List of ALF episodes

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The following is a list of episodes of the American sitcom ALF. Most episode titles derive from those of American and British popular songs.[1]

Series overview[edit]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankRating
First airedLast aired
126September 22, 1986 (1986-09-22)May 11, 1987 (1987-05-11)#2816.5[note 1]
226September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21)May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09)#1018.8[note 2]
326October 3, 1988 (1988-10-03)May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08)#1317.7[note 3]
424September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18)March 24, 1990 (1990-03-24)#3913.7[note 4]

Notes:

  1. ^ Tied with Hunter
  2. ^ Tied with The Wonder Years
  3. ^ Tied with Matlock
  4. ^ Tied with Family Matters and Jake and the Fatman[2]

Episodes[edit]

Season 1 (1986–87)[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Rating/share
(households)
11"A.L.F."Tom PatchettTom PatchettSeptember 22, 1986 (1986-09-22)100115.6/24[3]
22"Strangers in the Night"Peter BonerzPaul Fusco & Thad MumfordSeptember 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)100413.8/21[4]
33"Looking for Lucky"Peter BonerzBob Bendetson & Howard BendetsonOctober 6, 1986 (1986-10-06)100615.1/23[5]
44"Pennsylvania 6-5000"Peter BonerzDonald ToddOctober 13, 1986 (1986-10-13)100314.4/21[6]
55"Keepin' the Faith"Peter BonerzLaurie GelmanOctober 20, 1986 (1986-10-20)100815.6/23[7]
66"For Your Eyes Only"Peter BonerzMitzi McCall & Adrienne ArmstrongNovember 3, 1986 (1986-11-03)100515.5/23[8]
77"Help Me, Rhonda"Peter Bonerz and Rick GoughTom Patchett & Lloyd GarverNovember 10, 1986 (1986-11-10)101015.7/23[9]
88"Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue?"Tom PatchettJerry StahlNovember 17, 1986 (1986-11-17)101121.5/31[10]
99"Jump"Peter BonerzGary MarkowitzNovember 24, 1986 (1986-11-24)100913.8/20[11]
1010"Baby, You Can Drive My Car"Nancy HeydornThad Mumford & Laurie GelmanDecember 1, 1986 (1986-12-01)101315.1/22[12]
1111"On the Road Again"Peter BonerzBob Bendetson & Howard BendetsonDecember 8, 1986 (1986-12-08)100215.9/24[13]
1212"Oh, Tannerbaum"Rick GoughDonald ToddDecember 22, 1986 (1986-12-22)101215.4/25[14]
1313"Mother and Child Reunion"Tom PatchettBob Bendetson & Howard BendetsonJanuary 12, 1987 (1987-01-12)101418.1/26[15]
1414"A Little Bit of Soap"Tom PatchettLaurie GelmanJanuary 19, 1987 (1987-01-19)101518.4/25[16]
1515"I've Got a New Attitude"Nancy HeydornThad MumfordFebruary 2, 1987 (1987-02-02)101715.1/23[17]
1616"Try to Remember"Tom PatchettLaurie Gelman, Bob Bendetson, Howard Bendetson & Donald ToddFebruary 9, 1987 (1987-02-09)102317.3/25[18]
1717
1818"Border Song"Tom PatchettDonald ToddFebruary 16, 1987 (1987-02-16)101618.2/25[19]
1919"Wild Thing"Nancy HeydornDavid Silverman & Stephen SustarsicMarch 2, 1987 (1987-03-02)101818.3/27[20]
2020"Going Out of My Head Over You"Nancy HeydornBob Bendetson & Howard BendetsonMarch 16, 1987 (1987-03-16)101917.0/25[21]
2121"Lookin' Through the Windows"Nancy HeydornBob BendetsonMarch 23, 1987 (1987-03-23)102117.2/26[22]
2222"It's Not Easy Bein' Green"Peter BonerzWendy Graf & Lisa StotskyMarch 30, 1987 (1987-03-30)100718.5/26[23]
2323"The Gambler"Gary ShimokawaThad Mumford & Laurie GelmanApril 6, 1987 (1987-04-06)102217.0/26[24]
2424"Weird Science"Paul FuscoPaul FuscoApril 13, 1987 (1987-04-13)102017.4/28[25]
2525"La Cucaracha"Peter BaldwinJerry StahlMay 4, 1987 (1987-05-04)102516.4/26[26]
2626"Come Fly With Me"Peter BaldwinNelson CostelloMay 11, 1987 (1987-05-11)102414.1/25[27]

