ALF

S01E01 A.L.F. 1986-09-22

Gordon Shumway, 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. After convincing a military officer that they are not harboring a space creature, the Tanners decide to take ALF in as a member of the family.

S01E02 Strangers in the Night 1986-09-29

ALF decides to have some fun while a nervous Mrs. Ochmonek baby-sits Brian.

S01E03 Looking for Lucky 1986-10-06

When Lucky the cat disappears, everyone pins the blame on ALF.

S01E04 Pennsylvania 6-5000 1986-10-13

ALF calls the president to address his concerns about nuclear weapons.

S01E05 Keepin' the Faith 1986-10-20

ALF takes a job selling cosmetics over the phone.

S01E06 For Your Eyes Only 1986-11-03

ALF befriends a blind woman.

S01E07 Help Me, Rhonda 1986-11-10

Willie helps homesick ALF contact some other survivors from Melmac.

S01E08 Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue? 1986-11-17

ALF has a crush on Lynn, so he makes a music video to impress her.

S01E09 Jump 1986-11-24

On his 45th birthday, Willie feels unfulfilled, so ALF suggests he go skydiving.

S01E10 Baby, You Can Drive My Car 1986-12-01

ALF sells parts of his spaceship to buy Lynn a Ferrari.

S01E11 On the Road Again 1986-12-08

Willie loses his temper with ALF during a family camping trip.

S01E12 Oh, Tannerbaum 1986-12-22

It's Christmas time. Unfortunately ALF chops the Christmas tree into firewood before anyone notices. The Tanners then have two tasks: to teach ALF all about Christmas and find a new Christmas tree.

S01E13 Mother and Child Reunion 1987-01-12

ALF heads for the garage when Kate's mother pays a visit.

S01E14 A Little Bit of Soap 1987-01-19

ALF submits scripts to his favorite soap opera.

S01E15 I've Got a New Attitude 1987-02-02

ALF plays matchmaker for Kate's mother.

S01E16 Try to Remember: Part 1 1987-02-09

ALF hits his head and is convinced he is an insurance salesman. The Tanners try reviewing past events to try and jog his memory.

S01E17 Try to Remember: Part 2 1987-02-09

The Tanners continue to try and jog ALF's memory, and deal with the police at the same time.

S01E18 Border Song 1987-02-16

ALF befriends a young Mexican immigrant.

S01E19 Wild Thing 1987-03-02

ALF goes through a 24-hour period of bizarre behavior.

S01E20 Going Out of My Head Over You 1987-03-16

Willie and ALF talk to a therapist.

S01E21 Lookin' Through the Windows 1987-03-23

ALF thinks he witnessed a murder at a neighbor's house.

S01E22 It Isn't Easy ... Bein' Green 1987-03-30

ALF comes to Brian's aid when the boy has to play an asparagus in the school play.

S01E23 The Gambler 1987-04-06

ALF develops a gambling habit and winds up in trouble with his bookie.

S01E24 Weird Science 1987-04-13

Brian causes trouble at school when he repeats some of ALF's intergalactic knowledge.

S01E25 La Cuckaracha 1987-05-04

A cockroach from ALF's spaceship grows to gigantic proportions.

S01E26 Come Fly with Me 1987-05-11

When Mr. Ochmonek becomes sick during a flight, ALF flies the plane.

S02E01 Working My Way Back to You 1987-09-21

ALF is relocated to the family garage as a result of his mischievous behavior.

S02E02 The Ballad of Gilligan's Island 1987-09-28

ALF dreams he visits "Gilligan's Island", with castaways Gilligan, the Skipper, the Professor and Mary Ann.

S02E03 Take a Look at Me Now 1987-10-05

Mrs. Ochmonek thinks she's gone crazy when she spots ALF in the backyard. She takes her story to a TV-show and is devastated when nobody believes her. ALF decides to make things right by talking to her again.

S02E04 Wedding Bell Blues 1987-10-12

ALF joins a monastery after learning that his parents were married before he was born -- a disgrace on the planet Melmac.

S02E05 Prime Time 1987-10-19

The Tanners become a TV-ratings family and ALF decides to rig the system so that his favorite program becomes a hit.

S02E06 Some Enchanted Evening 1987-10-26

ALF becomes the star attraction at the Tanners' Halloween party.

S02E07 Oh, Pretty Woman 1987-11-02

ALF helps Lynn boost her self-confidence by enrolling her in a beauty pageant.

