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26 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Mon, Sep 21, 198721 mins
ALF breaks Kate's precious $1,000 painting and gets confined in the garage. ALF can't handle a single night there and makes a bargain with Kate: unless he can behave 7 days in the house, ALF has to move into the garage permanently.

Episode 2
Mon, Sep 28, 198730 mins
ALF has taken a liking to watching Gilligan's Island (1964). He dresses accordingly and has coconut drinks. He's bored at the Tanners' house and takes things one step too far towards Gilligan's Island (1964).

Episode 3
Mon, Oct 5, 198722 mins
In one of those moments, when ALF lets his mind wander, he unintentionally walks into Mrs. Ochmonek's sight and greets her. Cue Mrs. Ochmonek panicking and deciding to warn the neighborhood about the "space creature".

Episode 4
Mon, Oct 12, 198722 mins
Lynn is researching the Tanner Family Tree for a school project. Kate suggests ALF do the the Shumway Family Tree, hoping it will occupy him for some time. However, digging the past may not be a good thing.

Episode 5
Mon, Oct 19, 198722 mins
The Tanners get the chance to participate in a new TV ratings system. With clever arguments, ALF gets Kate to let him use the system. After learning his favorite programs might get canceled, ALF decides to tweak the numbers a bit.

Episode 6
Mon, Oct 26, 198730 mins
Halloween is approaching and ALF wants to go trick-or-treating. Kate, of course, objects, but ALF persists. He argues that he has a natural costume and tries offering Willie a deal he can't refuse... Lynn presents Lizard to her parents.

Episode 7
Mon, Nov 2, 198722 mins
ALF learns the concept of Earthly beauty pageant. Since Lynn, having been dumped, is suffering from low self-esteem, ALF enters her in Miss Southland pageant to prove she is pretty and uses the prizes to lure Lynn to participate.
Episode 8
Mon, Nov 9, 198722 mins
Kate's mother has decided to get married in the Tanners' house. Unfortunately, ALF develops a Melmacian Hiccup, that keeps getting louder and louder, threatening to draw everyone's attention within a 100 meters (give or take).

Episode 9
Mon, Nov 16, 198720 mins
ALF reminisces his "adventures" on Melmac. Willie reveals that when he was 17, he hopped on trains and crossed the whole country. ALF gets excited about the idea and talks Willie into taking him to the rail yard.

Episode 10
Mon, Nov 23, 198722 mins
Willie and Kate no longer share activities, because one of them has to always stay at home keeping eye on ALF. ALF concludes that they are about to break up and in order to prevent that, decides to add romance to their life.
Episode 11
Mon, Dec 7, 198730 mins
ALF is frustrated because he can't vote in the presidential election. He watches a televised debate with Kate and offers his "better" ideas on how to solve the world's problems. This gives Kate some weird nightmares.
Episode 12
Mon, Dec 14, 198748 mins
The Tanners decide to spend Christmas in a cabin in the woods. They meet Mr. Fowley, a man that fixes broken toys during the year and gives them to kids in the hospital over Christmas. Alf accidentally gets caught in Mr. Fowley's truck as he drives off with Alf and the "rest" of the toys in the back. In the hospital, where the toys are handed out, Alf meets Tiffany, a very sweet, but very sick girl.

Episode 13
Mon, Dec 14, 198721 mins
Alf rushes back to Tiffany and decides to stay with her for a while. When he finally leaves her, he gets lost in the hospital and gets stuck in the elevator together with a young lady in labor. While in the elevator, Alf helps the soon-to-be mother to bring her child to the world. Alf gets back into Mr Fowleys truck after learning that Mr. Fowley gives away all his belongings because his wife recently passed. He plans to end his life because he cannot be without his life. Thankfully, Alf intervenes. Meanwhile, the Tanners are out in the woods looking for Alf and miss him very much. When they are reunited, the Christmas becomes a truly special Christmas.

Episode 14
Mon, Jan 4, 198822 mins
Mr. Ochmonek's nephew Jake comes to live with the Ochmoneks. The Ochmoneks tell the Tanners that Jake is a problem kid and ask their advice on how to deal with him. ALF can't resist investigating Jake's persona.

Episode 15
Mon, Jan 11, 198830 mins
When a football shatters the Ochmoneks' picture window, ALF gets the blame and he demands his day in "Tanner Family Court".
Episode 16
Mon, Jan 25, 198822 mins
A visit from Willie's Uncle Albert surprises the Tanners and causes ALF great distress.
Episode 17
Mon, Feb 8, 198822 mins
A series of robberies in the neighborhood prompts ALF to want to help with Neighborhood Watch, when Willie is voted block captain.
Episode 18
Mon, Feb 15, 198822 mins
Neighborhood Watch volunteers quit as the robberies continue. ALF decides to take direct action, causing chaos at the Ochmoneks' house.
Episode 19
Mon, Feb 22, 198830 mins
Jody loses her apartment when the building becomes a condominium, so ALF tries to help her "adjust" to a new home.
Episode 20
Mon, Feb 29, 198830 mins
A stray dog makes ALF jealous, so he gives her to the first (and obviously wrong) person who responds to a "found dog" poster.

Episode 21
Mon, Mar 7, 198822 mins
It's the Tanners who learn a lesson while trying to passively resist a belligerent father and son.

Episode 22
Mon, Mar 14, 198822 mins
Willie gets a promotion to a supervisor position at his employer's San Diego office. This is requiring him to commute for the time being to San Diego while the they put the house up for sale. It is quickly apparent that Willie does not like the new position (i.e. he ended up firing someone, but felt bad about it when he got home) and that he really likes their current home, but the family continues with the moving process regardless. Alf finally has to go through extreme lengths to make Willie and the rest realize what they're doing and make them come to their senses.

Episode 23
Mon, Mar 21, 198830 mins
ALF decides to try ventriloquism. He gets a dummy whom he names Paul. And Paul is obnoxious and drives everyone crazy. Not knowing what to so, they ask the psychiatrist who knows about ALF to come and hopefully tell them what's going on with ALF and Paul.

Episode 24
Mon, Mar 28, 198822 mins
ALF assists Kate's alcoholic friend realise that she needs help.

Episode 25
Mon, May 2, 198822 mins
A dejected ALF wants to expose his existence to the world. Willie has an idea to help him through the crisis.

Episode 26
Mon, May 9, 198830 mins
ALF discovers that he is responsible for Lynn not being able to attend Amherst College, and makes another attempt to find employment.
