ALF (TV Series)

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ALF: The Animated Series (TV Series)

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Project: ALF (TV)

Original title: ALF (TV Series)
Year: 1986
Running time: 30 min.
Country: United States
Director: Paul Fusco (Creator), Tom Patchett (Creator), Nick Havinga, Burt Brinckerhoff, Gary Shimokawa, Peter Bonerz, Tom Patchett, Paul Miller, Paul Fusco, Nancy Heydorn, Tony Csiki, Rick Gough, Peter Baldwin, Howard Storm
Screenwriter: Paul Fusco, Tom Patchett, Marjorie Gross, Steve Pepoon, Lisa A. Bannick, Victor Fresco, Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson
Music: Alf Clausen
Cinematography: Alan Walker, Ron Miller
Cast: Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson, Benji Gregory, John LaMotta, Josh Blake, Liz Sheridan, Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, Paul Fusco, Anne Meara, Bill Daily, Jim J. Bullock, Andrea Covell, Judy Landers, Holly Fields, Charles Nickerson
Producer: (Broadcast by: National Broadcasting Company (NBC))
Genre: TV Series. Comedy. Sci-Fi | Aliens. Family Sitcom. Family Relationships
Movie Groups: ALF
Synopsis / Plot: TV Series (1986-1990). 4 Seasons. 103 Episodes. The Tanner family is an average American family. One day, they discover that they have a visitor. He's small, he's furry, he's arrogant, and he's an alien from the planet Melmac. Unsure what to do, they name him ALF: Alien Life Form. Alf soon decides that as much as he misses his home planet, there's a lot to be said for Earth: the Tanners are willing to concede anything as long as he doesn't announce his presence. Oh yeah, the the Tanners also have a cat, which looks rather tasty...

Critics' reviews

"Appreciation of 'ALF' is going to correlate directly with appetite for silliness"

Tom Shales: The Washington Post
"For a harmless slice of '80s nostalgia, this show is perfect."

Andy Patrizio: IGN
"The problem with 'ALF' (...) is that you’re never sure whether it’s about an alien or written by one (...) This is another of those TV comedies that simply aren’t funny"

Howard Rosenberg: Los Angeles Times
"One of the better [sitcoms], simply because it's kind of cute and a bit offbeat"

John J. O'Connor: The New York Times

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