List of ALF episodes

The following is an episode list for the American TV sitcom ALF, which first aired on NBC September 22, 1986, and concluded on March 24, 1990. The majority of the episodes are titled after songs.

Season 1: 1986-1987

Series #	Title	Synopsis	Original air date
1	ALF	The last survivor of the planet Melmac crashes into Willie Tanner's garage.	September 22, 1986
2	Strangers in the Night	ALF is left at home with the Tanners' neighbor.	September 29, 1986
3	Looking For Lucky	ALF is accused of eating Lucky, so he decides to search for him.	October 6, 1986
4	Pennsylvania 6-5000	Willie is accused of being a terrorist and is thrown in jail.	October 13, 1986
5	Keepin' the Faith	ALF gets a job selling make-up.	October 20, 1986
6	For Your Eyes Only	ALF meets a blind woman named Jodie.	November 3, 1986
7	Help Me, Rhonda	ALF learns that his best friend and the girl that he liked on Melmac are alive.	November 10, 1986
8	Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue?	ALF has a crush on Lynn.	November 17, 1986
9	Jump	Willie tries to sky dive.	November 24, 1986
10	Baby, You Can Drive My Car	ALF accidentally drives down the highway.	December 1, 1986
11	On the Road Again	The Tanners cannot leave ALF at home alone so Willie takes him camping with the family and ALF gets lost in the woods.	December 8, 1986
12	Oh, Tannerbaum	Willie and ALF break down while picking out a Christmas tree.	December 22, 1986
13	Mother and Child Reunion	Kate's mother comes to stay with them for a while and ALF is banished to the garage.	January 12, 1987
14	A Little Bit of Soap	ALF writes stories based on family arguments for a soap opera.	January 19, 1987
15	I've Got a New Attitude	ALF claims he can talk to Dorothy's deceased husband.	February 2, 1987
16	Try to Remember: Part 1	ALF loses his memory and thinks he is an insurance agent.	February 9, 1987
17	Try to Remember: Part 2	The Tanners use flashbacks to restore ALF's memory.	February 9, 1987
18	Border Song	ALF befriends an immigrant.	February 16, 1987
19	Wild Thing	ALF goes through a psychological metamorphasis and must be confined to a cage.	March 2, 1987
20	Going Out of My Head Over You	Willie brings a psychiatrist home to see ALF.	March 16, 1987
21	Lookin' Through the Windows	ALF allegedly witnesses a murder.	March 23, 1987
22	It Isn't Easy ... Bein' Green	Brian must sing an asparagus song for school but he is nervous.	March 30, 1987
23	The Gambler	ALF runs up a gambling debt with Dorothy's bookie.	April 7, 1987
24	Weird Science	ALF tells Brian that there are two more planets.	April 13, 1987
25	La Cucaracha	A cockroach from ALF's spaceship becomes gigantic.	May 4, 1987
26	Come Fly With Me	Mr. Ochmonek passes out.	May 11, 1987

