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EPISODE GUIDE
by Dean Adams
{dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu}
(July, 1993)
First season 1986-87 (26) episodes
Second season 1987-88 (26) episodes
Third season 1988-89 (26) episodes
Fourth season 1989-90 (24) episodes
Cast:
Willie Tanner .................... Max Wright
Kate Tanner ...................... Anne Schedeen
Lynn Tanner ...................... Andrea Elson
Brian Tanner ..................... Benji Gregory
Trevor Ochmonek .................. John LaMotta
Raquel Ochmonek .................. Liz Sheridan
Jake Ochmonek .................... Josh Blake
Neal Tanner ...................... JM J. Bullock
ALF (Gordon Schumway) ............ Paul Fusco (voice)
Lisa Buckley (puppet)
Bob Fappiano (puppet)
Michu Meszaros (suit)
Production Staff:
Created by ....................... Tom Patchett
Paul Fusco
Producer ......................... Paul Fusco
Executive Producer ............... Tom Patchett
Bernie Brillstein
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FIRST SEASON (1986-87)
1. "A.L.F." (pilot) 09/22/86
Gordon Schumway, 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.
2. "STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT"
ALF decides to have some fun while a nervous Mrs. Ochmonek baby-sits
Brian.
3. "LOOKING FOR LUCKY"
When Lucky the cat disappears, everyone blames ALF.
4. "PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000"
ALF calls the president to address his concerns about nuclear
weapons. [Guest stars:
Richard Sanders, Harry Shearer]
5. "KEEPIN' THE FAITH"
ALF takes a job selling cosmetics over the phone.
6. "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY"
ALF befriends a lonely blind girl.
7. "HELP ME RHONDA"
Willie helps homesick ALF arrange a trip to Melmac.
8. "DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE"
ALF has a crush on Lynn, so he makes a music video to impress
her.
9. "JUMP"
On his 45th birthday, Willie feels unfulfilled, so ALF suggests
he go skydiving.
10. "BABY, YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR"
ALF sells parts of his spaceship to buy Lynn a Ferrari.
11. "ON THE ROAD AGAIN"
Willie loses his temper with ALF during a family camping trip.
12. "OH, TANNERBAUM"
ALF convinces Willie to travel to the mountains to cut down a
real Christmas tree.
13. "MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION"
ALF heads for the garage when Kate's mother pays a visit.
14. "LITTLE BIT OF SOAP"
ALF submits scripts to his favorite soap opera.
15. "I'VE GOT A NEW ATTITUDE"
ALF plays matchmaker for Kate's mother.
16. "TRY TO REMEMBER" (Part 1)
When ALF has amnesia, the Tanners try to help by reviewing past
events.
17. "TRY TO REMEMBER" (Part 2)
Conclusion. When ALF has amnesia, the Tanners try to help
by reviewing past events.
18. "BORDER SONG"
ALF befriends a young Mexican immigrant.
19. "WILD THING"
ALF goes through a 24-hour period of bizarre behavior.
20. "GOING OUT OF MY HEAD OVER YOU"
Willie talks to a psychologist (Bill Daily) about ALF.
21. "LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOW"
ALF thinks he witnessed a murder at a neighbor's house.
22. "IT AIN'T EASY BEIN' GREEN"
ALF comes to Brian's aid when the boy has to play an asparagus
in the school play.
23. "THE GAMBLER"
ALF develops a gambling habit and winds up in trouble with his
bookie.
24. "WEIRD SCIENCE"
Brian causes trouble at school when he repeats some of ALF's intergalactic
knowledge.
25. "LA CUCARACHA"
A cockroach from outer space invades the Tanner home.
26. "COME FLY WITH ME"
When Mr. Ochmonek becomes sick during a flight, ALF flies the
plane.
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SECOND SEASON (1987-88)
27. "WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU" 09/21/87
ALF is relocated to the family garage as a result of his mischievous
behavior.
28. "BALLAD OF GILLIGAN'S ISLAND" 09/28/87
ALF dreams he visits ``Gilligan's Island'', with castaways Gilligan,
the Skipper, the
Professor and Mary Ann.
