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** Creator/DavidOgdenStiers of ''[[Series/{{Mash}} M*A*S*H]]'' fame appears in the "Turkey in the Straw" two-parter as a homeless man that ALF befriends.
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** Al Jean and Mike Reiss wrote five episodes. Both went on to creators and executive produce ''Series/TeenAngel'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''.
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** Anne Meara also wrote an episode and had a recurring role as Kate's mother, Dorothy Halligan. Meara is known not just for playing Veronica Rooney on ''Series/ArchieBunkersPlace'', but for being Creator/JerryStiller's wife and, by nature, Creator/BenStiller's mother.
** [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Major Healey]] appears here as Larry Dykstra, Alf's therapist. Later in one episode, the character is voiced by [[Creator/HarryShearer Mr. Burns himself]].
** [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Major Healey]] appears here as Larry Dykstra, Alf's therapist. Later in one episode, the character is voiced by [[Creator/HarryShearer Mr. Burns himself]].
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** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBpXoeZzRdI second opening theme]] is very uplifting.
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** The made for TV movie, to some. Even if it does make for a much [[DownerEnding darker end to the series.]]
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** The military General who's after ALF in the series finale is Richard Fancy, who later will play Mr. Lippman on ''Seinfeld''.
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** David Ogden Stiers of ''[[Series/{{Mash}} M*A*S*H]]'' fame appears in the "Turkey in the Straw" two-parter as a homeless man that ALF befriends.
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** David Ogden Stiers Creator/DavidOgdenStiers of ''[[Series/{{Mash}} M*A*S*H]]'' fame appears in the "Turkey in the Straw" two-parter as a homeless man that ALF befriends.
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* FanonDiscontinuity: The made for TV movie, to some. Even if it does make for a much [[DownerEnding darker end to the series.]]
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** The made for TV movie, to some. Even if it does make for a much [[DownerEnding darker end to the series.]]]]
** Ditto for the aforementioned series finale.
** The made for TV movie, to some. Even if it does make for a much [[DownerEnding darker end to the series.
** Ditto for the aforementioned series finale.
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** Jim J. Bullock appeared in five episodes as Willie's brother, Neal Tanner. Bullock is best known for playing Monroe Ficus on ''Series/TooCloseForComfort''.
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** Peter Bonerz directed eight episodes. Bonerz is best known for playing Dr. Jerry Robinson on ''Series/TheBobNewhartShow''.
** Steve Pepoon wrote 14 episodes. Pepoon is best known for co-creating ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys''
** Victor Fresco wrote 11 episodes. Fresco is best known as creator and executive producer of ''Series/AndyRichterControlsTheUniverse'' and ''Series/BetterOffTed''.
** David Silverman and Stephen Sustarsic wrote six episodes. Both are also best known for co-creating ''The Wild Thornberrys''.
** Al Jean and Mike Reiss wrote five episodes. Both are best known as creators and executive producers of ''Series/TeenAngel'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''.
** Donald Todd wrote four episodes. Todd is best known as co-creator and executive producer of ''Series/SamanthaWho''.
** Beverly Archer wrote three episodes. Archer is best known for playing Iola Boylan on ''Series/MamasFamily'' and Gunny Alva Bricker on ''Series/MajorDad''.
** Kevin Abbott wrote an episode. Abbott is best known as developer and executive producer of ''Series/MalibuCountry''.
** Anne Meara also wrote an episode and had a recurring role as Kate's mother, Dorothy Halligan. Meara is best known for playing Veronica Rooney on ''Series/ArchieBunkersPlace''.
** Steve Pepoon wrote 14 episodes. Pepoon is best known for co-creating ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys''
** Victor Fresco wrote 11 episodes. Fresco is best known as creator and executive producer of ''Series/AndyRichterControlsTheUniverse'' and ''Series/BetterOffTed''.
** David Silverman and Stephen Sustarsic wrote six episodes. Both are also best known for co-creating ''The Wild Thornberrys''.
** Al Jean and Mike Reiss wrote five episodes. Both are best known as creators and executive producers of ''Series/TeenAngel'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''.