Season 2: 1987-1988

Series #	Episode #	Title	Synopsis	Original air date
27	1	Working My Way Back to You	ALF has to last a week without breaking anything.	September 21, 1987
28	2	Somewhere Over the Rerun. aka. The Ballad of Gilligan's Island	ALF, who thinks life on Gilligan's Island is a paradise, suddenly finds himself with the castaways who would love nothing more than to have a life like the Tanners.	September 28, 1987
29	3	Take a Look at Me Now	Raquel's encounter of seeing ALF makes her subject to ridicule and prone to depression, so ALF must defend her.	October 5, 1987
30	4	Wedding Bell Blues	Deeply saddened by the fact that his parents got married before he was born (which is taboo on Melmac), ALF runs away to a monastery.	October 12, 1987
31	5	Prime Time	The Tanners become part of a TV rating system, and ALF tries to keep his favorite show from being cancelled.	October 19, 1987
32	6	Some Enchanted Evening	Not allowed to go trick-or-treating, ALF attends Willie's Halloween party and tries to convince the boss to give Willie an overdue promotion.	October 26, 1987
33	7	Oh, Pretty Woman	Lynn is depressed over being dumped by a boyfriend for a prettier girl, so ALF enters her in a beauty pageant to increase her self-confidence.	November 2, 1987
34	8	Something's Wrong With Me	Dorothy is planning to marry Whizzer, but ALF's Melmacian hiccups put the wedding in jeopardy.	November 9, 1987
35	9	Night Train	Reminiscing his younger and more carefree days, Willie takes ALF to the train switchyard, where they jump a train.	November 16, 1987
36	10	Isn't it Romantic?	ALF and the Tanner children plan to recreate Willie and Kate's honeymoon for them.	November 23, 1987
37	11	Hail to the Chief	After watching the debate, Kate has recurring dreams of running against ALF.	December 7, 1987
38	12	ALF's Special Christmas: Part 1	ALF and the Tanners prepare to spend Christmas in a cabin. ALF accidentally ends up in a bunch of toys, then befriends a terminally ill little girl in a hospital.	December 14, 1987
39	13	ALF's Special Christmas: Part 2	ALF tries to escape from the hospital. As he does so he finds himself trapped in an elevator and having to deliver a baby, then having to convince the despondent landlord of the Tanner's rented cabin not to jump off a bridge.	December 14, 1987
40	14	The Boy Next Door	ALF befriends Trevor and Raquel's nephew Jake from New York.	January 4, 1988
41	15	Can I Get a Witness?	ALF is put on trial for breaking the neighbors' window.	January 11, 1988
42	16	We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert	Willie's Uncle Albert visits the Tanners, and dies of a heart attack after getting a glimpse of the alien, causing ALF to feel grief thinking he murdered Uncle Albert.	January 25, 1988
43	17	Someone to Watch Over Me: Part 1	Willie is chosen by the neighborhood to lead a neighborhood watch.	February 8, 1988
44	18	Someone to Watch Over Me: Part 2	ALF gets the Ochmoneks' house surrounded by police.	February 15, 1988
45	19	We Gotta Get Out of This Place	ALF joins Jody in a condo.	February 22, 1988
46	20	You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog	The Tanners take in a missing dog, much to ALF's dismay.	February 29, 1988
47	21	Hit Me With Your Best Shot	Willie tries to teach Brian nonviolence in dealing with a school bully, but changes his ways when the bully's lowlife father comes to the Tanner residence and insults the entire family.	March 7, 1988
48	22	Movin' Out	Willie gets a promotion that relocates him to San Diego.	March 14, 1988
49	23	I'm Your Puppet	ALF gets a ventriloquist dummy in the mail.	March 21, 1988
50	24	Tequila	Kate's alcolohic friend Maura sees ALF while spending a night at the Tanner household, but thinks he is her drinking buddy and gets ALF drunk then hungover.	March 28, 1988
51	25	We Are Family	The Tanners plan a party for ALF, who is depressed that he is the only one of his species.	May 2, 1988
52	26	Varsity Drag	After realizing that Willie and Kate have emptied Lynn's college fund to support him, a guilty ALF gets 10 newspaper routes (500 newspapers and a extra by mistake) to earn money for the family.	May 9, 1988