S02E08 Something's Wrong with Me 1987-11-09

ALF gets a severe case of hiccups after being excluded from Dorothy and Whizzer's wedding party. According to Melmacian medicine there are two cures: fresh cat juice and something so disgusting that ALF does not want to mention it. In order to save the wedding the Tanners try to give him fake cat juice.

S02E09 Night Train 1987-11-16

Willie and ALF hop on board a freight train in search of adventure.

S02E10 Isn't It Romantic? 1987-11-23

ALF and the Tanner kids give Willie and Kate a second honeymoon.

S02E11 Hail to the Chief 1987-12-07

Kate dreams that she and ALF are rival presidential candidates.

S02E12 ALF's Special Christmas: Part 1 1987-12-14

The Tanners decide to spend Christmas in a cabin in the woods when Alf suddenly gets lost.

S02E13 ALF's Special Christmas: Part 2 1987-12-14

ALF is still in the hospital with Tiffany and Mr. Foley. He convinces Tiffany to help him get back to the Tanners, but changes his mind when he hears about Tiffany's condition.

S02E14 The Boy Next Door 1988-01-04

Mr. Ochmonek's nephew Jake comes to live with the Ochmoneks. The Ochmoneks tell the Tanners that Jake is a problem kid and ask their advice on how to deal with him. ALF can't resist investigating Jake's persona.

S02E15 Can I Get a Witness? 1988-01-11

When a football shatters the Ochmoneks' picture window, ALF gets the blame and he demands his day in "Tanner Family Court".

S02E16 We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert 1988-01-25

A visit from Willie's Uncle Albert surprises the Tanners and causes ALF great distress.

S02E17 Someone to Watch Over Me: Part 1 1988-02-08

A series of robberies in the neighborhood prompts ALF to want to help with Neighborhood Watch, when Willie is voted block captain.

S02E18 Someone to Watch Over Me: Part 2 1988-02-15

Neighborhood Watch volunteers quit as the robberies continue. ALF decides to take direct action, causing chaos at the Ochmoneks' house.

S02E19 We Gotta Get Out of This Place 1988-02-22

Jody loses her apartment when the building becomes a condominium, so ALF tries to help her "adjust" to a new home.

S02E20 You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog 1988-02-29

A stray dog makes ALF jealous, so he gives her to the first (and obviously wrong) person who responds to a "found dog" poster.

S02E21 Hit Me with Your Best Shot 1988-03-07

It's the Tanners who learn a lesson while trying to passively resist a belligerent father and son.

S02E22 Movin' Out 1988-03-14

The Tanners may need to sell their house because Willie has been promoted to a supervisory position in San Deigo.

S02E23 I'm Your Puppet 1988-03-21

ALF tries ventriloquism. The attitude of his new "friend", Paul the dummy, turns contentious - then things get weird.

S02E24 Tequila 1988-03-28

ALF assists Kate's alcoholic friend realize that she needs help.

S02E25 We Are Family 1988-05-02

A dejected Gordon (A.L.F.) wants to expose his existence to the world. Willie has an idea to help him through the crisis.

S02E26 Varsity Drag 1988-05-09

ALF discovers that he is responsible for Lynn not being able to attend Amherst College, and makes another attempt to find employment.

S03E01 Stop in the Name of Love 1988-10-03

Lynn breaks up with her boyfriend and becomes depressed. ALF gets a self-help book of love for her and asks her to confide in him. When Lynn reveals she likes a guy, ALF decides to help her get his attention literally by the book. Uh-oh.

S03E02 Stairway to Heaven 1988-10-10

With the help of his guardian angle, ALF finds out what life would be like for the Tanners if they had never met him.

S03E03 Breaking Up is Hard to Do 1988-10-17

Jake pops by because Raquel and Trevor are fighting. This time she throws him out. Kate offers to let him stay in their house. Trevor soon becomes a nuisance, so ALF decides to solve the problem.

S03E04 Tonight, Tonight: Part 1 1988-10-24

"And heeeere's Alfie!" ALF hosts The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson instead ofJohnny Carson. Is it a dream? Is it an "What if...?" story?

S03E05 Tonight, Tonight: Part 2 1988-10-24

ALF fills in forJohnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, alienating regulars and guests alike.

S03E06 Promises, Promises 1988-10-31

Lynn has barely turned 18 and she's already moved on from boys her own age to - an older man. Lynn is forbidden from seeing Eddie again, and seems to move on with a new boy named Randy.

S03E07 Turkey in the Straw: Part 1 1988-11-14

ALF already ate the Thanksgiving turkey - raw. Willie fails to find a new one, so Raquel invites the Tanners over. A storm arrives as does a homeless person, who ALF helps by leaving food and clothes for him.

