Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: September 22, 1986
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 101
Networks: NBC
Genres: Family, Comedy, Drama

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ALF(1986)

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TMDB Rating: 7.7 (1168 votes)

Overview

A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.

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Season 1

26 episodes • 1986Avg: 6.4

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	A.L.F.	Sep 22, 1986	7.4
2	Strangers in the Night	Sep 29, 1986	7.1
3	Looking for Lucky	Oct 6, 1986	6.5
4	Pennsylvania 6-5000	Oct 13, 1986	6.2
5	Keepin' the Faith	Oct 20, 1986	6.2
6	For Your Eyes Only	Nov 3, 1986	6.3
7	Help Me, Rhonda	Nov 10, 1986	6.1
8	Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue?	Nov 17, 1986	6.6
9	Jump	Nov 24, 1986	6.1
10	Baby, You Can Drive My Car	Dec 1, 1986	6.6
11	On the Road Again	Dec 8, 1986	6.6
12	Oh, Tannerbaum	Dec 22, 1986	6.0
13	Mother and Child Reunion	Jan 12, 1987	6.4
14	A Little Bit of Soap	Jan 19, 1987	6.6
15	I've Got a New Attitude	Feb 2, 1987	6.2
16	Try to Remember (1)	Feb 9, 1987	5.9
17	Try to Remember (2)	Feb 9, 1987	5.8
18	Border Song	Feb 16, 1987	5.9
19	Wild Thing	Mar 2, 1987	6.2
20	Going Out of My Head Over You	Mar 16, 1987	6.4
21	Lookin' Through the Windows	Mar 23, 1987	6.6
22	It Isn't Easy ... Bein' Green	Mar 30, 1987	5.8
23	The Gambler	Apr 6, 1987	6.5
24	Weird Science	Apr 13, 1987	6.5
25	La Cucaracha	May 4, 1987	6.6
26	Come Fly with Me	May 11, 1987	6.4

Season 2

25 episodes • 1987Avg: 6.4Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Working My Way Back to You	Sep 21, 1987	6.3
2	The Ballad of Gilligan's Island	Sep 28, 1987	5.8
3	Take a Look at Me Now	Oct 5, 1987	7.1
4	Wedding Bell Blues	Oct 12, 1987	6.5
5	Prime Time	Oct 19, 1987	6.6
6	Some Enchanted Evening	Oct 26, 1987	6.6
7	Oh, Pretty Woman	Nov 2, 1987	6.3
8	Something's Wrong with Me	Nov 9, 1987	6.6
9	Night Train	Nov 16, 1987	6.7
10	Isn't It Romantic?	Nov 23, 1987	6.4
11	Hail to the Chief	Dec 7, 1987	6.4
12	ALF's Special Christmas	Dec 14, 1987	7.0
13	The Boy Next Door	Jan 4, 1988	6.4
14	Can I Get a Witness?	Jan 11, 1988	6.4
15	We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert	Jan 25, 1988	6.4
16	Someone to Watch Over Me (1)	Feb 8, 1988	6.4
17	Someone to Watch Over Me (2)	Feb 15, 1988	6.3
18	We Gotta Get Out of This Place	Feb 22, 1988	6.0
19	You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog	Feb 29, 1988	6.3
20	Hit Me with Your Best Shot	Mar 7, 1988	6.4
21	Movin' Out	Mar 14, 1988	6.3
22	I'm Your Puppet	Mar 21, 1988	5.7
23	Tequila	Mar 28, 1988	6.7
24	We Are Family	May 2, 1988	6.1
25	Varsity Drag	May 9, 1988	6.6

Season 3

26 episodes • 1988Avg: 6.4Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Stop in the Name of Love	Oct 3, 1988	6.7
2	Stairway to Heaven	Oct 10, 1988	6.4
3	Breaking Up is Hard to Do	Oct 17, 1988	6.4
4	Tonight, Tonight (1)	Oct 24, 1988	5.6
5	Tonight, Tonight (2)	Oct 24, 1988	5.7
6	Promises, Promises	Oct 31, 1988	6.6
7	Turkey in the Straw (1)	Nov 14, 1988	6.8
8	Turkey in the Straw (2)	Nov 15, 1988	6.9
9	Changes	Nov 21, 1988	6.4
10	My Back Pages	Nov 28, 1988	5.9
11	Alone Again, Naturally	Dec 5, 1988	6.6
12	Do You Believe in Magic?	Dec 12, 1988	6.4
13	Hide Away	Jan 9, 1989	6.3
14	Fight Back	Jan 16, 1989	6.7
15	Suspicious Minds	Jan 23, 1989	6.4
16	Baby Love	Feb 6, 1989	6.3
17	Running Scared	Feb 13, 1989	6.8
18	Standing in the Shadows of Love	Feb 20, 1989	6.7
19	Superstition	Feb 27, 1989	6.4
20	Torn Between Two Lovers	Mar 6, 1989	6.6
21	Funeral for a Friend	Mar 20, 1989	6.4
22	Don't Be Afraid of the Dark	Mar 27, 1989	6.3
23	Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?	Apr 10, 1989	6.4
24	Like an Old Time Movie	Apr 17, 1989	6.4
25	Shake, Rattle and Roll	May 1, 1989	6.7
26	Having My Baby	May 8, 1989	6.3

Season 4

24 episodes • 1989Avg: 6.4

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Baby, Come Back	Sep 18, 1989	6.4
2	Lies	Sep 25, 1989	6.3
3	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Oct 2, 1989	6.9
4	We're in the Money	Oct 9, 1989	6.7
5	Mind Games	Oct 16, 1989	6.3
6	Hooked on a Feeling	Oct 23, 1989	6.4
7	He Ain't Heavy, He's Willie's Brother	Oct 30, 1989	6.0
8	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	Nov 6, 1989	6.7
9	Live and Let Die	Nov 13, 1989	6.4
10	Break Up to Make Up	Nov 20, 1989	6.3
11	Happy Together	Nov 27, 1989	6.6
12	Fever	Dec 4, 1989	7.1
13	It's My Party	Dec 11, 1989	6.3
14	Make 'em Laugh	Jan 8, 1990	6.1
15	Love on the Rocks	Jan 15, 1990	6.1
16	True Colors	Jan 22, 1990	6.3
17	Gimme That Old Time Religion	Jan 29, 1990	6.3
18	Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades	Feb 5, 1990	6.3
19	When I'm Sixty-Four	Feb 12, 1990	6.6
20	Mr. Sandman	Feb 19, 1990	6.3
21	Stayin' Alive	Feb 26, 1990	6.7
22	Hungry Like a Wolf	Mar 3, 1990	6.1
23	I Gotta Be Me	Mar 10, 1990	5.2
24	Consider Me Gone	Mar 24, 1990	6.5

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