Before binge-watching and streaming took over, one wisecracking alien from the planet Melmac became a television sensation. In this Backtrack, we’re looking back at ALF, the hit 1980s sitcom that brought an unexpected extraterrestrial into the Tanner family’s home—and into living rooms around the world. We’ll revisit the laughs, the characters, and the memories that made ALF a pop-culture icon.

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Show Notes

And Oral History of ALF » www.mentalfloss.com/article/86458/out-world-oral-history-alf
What Was ALF? » www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/what-was-alf-the-adorable-fuzzy-alien-explained
18 Surprising Facts » www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/alf-18-surprising-behind-scenes-135813113.html
Hard work and very grim’: Dark side of hit family alien sitcom ALF » www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/hard-work-and-very-grim-dark-side-of-hit-family-alien-sitcom-alf/N4CFJQEDUME246FQNLCIWTZFJY/
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