The BEST episodes of ALF

Every episode of ALF ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of ALF!

The Tanner family is an average American family. One day, they discover that they have a visitor. He's small, he's furry, he's arrogant, and he's an alien from the planet Melmac. Unsure what to do, they name him ALF: Alien Life Form. Alf soon decides that as much as he misses his home planet, there's a lot to be said for Earth: the Tanners are willing to concede anything as long as he doesn't announce his presence. Oh yeah, the Tanners also have a cat, which looks rather tasty...

Last Updated: 12/9/2023Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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Superstition
star
8.20
317 votes

#1 - Superstition

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/27/1989

ALF blames his streak of bad luck on a Melmac superstition.

Directors: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Steve Pepoon
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Live and Let Die
star
8.18
306 votes

#2 - Live and Let Die

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1989

ALF's attitude toward cats changes after his first encounter with kittens.

Directors: Tony Csiki
Writer: Steve Pepoon
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Baby, Come Back
star
8.17
327 votes

#3 - Baby, Come Back

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1989

ALF earns the right to baby-sit Eric, but almost blows it when the child disappears.

Directors: Paul Miller
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Break Up to Make Up
star
8.17
221 votes

#4 - Break Up to Make Up

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1989

Whizzer comes face-to-face with ALF when he searches for Dorothy at the Tanners.

Directors: Tony Csiki
Writer: Anne Meara
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Keepin' the Faith
star
8.10
641 votes

#5 - Keepin' the Faith

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1986

ALF takes a job selling cosmetics over the phone.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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Tequila
star
8.08
295 votes

#6 - Tequila

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/28/1988

Kate's friend, a known drinker, sees ALF in the kitchen and thinks she's hallucinating.

Writer: Art Everet
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ALF's Special Christmas (2)
star
8.07
231 votes

#7 - ALF's Special Christmas (2)

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1987

ALF is still in the hospital with Tiffany and Mr. Foley. He convinces Tiffany to help him get back to the Tanners, but changes his mind when he hears about Tiffany's condition.

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True Colors
star
8.05
268 votes

#8 - True Colors

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1990

ALF enters the art world after he earns praise for a still life made from food.

Directors: Paul Miller
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Happy Together
star
8.04
244 votes

#9 - Happy Together

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1989

ALF, on the outs with the Tanners, is offered a place to stay by Neal.

Directors: Paul Fusco
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Come Fly with Me
star
8.03
266 votes

#10 - Come Fly with Me

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/11/1987

When Mr. Ochmonek becomes sick during a flight, ALF flies the plane.

Directors: Peter Baldwin
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Having My Baby
star
8.02
249 votes

#11 - Having My Baby

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/8/1989

ALF prepares for the baby's arrival by re-enacting scenes from "The Dick Van Dyke Show."

Directors: Nick Havinga
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We're in the Money
star
8.02
256 votes

#12 - We're in the Money

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1989

Using Willie's home computer, ALF discovers and later becomes addicted to the art of making stock-market deals.

Directors: Paul Miller
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Lies
star
8.02
285 votes

#13 - Lies

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1989

Tabloid photographers accidentally photograph ALF, so the Tanners have to get the film back.

Directors: Paul Miller
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Funeral for a Friend
star
8.00
259 votes

#14 - Funeral for a Friend

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/20/1989

Desperate for a pet of his own, ALF acquires an ant farm.

Directors: Paul Fusco
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Hide Away
star
7.99
270 votes

#15 - Hide Away

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/1989

ALF is convinced gangsters are chasing the Tanners' houseguest.

Writer: Steve Pepoon
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Fever
star
7.98
248 votes

#16 - Fever

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1989

The Tanners pamper ALF after he catches his first Earth cold.

Directors: Paul Miller
Writer: Bruce David
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La Cucaracha
star
7.97
289 votes

#17 - La Cucaracha

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/4/1987

A cockroach from ALF's spaceship grows to gigantic proportions

Directors: Peter Baldwin
Writer: Jerry Stahl
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For Your Eyes Only
star
7.93
537 votes

#18 - For Your Eyes Only

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1986

ALF befriends a lonely blind girl.

Directors: Peter Bonerz
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Mind Games
star
7.93
276 votes

#19 - Mind Games

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1989

After a visit from a psychologist, ALF subjects the Tanners to a barrage of unwanted psychoanalysis.

Directors: Nick Havinga
Writer: Jerry Stahl
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Turkey in the Straw (1)
star
7.90
298 votes

#20 - Turkey in the Straw (1)

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/1988

The Tanners are invited to a Thanksgiving dinner with the Ochmonek's bizarre relatives.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Shake, Rattle and Roll
star
7.90
281 votes

#21 - Shake, Rattle and Roll

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/1/1989

ALF prepares for the worst after experiencing a mild earthquake.

Directors: Nick Havinga
Writer: Ron Burla
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Running Scared
star
7.89
316 votes

#22 - Running Scared

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/1989

An extortionist threatens to turn ALF in to the immigration authorities for being an "illegal alien".

Directors: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Steve Pepoon
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
star
7.89
279 votes

#23 - Wanted: Dead or Alive

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1989

ALF shields Willie when a criminal resembling him is profiled on a crime-stopper TV show, but Trevor turns him in.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
star
7.88
308 votes

#24 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1989

ALF gets peeved about having to remain hidden while Willie's brother extends his visit.

Directors: Paul Fusco
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Turkey in the Straw (2)
star
7.88
319 votes

#25 - Turkey in the Straw (2)

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1988

ALF must avoid the Alien Task Force when a bum blows the whistle on him.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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