** Donald Todd wrote four episodes. Todd is best known as co-creator and executive producer of ''Series/SamanthaWho''.
** Beverly Archer wrote three episodes. Archer is best known for playing Iola Boylan on ''Series/MamasFamily'' and Gunny Alva Bricker on ''Series/MajorDad''.
** Kevin Abbott wrote an episode. Abbott is best known as developer and executive producer of ''Series/MalibuCountry''.
** Anne Meara also wrote an episode and had a recurring role as Kate's mother, Dorothy Halligan. Meara is best known for playing Veronica Rooney on ''Series/ArchieBunkersPlace''.
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** Victor Fresco wrote 11
** Donald Todd wrote four
** Anne Meara also wrote an episode and had a recurring role as Kate's mother, Dorothy Halligan. Meara is
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ALF is particularly popular in Germany, being one of the few 80's {{Dom Com}}s on public television that are easily accessible for children, as well as sporting a great dub.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ALF is particularly popular in Germany, being one of the few 80's {{Dom Com}}s on public television that are easily accessible for children, as well as sporting a great dub. The series was so popular in Germany that the made for TV movie was even released to German movie theaters.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The exchange between Alf and Jake in Shake, Rattle and Roll where Alf explains all the ways Jake could die in his own home and tells him that he loves him in case he doesn't see him again becomes unintentionally disturbing when one realizes that Jake never appears again after that scene.
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* HarsherInHindsight: HarsherInHindsight:
** The exchange between Alf and Jake in Shake, Rattle and Roll where Alf explains all the ways Jake could die in his own home and tells him that he loves him in case he doesn't see him again becomes unintentionally disturbing when one realizes that Jake never appears again after thatscene.scene.
** Willie Tanner not only acted as a conscience for Alf but also as a disciplinarian, having to lay down the law or even punish Alf when he went too far (which was frequently). Willie's actor Max Wright ended up getting in trouble with the law in the years after the series ended; he was arrested for drunk driving in 2000 and again in 2003.
** The exchange between Alf and Jake in Shake, Rattle and Roll where Alf explains all the ways Jake could die in his own home and tells him that he loves him in case he doesn't see him again becomes unintentionally disturbing when one realizes that Jake never appears again after that
** Willie Tanner not only acted as a conscience for Alf but also as a disciplinarian, having to lay down the law or even punish Alf when he went too far (which was frequently). Willie's actor Max Wright ended up getting in trouble with the law in the years after the series ended; he was arrested for drunk driving in 2000 and again in 2003.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The exchange between Alf and Jake in Shake, Rattle and Roll where Alf explains all the ways Jake could die in his own home and tells him that he loves him in case he doesn't see him again becomes unintentionally disturbing when one realizes that Jake never appears again after that scene.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The actress who played Raquel Ochmonek, Liz Sheridan, would end up becoming ''more'' well known for her role on ''{{Series/Seinfeld}}'' as Helen Seinfeld, Jerry's mother.
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** The actress who played Raquel Ochmonek, Liz Sheridan, would end up becoming ''more'' well known for her role on ''{{Series/Seinfeld}}'' as Helen Seinfeld, Jerry'smother.mother.
** Jim J. Bullock appeared in five episodes as Willie's brother, Neal Tanner. Bullock is best known for playing Monroe Ficus on ''Series/TooCloseForComfort''.
** David Ogden Stiers of ''[[Series/{{Mash}} M*A*S*H]]'' fame appears in the "Turkey in the Straw" two-parter as a homeless man that ALF befriends.
** Dexter Moyers from the movie ''Project ALF'' was played by Creator/MiguelFerrer.
** Peter Bonerz directed eight episodes. Bonerz is best known for playing Dr. Jerry Robinson on ''Series/TheBobNewhartShow''.
** Steve Pepoon wrote 14 episodes. Pepoon is best known for co-creating ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys''
** Victor Fresco wrote 11 episodes. Fresco is best known as creator and executive producer of ''Series/AndyRichterControlsTheUniverse'' and ''Series/BetterOffTed''.
** David Silverman and Stephen Sustarsic wrote six episodes. Both are also best known for co-creating ''The Wild Thornberrys''.