Season 3: 1988-1989

Series #	Season #	Title	Synopsis	Original air date
53	1	Stop in the Name of Love	Lynn's date at the drive-in goes well until she discovers ALF hiding in the back of the car.	October 3, 1988
54	2	Stairway to Heaven	ALF meets his guardian angel who makes him see life without the Tanners, and vice-versa.	October 10, 1988
55	3	Breaking Up is Hard to Do	Trevor and Raquel have a falling-out, so ALF and Jake try to get them back together.	October 17, 1988
56	4	Tonight, Tonight: Part 1	ALF hosts The Tonight Show.	October 24, 1988
57	5	Tonight, Tonight: Part 2	ALF hosts The Tonight Show.	October 24, 1988
58	6	Promises, Promises	ALF reveals that Lynn is dating Eddie to her parents' dismay.	October 31, 1988
59	7	Turkey in the Straw: Part 1	A homeless stranger named Flakey Pete (played by David Ogden Stiers) sees ALF and calls the Alien Task Force.	November 14, 1988
60	8	Turkey in the Straw: Part 2	The homeless man befriends ALF, but the Alien Task Force are still on their way.	November 15, 1988 (Tuesday night)
61	9	Changes	Kate starts working and then discovers that she is pregnant. (Anne Schedeen who portrayed Kate, was pregnant in real life.)	November 21, 1988
62	10	My Back Pages	Seeing Willie and Kate reminiscing over their old stuff in the attic and show the family film footage of them attending the Woodstock festival, ALF asks Willie about the 1960s, causing Willie to ponder if he abandoned the ideals he held during those years.	November 28, 1988
63	11	Alone Again, Naturally	ALF mistakenly believes his cousin Blinky is living in Barstow, getting himself captured by a deranged freak show owner and needing Willie to free him.	December 5, 1988
64	12	Do You Believe in Magic?	Willie introduces ALF to simple magic tricks and ALF gets carried away.	December 12, 1988
65	13	Hide Away	After a verbose houseguest of Willie's reveals he is in the Witness Protection Program, ALF is convinced gangsters are stalking the Tanners.	January 9, 1989
66	14	Fight Back	When Jake easily repairs Willie's car, he and ALF think the mechanic may be sabotaging the car for needless repeat business, so they start Operation Sam-Scam to furnish proof, but force Lynn into their sting as well.	January 16, 1989
67	15	Suspicious Minds	ALF believes that a new neighbor is Elvis Presley.	January 23, 1989
68	16	Baby Love	When Kate's friends throw her a baby shower, ALF is convinced he is allergic to babies after being made to look after one woman's baby in his room.	February 6, 1989
69	17	Running Scared	The extortionist Marvin Mempin threatens to turn ALF in to the immigration authorities for being an "illegal alien".	February 13, 1989
70	18	Standing in the Shadows of Love	Jake has a crush on a girl at school but cannot express his feelings. ALF, inspired by the story of Cyrano, ghostwrites love letters for Jake.	February 20, 1989
71	19	Superstition	ALF blames his streak of bad luck on a Melmac superstition of burning a history book.	February 27, 1989
72	20	Torn Between Two Lovers	Thanks to ALF's mismanaged phone calls, Lynn gets two dates for a dance.	March 6, 1989
73	21	Funeral for a Friend	ALF acquires an ant farm and then arranges a funeral after the ants die.	March 20, 1989
74	22	Don't Be Afraid of the Dark	To prepare Brian for his Boy Scout trip, ALF and Jake camp out to overcome his fear of the outdoors at night.	March 27, 1989
75	23	Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow	Jake's mother visits him and ALF catches her stealing Kate's broach.	April 10, 1989
76	24	Like an Old Time Movie	While the Tanners are away and leave some old movies to entertain him, ALF imagines in black and white that he and the Tanners are silent-movie stars.	April 17, 1989
77	25	Shake, Rattle and Roll	After experiencing a mild earthquake, ALF prepares for the worst.	May 1, 1989
78	26	Having My Baby	ALF re-enacts scenes from The Dick Van Dyke Show, as Kate prepares to give birth.	May 8, 1989

