Alf: The Animated Series
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Alf: The Animated Series (AKA Alf on Melmac) was a spinoff animated cartoon based on the live-action series ALF. It premiered on September 26, 1987 and ran for 26 episodes. The show was a prequel, depicting Alf's life back on his home planet of Melmac. 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 despite its title.
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.
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[edit] Characters
- Augie Shumway—Gordon's little sister
- Bob Shumway—Gordon's father
- Cantfayl—the commander
- Curtis Shumway—Gordon's little brother
- Eggbert Petty
- Flo Shumway—Gordon's mother
- Gordon Shumway/Alf—The star of the show
- Larson Petty—the villain
- Madame Poughkepsie—the fortune teller
- Rhonda—Gordon's girlfriend
- Sargent Staff
- Skip—Gordon's friend
- Rick—Gordon's other friend
- Stella—the waitress
- Spudder—Curtis' friend
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1 (1987-1988)
- Phantom Pilot
- Hair Today, Bald Tomorrow
- Two for the Brig
- Gordon Ships Out
- Birdman of Melmac
- Pismo and the Orbit Gyro
- 20,000 Years in Driving School
- Pride of the Shumways
- Captain Bobaroo
- Neep at the Races
- Salad Wars
- Tough Shrimp Don't Dance
- Home Away from Home
[edit] Season 2 (1988-1989)
- Flodust Memories
- Family Feud
- Clams Never Sang for My Father
- A Mid-Goomer Night's Dream
- The Bone Losers
- Thank Gordon for Little Girls
- Hooray for Mellywood
- The Spy from East Velcro
- He Ain't Seafood, He's My Brother
- Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
- The Slugs of Wrath
- Housesitting for Pokipsi
- Skipper's Got a Brand New Dad
