History Fridge / Alf

!!FridgeLogic
* In the episode where someone is attempting to extort ALF for being an alien, it turns out that the would-be extortionist means an illegal alien, and the whole thing is treated as a comic misunderstanding, with ALF appalled that he freaked out over "semantics". Except, semantics or no, ALF really was in danger. Face it, when the shakedown attempt failed, the would-be extortionist caused federal agents to be sent to the Tanners' to search their house. True, they were from the INS (the predecessor to ICE) and not the fictional Alien Task Force; nonetheless, had ALF not run away, he -- and the Tanners -- would have been in deep trouble. Had the INS found him, they would not have said, "Oh, he's an extra-terrestrial, not an illegal alien. Not our business. Sorry to bother you folks." Instead, they would have locked down the house while calling in the proper authorities to come and collect ALF.

* One might see Willie refusing to let Lynn keep the Ferrari ALF got her in "Baby You Can Drive My Car" as Willie being a wet blanket with a weak set of reasoning. However, there would have been better reasons for him to mention. First; The taxes would have been beyond what they could pay. Second; The car itself may have an extremely shady history; ALF bought it from a mysterious man with an alleged mango farm in Oxnard...which ''supposedly'' was swallowed up by an earthquake, leading to the guy fleeing to Paraguay [[note]]More likely the man was a con-artist, there was no mango farm and the car was stolen and palmed off to "suckers"[[/note]]. The man and the car may have had some illegal "baggage".

* One might see Willie refusing to let Lynn keep the Ferrari ALF got her in "Baby You Can Drive My Car" as Willie being a wet blanket with a weak set of reasoning. However, there would have been better reasons for him to mention; First off, the taxes would have been beyond what they could pay and second, the car itself may have an extremely shady history; ALF bought it from a mysterious man with an alleged mango farm in Oxnard...which ''supposedly'' was swallowed up by an earthquake, leading to the guy fleeing to Paraguay [[note]]More likely the man was a con-artist, there was no mango farm and the car was stolen and palmed off to "suckers"[[/note]]. The man and the car may have had some illegal "baggage".

* Trevor Ockmoneck is a fan of The Dodgers (as revealed in the second episode 'Strangers in the Night'). The show takes place in California and Trevor is from New York City (with a strong Brooklyn accent, to boot). The titular baseball team matches him perfectly (The Brooklyn Dodgers becoming the Los Angeles Dodgers). It makes sense that Trevor would be a fan of that team.

* In the episode where someone is attempting to extort ALF for being an alien, it turns out that the would-be extortionist means an illegal alien, and the whole thing is treated as a comic misunderstanding, with ALF appalled that he freaked out over "semantics". Except, semantics or no, ALF really was in danger. Face it, when the shakedown attempt failed, the would-be extortionist caused federal agents to be sent to the Tanners' to search their house. True, they were from the INS (the predecessor to ICE) and not the fictional Alien Task Force; nonetheless, had ALF not run away, he -- and the Tanners -- would have been in deep trouble. Had the INS found him, they would not have said, "Oh, he's an extra-terrestrial, not an illegal alien. Not our business. Sorry to bother you folks." Instead, they would have locked down the house while calling in the proper authorities to come and collect ALF.

* In the episode where someone is attempting to extort ALF for being an alien, it turns out that the would-be extortionist means an illegal alien, and the whole thing is treated as a comic misunderstanding, with ALF appalled that he freaked out over "semantics". Except, semantics or no, ALF really was in danger. Face it, when the shakedown attempt failed, the would-be extortionist caused federal agents to be sent to the Tanners' to search their house. True, they were from the INS (the predecessor to ICE) and not the fictional Alien Task Force; nonetheless, had ALF not run away, he -- and the Tanners -- would have been in deep trouble. Had the INS found him, they would not have said, "Oh, he's an extra-terrestrial, not an illegal alien. Not our business. Sorry to bother you folks". Instead, they would have locked down the house while calling in the proper authorities to come and collect ALF.

* In the episode where someone is attempting to extort ALF for being an alien, it turns out that the would-be extortionist means an illegal alien, and the whole thing is treated as a comic misunderstanding, with ALF appalled that he freaked out over "semantics". Except, semantics or no, ALF really was in danger. Face it, when the shakedown attempt failed, the would-be extortionist caused federal agents to be sent to the Tanners' to search their house. True, they were from INS and not the fictional Alien Task Force; nonetheless, had ALF not run away, he -- and the Tanners -- would have been in deep trouble. Had the INS found him, they would not have said, "Oh, he's an extra-terrestrial, not an illegal alien. Not out business. Sorry to bother you folks". Instead, they would have locked down the house while calling in the proper authorities to come and collect ALF.

* In the episode where someone is attempting to extort ALF for being an alien, it turns out that the would-be extortionist means an illegal alien, and the whole thing is treated as a comic misunderstanding, with ALF appalled that he freaked out over "semantics". Except, semantics or no, ALF really was in danger. Face it, when the shakedown attempt failed, the would-be extortionist caused federal agents to be sent to the Tanners' to search their house. True, they were from INS and not the fictional Alien Task Force; nonetheless, had ALF not run away, he -- and the Tanners -- would have been in deep trouble, with the INS locking down the house while calling in the proper authorities to come and collect ALF.

* FridgeHorror: The animated series itself, which is basically showcasing his life God only knows how long before the imminent explosion of Melmac.

* One episode has the Tanners go on vacation and the plane they're on stalls in flight. They're only saved because ALF figures out how to fly the plane. ALF wasn't supposed to be on the trip (he stowed away), but had he not been there, or had never even came into the Tanners' lives, they surely would have died there.

* A more minor example, but in one episode ALF tries to become a magician. During one particular scene he reveals that one of his tricks is to saw Brian in half! Think about what [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe could have happened to him (Brian)]] if Kate and Willie weren't there to intervene.

* FridgeHorror: The animated series itself, which is basically showcasing his life God only knows how long before the imminent explosion of Melmac.