Season 2 (1987–88)[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Rating/share
(households)
271"Working My Way Back to You"Nick HavingaSteve PepoonSeptember 21, 1987 (1987-09-21)200317.9/29[28]
282"Somewhere Over the Rerun"
"The Ballad of Gilligan's Island"
Nick HavingaScott Spencer GordenSeptember 28, 1987 (1987-09-28)200420.3/32[29]
293"Take a Look at Me Now"Gary ShimokawaSteve PepoonOctober 5, 1987 (1987-10-05)200618.5/30[30]
304"Wedding Bell Blues"Burt BrinckerhoffLisa A. BannickOctober 12, 1987 (1987-10-12)201019.9/31[31]
315"Prime Time"Burt BrinckerhoffLisa A. BannickOctober 19, 1987 (1987-10-19)200917.7/27[32]
326"Some Enchanted Evening"Gary ShimokawaSeth WeisbordOctober 26, 1987 (1987-10-26)200518.5/28[33]
337"Oh, Pretty Woman"Burt BrinckerhoffAlicia Marie SchudtNovember 2, 1987 (1987-11-02)200118.2/27[34]
348"Something's Wrong With Me"Burt BrinckerhoffSteve PepoonNovember 9, 1987 (1987-11-09)201118.9/28[35]
359"Night Train"Burt BrinckerhoffBob BendetsonNovember 16, 1987 (1987-11-16)201319.7/30[36]
3610"Isn't It Romantic?"Gary ShimokawaSeth WeisbordNovember 23, 1987 (1987-11-23)200818.9/29[37]
3711"Hail to the Chief"Burt BrinckerhoffLisa A. BannickDecember 7, 1987 (1987-12-07)201417.2/26[38]
3812"ALF's Special Christmas"Burt BrinckerhoffSteven HollanderDecember 14, 1987 (1987-12-14)204021.1/31[39]
3913
4014"The Boy Next Door"Burt BrinckerhoffAl Jean & Michael ReissJanuary 4, 1988 (1988-01-04)201520.4/29[40]
4115"Can I Get a Witness?"Gary ShimokawaNelson CostelloJanuary 11, 1988 (1988-01-11)200719.8/29[41]
4216"We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert"Nick HavingaPaul FuscoJanuary 25, 1988 (1988-01-25)201617.3/25[42]
4317"Someone to Watch Over Me"Gary ShimokawaLisa Stotsky & Wendy GrafFebruary 8, 1988 (1988-02-08)201919.2/28[43]
4418February 15, 1988 (1988-02-15)202018.6/27[44]
4519"We Gotta Get Out of This Place"Gary ShimokawaMarjorie GrossFebruary 22, 1988 (1988-02-22)201818.2/27[45]
4620"You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog"Gary ShimokawaScott Spencer GordenFebruary 29, 1988 (1988-02-29)200220.5/32[46]
4721"Hit Me with Your Best Shot"Gary ShimokawaKevin AbbottMarch 7, 1988 (1988-03-07)202118.5/29[47]
4822"Movin' Out"Tony Csiki and Nick HavingaAlicia Marie SchudtMarch 14, 1988 (1988-03-14)202219.1/29[48]
4923"I'm Your Puppet"Burt BrinckerhoffAl Jean & Michael ReissMarch 21, 1988 (1988-03-21)201219.3/30[49]
5024"Tequila"Nick HavingaStory by : Sandy Gillis
Teleplay by : Art Everett
March 28, 1988 (1988-03-28)202319.4/30[50]
5125"We Are Family"Nick HavingaSteve PepoonMay 2, 1988 (1988-05-02)202415.5/27[51]
5226"Varsity Drag"Gary ShimokawaLisa A. BannickMay 9, 1988 (1988-05-09)201716.3/27[52]

