon	October 5, 1987
Raquel's claim of seeing ALF makes her subject to ridicule and prone to depression, so ALF decides to defend her.
30	4	"Wedding Bell Blues"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Lisa A. Bannick	October 12, 1987
ALF, after being deeply saddened by the fact that his parents got married before his birth (which is a taboo on Melmac), runs away to a monastery.
31	5	"Prime Time"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Lisa A. Bannick	October 19, 1987
When the Tanners become part of the new Thompson Rating System, ALF rigs the ratings in order to prevent his favorite show, Polka Jamboree, from being cancelled.
32	6	"Some Enchanted Evening"	Gary Shimokawa	Seth Weisbord	October 26, 1987
Not allowed to go trick-or-treating, ALF attends Willie's Halloween party and tries to convince this boss to give Willie an overdue promotion.
33	7	"Oh, Pretty Woman"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Alicia Marie Schudt	November 2, 1987
Lynn is depressed over being dumped by a boyfriend for a prettier girl, so ALF enters her in a beauty pageant to increase her self-confidence.
34	8	"Something's Wrong With Me"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Steve Pepoon	November 9, 1987
Dorothy is planning to marry Whizzer, but ALF's Melmacian hiccups put the wedding in jeopardy.
35	9	"Night Train"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Bob Bendetson	November 16, 1987
Reminiscing his younger and more carefree days when he was known as "Boxcar Willie", Willie takes ALF to the train switchyard where they jump a moving freight train.
36	10	"Isn't it Romantic?"	Gary Shimokawa	Seth Weisbord	November 23, 1987
Seeing that Kate and Willie have been arguing of late, ALF and the Tanner children plan to recreate the couple's Niagara Falls honeymoon.
37	11	"Hail to the Chief"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Lisa A. Bannick	December 7, 1987
After watching a presidential debate, Kate has recurring dreams of running against ALF.
38/39	12/13	"ALF's Special Christmas"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Steven Hollander	December 14, 1987
ALF and the Tanners prepare to spend Christmas in a cabin. ALF accidentally ends up with a group of toys, then befriends a terminally ill little girl in a hospital. Note: This is a one-hour episode.
40	14	"The Boy Next Door"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Al Jean & Michael Reiss	January 4, 1988
ALF befriends Trevor and Raquel's nephew Jake from New York.
41	15	"Can I Get a Witness?"	Gary Shimokawa	Nelson Costello	January 11, 1988
ALF is put on trial for breaking the Ockmoneck's window.
42	16	"We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert"	Nick Havinga	Paul Fusco	January 25, 1988
Willie's Uncle Albert (Elisha Cook) visits the Tanners, and collapses from a heart attack after getting a glimpse of the alien, causing ALF to feel grief thinking he caused the death.
43	17	"Someone to Watch Over Me: Part 1"	Gary Shimokawa	Lisa Stotsky & Wendy Graf	February 8, 1988
Willie is chosen by the neighborhood to lead a neighborhood watch. But ALF takes control of the radio and starts to talk as if he was Willie.
44	18	"Someone to Watch Over Me: Part 2"	Gary Shimokawa	Lisa Stotsky & Wendy Graf	February 15, 1988
ALF spots a criminal by his neighbor's house, and walks inside to investigate.
45	19	"We Gotta Get Out of This Place"	Gary Shimokawa	Marjorie Gross	February 22, 1988
ALF joins Jody in a condo.
46	20	"You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog"	Gary Shimokawa	Scott Spencer Gorden	February 29, 1988
The Tanners take in a stray dog, much to ALF's dismay. (Featuring Anne Ramsey in her last television role before her death)
47	21	"Hit Me With Your Best Shot"	Gary Shimokawa	Kevin Abbott	March 7, 1988
Willie tries to teach Brian nonviolence in dealing with a school bully, but changes his ways when the bully's lowlife father comes to the Tanner residence and insults the entire family.
48	22	"Movin' Out"	Tony Csiki and Nick Havinga	Alicia Marie Schudt	March 14, 1988
Willie gets a promotion that relocates him to San Diego, however despite hating the new job and proclaiming how much he loves the house they currently live in, it takes drastic moves by Alf to make him realize what he's doing.
49	23	"I'm Your Puppet"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Al Jean & Michael Reiss	March 21, 1988
ALF gets a ventriloquist dummy in the mail that takes control of him.
50	24	"Tequila"	Nick Havinga	Teleplay: Art Everett Story: Sandy Gillis	March 28, 1988
ALF goes full-on pink elephant for Kate's alcoholic friend Maura, and frightens her into getting assistance.
51	25	"We Are Family"	Nick Havinga	Steve Pepoon	May 2, 1988
The Tanners plan a party for ALF, who is depressed that he is the only one of his species. Sandy Duncan appears as herself.
52	26	"Varsity Drag"	Gary Shimokawa	Lisa A. Bannick	May 9, 1988
After realizing that Willie and Kate have emptied Lynn's college fund to support him, a guilty ALF gets ten newspaper routes to earn money for the family.

References

1. "ALF". TV Guide. Retrieved 23 October 2014.