29. "TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW"
Mrs. Ochmonek thinks she's gone crazy when she spots ALF in the
backyard.
30. "WEDDING BELL BLUES"
ALF joins a monastery after learning that his parents were married
before he was born
-- a disgrace on the planet Melmac.
31. "PRIME TIME"
The Tanners become a TV-ratings family and ALF decides to rig
the system so that his
favorite program becomes a hit.
32. "SOME ENCHANTED EVENING"
ALF becomes the star attraction at the Tanners' Halloween party.
33. "PRETTY WOMAN"
ALF helps Lynn boost her self-confidence by enrolling her in a
beauty pageant.
34. "SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME"
ALF gets a severe case of hiccups after being excluded from Dorothy
and Whizzer's
wedding party.
35. "NIGHT TRAIN"
Willie and ALF hop on board a freight train in search of adventure.
36. "ISN'T IT ROMANTIC"
ALF and the Tanner kids give Willie and Kate a second honeymoon.
37. "HAIL TO THE CHIEF"
Kate dreams that she and ALF are rival presidential candidates.
(Commentator John
McLaughlin makes an appearance).
38. "ALF'S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS" (Part 1) 12/14/87
ALF spends christmas in a mountain cabin with the Tanners.
39. "ALF'S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS" (Part 2)
Disguised as a toy, ALF finds himself given to a hospitalized
girl.
40. "THE BOY NEXT DOOR"
ALF befriends the Ochmoneks' belligerent nephew, Jake.
41. "CAN I GET A WITNESS?"
ALF demands a fair trial after being accused of throwing a football
through the
Ochmoneks' window.
42. "WE'RE SO SORRY, UNCLE ALBERT"
ALF believes that he scared Willie's uncle to death.
43. "SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME" (Part 1)
ALF lends a hand with the neighborhood block patrol and ends up
confronting a prowler
in the Ochmoneks' house.
44. "SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME" (Part 2)
Conclusion. It's up to Willie to save ALF from the SWAT
team surrounding the
Ochomonek house, in which ALF had been chasing a prowler.
45. "WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE"
ALF moves in with his blind friend, Jody, and learns some important
lessons about life
without sight.
46. "YOU AIN'T NOTHING BUT A HOUND DOG"
ALF, jealous of the attention a stray dog is getting, gives the
pooch to a mean old
woman who claims to be the owner.
47. "HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT"
Willie abandons his belief in pacifism after meeting the hostile
father of the bully
who's been pushing Brian around.
48. "MOVIN' OUT"
Willie has problems trying to sell the house because ALF keeps
scaring off potential
buyers with phony ghosts.
49. "I'M YOUR PUPPET"
ALF's mail-order ventriloquist's dummy takes on a life of its
own, and it takes a
visit from a psychiatrist (Bill Daily) to cure him.
50. "TEQUILA"
Kate's friend, a known drinker, sees ALF in the kitchen and thinks
she's
hallucinating.
51. "WE ARE FAMILY"
ALF fantasizes that he reveals his existence to the world and
serves as substitute
host on David Letterman's show.
52. "VARSITY DRAG"
ALF takes a job as a paper carrier when he learns that the cost
of his upkeep is
preventing Lynn from attending her first-choice college.
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THIRD SEASON (1988-89)
53. "STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE"
ALF hides out in the back seat during Lynn's date at the drive-in.
54. "STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN"
In a fantasy sequence, ALF's guardian angel shows him what the
Tanners' lives would be
like without him.
55. "BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO"
The Tanners let Trevor Ochmonek stay at their house after he has
a fight with his
wife.
56. "TONIGHT, TONIGHT" (Part 1)
ALF hosts ``The Tonight Show'', with Ed McMahon.
57. "TONIGHT, TONIGHT" (Part 2)
Conclusion. ALF hosts ``The Tonight Show.''
58. "PROMISES, PROMISES"
Betrayed confidences cause a falling-out between ALF and Lynn.
