ALF

ALF is an American television comic science fiction series that aired on NBC from September 22, 1986, to March 24, 1990.

The title character is ALF (an acronym for "Alien Life Form" whose real name is Gordon Shumway) 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 Paul Fusco, who co-created the show with Tom Patchett.

Produced by Alien Productions, ALF originally ran for four seasons and produced 99 episodes, including three one-hour episodes ("Try to Remember", "ALF's Special Christmas" and "Tonight, Tonight") that were divided into two parts for syndication, totaling 102 episodes. The series proper concluded with an unresolved cliffhanger, but the later TV movie, Project: ALF, resolves a cliffhanger series finale.

In August 2018, Warner Bros. Television announced development of an ALF reboot. These plans were abruptly cancelled in November 2018.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) A concept of the alien survivor having his brand new life on Earth, after he escaped from his home planet, Melmac before it explodes is very nice.
 * 2) NBC Monday night programming in its purest form.
 * 3) Great acting from Paul Fusco (the voice of ALF) and Max Wright.
 * 4) Decent theme music.
 * 5) * The theme music for last two seasons, was even catchier.
 * 6) It looks like a Saturday morning sitcom, this time with Primetime fashions.
 * 7) Many funny moments, and so as the alien-themed puns.
 * 8) Memorable characters, especially ALF, its main protagonist.
 * 9) Great running gag of ALF's cat snacking.
 * 10) It spawned a prequel animated series, a video game from the Sega Master System and a made-for-TV movie (aired on ABC), which was proudly resolves a cliffhanger ending.
 * 11) * It also spawned several toys, including Coleco's Storytelling ALF.
 * 12) The character design and puppeteering of ALF was very nice.
 * 13) Prior to the Nickelodeon sitcoms and Disney and Jim Henson's Dinosaurs, it was the best kids' sitcom of the 1980s.
 * 14) Alien Task Force are very neat antagonists.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The show abruptly ends on the cliffhanger, where ALF got captured by the Alien Task Force. Fortunately, it was resolves a cliffhanger ending by made-for-TV movie, aired six years later.
 * 2) The adult-oriented spin-off, ALF's Hit Talk Show, wasn't well-recieved, like Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon.
 * 3) Sometimes, it makes the kids think that this show feels less like a Saturday morning sitcom and more like a primetime.
 * 4) Some of the poorly-made episodes, including La Cuckaracha.