S03E08 Turkey in the Straw: Part 2 1988-11-15

Pete has called the Alien Task Force. He has been told to keep ALF occupied until Sergeant Fox and his men arrive to capture him. Dead or alive. Will Pete sell ALF out after he's talked with him for a while? Will he?

S03E09 Changes 1988-11-21

The social workers, which includes Willie, go on a strike that may last a while. Kate decides to take a job in order to bring money into the house. ALF is concerned about the repercussions. Well, about those that will affect him.

S03E10 My Back Pages 1988-11-28

When Kate and Willie stop ALF's rummage in the attic, they find Willie's movie of Woodstock and want to watch it. When Willie tells ALF what he was like in college, ALF points out that Willie has turned from an idealist to a sell-out.

S03E11 Alone Again, Naturally 1988-12-05

ALF reads a tabloid article about a couple in Barstow who live with a space alien, who sounds to ALF like his cousin Blinky. ALF persuades Willie to drive him there and to go investigate the couple. *Big* trouble ensues.

S03E12 Do You Believe in Magic? 1988-12-12

ALF gets interested in magic tricks, so Willie gives his old magic trick set to him. When ALF discovers he is no good at magic tricks even though he has the desire, he naturally concludes that he needs proper magician's tools.

S03E13 Hide Away 1989-01-09

ALF has ordered a non-refundable satellite dish. Willie carpools with a talkative guy Jim, who manipulates Willie into inviting him for dinner. There's more to Jim than meets the eye.

S03E14 Fight Back 1989-01-16

Willie realizes his car repairman is scamming him and decides to do something about it. While Willie refuses to admit that The System Has Failed, ALF and Jake set out on their own to acquire some hard evidence against the conman.

S03E15 Suspicious Minds 1989-01-23

ALF has started to believe in one of the biggest urban legends - that Elvis is alive. When Raquel describes their new neighbor, ALF is convinced the man is Elvis. Since nobody believes ALF, he decides to venture into the man's house.

S03E16 Baby Love 1989-02-06

Now that Kate is pregnant and the focus is on her unborn child, ALF feels neglected. Raquel throws a surprise baby shower, to which Andrea from the neighborhood brings her baby. ALF, meet baby. Baby, meet ALF.

S03E17 Running Scared 1989-02-13

An anonymous caller demands $3,000 from ALF - otherwise he will turn ALF to the authorities. On the second call, the extortionist adds that the Tanners will go to jail for harboring an alien. ALF decides to take action.

S03E18 Standing in the Shadows of Love 1989-02-20

Jake has a *huge* crush on a girl called Laura, but freezes every time he tries to approach or contact her. ALF offers to write a letter in Jake's name to Laura. Poor Jake still hasn't learned *not* to enlist ALF to help.

S03E19 Superstition 1989-02-27

ALF accidentally burns Brian's History book in the oven. He then insists that he's now under a Melmacian curse: 14 years of increasing bad luck. First, the food on the electric stove bursts into flames. Then other things start to happen.

S03E20 Torn Between Two Lovers 1989-03-06

Lynn ends up with two dates for a dance through ALF's mishandled phone message

S03E21 Funeral for a Friend 1989-03-20

ALF wants a pet, so Willie decides to buy him an ant farm. ALF doesn't appreciate his new pets at first, but it will change.

S03E22 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark 1989-03-27

The start date of Brian's first overnight boy scout camp is almost at hand. But he is afraid of the dark. While Willie reminisces about his own boy scout days, ALF decides to help Brian.

S03E23 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? 1989-04-10

Jake stops by to tell that her mother has come to the Ochmoneks. She comes to thank the Tanners and Racquel invites her to dinner at the Tanners. Jake, however, starts acting weirdly, and ALF decides to find out why.

S03E24 Like an Old Time Movie 1989-04-17

The Tanners are going to a wedding and ALF is left home alone, Willie having rented him silent movies. ALF gets inspired to write his own silent movie. In which he also stars. He then imagines what it would be like.

S03E25 Shake, Rattle and Roll 1989-05-01

ALF experiences his first earthquake (there were no melmacquakes). When he is told that quakes can be a lot bigger, ALF starts to live in fear of the coming of a big one, even though Willie assures him they are prepared.

S03E26 Having My Baby 1989-05-08

ALF is preparing himself for the coming of Kate's baby because, in his opinion, Willie isn't prepared enough. Can ALF be persuaded to accept that Dick Van Dyke show is not an educational program that should be followed as an example?