59. "TURKEY IN THE STRAW" (Part 1)
The Tanners are invited to a Thanksgiving dinner with the Ochmonek's
bizarre
relatives.
60. "TURKEY IN THE STRAW" (Part 2)
Conclusion. ALF must avoid the Alien Task Force when a bum
(David Ogden Stiers) blows
the whistle on him.
61. "CHANGES"
Kate goes back to work when a strike sends Willie home.
62. "MY BACK PAGES"
In a nightmare, Willie dreams ALF is his school roommate.
63. "ALONE AGAIN, NATURALLY"
ALF mistakenly believes his cousin is living in Barstow, when
he reads an article in
the National Inquisitor.
64. "DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?"
ALF makes Brian disappear with a mail-order magic kit.
65. "HIDE AWAY"
ALF is convinced gangsters are chasing the Tanners' houseguest.
66. "FIGHT BACK"
ALF's expose earns Willie a guest spot on David Horowitz's consumer
advocate show.
67. "SUSPICIOUS MINDS"
ALF is convinced that a reclusive neighbor is actually Elvis Presley.
68. "BABY LOVE"
ALF has an allergic reaction to a baby.
69. "RUNNING SCARED"
An extortionist threatens to turn ALF in to the immigration authorities
for being an
"illegal alien".
70. "STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE"
ALF ghostwrites Jake's love letters.
71. "SUPERSTITION"
ALF blames his streak of bad luck on a Melmac superstition.
72. "TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS"
Lynn ends up with two dates for a dance through ALF's mishandled
phone message.
73. "FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND"
Desperate for a pet of his own, ALF acquires an ant farm.
74. "DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK"
ALF and Jake suggest Brian camp out to overcome his fear of the
dark.
75. "HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MOTHER, STANDING IN THE SHADOW?"
ALF sees Jake's kleptomaniac mother arrives for a visit, and steals
a broach from
Kate.
76. "LIKE AN OLD TIME MOVIE"
ALF imagines in black and white that he and the Tanners are silent-movie
stars.
77. "SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL"
ALF prepares for the worst after experiencing a mild earthquake.
78. "HAVING MY BABY"
ALF prepares for the baby's arrival by re-enacting scenes from
``The Dick Van Dyke
Show.''
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FORTH SEASON (1989-90)
79. "BABY COME BACK" 09/18/89
ALF earns the right to baby-sit Eric, but almost blows it when
the child disappears.
80. "LIES" 09/25/89
ALF is accidentally photographed by tabloid photographers, so
the Tanners have to get
the film back.
81. "WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE" 10/02/89
ALF shields Willie when a criminal resembling him is profiled
on a crime-stopper TV
show, but Trevor turns him in.
82. "WE'RE IN THE MONEY" 10/09/89
Using Willie's home computer, ALF discovers and later becomes
addicted to the art of
making stock-market deals.
83. "MIND GAMES" 10/16/89
After a visit from a psychologist, ALF subjects the Tanners to
a barrage of unwanted
psychoanalysis.
84. "HOOKED ON A FEELING" 10/23/89
Willie, in an effort to curb ALF's cotton addiction, holds a support
group meeting in
his living room.
85. "HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S WILLIE'S BROTHER" 10/30/89
ALF, forced to hide, plots the removal of Willie's visiting brother
Neal.
86. "THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE" 11/06/89
ALF gets peeved about having to remain hidden while Willie's brother
extends his
visit.
87. "LIVE AND LET DIE" 11/13/89
ALF's attitude toward cats changes after his first encounter with
kittens.
88. "BREAK UP TO MAKE UP" 11/20/89
Whizzer comes face-to-face with ALF when he searches for Dorothy
at the Tanners.
89. "HAPPY TOGETHER" 11/27/89
ALF, on the outs with the Tanners, is offered a place to stay
by Neal.
90. "FEVER" 12/04/89
ALF is pampered by the Tanners after catching his first Earth
cold.
