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]

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankRating
First airedLast aired
1 26September 22, 1986 (1986-09-22)May 11, 1987 (1987-05-11)#2816.5 [note 1]
2 26September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21)May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09)#1018.8 [note 2]
3 26October 3, 1988 (1988-10-03)May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08)#1317.7 [note 3]
4 24September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18)March 24, 1990 (1990-03-24)#3913.7 [note 4]

Notes:

Episodes

Season 1 (1986–87)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Rating/share
(households)
11"A.L.F." Tom Patchett Tom PatchettSeptember 22, 1986 (1986-09-22)100115.6/24 [3]
22"Strangers in the Night" Peter Bonerz Paul Fusco & Thad Mumford September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)100413.8/21 [4]
33"Looking for Lucky"Peter Bonerz Bob 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 Bonerz Mitzi 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 Patchett Jerry Stahl November 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 Shimokawa Thad 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 Baldwin Jerry 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)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Rating/share
(households)
271"Working My Way Back to You"Nick Havinga Steve Pepoon September 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 Shimokawa Steve PepoonOctober 5, 1987 (1987-10-05)200618.5/30 [30]
304"Wedding Bell Blues" Burt Brinckerhoff Lisa 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 Brinckerhoff Bob Bendetson November 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 Brinckerhoff Al Jean & Michael Reiss January 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 Havinga Paul Fusco January 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 Shimokawa Marjorie Gross February 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)

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 Brinckerhoff Philip WhitehillOctober 10, 1988 (1988-10-10)300528.7 [54] 17.6/27 [54]
553"Breaking Up is Hard to Do"Nick Havinga Steve Pepoon October 17, 1988 (1988-10-17)300230.2 [55] 18.6/30 [55]
564"Tonight, Tonight"Burt BrinckerhoffLisa A. Bannick, Steve Pepoon, Al Jean & Michael Reiss October 24, 1988 (1988-10-24)300630.2 [56] 18.5/28 [56]
575
586"Promises, Promises"Burt Brinckerhoff Beverly Archer October 31, 1988 (1988-10-31)300424.2 [57] 15.1/24 [57]
597"Turkey in the Straw"Nick Havinga Tom 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 Brinckerhoff Paul Fusco December 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 Shimokawa Steve 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. Schulman February 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 Storm Paul 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)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
791"Baby, Come Back" Paul Miller David 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 Havinga Victor Fresco October 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 Havinga Jerry Stahl October 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 Fusco Paul 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 Csiki Steve Pepoon November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13)400824.4 [85]
8810"Break Up to Make Up"Tony Csiki Anne Meara November 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 Miller Beverly Archer March 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

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