ALF fingerprintFunny, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Nostalgic and wholesome
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and absurdist humor
Family and pop culture
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Nostalgic and wholesome
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, wholesome, and hopeful. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and absurdist humor
Expect plenty of situational comedy and absurdist humor.
Family and pop culture
Its world is built around family and pop culture.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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ALF is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, and Shout! Factory TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 7.4 and Metacritic 44). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-G in the United States.
4 seasons
It has 4 seasons with 101 episodes of about 23 minutes each.
Not quite. Audiences rate ALF higher (78) than critics (44). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It ran from 1986 to 1990 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+24GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for ALF in 38 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 180 storytelling tropes for ALF, including Idiosyncratic Episode Naming, Fiery Redhead, Staying with the Suffering.
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