91. "IT'S MY PARTY" 12/11/89
ALF is relegated once again to the attic when the Tanners throw
a Hawaiian luau.
92. "MAKE 'EM LAUGH" 01/08/90
ALF dreams he's a famous stand-up comic.
93. "LOVE ON THE ROCKS" 01/15/90
Neal and his ex-wife Margaret (Allyce Beasley) reconcile, but
ALF goes a long way to
prove her motives are less than honest.
94. "TRUE COLORS" 01/22/90
ALF enters the art world after he earns praise for a still life
made from food.
95. "GIMME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION" 01/29/90
As a newly ordained Melmacian minister, ALF must officiate a ceremony
on Earth.
96. "FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES"
ALF considers the future with the Tanners, who will age faster
than the ageless alien.
97. "WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR"
ALF encounters youth-seeking senior citizens when he's discovered
sneaking into a
retirement home.
98. "MR. SANDMAN"
ALF and Willie scour Death Valley for buried treasure after discovering
an old map.
99. "STAYIN' ALIVE"
A morally outraged ALF writes nasty letters to a pollution-producing
company.
100. "HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF"
ALF takes to the park in search of food after his diet fails.
101. "I GOTTA BE ME"
ALF is the only one excited by the idea of Lynn moving in with
her boyfriend.
102. "CONSIDER ME GONE" 03/24/90
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. (Last episode).
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APPENDIX I - TITLE LISTING (broadcast order)
First Season:
1. A.L.F. (pilot)
2. STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
3. LOOKING FOR LUCKY
4. PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000
5. KEEPIN' THE FAITH
6. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
7. HELP ME RHONDA
8. DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES
BLUE
9. JUMP
10. BABY, YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR
11. ON THE ROAD AGAIN
12. OH, TANNERBAUM
13. MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
14. LITTLE BIT OF SOAP
15. I'VE GOT A NEW ATTITUDE
16. TRY TO REMEMBER (Part 1)
17. TRY TO REMEMBER (Part 2)
18. BORDER SONG
19. WILD THING
20. GOING OUT OF MY HEAD OVER YOU
21. LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOW
22. IT AIN'T EASY BEIN' GREEN
23. THE GAMBLER
24. WEIRD SCIENCE
25. LA CUCARACHA
26. COME FLY WITH ME
Second Season:
27. WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU
28. BALLAD OF GILLIGAN'S ISLAND
29. TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW
30. WEDDING BELL BLUES
31. PRIME TIME
32. SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
33. PRETTY WOMAN
34. SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME
35. NIGHT TRAIN
36. ISN'T IT ROMANTIC
37. HAIL TO THE CHIEF
38. ALF'S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS (Part
1)
39. ALF'S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS (Part
2)
40. THE BOY NEXT DOOR
41. CAN I GET A WITNESS?
42. WE'RE SO SORRY, UNCLE ALBERT
43. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (Part
1)
44. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (Part
2)
45. WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE
46. YOU AIN'T NOTHING BUT A HOUND DOG
47. HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT
48. MOVIN' OUT
49. I'M YOUR PUPPET
50. TEQUILA
51. WE ARE FAMILY
52. VARSITY DRAG
Third Season:
53. STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE
54. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
55. BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
56. TONIGHT, TONIGHT (Part 1)
57. TONIGHT, TONIGHT (Part 2)
58. PROMISES, PROMISES
59. TURKEY IN THE STRAW (Part
1)
60. TURKEY IN THE STRAW (Part
2)
61. CHANGES
62. MY BACK PAGES
63. ALONE AGAIN, NATURALLY
64. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
65. HIDE AWAY
66. FIGHT BACK
67. SUSPICIOUS MINDS
68. BABY LOVE
69. RUNNING SCARED
70. STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE
71. SUPERSTITION
72. TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS
73. FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
74. DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
75. HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MOTHER, STANDING
IN THE SHADOW?
