ALF (season 2)
| ALF | |
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| Season 2 | |
 DVD cover | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 21, 1987 – May 9, 1988 |
| Season chronology | |
The following is a list of episodes from the second season of ALF.[1] Most episode titles are named after popular songs.
Broadcast history[]
The season aired Mondays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) on NBC.
DVD release[]
The season was released on DVD by Lions Gate Home Entertainment on August 23, 2005.
Cast[]
- Paul Fusco as ALF (puppeteer, voice)
- Lisa Buckley as ALF (assistant puppeteer)
- Bob Fappiano as ALF (assistant puppeteer)
- Max Wright as Willie Tanner
- Anne Schedeen as Kate Tanner
- Andrea Elson as Lynn Tanner
- Benji Gregory as Brian Tanner
Episodes[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 27 | 1 | "Working My Way Back to You" | Nick Havinga | Steve Pepoon | September 21, 1987 | |
| ALF has to last one week without destroying anything in the Tanners' house. | ||||||
| 28 | 2 | "Somewhere Over the Rerun" "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" | Nick Havinga | Scott Spencer Gorden | September 28, 1987 | |
| After becoming addicted to reruns of Gilligan's Island, ALF dreams that he has joined the castaways. Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells appear. | ||||||
| 29 | 3 | "Take a Look at Me Now" | Gary Shimokawa | Steve Pepoon | October 5, 1987 | |
| Raquel's claim of seeing ALF makes her subject to ridicule and prone to depression, so ALF decides to defend her. | ||||||
| 30 | 4 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Lisa A. Bannick | October 12, 1987 | |
| ALF, after being deeply saddened by the fact that his parents got married before his birth (which is a taboo on Melmac), runs away to a monastery. | ||||||
| 31 | 5 | "Prime Time" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Lisa A. Bannick | October 19, 1987 | |
| When the Tanners become part of the new Thompson Rating System, ALF rigs the ratings in order to prevent his favorite show, Polka Jamboree, from being cancelled. | ||||||
| 32 | 6 | "Some Enchanted Evening" | Gary Shimokawa | Seth Weisbord | October 26, 1987 | |
| Not allowed to go trick-or-treating, ALF attends Willie's Halloween party and tries to convince this boss to give Willie an overdue promotion. | ||||||
| 33 | 7 | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Alicia Marie Schudt | November 2, 1987 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 34 | 8 | "Something's Wrong With Me" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steve Pepoon | November 9, 1987 | |
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Dorothy is planning to marry Whizzer, but ALF's Melmacian hiccups put the wedding in jeopardy. Guest Star: Paul Dooley as Whizzer | ||||||
| 35 | 9 | "Night Train" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Bob Bendetson | November 16, 1987 | |
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Reminiscing his younger and more carefree days when he was known as "Boxcar Willie", Willie takes ALF to the train switchyard where they jump a moving freight train. Guest star: Tracey Walter as Gravel Gus | ||||||
| 36 | 10 | "Isn't It Romantic?" | Gary Shimokawa | Seth Weisbord | November 23, 1987 | |
| Seeing that Kate and Willie have been arguing of late, ALF and the Tanner children plan to recreate the couple's Niagara Falls honeymoon. | ||||||
| 37 | 11 | "Hail to the Chief" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Lisa A. Bannick | December 7, 1987 | |
| After watching a presidential debate, Kate has recurring dreams of running against ALF. | ||||||
| 38 39 | 12 13 | "ALF's Special Christmas" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steven Hollander | December 14, 1987 | |
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ALF and the Tanners prepare to spend Christmas in a cabin. ALF accidentally ends up with a group of toys that is sent to a hospital, where he then befriends a terminally ill little girl and helps deliver a baby to a young woman. | ||||||
| 40 | 14 | "The Boy Next Door" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Al Jean & Michael Reiss | January 4, 1988 | |
| ALF befriends Trevor and Raquel's nephew Jake from New York. | ||||||
| 41 | 15 | "Can I Get a Witness?" | Gary Shimokawa | Nelson Costello | January 11, 1988 | |
| ALF is put on trial for breaking the Ockmonecks' window. | ||||||
| 42 | 16 | "We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert" | Nick Havinga | Paul Fusco | January 25, 1988 | |
| Willie's Uncle Albert (Elisha Cook) visits the Tanners, and collapses from a heart attack after getting a glimpse of the alien, causing ALF to feel grief thinking he caused the death. | ||||||
| 43 44 | 17 18 | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Gary Shimokawa | Lisa Stotsky & Wendy Graf | February 8, 1988 February 15, 1988 | |
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Part 1: Willie is chosen by the neighborhood to lead a neighborhood watch. But ALF takes control of the radio and starts to talk as if he was Willie. Part 2: ALF spots a criminal by his neighbor's house, and walks inside to investigate. | ||||||
| 45 | 19 | "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" | Gary Shimokawa | Marjorie Gross | February 22, 1988 | |
| ALF moves in with his blind friend Jody in her condo. | ||||||
| 46 | 20 | "You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog" | Gary Shimokawa | Scott Spencer Gorden | February 29, 1988 | |
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The Tanners take in a stray dog, much to ALF's dismay. (Featuring Anne Ramsey in her last television role) Guest Stars: Nicole Dubuc as Hannah, Logan Ramsey as Vince | ||||||
| 47 | 21 | "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" | Gary Shimokawa | Kevin Abbott | March 7, 1988 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 48 | 22 | "Movin' Out" | Tony Csiki and Nick Havinga | Alicia Marie Schudt | March 14, 1988 | |
| Willie gets a promotion that relocates him to San Diego, however despite hating the new job and proclaiming how much he loves the house they currently live in, it takes drastic moves by ALF to make him realize what he's doing. | ||||||
| 49 | 23 | "I'm Your Puppet" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Al Jean & Michael Reiss | March 21, 1988 | |
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ALF gets a ventriloquist dummy in the mail that takes control of him. Guest Star: Bill Daily as Larry | ||||||
| 50 | 24 | "Tequila" | Nick Havinga | Story by : Sandy Gillis Teleplay by : Art Everett | March 28, 1988 | |
| ALF plays pink elephant for Kate's alcoholic friend Maura (Dorothy Lyman), and frightens her into getting assistance. | ||||||
| 51 | 25 | "We Are Family" | Nick Havinga | Steve Pepoon | May 2, 1988 | |
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The Tanners plan a party for ALF, who is depressed that he is the only one of his species. Sandy Duncan appears as herself. Guest Star: Bill Daily as Larry | ||||||
| 52 | 26 | "Varsity Drag" | Gary Shimokawa | Lisa A. Bannick | May 9, 1988 | |
| After realizing that Willie and Kate have emptied Lynn's college fund to support him, a guilty ALF gets ten newspaper routes to earn money for the family. | ||||||
References[]
Categories:
- ALF (TV series) seasons
- 1987 American television seasons
- 1988 American television seasons