ALF (TV series)
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| 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 | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Alien Productions Lorimar-Telepictures (1986-89) (seasons 1-3) Lorimar Television (1989-90) (season 4) |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround |
| Original release | September 22, 1986 – March 24, 1990 |
ALF is an American science fiction 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.
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 that were divided into two parts for syndication totaling 102 episodes.
ALF is an alien from the planet Melmac who follows an amateur radio signal to Earth and crash-lands into the garage of the Tanners. The Tanners are a suburban middle-class family in the San Fernando Valley area of California. The family consists of social worker Willie (Max Wright), his wife Kate (Anne Schedeen), their teenage daughter Lynn (Andrea Elson), younger son Brian (Benji Gregory), and their cat Lucky.
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