Gordon Shumway crash-landed into American living rooms in 1986, becoming the wisecracking, cat-obsessed alien we knew simply as ALF. The NBC sitcom captivated audiences with its premise of a furry ...

For children of the late 80's and early 90's, a TV staple was that of ALF, a sitcom that featured a puppet alien, voiced and created by Paul Fusco, who crash landed in the garage of a suburban family.

The science fiction comedy sitcom ALF got canceled before long. Running from just 1986 until 1990, the NBC series made a true mark on television thanks to the unusual subject matter and very memorable ...

ALF, the goofy-talking icon from a previous decade, is making a comeback of sorts. He first turned up during the Super Bowl in a commercial with Terry Bradshaw, and now NBC has asked that the puppet ...

ALF may only be alien, but that doesn’t mean he can’t swear like a sailor. A blooper reel from the framily friendly 1980s sitcom “ALF” showing the puppet using the N-word repeatedly has gone viral ...

ALF is actually just a nickname that stands for Alien Life Form. The extraterrestrial's real name is Gordon Shumway. Yes, that's right, kids. Gordon Shumway. The more you know! 2. Pushing the envelope ...