76. LIKE AN OLD TIME MOVIE
77. SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL
78. HAVING MY BABY
Forth Season:
79. BABY COME BACK
80. LIES
81. WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE
82. WE'RE IN THE MONEY
83. MIND GAMES
84. HOOKED ON A FEELING
85. HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S WILLIE'S BROTHER
86. THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
87. LIVE AND LET DIE
88. BREAK UP TO MAKE UP
89. HAPPY TOGETHER
90. FEVER
91. IT'S MY PARTY
92. MAKE 'EM LAUGH
93. LOVE ON THE ROCKS
94. TRUE COLORS
95. GIMME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION
96. FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR
SHADES
97. WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR
98. MR. SANDMAN
99. STAYIN' ALIVE
100. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
101. I GOTTA BE ME
102. CONSIDER ME GONE
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APPENDIX II - TITLE LISTING (alphabetical order)
1. A.L.F. (pilot)
38. ALF'S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS (Part
1)
39. ALF'S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS (Part
2)
63. ALONE AGAIN, NATURALLY
79. BABY COME BACK
68. BABY LOVE
10. BABY, YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR
28. BALLAD OF GILLIGAN'S ISLAND
18. BORDER SONG
40. THE BOY NEXT DOOR
88. BREAK UP TO MAKE UP
55. BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
41. CAN I GET A WITNESS?
61. CHANGES
26. COME FLY WITH ME
102. CONSIDER ME GONE
64. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
74. DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
8. DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES
BLUE
90. FEVER
66. FIGHT BACK
86. THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
6. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
73. FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
96. FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR
SHADES
23. THE GAMBLER
95. GIMME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION
20. GOING OUT OF MY HEAD OVER YOU
37. HAIL TO THE CHIEF
89. HAPPY TOGETHER
75. HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MOTHER, STANDING
IN THE SHADOW?
78. HAVING MY BABY
85. HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S WILLIE'S BROTHER
7. HELP ME RHONDA
65. HIDE AWAY
47. HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT
84. HOOKED ON A FEELING
100. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
101. I GOTTA BE ME
49. I'M YOUR PUPPET
15. I'VE GOT A NEW ATTITUDE
36. ISN'T IT ROMANTIC
22. IT AIN'T EASY BEIN' GREEN
91. IT'S MY PARTY
9. JUMP
5. KEEPIN' THE FAITH
25. LA CUCARACHA
80. LIES
76. LIKE AN OLD TIME MOVIE
14. LITTLE BIT OF SOAP
87. LIVE AND LET DIE
21. LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOW
3. LOOKING FOR LUCKY
93. LOVE ON THE ROCKS
92. MAKE 'EM LAUGH
83. MIND GAMES
13. MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION
48. MOVIN' OUT
98. MR. SANDMAN
62. MY BACK PAGES
35. NIGHT TRAIN
12. OH, TANNERBAUM
11. ON THE ROAD AGAIN
4. PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000
33. PRETTY WOMAN
31. PRIME TIME
58. PROMISES, PROMISES
69. RUNNING SCARED
77. SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL
32. SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
43. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (Part
1)
44. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (Part
2)
34. SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME
54. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
70. STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE
99. STAYIN' ALIVE
53. STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE
2. STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
71. SUPERSTITION
67. SUSPICIOUS MINDS
29. TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW
50. TEQUILA
56. TONIGHT, TONIGHT (Part 1)
57. TONIGHT, TONIGHT (Part 2)
72. TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS
94. TRUE COLORS
16. TRY TO REMEMBER (Part 1)
17. TRY TO REMEMBER (Part 2)
59. TURKEY IN THE STRAW (Part
1)
60. TURKEY IN THE STRAW (Part
2)
52. VARSITY DRAG
81. WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE
51. WE ARE FAMILY
45. WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE
82. WE'RE IN THE MONEY
42. WE'RE SO SORRY, UNCLE ALBERT
30. WEDDING BELL BLUES
24. WEIRD SCIENCE
97. WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR
19. WILD THING
27. WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU
46. YOU AIN'T NOTHING BUT A HOUND DOG
[ Thanks go to Brian Neale
for providing episode data. ]
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