Season 3 (1988–89)[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(households)
531"Stop in the Name of Love"Nick HavingaSkip Frank & Gwyn GurianOctober 3, 1988 (1988-10-03)300129.6[53]18.3/29[53]
542"Stairway to Heaven"Burt BrinckerhoffPhilip WhitehillOctober 10, 1988 (1988-10-10)300528.7[54]17.6/27[54]
553"Breaking Up is Hard to Do"Nick HavingaSteve PepoonOctober 17, 1988 (1988-10-17)300230.2[55]18.6/30[55]
564"Tonight, Tonight"Burt BrinckerhoffLisa A. Bannick, Steve Pepoon, Al Jean & Michael ReissOctober 24, 1988 (1988-10-24)300630.2[56]18.5/28[56]
575
586"Promises, Promises"Burt BrinckerhoffBeverly ArcherOctober 31, 1988 (1988-10-31)300424.2[57]15.1/24[57]
597"Turkey in the Straw"Nick HavingaTom Patchett & Steve HollanderNovember 14, 1988 (1988-11-14)300829.7[58]18.0/27[58]
18.0/27[58]
608November 15, 1988 (1988-11-15)30.0[58]
619"Changes"Nick HavingaLisa A. BannickNovember 21, 1988 (1988-11-21)300729.9[59]18.0/28[59]
6210"My Back Pages"Burt BrinckerhoffRon BurlaNovember 28, 1988 (1988-11-28)301224.2[60]15.6/23[60]
6311"Alone Again, Naturally"Burt BrinckerhoffPaul FuscoDecember 5, 1988 (1988-12-05)301324.0[61]15.5/23[61]
6412"Do You Believe in Magic?"Tony CsikiScott Spencer GordenDecember 12, 1988 (1988-12-12)300930.9[62]18.6/28[62]
6513"Hide Away"Burt BrinckerhoffSteve PepoonJanuary 9, 1989 (1989-01-09)301428.7[63]17.6/26[63]
6614"Fight Back"Nick HavingaSeth WeisbordJanuary 16, 1989 (1989-01-16)301630.8[64]18.1/27[64]
6715"Suspicious Minds"Nick HavingaAl Jean & Michael ReissJanuary 23, 1989 (1989-01-23)301034.0[65]20.4/30[65]
6816"Baby Love"Nick HavingaLisa A. BannickFebruary 6, 1989 (1989-02-06)301138.9[66]22.8/32[66]
6917"Running Scared"Gary ShimokawaSteve PepoonFebruary 13, 1989 (1989-02-13)301730.0[67]17.8/27[67]
7018"Standing in the Shadows of Love"Nick HavingaDavid Cohen & Roger S.H. SchulmanFebruary 20, 1989 (1989-02-20)301530.7[68]18.4/27[68]
7119"Superstition"Gary ShimokawaSteve PepoonFebruary 27, 1989 (1989-02-27)302029.1[69]17.6/26[69]
7220"Torn Between Two Lovers"Nick HavingaBeverly ArcherMarch 6, 1989 (1989-03-06)302134.2[70]20.7/30[70]
7321"Funeral for a Friend"Paul FuscoScott Spencer GordenMarch 20, 1989 (1989-03-20)302330.0[71]18.0/28[71]
7422"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"Nick HavingaAlicia Marie SchudtMarch 27, 1989 (1989-03-27)302228.0[72]17.1/27[72]
7523"Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?"Howard StormPaul Fusco & Lisa A. BannickApril 10, 1989 (1989-04-10)302628.1[73]17.6/28[73]
7624"Like an Old Time Movie"Nick HavingaNelson CostelloApril 17, 1989 (1989-04-17)300322.7[74]14.7/26[74]
7725"Shake, Rattle and Roll"Nick HavingaRon BurlaMay 1, 1989 (1989-05-01)301824.0[75]14.5/24[75]
7826"Having My Baby"Nick HavingaLisa A. BannickMay 8, 1989 (1989-05-08)301925.1[76]15.7/27[76]