S04E01 Baby, Come Back 1989-09-18

When Kate has to unexpectedly go in to work, she has no choice but to leave ALF in charge of the baby. While babysitting, ALF faces a huge dilemma when he goes outside and finds the baby missing.

S04E02 Lies 1989-09-25

After ALF invites a tabloid crew over to the Tanner household for an interview, they take a few photos before Willie asks them to leave.

S04E03 Wanted: Dead or Alive 1989-10-02

After ALF watches "Crimestoppers" and sees a guy resembling Willie who is wanted for polygamy, he tries to hide Willie. When the FBI takes Willie in for question following an anonymous tip, everyone assumes that ALF called it in.

S04E04 We're in the Money 1989-10-09

Alf thinks that he has found a great new game when he accesses Willie's stock market account.

S04E05 Mind Games 1989-10-16

With ALF feeling bored and useless, Larry advises the Tanners to ask for his opinion on their problems and make him feel more important.

S04E06 Hooked on a Feeling 1989-10-23

When ALF develops an addiction to eating cotton balls, Willie and Kate decide to invite a support group over to the house and have Willie convey ALF's feelings to the group.

S04E07 He Ain't Heavy, He's Willie's Brother 1989-10-30

ALF gets upset when Willie's emotionally depressed kid brother spends lots of time at the house, leaving him to take quarters in the garage.

S04E08 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1989-11-06

With ALF upset over Willie's brother frequently coming to the house, Willie decides that the best thing to do is finally introduce his brother to ALF.

S04E09 Live and Let Die 1989-11-13

When the Tanners' cat Lucky dies, ALF decides to answer a giveaway ad in the paper for kittens so that he can eat them, only to find out that he likes having them as pets.

S04E10 Break Up to Make Up 1989-11-20

ALF gets upset when his anniversary party is interrupted by Kate's mother who flies in after a fight with her husband.

S04E11 Happy Together 1989-11-27

Following a fight with Willie, ALF decides to move in with Neal. It doesn't take long for him to wear out his welcome.

S04E12 Fever 1989-12-04

When ALF gets really sick, Willie and Kate consider taking him to a doctor.

S04E13 It's My Party 1989-12-11

Willie and Kate miss the days when they would visit friends' dinner parties and then reciprocate. They decide to host a luau with a roasted pig.

S04E14 Make 'em Laugh 1990-01-08

Alf thinks he's a stand-up comedian. NBC offers him a show, he's famous and rich and everybody loves him. In his dream he sends Willie and Kate to the attic, where they usually send him.

S04E15 Love on the Rocks 1990-01-15

When Neal decides to drive to Las Vegas and remarry his ex-wife, ALF sneaks into the back of their car in a effort to try and talk Neal out of it.

S04E16 True Colors 1990-01-22

ALF develops an interest in art after one of Lynn's professors compliments one of his paintings.

S04E17 Gimme That Old Time Religion 1990-01-29

In order to become a minister, ALF must preside over a ceremony. So he suggests that Willie and Kate renew their vows on the 22nd anniversary.

S04E18 Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades 1990-02-05

Realizing he will outlive the Tanners, ALF daydreams about the future, after the children have grown up and moved out.

S04E19 When I'm Sixty-Four 1990-02-12

With Willie and Kate going out for the night, ALF sneaks into a retirement home in the hopes of meeting a once-famous actress, whose glory days are far behind her.

S04E20 Mr. Sandman 1990-02-19

When Willie finds a map from one of his dead relatives, he and ALF trek to Death Valley to try and find a possible treasure. Things don't go as planned when ALF drinks all the water beforehand and then gets too hot from the sun.

S04E21 Stayin' Alive 1990-02-26

When ALF finds out that a local corporation is using CFCs that pollute the environment, he writes several letters of protest, all under fake names.

S04E22 Hungry Like a Wolf 1990-03-03

Fearing that he might "internally blow up" due to his high calorie consumption, ALF decides to cut meat from his diet. However after a few days, ALF turns into a "wolf" and steals the Tanner's car in an effort to hunt for food.

S04E23 I Gotta Be Me 1990-03-10

Lynn and Kate have a disagreement after Lynn plans to go away for a vacation weekend with her boyfriend. Tensions escalate further when Lynn brings up the idea of moving in together with Robert.

S04E24 Consider Me Gone 1990-03-24

When ALF picks up a signal on the Tanner's radio, he realizes that it is someone trying to get in touch with him through Melmacian code.