** Al Jean and Mike Reiss wrote five episodes. Both are best known as creators and executive producers of ''Series/TeenAngel'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''.
** Donald Todd wrote four episodes. Todd is best known as co-creator and executive producer of ''Series/SamanthaWho''.
** Beverly Archer wrote three episodes. Archer is best known for playing Iola Boylan on ''Series/MamasFamily'' and Gunny Alva Bricker on ''Series/MajorDad''.
** Kevin Abbott wrote an episode. Abbott is best known as developer and executive producer of ''Series/MalibuCountry''.
** Anne Meara also wrote an episode and had a recurring role as Kate's mother, Dorothy Halligan. Meara is best known for playing Veronica Rooney on ''Series/ArchieBunkersPlace''.
** [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Major Healey]] appears here as Larry Dykstra, Alf's therapist. Later in one episode, the character is voiced by [[Creator/HarryShearer Mr. Burns himself]].
** The actress who played Raquel Ochmonek, Liz Sheridan, would end up becoming ''more'' well known for her role on ''{{Series/Seinfeld}}'' as Helen Seinfeld, Jerry's
** Jim J. Bullock appeared in five episodes as Willie's brother, Neal Tanner. Bullock is best known for playing Monroe Ficus on ''Series/TooCloseForComfort''.
** David Ogden Stiers of ''[[Series/{{Mash}} M*A*S*H]]'' fame appears in the "Turkey in the Straw" two-parter as a homeless man that ALF befriends.
** Dexter Moyers from the movie ''Project ALF'' was played by Creator/MiguelFerrer.
** Peter Bonerz directed eight episodes. Bonerz is best known for playing Dr. Jerry Robinson on ''Series/TheBobNewhartShow''.
** Steve Pepoon wrote 14 episodes. Pepoon is best known for co-creating ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys''
** Victor Fresco wrote 11 episodes. Fresco is best known as creator and executive producer of ''Series/AndyRichterControlsTheUniverse'' and ''Series/BetterOffTed''.
** David Silverman and Stephen Sustarsic wrote six episodes. Both are also best known for co-creating ''The Wild Thornberrys''.
** Al Jean and Mike Reiss wrote five episodes. Both are best known as creators and executive producers of ''Series/TeenAngel'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''.
** Donald Todd wrote four episodes. Todd is best known as co-creator and executive producer of ''Series/SamanthaWho''.
** Beverly Archer wrote three episodes. Archer is best known for playing Iola Boylan on ''Series/MamasFamily'' and Gunny Alva Bricker on ''Series/MajorDad''.
** Kevin Abbott wrote an episode. Abbott is best known as developer and executive producer of ''Series/MalibuCountry''.
** Anne Meara also wrote an episode and had a recurring role as Kate's mother, Dorothy Halligan. Meara is best known for playing Veronica Rooney on ''Series/ArchieBunkersPlace''.
** [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Major Healey]] appears here as Larry Dykstra, Alf's therapist. Later in one episode, the character is voiced by [[Creator/HarryShearer Mr. Burns himself]].
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* StopHelpingMe: Rhonda to the Tanners in the comic. She stayed with them a few times, and would always do her best to help them out, but as she was even less accostumed to Earth than Alf was, her attempts at helping always led to disaster.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: [[http://cinemassacre.com/2014/12/12/alf-angry-video-game-nerd/ Well, the plot's similar to the E.T. Atari game for starters....]]
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** It's one of the most popular shows ''of all time'' in the Ukraine.
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** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBpXoeZzRdI second opening theme]].
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY3rlYHOTk4 The rock video ALF recorded for Lynn.]]
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* TearJerker: [[ChristmasEpisode Alf's Special Christmas]]. Dear God, Alf's Special Christmas. After destroying the Tanner's best laid Christmas plans (par for the course for Alf), [[spoiler: he befriends Tiffany (who is an eight year old in the hospital with a terminal illness who "won't live to see another Christmas"), delivers a child (and talks the mother into naming her newborn daughter after Tiffany), and stops the hospital Santa from committing suicide]]. To top it all off, [[spoiler: Tiffany is based on (and named after) an actual child who died that year and the episode is dedicated to her]]. For an Alf story, it is surprisingly dark.
