ALF (TV Series)

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	* [[Anne Meara]] – Dorothy Halligan Deaver		* [[Anne Meara]] – Dorothy Halligan Deaver
	* [[Liz Sheridan]] – Raquel Ochmonek		* [[Liz Sheridan]] – Raquel Ochmonek
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-	* [[Ian Abercrombie]] – British Announcer (voice, uncredited)
-	* [[Beverly Archer]] – Myrna Byrd
-	* [[Joyce Brothers]] – Herself
-	* [[Michele Brustin]] – Herself
-	* [[Dan Castellaneta]] – Steve Michaels
-	* [[Frederick De Cordova]] – Himself
-	* [[Bob Denver]] – [[Gilligan (Gilligan's Island)|Gilligan]]
-	* [[Fran Drescher]] – Roxanne
-	* [[Nicole Dubuc]] – Hannah
-	* [[David Alan Grier]] – [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] Agent
-	* [[Carla Gugino]] – Laura
-	* [[Alan Hale, Jr.]] – [[The Skipper|Skipper Jonas Grumby]]
-	* [[Randee Heller]] – Elaine Ochmonek
-	* [[David Horowitz]] – Himself
-	* [[Russell Johnson]] – [[The Professor (Gilligan's Island)|Professor Roy Hinkley]]
-	* [[Casey Kasem]] – Himself
-	* [[Fox Langenkamp]] – Himself
-	* [[David Leisure]] – [[Brandon Tartikoff]]/Nick "The Fish" Mintz
-	* [[Cleavon Little]] – George Foley
-	* [[Rich Little]] – Himself
-	* [[Joseph Maher]] – Angel Bob
-	* [[John McLaughlin (host)|John McLaughlin]] – Himself
-	* [[Ed McMahon]] – Himself
-	* [[Joe Namath]] – Himself
-	* [[Tommy Newsom]] – Himself
-	* [[Larry Poindexter]] – Sergeant Armstrong
-	* [[Ted Raimi]] – Julius
-	* [[Harry Shearer]] – [[Ronald Reagan]] (voice, uncredited)
-	* [[David Spade]] – Larry Slotkin
-	* [[David Ogden Stiers]] – "Flakey" Pete Finnegan
-	* [[Brandon Tartikoff]] – Himself
-	* [[Meshach Taylor]] – [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] Agent Addison
-	* [[Marcia Wallace]] – Mrs. Lyman
-	* [[Tracey Walter]] – Gravel Gus
-	* [[Dawn Wells]] – [[Mary Ann Summers]]
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ALF
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Paul Fusco Tom Patchett
Starring	Paul Fusco Max Wright Anne Schedeen Andrea Elson Benji Gregory
Theme music composer	Alf Clausen Tom Kramer
Composer(s)	Alf Clausen
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	99 (original run) 102 (syndication) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bernie Brillstein Tom Patchett
Producer(s)	Paul Fusco
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	25 minutes
Production company(s)	Alien Productions Lorimar-Telepictures (1986– 89) (seasons 1–3) Lorimar Television (1989–90) (season 4)
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Audio format	Dolby Surround
Original run	September 22, 1986–March 24, 1990

ALF is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 22, 1986 to March 24, 1990. It was the first television series to be presented in Dolby Surround sound system.

The title character is Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF (an acronym for Alien Life Form), who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family. The series stars Max Wright as father Willie Tanner, Anne Schedeen as mother Kate Tanner, and Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory as their children, Lynn and Brian Tanner. ALF was performed by puppeteer/creator Paul Fusco.

Produced by Alien Productions, ALF originally ran for four seasons and produced 99 episodes, including three one-hour episodes which were divided into two parts for syndication totaling 102 episodes.

Contents 1 Premise 1.1 ALF character 2 Episodes 3 Cast 3.1 Main characters 3.2 Recurring characters 4 Ratings 5 Production 5.1 Censorship 6 Other media 6.1 Animated series 6.2 Marvel Comics 6.3 ALF's Hit Talk Show 6.4 Film 6.5 Guest appearances and references 6.6 Merchandise 6.7 Music 6.8 Video games 7 DVD releases 7.1 North America 7.2 Europe 7.3 Oceania 8 Awards 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

Premise

ALF character

Episodes

Main article: List of ALF episodes

Cast

Main article: List of ALF characters

Main characters

• 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

Recurring characters

• Josh Blake – Jake Ochmonek (Seasons 2-4)
• Jim J. Bullock – Neal Tanner (Season 4)
• Andrea Covell – Jody
• Bill Daily – Dr. Larry Dykstra
• Paul Dooley – "Whizzer" Deaver
• John LaMotta – Trevor Ochmonek
• Anne Meara – Dorothy Halligan Deaver
• Liz Sheridan – Raquel Ochmonek

Ratings

• 1986–1987: #12 (19.5)
• 1987–1988: #5 (21.3)
• 1988–1989: #10 (19.0)
• 1989–1990: #39 (13.7)

Production

Censorship

Other media

Animated series

Main article: ALF: The Animated Series

Marvel Comics

ALF's Hit Talk Show

Film

Guest appearances and references

Merchandise

Music

Video games

DVD releases

North America

Europe

Oceania

Awards

See also

• My Favorite Martian
• Mork & Mindy
• 3rd Rock from the Sun
• The Neighbors

References

External links

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