284:. The movie (produced by Paul Fusco Productions) saw ALF escaping from the military base where he had been held for testing, but the scientist who he thinks will help him is really plotting to expose his existence to the world on a television talk show.
234:, the cartoons portrayed Gordon Shumway (ALF) and his family in their days on Melmac prior to the planet explosion. Animated segments were hosted by the live-action ALF, who read letters from viewers and told stories about life back home.
323:'s insistence on utilizing syndicated/edited versions instead of remastering the original uncut NBC-TV broadcast versions, resulting in poor sales. The German DVD release included complete episodes for all but three of the 99 entries.
174:
character in 1984 using an "alien"-looking puppet that he had in his house, which he used to annoy his family and friends. He wanted to create a television show based on the character. Through
319:. ALF merchandise also returned with posters, figures and T-shirts. The U.S.-Canadian DVD release of the original sitcom was the recipient of much critical and fan backlash due to distributor
255:. The episodes would begin with the live action puppetry where Captain Catgut (voiced by Fusco), the leader of the Spacecats, would receive a mission briefing about the trouble at hand.
1322:
889:
309:. Fusco continued the trend by featuring ALF on NBC's 75th Anniversary Show and the 2003 TV Land Awards. During 2003–04, he revived his guest spot on
132:
is an
American puppeteer, actor, television producer, writer and director. He is best known as the puppeteer and voice of the title character on the
1312:
1009:
390:
would also produce the film, along with Tom
Patchett and Fusco. As of April 2024, there have been no updates on the production of this film.
1170:
1302:
1307:
1232:
1205:
638:
141:, for which he also served as creator, writer, producer, and director. He formed the production company Alien Productions with
274:") as an unresolved cliffhanger. ABC offered Fusco closure to the story arc and produced a television movie in 1996 called
1317:
1064:
320:
1079:
1136:
1109:
530:
377:
260:
20:
725:
568:
305:
208:
943:
743:
369:
293:
1297:
835:
817:
553:
349:
337:
328:
42:
853:
227:
671:
586:
231:
203:
was a success, beginning in 1986 and lasting four seasons, during which 99 episodes were produced.
1042:
979:
259:
lasted one season and produced 13 episodes, being cancelled after NBC withdrew its commitment to
241:
1282:
1228:
1201:
1144:
1058:
799:
512:
382:
311:
223:
219:
196:
175:
146:
1137:"Sam Esmail on 'Mr. Robot,' His Special Guest Star and That Opening Segment (Published 2016)"
1253:
871:
341:
1041:. 0:45-0:57: University of Connecticut - Litchfield County Writers Project. April 4, 2007.
547:
184:
171:
165:
137:
336:. The show was a mix of celebrity chat and skits filmed in front of a live audience from
1248:
1110:"Greetings From Melmac: ALF Creator Paul Fusco on His Star Alien and Potential Comeback"
271:
1291:
925:
780:
387:
361:
961:
281:
179:
142:
1222:
1195:
707:
276:
245:
1034:
689:
291:. Between 1996 and 2001, ALF made many television guest appearances including
270:
in 1990 after production wrapped for Season Four, leaving the final episode ("
236:
1148:
1087:
907:
604:
355:
316:
299:
252:
214:
248:
1171:"'ALF' Movie Lands at Sony Animation With 'Smurfs' Producer (Exclusive)"
1278:
333:
188:
133:
353:. In 2016 ALF made appearances on two different television series,
1084: – Lions Gate Explains Syndication Episodes on DVD Set"
1224:
Hi There, Boys and Girls! America's Local
Children's TV Programs
244:, also ran on NBC in the early 1990s, which was another mix of
19:
This article is about the puppeteer. For the photographer, see
1197:
Hi There, Boys and Girls!: America's Local
Children's TV Shows
761:
192:
90:
206:
Fusco also created and produced two animated series for NBC:
347:
In
November 2007, ALF appeared as "TV Icon of the Week" on
287:
Fusco kept ALF in the public eye as much as possible after
182:, and together they came up with the concept behind the
1249:"(#YS211) "A Race of Superhumans and a Letter to Alf""
556:, Wayne Schlegel, Crime Stoppers Host, Rick Fusterman
315:, and also became the "spokesalien" for phone company
934:
119:
96:
84:
76:
50:
37:
30:
240:, a Paul Fusco-produced show in association with
199:, who loved the idea and commissioned the show.
1200:. Univ. Press of Mississippi. January 1, 2001.
890:Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
8:
1010:"TV REVIEWS; 'TOGETHER WE STAND' AND 'ALF'"
332:in 2004, created and produced by Fusco for
970:Episode: "The Many Saints of Springfield"
27:
1008:O'Connor, John J. (September 22, 1986).
397:
1323:Male actors from New Haven, Connecticut
1000:
521:Episode: "Uncle Lattimer Says "Merci""
1056:
1045:from the original on December 15, 2021
450:The Valentine's Day that Almost Wasn't
376:and would develop the property into a
695:Captain Catgut (voice and puppeteer)
368:In August 2012, Fusco confirmed that
7:
1086:. TVShows on DVD.com. Archived from
916:Episode: "eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes"
14:
1135:Egner, Jeremy (August 11, 2016).
734:Episode: "Trances of a Lifetime"
1221:Hollis, Tim (October 29, 2001).
629:Television film (Also producer)
344:and lasted only eight episodes.
1313:American male television actors
1078:Lacey, Gord (August 13, 2004).
639:Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
109:
1227:. Univ. Press of Mississippi.
1:
1169:Kit, Borys (August 8, 2012).
1035:"Paul & Linda Fusco: ALF"
783:: A Celebration of Classic TV
752:Episode: "Out of This World"
380:-live action hybrid feature.
321:Lionsgate Home Entertainment
16:American puppeteer and actor
372:had acquired the rights to
326:The ALF renaissance led to
266:NBC unexpectedly cancelled
191:. They pitched the idea to
1339:
1303:American male voice actors
531:Kidstime with T.X. Critter
163:
18:
1308:American male film actors
261:Saturday morning cartoons
21:Paul Fusco (photographer)
1063:: CS1 maint: location (
952:Episode: "Sister, Wife"
764:75th Anniversary Special
726:Love Boat: The Next Wave
569:ALF: The Animated Series
306:Love Boat: The Next Wave
209:ALF: The Animated Series
744:The Cindy Margolis Show
656:A Very Retail Christmas
595:Episode: "The Network"
454:Bugsy Slime, Sam Cupid
370:Sony Pictures Animation
365:, one episode of each.
294:The Cindy Margolis Show
1175:The Hollywood Reporter
1114:The Hollywood Reporter
43:New Haven, Connecticut
465:Santa's Magic Toy Bag
438:Prince Milo/ Vandred
218:. A co-production of
854:Good Morning America
680:Episode: "The Geek"
228:Lorimar-Telepictures
1318:American puppeteers
1090:on January 28, 2010
836:The O'Reilly Factor
818:ALF's Hit Talk Show
647:Television special
622:The Wickedest Witch
481:A Thanksgiving Tale
350:The O'Reilly Factor
329:ALF's Hit Talk Show
232:Saban Entertainment
63:television producer
1141:The New York Times
980:Impractical Jokers
242:Marvel Productions
170:Fusco created the
992:
991:
800:Hollywood Squares
660:Puppet performer
518:Master puppeteer
496:The Moonstone Gem
434:The Crown of Bogg
312:Hollywood Squares
224:Alien Productions
197:Brandon Tartikoff
176:Bernie Brillstein
147:Bernie Brillstein
127:
126:
88:Alien Productions
77:Years active
1330:
1266:
1265:
1263:
1261:
1254:The Futon Critic
1245:
1239:
1238:
1218:
1212:
1211:
1192:
1186:
1185:
1183:
1181:
1166:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1155:
1132:
1126:
1125:
1123:
1121:
1106:
1100:
1099:
1097:
1095:
1075:
1069:
1068:
1062:
1054:
1052:
1050:
1031:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1020:
1005:
898:Television film
716:Television film
503:Television film
472:Television film
441:Television film
398:
342:Sunset Boulevard
272:Consider Me Gone
113:
111:
28:
1338:
1337:
1333:
1332:
1331:
1329:
1328:
1327:
1288:
1287:
1275:
1270:
1269:
1259:
1257:
1247:
1246:
1242:
1235:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1208:
1194:
1193:
1189:
1179:
1177:
1168:
1167:
1163:
1153:
1151:
1134:
1133:
1129:
1119:
1117:
1108:
1107:
1103:
1093:
1091:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1055:
1048:
1046:
1033:
1032:
1028:
1018:
1016:
1007:
1006:
1002:
997:
988:Episode: "ALF"
396:
168:
166:ALF (TV series)
162:
155:
115:
112: 1978)
107:
103:
89:
72:
46:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1336:
1334:
1326:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1290:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1274:
1273:External links
1271:
1268:
1267:
1240:
1233:
1213:
1206:
1187:
1161:
1127:
1116:. May 22, 2012
1101:
1070:
1026:
1014:New York Times
999:
998:
996:
993:
990:
989:
986:
983:
976:
972:
971:
968:
965:
958:
954:
953:
950:
947:
940:
936:
935:
932:
929:
922:
918:
917:
914:
911:
904:
900:
899:
896:
893:
886:
882:
881:
879:
876:
868:
864:
863:
860:
857:
850:
846:
845:
842:
839:
832:
828:
827:
824:
821:
814:
810:
809:
806:
803:
796:
792:
791:
788:
785:
781:TV Land Awards
777:
773:
772:
769:
766:
758:
754:
753:
750:
747:
740:
736:
735:
732:
729:
722:
718:
717:
714:
711:
704:
700:
699:
696:
693:
686:
682:
681:
678:
675:
668:
664:
663:
661:
658:
653:
649:
648:
645:
642:
635:
631:
630:
627:
624:
619:
615:
614:
611:
608:
601:
597:
596:
593:
590:
583:
579:
578:
575:
572:
565:
561:
560:
557:
551:
544:
540:
539:
537:
534:
527:
523:
522:
519:
516:
513:Dumbo's Circus
509:
505:
504:
501:
498:
493:
489:
488:
486:
483:
478:
474:
473:
470:
467:
462:
458:
457:
455:
452:
447:
443:
442:
439:
436:
431:
427:
426:
424:
421:
416:
412:
411:
408:
405:
402:
395:
392:
164:Main article:
161:
156:
154:
151:
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
105:
101:
100:
98:
94:
93:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
71:
70:
67:
64:
61:
58:
54:
52:
48:
47:
41:
39:
35:
34:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1335:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1298:Living people
1296:
1295:
1293:
1284:
1280:
1277:
1276:
1272:
1256:
1255:
1250:
1244:
1241:
1236:
1234:9781578063963
1230:
1226:
1225:
1217:
1214:
1209:
1207:9781604738193
1203:
1199:
1198:
1191:
1188:
1176:
1172:
1165:
1162:
1150:
1146:
1142:
1138:
1131:
1128:
1115:
1111:
1105:
1102:
1089:
1085:
1083:
1074:
1071:
1066:
1060:
1049:September 17,
1044:
1040:
1036:
1030:
1027:
1015:
1011:
1004:
1001:
994:
987:
984:
982:
981:
977:
974:
973:
969:
966:
964:
963:
959:
956:
955:
951:
948:
946:
945:
941:
938:
937:
933:
930:
928:
927:
926:Young Sheldon
923:
920:
919:
915:
912:
910:
909:
905:
902:
901:
897:
894:
892:
891:
887:
884:
883:
880:
877:
875:
873:
869:
866:
865:
861:
858:
856:
855:
851:
848:
847:
843:
840:
838:
837:
833:
830:
829:
825:
822:
820:
819:
815:
812:
811:
807:
804:
802:
801:
797:
794:
793:
789:
786:
784:
782:
778:
775:
774:
770:
767:
765:
763:
759:
756:
755:
751:
748:
746:
745:
741:
738:
737:
733:
730:
728:
727:
723:
720:
719:
715:
712:
710:
709:
705:
702:
701:
697:
694:
692:
691:
687:
684:
683:
679:
676:
674:
673:
669:
666:
665:
662:
659:
657:
654:
651:
650:
646:
643:
641:
640:
636:
633:
632:
628:
625:
623:
620:
617:
616:
612:
609:
607:
606:
602:
599:
598:
594:
591:
589:
588:
584:
581:
580:
576:
573:
571:
570:
566:
563:
562:
558:
555:
552:
550:
549:
545:
542:
541:
538:
536:T.X. Critter
535:
533:
532:
528:
525:
524:
520:
517:
515:
514:
510:
507:
506:
502:
500:Unknown role
499:
497:
494:
491:
490:
487:
484:
482:
479:
476:
475:
471:
468:
466:
463:
460:
459:
456:
453:
451:
448:
445:
444:
440:
437:
435:
432:
429:
428:
425:
423:Unknown role
422:
420:
417:
414:
413:
409:
406:
403:
400:
399:
393:
391:
389:
388:Jordan Kerner
385:
384:
379:
375:
371:
366:
364:
363:
362:Young Sheldon
358:
357:
352:
351:
345:
343:
339:
335:
331:
330:
324:
322:
318:
314:
313:
308:
307:
302:
301:
296:
295:
290:
285:
283:
279:
278:
273:
269:
264:
262:
258:
254:
250:
247:
243:
239:
238:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
216:
211:
210:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
187:
186:
181:
177:
173:
167:
160:
157:
152:
150:
148:
144:
140:
139:
135:
131:
122:
118:
99:
95:
92:
87:
83:
79:
75:
68:
65:
62:
59:
56:
55:
53:
49:
44:
40:
36:
29:
26:
22:
1260:December 12,
1258:. Retrieved
1252:
1243:
1223:
1216:
1196:
1190:
1178:. Retrieved
1174:
1164:
1154:February 17,
1152:. Retrieved
1140:
1130:
1120:February 17,
1118:. Retrieved
1113:
1104:
1094:December 31,
1092:. Retrieved
1088:the original
1081:
1073:
1047:. Retrieved
1038:
1029:
1017:. Retrieved
1013:
1003:
978:
967:ALF (voice)
962:The Simpsons
960:
949:ALF (voice)
942:
924:
906:
888:
870:
852:
834:
816:
798:
779:
760:
742:
724:
706:
688:
670:
655:
644:ALF (voice)
637:
621:
610:ALF (voice)
603:
585:
574:ALF (voice)
567:
546:
529:
511:
495:
480:
464:
449:
433:
418:
381:
373:
367:
360:
354:
348:
346:
327:
325:
310:
304:
298:
292:
288:
286:
282:Martin Sheen
280:co-starring
275:
267:
265:
256:
235:
213:
207:
205:
200:
183:
180:Tom Patchett
169:
158:
143:Tom Patchett
136:
129:
128:
80:1972–present
25:
944:Duncanville
874:'s ALF Week
826:7 episodes
708:Project ALF
485:Tom Turkey
394:Filmography
289:Project ALF
277:Project ALF
246:live action
102:Linda Fusco
85:Employer(s)
51:Occupations
1292:Categories
1279:Paul Fusco
1019:August 10,
995:References
862:1 episode
844:1 episode
808:1 episode
790:1 episode
771:1 episode
698:Main role
690:Space Cats
613:Main role
577:Main role
559:Main role
543:1986–1990
419:Mr. Goober
383:The Smurfs
257:Space Cats
237:Space Cats
130:Paul Fusco
32:Paul Fusco
1180:August 9,
1149:0362-4331
908:Mr. Robot
605:ALF Tales
386:producer
356:Mr. Robot
338:Hollywood
317:10-10-220
300:Talk Soup
253:animation
215:ALF Tales
57:Puppeteer
1059:cite web
1043:Archived
249:puppetry
120:Children
69:director
1039:YouTube
872:The Hub
672:Blossom
626:Ersatz
587:Matlock
334:TV Land
178:he met
114:
106:
1231:
1204:
1147:
469:Santa
410:Notes
303:, and
230:, and
189:sitcom
153:Career
134:sitcom
97:Spouse
66:writer
45:, U.S.
975:2024
957:2023
939:2020
921:2019
903:2016
885:2016
867:2012
849:2011
831:2007
813:2004
795:2004
776:2003
757:2002
739:2000
721:1999
703:1996
685:1991
667:1991
652:1990
634:1990
618:1989
600:1988
582:1987
564:1987
526:1985
508:1985
492:1984
477:1983
461:1983
446:1982
430:1981
415:1972
407:Role
404:Film
401:Year
108:(
104:
60:actor
1283:IMDb
1262:2018
1229:ISBN
1202:ISBN
1182:2012
1156:2021
1145:ISSN
1122:2021
1096:2009
1065:link
1051:2017
1021:2010
985:ALF
931:ALF
913:ALF
895:ALF
878:ALF
859:ALF
841:ALF
823:ALF
805:ALF
787:ALF
768:ALF
749:ALF
731:ALF
713:ALF
677:ALF
592:ALF
359:and
251:and
212:and
145:and
38:Born
1281:at
1082:ALF
762:NBC
554:ALF
548:ALF
378:CGI
374:ALF
340:'s
268:ALF
220:DIC
201:ALF
195:'s
193:NBC
185:ALF
172:ALF
159:ALF
138:ALF
91:HBO
1294::
1251:.
1173:.
1143:.
1139:.
1112:.
1061:}}
1057:{{
1037:.
1012:.
297:,
263:.
226:,
222:,
149:.
110:m.
1264:.
1237:.
1210:.
1184:.
1158:.
1124:.
1098:.
1080:"
1067:)
1053:.
1023:.
123:1
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.