Description
This show is a prequel to the live action sitcom ALF, depicting ALF's life back on his home planet of Melmac, much resembling a 1950s/1960s small town. Since the name "ALF" was an acronym short for Alien Life Form and only given to Gordon Shumway later on Earth, "ALF" is never used in the animated series except for its title. ALF would always be referred to as "Gordon", his true name, or "Gordo" by his friends Rick and Skip. In nearly every episode a live action ALF would appear at the introduction and conclusion of the episode; reading fan mail and saying that this show is a response to a huge demand of people wanting to know what his life was like on Melmac. Much of the humor arises from the characters taking part in surrealistic activities while treating them as ordinary and unremarkable. For example, in order to prove their manhood and win their distinguished antlers, the sons of members of the Mayonnaise Lodge (formed of men who work in the mayonnaise mines) must wrestle a clam and make it sing. Other episodes had issues somewhat similar to Earth issues, such as when Gordon's parents take part in a free vacation, while failing to realize it is a time share scam: the scam artist literally steals the Shumway residence and transplants it to the time share plots, then uses brainwashing machines to convince Flo and Bob to buy a house they already own. Another one which was a play on the original TV series was a TV show which ALF and his family loved about "the Earthling who crash landed on Melmac" where a human was shown saying "On my homeworld we keep cats as housepets" and a Melmacian telling him "Well, here we eat them!" Gordon/ALF from this series is one of the cartoon characters featured in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue.
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- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 13 Skipper's Got a Brand New Dad
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 12 Housesitting for Pokipsi
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 11 The Slugs of Wrath
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 10 Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 9 He Ain't Seafood, He's My Brother
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 8 The Spy from East Velcro
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 7 Hooray for Mellywood
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 6 Thank Gordon for Little Girls
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 5 The Bone Losers
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 4 A Mid-Goomer Night's Dream
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 3 Clams Never Sang for My Father
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 2 Family Feud
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 2 Episode 1 Flodust Memories
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 13 Home Away from Home
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 12 Tough Shrimp Don't Dance
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 11 Salad Wars
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 10 Neep at the Races
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 9 Captain Bobaroo
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 8 Pride of the Shumways
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 7 20,000 Years in Driving School
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 6 Pismo and the Orbit Gyro
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 5 Birdman of Melmac
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 4 Gordon Ships Out
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 3 Two for the Brig
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 2 Hair Today, Bald Tomorrow
- ALF: The Animated Series Season 1 Episode 1 Phantom Pilot