A.L.F.

1987TV Series⏱️ 30mTV-Y

AnimationComedyFamilySci-Fi

⭐ 6.1

IMDB Rating

610 votes

The adventures and misadventures of ALF, under the real name Gordon Shumway, on his home planet of Melmac before he crashlanded on Earth.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Paul Fusco, Tabitha St. Germain, Don Francks

Release Date

September 26, 1987

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 2

Wins

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 5

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Paul Fusco

as Gordon Shumway (ALF)

Tabitha St. Germain

as Augie Shumway

Don Francks

as Additional Voices

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Dan Hennessey

as Sloop

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Thick Wilson

as Bob Shumway

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Len Carlson

as Sergeant Staff

Ellen-Ray Hennessy

as Stella

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Greg Morton

as Additional Voices

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Peggy Mahon

as Flo Shumway

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Rob Cowan

as Skip

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Stereo

Color

Production

DIC Entertainment, Saban Productions, Alien Productions

🏷️ Keywords

alf charactermelmacfictional planetplanetalien

🎯 Categories

SatireSitcomAnimationComedyFamilySci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Hated the sitcom; the cartoons were ahead of their time!

by kindofplace • 2023-04-01

8/10

"The ALF cartoons were clearly not written by the same people behind the sitcom. Where else do you find Saturday morning cartoons with post-modern meta-humour not dissimilar to Mystery Science Theater 3000? Standout episodes include Madame Poughkeepsie, the fortune teller who grants Gordon's wish to have a more many head of hair, but curses him to tender anyone he touches instantly hairless, or the Arnold Schwarzenegger parody filming "The Gutsquisher" in his hometown, complete with Arnold likeness and voice impression, "AAAUHNGG! I mahst skvish gütts!". Alf Tales also..."