Season 4 (1989–90)[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
791"Baby, Come Back"Paul MillerDavid Silverman & Stephen SustarsicSeptember 18, 1989 (1989-09-18)400222.5[77]
802"Lies"Paul MillerJordan Tabat & Wesley SternSeptember 25, 1989 (1989-09-25)400322.4[78]
813"Wanted: Dead or Alive"Nick HavingaVictor FrescoOctober 2, 1989 (1989-10-02)400422.3[79]
824"We're in the Money"Paul MillerJeanne Baruch & Jeanne RomanoOctober 9, 1989 (1989-10-09)400122.7[80]
835"Mind Games"Nick HavingaJerry StahlOctober 16, 1989 (1989-10-16)302423.4[81]
846"Hooked on a Feeling"Nick HavingaVictor FrescoOctober 23, 1989 (1989-10-23)400522.6[82]
857"He Ain't Heavy, He's Willie's Brother"Paul FuscoPaul Fusco & Lisa A. BannickOctober 30, 1989 (1989-10-30)400621.4[83]
868"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"Paul FuscoPaul Fusco & Lisa A. BannickNovember 6, 1989 (1989-11-06)400723.9[84]
879"Live and Let Die"Tony CsikiSteve PepoonNovember 13, 1989 (1989-11-13)400824.4[85]
8810"Break Up to Make Up"Tony CsikiAnne MearaNovember 20, 1989 (1989-11-20)400922.9[86]
8911"Happy Together"Paul FuscoDavid Silverman & Stephen SustarsicNovember 27, 1989 (1989-11-27)401022.6[87]
9012"Fever"Paul MillerBruce DavidDecember 4, 1989 (1989-12-04)302522.7[88]
9113"It's My Party"Nick HavingaSteve PepoonDecember 11, 1989 (1989-12-11)401223.2[89]
9214"Make 'Em Laugh"Nick HavingaHoward BendetsonJanuary 8, 1990 (1990-01-08)401123.5[90]
9315"Love on the Rocks"Nick HavingaCecile Alch & Patricia NiedzialekJanuary 15, 1990 (1990-01-15)401421.7[91]
9416"True Colors"Paul MillerDavid Silverman & Stephen SustarsicJanuary 22, 1990 (1990-01-22)401518.8[92]
9517"Gimme That Old Time Religion"Paul FuscoLeslie Ann PodkinJanuary 29, 1990 (1990-01-29)401620.9[93]
9618"Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"Nick HavingaVictor FrescoFebruary 5, 1990 (1990-02-05)401320.5[94]
9719"When I'm 64"Paul MillerDavid Silverman & Stephen SustarsicFebruary 12, 1990 (1990-02-12)401829.3[95]
9820"Mr. Sandman"Paul MillerSteve PepoonFebruary 19, 1990 (1990-02-19)401921.0[96]
9921"Stayin' Alive"Nick HavingaVictor FrescoFebruary 26, 1990 (1990-02-26)402021.9[97]
10022"Hungry Like the Wolf"Nick HavingaPaul FuscoMarch 3, 1990 (1990-03-03)402117.4[97]
10123"I Gotta Be Me"Paul MillerBeverly ArcherMarch 10, 1990 (1990-03-10)401717.5[98]
10224"Consider Me Gone"Nick HavingaStory by : Ian Praiser
Teleplay by : Steve Pepoon, David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic & Victor Fresco
March 24, 1990 (1990-03-24)402221.7[99]

See also[edit]

  • Project ALF, a 1996 TV movie that functions as a sequel to the final episode (although with many different actors thus getting bad reviews)

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