When the show finally ended in 1984, the writers decided to make an unforgettable ending, by obliterating the entire town in a series of massive explosions. As for the animated sets, alf animated adventures has decent video and audio. Eventually, they made a madefortvmovie about five years later to attempt a wrapup called project. Alf tales is a 30minute saturday morning animated series that aired on nbc from september 10, 1988 to december 9, 1989. Consider me gone is the twentyfourth and final episode of alfs fourth and final season. Alf often spoke of life on his planet melmac so it seems the next brilliant step would be to show that zany place in a cartoon series even though alfs. As was mentioned, the alf animated series ranks up there with other modern classics. The brainchild of puppeteerproducer paul fusco and veteran television writer tom patchett, alf is the story of gordon shumway, a hapless alien life form note who crash lands in the backyard of the tanner family no, not them after his home planet, melmac, explodes. The animated series season 2, episode 7 hooray for mellywood. While trying to contact australia on his radio in the garage, alf makes contact with skip and rhonda, other survivors from his world. For young viewers, alfs series finale was a hard lesson in the business of. Alf animated adventures follows alf preearth adventures on his home planet of melmac with his family, his girlfriend rhonda and friends skip and sloop. The alf puppet made appearances at the beginning and end of the episodes to introduce the story, read fan mail, or provide commentary. On may 21, 2012, paul fusco said he was pitching an alf movie.
The first episode was available on the season 2 alf set last. In 2012, the hollywood reporter noted that series creators paul fusco and tom patchett had made a deal with sony to bring alf to the big screen in a cgianimated film. Im not sure if they are edited or not, but i think they might be uneditedat least most of them. The seasonending cliffhanger consider me gone became an unintentional series finale when nbc gave alien productions a verbal commitment for a fifth. The film begins where alf had ended, with gordon shumwayotherwise known as alf, short for alien life formbeing captured by the us air force s alien task force while attempting to depart earth. When alf the tv show about a furry, wisecracking alien that was a popculture phenomenon in the latter part of the 80s aired its final. Alf pretends he is in the classic tale of john henry. The animated series episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Alf was hilarious as always, although the movie lacked the lighthearted whimsy of the tv series. The original series which centered on a hairy, sarcastic extraterrestrial who is taken in by a middleclass family ran for four seasons nbc, with the series finale airing march 24, 1990. The animated series is an animated spinoff television series of the original alf series. Watch alf animated adventures season 1 prime video. Alf intro and closing themes unaired version duration.
Heres the closing with local voiceover by wdivs thom allen of the october 8, 1988 episode of alf the animated series, repeated on. Alf is finally caught by air force militaries sent in from alien task force just when others from melmac came to take him with them to a planet they were going to settle on. It was the first television series to be presented in dolby surround. The shows finale was crafted as cliffhanger to entice the network to bring the. Ive never understood why it didnt develop more of a following among animation fans, maybe these two releases will change that. The animated version of alf also made an appearance in the allstar animated drugprevention television special cartoon allstars to the rescue in 1990.
Did he ever escape their clutches or just drive them crazy. The alf cartoon series that was inspired by the prime time live action puppet series was a clever idea. Alf pretends he is in the classic tale of king midas. The following is a list of episodes of the american sitcom alf. Based on the th episode of alf the animated series first season.
Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. With len carlson, rob cowan, don francks, paul fusco. Adding insult to injury was the episodes twoandahalfhour airtime the final episode runs over 100 minutes and the fact that the ending most predicted for the series in the first season. And simpsons fans will always remember alf for his brief animated appearance. The animated series also known as alf on melmac is a 30minute. Then, curtis,augie and gordon needed to find their parents and they have to find their families when stampede begin. The animated series, set on alfs home planet of melmac, ran from 1987 to 1988 and was produced by dic. In the series finale, alf was captured by the military. Alf alf is an american science fiction sitcom that aired on nbc from september 22, 1986 to march 24, 1990. The adventures and misadventures of alf, under the real name gordon shumway, on his home planet of melmac before he crashlanded on earth. There was also an animated prequel that showed life on melmac. Following the end of the series a madefortelevision movie was produced, in 1996, intending to give the series a proper end.
For the next four years, alf elusively avoided houseguests, chased the family cat, ate everything in sight, and broke anything of value. Paul fusco, the creator and puppeteer of alf in the liveaction series, was the. The voice of alf, paul fusco, also operated the alf puppetmost of the time. The original airing featured this message at the end. Project alf starts right after the series final episode but, especially because of the absence of the tanners, it failed at obtaining success. The animated series debuted on nbc on september 26, 1987 and ran for a total of two seasons. Alf is an american sitcom television series that aired on nbc from september 22, 1986. In the early 2000s decade, alf appeared in a series of commercials for the 1010220 telephone service with former steelers quarterback terry bradshaw and wrestling legend hulk hogan. Alf kept the tanners quite busy as he was constantly breaking things, trying to eat. It led to a littleseen tv movie that eventually wrapped things up, but this one still stands out like a sore thumb. Alf tales is a series in which alf retells classic stories with his uniquely comical twist. The fairy tale was usually altered for comedic effect in a manner akin to fractured fairy.
An animated series about alfs adventures on his native planet melmac, prior to his arrival on earth. The movie 2017 official trailer emily blunt, sia, zoe saldana in theaters 106. Alf pretends he is in the classic tale of peter pan. Paul fusco, the creator and puppeteer of alf in the gaming series, he was the only actor to repeat his role in. The series ran on nbc for four seasons and 102 episodes. The animated series was a prequel and animated spinoff the prime time series alf, which had also aired on nbc from 1986 to 1990. The adventures and misadventures of alf, under the real name gordon shumway, on his home. The animated series which featured characters from that series play various characters from fairy tales. It was produced by dic entertainment, alien productions, lorimartelepictures and saban entertainment. Skip decide to pool their savings for a sailing yacht, but end up marooned on an. The alf series finale interesting history duration. The animated series served as a prequel to the liveaction show, in an. The film was released on dvd in 2005 few of the original cast members of alf were.
The animated series also known as alf on melmac is a 30minute saturday morning animated series that aired on nbc for 26 episodes from september 26, 1987 to january 7, 1989. Fusco says a onehour special was planned to wrap up the series but there was a change in management at nbc and it. Alf, follows the further adventures of alf after he parted company with the tanner family, and ended up on a military base. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of alf with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Even folks who arent fans of the flesh and fur alf owe it to themselves to check out the animated series. Alf the animated series october 8, 1988 closing repeated. Alf animated series originally aired on nbcs saturday morning block from 19871990. The animated series season 4, episode 8 king midas. Unfortunately, alf was cancelled and the series remains openended in syndication. The animated series season 3, episode 10 john henry.
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