ALF On Other Shows
Other than his own sitcom, his two cartoons and his talk show,
ALF has appeared on a number of other shows as well. In this
section you'll learn the names of these shows and a little bit of information
about ALF's appearance on them.
Hollywood Squares:
Between the years of 1987-2004, ALF appeared on Hollywood
Squares numerous times. In the 1980's it was to promote his sitcom
and in the 2000's it was to promote his new talk show. He even hosted it once
in the 80's on a supposed dare from then host John Davidson, who he enjoyed
teasing. ALF also got to be the center square in at least
one episode. Here is a funny interaction between ALF and
host John Davidson:
John Davidson: What do you get if you cross a cow and a buffalo?
ALF: Utter chaos! What do you get if you cross a donkey and
a game show host?
John Davidson: What?
ALF: A smarter game show host.
Here is a picture from one of the episodes he appeared in:
Matlock:
ALF made a small appearance on the 8th episode of the second
season of Matlock, entitled The Network.
I haven't seen the episode personally, but to my knowledge he appeared right
near the end where he delivered a joke or two before the episode was over.
Blossom:
In 1991, a year after ALF was cancelled by NBC, ALF
was a special guest star on an episode of Blossom. The episode
in question is the 8th episode of the first season, entitled The
Geek. The story of the episode is that Blossom put herself in
a position where she has a date with a geek. She doesn't really want to go
out with him because of the possible effects to her social life but feels
that a promise is a promise. She's torn about what she should do. As she falls
asleep with her ALF doll in her arms, she has a dream where
she is at the pearly gates of heaven where ALF is the guardian.
Here are a couple of pictures from his appearance on Blossom:
Love Boat: The Next Wave
In the 16th episode of the second season, entitled Trances
of a Lifetime, a hypnotist uses his power to make a young girl
believe that her ALF doll can talk to her, since she has
a problem she won't talk to anyone else about. The hypnotism works and she
has a conversation with ALF.
Talk Soup
In 2000, ALF made his first appearance in several years when
he got to host an episode of Talk Soup on the E! channel.
In Talk Soup the hosts show clips of previous talk show's that has aired the
day before. The host's job is to make humorous comments on the clips we're
being shown.
Here is a picture from when he hosted Talk Soup:
The Cindy Margolis Show
ALF was the special guest in the 12th episode of the first
season, entitled Out of this World. He helped her
host the Webkini Girls segment, where he showed great interest in the contestants.
He had the following to say about his relationship with Cindy Margolis:
"Cindy and I have a history together; we're both former swimsuit models,"
then added, "It's always nice to work with someone who has more hair
than I do."
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
During the special from 2002, ALF was sitting in the audience
next to Michael Gross, who played Steven Keaton on Family Ties.
They had a little segment together where Michael requested to sit somewhere
else. Kelsey Grammer from Frasier apologized and said that someone had to
sit next to ALF. Michael responds that his problem wasn't
with ALF, it was with David Hasselhoff who was disturbing
him by having a conversation with his car KITT by speaking into his watch.
ALF was also mentioned in Mr. T's Pity List that he read
to the audience. He said the following:
"I pity ALF because he never did get to eat the cat."
Here is a picture of ALF and Michael Gross sitting in the audience:
TV Land Awards
ALF was present at the first annual TV Land Awards
show in 2003 where he sat next to John Ritter, who he called "John Bitter."
He also made an amusing comment about how he lets Gary Coleman borrow his
suit.
The O'Reilly Factor
In 2007, ALF was interviewed by host Bill O'Reilly as the
TV Icon of the Week on The O'Reilly Factor. O'Reilly
asks ALF where he's been for the past 17 years, claiming
we haven't seen him since the cancellation of the show, which in fact isn't
true at all. ALF in turn takes some shots at O'Reilly himself.
Here is a picture of ALF during the interview:
Good Morning America
After almost four years since his last appearance on TV, ALF
returned on October 7th in an episode of Good Morning America on
ABC, as a part of their Totally Awesome 80's Week. We get about two
minutes with ALF as his good old self, funny as ever.
Here is a picture from his appearance::
*NEW* Mr. Robot *NEW*
ALF made his first appearance on a TV-show in several years
in August 2016. He was on the 6th episode of the second season of Mr.
Robot, playing himself.
Here is a picture of his appearance on rhe show:
Interesting piece of trivia: ALF holds the record as the
character who has appeared on more shows than any other character ever has.
Let's hope we'll get to see more of him soon.
Shows inspired by ALF
American Dad:
- In the cartoon show American Dad, the Smith family has
an alien, by the name Roger, living with them. Much like ALF,
Roger loves to eat, he’s very sarcastic and he comes up with ways to
get out of the house as many times he can, causing problems for the family.
The creators of the show clearly thought about ALF when coming
up with this character.
Harry and the Hendersons
- The sitcom Harry and The Hendersons, based on the movie
with the same name, is about a Bigfoot living with the Henderson’s,
a perfectly normal American family. At least until they met a Bigfoot they
named Harry, who soon becomes a part of their family. Harry, just like ALF,
breaks a lot of things, and the family is forced to hide him from the public,
because if the public would know about him he would no longer be able to stay
with the family. The creators of the show clearly got some inspiration from
ALF when they did this show.