ALF personifies ’80s culture. The sitcom is bizarre, hilarious, heartwarming, and full of family fun, making it one of the most popular TV shows for the four years it originally aired. Over the years, ...

EXCLUSIVE: Distribution rights to ALF, the puppet-fronted sitcom that ran on NBC from 1986 to 1990 and spawned an animated series and a cult following, have been acquired by Shout! Factory. The ...

ALF premiered on NBC in 1986. Breaking from regular sitcom norms, the series centered on the titular puppet alien, who crash-lands into the Tanner house and befriends the family while adopting human ...

Sure, you know the cat-eating alien hails from the planet Melmac, but there’s plenty you (probably) don’t know about Gordon Shumway and his classic television show. 1. The voice of ALF, Paul Fusco, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bringing ALF to life required the expertise of three puppeteers working in concert. The main performer was Paul Fusco, who also ...

Maybe ALF really stands for A Loudmouthed Freak? The furry extraterrestrial 1980s puppet hitherto relegated to the dustbins of pop culture is suddenly back in the headlines after a newly surfaced ...

Gordon Shumway crash-landed into American living rooms in 1986, becoming the wisecracking, cat-obsessed alien we knew simply as ALF. The NBC sitcom captivated audiences with its premise of a furry ...

The actors on a hit family sitcom struggled with brutal hours, “dysfunctional” relationships and playing “second fiddle” to a puppet. The irreverent family puppet comedy was hugely popular with ...