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* TearJerker: [[ChristmasEpisode Alf's Special Christmas]]. Dear God, Alf's Special Christmas. After destroying the Tanner's best laid Christmas plans (par for the course for Alf), [[spoiler: he befriends Tiffany (who is an eight year old in the hospital with [[TearJerker/{{ALF}} Has a terminal illness who "won't live to see another Christmas"), delivers a child (and talks the mother into naming her newborn daughter after Tiffany), and stops the hospital Santa from committing suicide]]. To top it all off, [[spoiler: Tiffany is based on (and named after) an actual child who died that year and the episode is dedicated to her]]. For an Alf story, it is surprisingly dark.sub-page]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The actress who played the Tanners' nosy neighbor Raquel Ochmonek, Liz Sheridan, would end up becoming ''more'' well known for her role on ''{{Seinfeld}}'' ''{{Series/Seinfeld}}'' as Helen Seinfeld, Jerry's mother.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs. Double subverted; Jerry Stahl freely admits his episodes were written on drugs, including the one where a giant cockroach tries to eat Alf.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs. Double subverted; Subverted; Jerry Stahl freely admits his episodes were written on drugs, including the one where a giant cockroach tries to eat Alf.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Reportedly Paul Fusco was like this on the set. He was convinced that Alf was in fact real and didn't even care for the safety of the cast members in case a trapdoor came loose as he was more concerned about how Alf would look at certain angles. Fusco's behavior was possibly the main reason for the nightmarish production of the series.
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* TearJerker: [[ChristmasEpisode Alf's Special Christmas]]. Dear God, Alf's Special Christmas. After destroying the Tanner's best laid Christmas plans (par for the course for Alf), [[spoiler: he befriends Tiffany (who is an eight year old in the hospital with a terminal illness who "won't live to see another Christmas"), delivers a child (and talks the mother into naming her newborn daughter after Tiffany), and stops the hospital Santa from committing suicide]]. To top it all off, [[spoiler: Tiffany is based on (and named after) an actual child who died that year and the episode is dedicated to her]]. For an Alf story, it is surprisingly dark. This troper has watched it twice, and cried both times.
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* TearJerker: [[ChristmasEpisode Alf's Special Christmas]]. Dear God, Alf's Special Christmas. After destroying the Tanner's best laid Christmas plans (par for the course for Alf), [[spoiler: he befriends Tiffany (who is an eight year old in the hospital with a terminal illness who "won't live to see another Christmas"), delivers a child (and talks the mother into naming her newborn daughter after Tiffany), and stops the hospital Santa from committing suicide]]. To top it all off, [[spoiler: Tiffany is based on (and named after) an actual child who died that year and the episode is dedicated to her]]. For an Alf story, it is surprisingly dark. This troper has watched it twice, and cried both times.dark.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Reportedly Paul Fusco was like this on the set. He was convinced that Alf was in fact real and didn't even care for the safety of the cast members in case a trapdoor came loose as he was more concerned about how Alf would look at certain angles. Fusco's behavior was possibly the main reason for the nightmarish production of the series.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Reportedly Paul Fusco was like this on the set. He was convinced that Alf was in fact real and didn't even care for the safety of the cast members in case a trapdoor came loose as he was more concerned about how Alf would look at certain angles. Fusco's behavior was possibly the main reason for the nightmarish production of the series.
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* TearJerker: [[ChristmasEpisode Alf's Special Christmas]]. Dear God, Alf's Special Christmas. After destroying the Tanner's best laid Christmas plans (par for the course for Alf), [[spoiler: he befriends Tiffany (who is an eight year old in the hospital with a terminal illness who "won't live to see another Christmas"), delivers a child (and talks the mother into naming her newborn daughter after Tiffany), and stops the hospital Santa from committing suicide]]. To top it all off, [[spoiler: Tiffany is based on (and named after) an actual child who died that year and the episode is dedicated to her]]. For an Alf story, it is surprisingly dark. This troper has watched it twice, and cried both times.