Season 4: 1989-1990

Series #	Episode #	Title	Synopsis	Original air date
79	1	Baby, Come Back	ALF earns the right to baby-sit Eric.	September 18, 1989
80	2	Lies	ALF is accidentally photographed by a tabloid photographer. ALF sneaks into their van to eat the film while Willie uses his memory of Star Trek episodes to make up extraterrestrial stories, whose credulity actually amazes the paparazzi.	September 25, 1989
81	3	Wanted: Dead or Alive	ALF is worried about Willie when a criminal resembling him is profiled on a crime-stopper TV show. When the police hold Willie on suspicion and interrogate him to learn his background, the Tanners accuse ALF of dropping a dime on Willie, which ALF denies.	October 2, 1989
82	4	We're in the Money	Using Willie's home computer, ALF discovers and becomes addicted to making stock-market deals.	October 9, 1989
83	5	Mind Games	After another visit from Larry, ALF subjects the Tanners to a barrage of unwanted psychoanalysis.	October 16, 1989**
84	6	Hooked on a Feeling	In an effort to curb ALF's cotton addiction, Willie holds a support group meeting in his living room.	October 23, 1989
85	7	He Ain't Heavy, He's Willie's Brother	ALF plots the removal of Willie's visiting brother Neal after ALF is made not to leave his attic apartment at any time.	October 30, 1989
86	8	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	ALF is peeved at having to remain hidden while Willie's brother extends his visit.	November 6, 1989
87	9	Live and Let Die	After Lucky the cat dies of old age, ALF adopts a bunch of kittens to finally have a cat meal. However, after one kitten grows fond of ALF, he begins to question his personal view on cats.	November 13, 1989
88	10	Break Up to Make Up	When ALF searches for Dorothy, he introduces himself to her husband Whizzer.	November 20, 1989
89	11	Happy Together	Neal offers ALF a place to stay, but ALF's party animal ways threaten both Neal's new apartment as well as his job as the maintenance man.	November 27, 1989
90	12	Fever	A cold infects the Tanners, as well as ALF. When ALF's Melmacian immune system cannot handle the cold as can Eartlings, the Tanners are concerned it may end his life.	December 4, 1989**
91	13	It's My Party	ALF is relegated to the attic when the Tanners throw a luau, the first party they have hosted since ALF's arrival on Earth.	December 11, 1989
92	14	Make 'em Laugh	ALF dreams he is a famous stand-up comic.	January 8, 1990
93	15	Love on the Rocks	Neal and his ex-wife Margaret reconcile, but ALF goes a long way to prove that her motives are not sincere.	January 15, 1990
94	16	True Colors	ALF enters the art world after he earns praise for a still life made from food.	January 22, 1990
95	17	Gimme That Old Time Religion	As a newly ordained Melmacian minister, ALF officiates a ceremony on Earth.	January 29, 1990
96	18	Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades	ALF considers the future with the Tanners, who will have shorter lifespans than the Adamaic alien.	February 5, 1990
97	19	When I'm Sixty-Four	ALF encounters senior citizens when he sneaks into a retirement home and convinces an old actress to share her experiences with others.	February 12, 1990
98	20	Mr. Sandman	ALF and Willie scour Death Valley for buried treasure after discovering an old map. Will ALF drive Willie over the edge to insanity?	February 19, 1990
99	21	Stayin' Alive	Outraged, ALF writes nasty letters to SENDRAX, a pollution-producing company. Taken with the letter-writing, SENDRAX offers Willie a lucrative job. Should Willie consider the pollution problem in the future as opposed to providing a future for his family?	February 26, 1990
100	22	Hungry Like a Wolf	After ALF stops eating due to a diet, he becomes more primitive in nature and goes to the park in order to hunt for food.	March 3, 1990 (Saturday night)
101	23	I Gotta Be Me	ALF is the only one excited about Lynn moving in with her boyfriend.	March 10, 1990 (Saturday night)
102	24	Consider Me Gone	ALF hears from his friends Skip and Rhonda, who have established the colony of New Melmac and invite ALF to live with them. ALF gives a heartfelt goodbye to the Tanners as he accepts their invitation, but is captured by the Alien Task Force before he departs Earth.	March 24, 1990 (Saturday night)