ALF (1986)

Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi

A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (43,124 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1986)

7.41 avg 27 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Original Unaired Pilot	7.6	277
1	A.L.F.	7.7	891
2	Strangers in the Night	8.0	725
3	Looking for Lucky	7.5	584
4	Pennsylvania 6-5000	7.5	562
5	Keepin' the Faith	7.2	530
6	For Your Eyes Only	7.4	518
7	Help Me, Rhonda	7.4	492
8	Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue?	7.5	479
9	Jump	7.0	437
10	Baby, You Can Drive My Car	7.5	442
11	On the Road Again	7.5	435
12	Oh, Tannerbaum	7.3	445
13	Mother and Child Reunion	7.6	423
14	A Little Bit of Soap	7.3	409
15	I've Got a New Attitude	7.3	396
16	Try to Remember: Part 1	6.8	397
17	Try to Remember: Part 2	6.6	382
18	Border Song	7.0	395
19	Wild Thing	7.6	401
20	Going Out of My Head Over You	7.6	390
21	Lookin' Through the Windows	7.9	426
22	It Isn't Easy... Bein' Green	6.9	398
23	The Gambler	7.4	391
24	Weird Science	7.5	383
25	La Cuckaracha	7.9	424
26	Come Fly with Me	7.6	396

Season 2 (1987)

7.63 avg 26 episodes 7.9 → 7.5 25 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Working My Way Back to You	7.9	382
2	Somewhere Over the Rerun	7.4	400
3	Take a Look at Me Now	7.9	350
4	Wedding Bell Blues	7.3	336
5	Prime Time	7.5	355
6	Some Enchanted Evening	7.9	392
7	Oh, Pretty Woman	7.4	336
8	Something's Wrong with Me	7.8	342
9	Night Train	7.8	356
10	Isn't It Romantic?	7.5	329
11	Hail to the Chief	7.1	330
12	ALF's Special Christmas: Part 1	8.4	634
13	ALF's Special Christmas: Part 2	8.4	547
14	The Boy Next Door	7.5	332
15	Can I Get a Witness?	7.6	331
16	We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert	7.7	337
17	Someone to Watch Over Me: Part 1	7.7	338
18	Someone to Watch Over Me: Part 2	7.8	331
19	We Gotta Get Out of This Place	7.2	312
20	You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog	7.3	324
21	Hit Me with Your Best Shot	7.5	321
22	Movin' Out	7.5	318
23	I'm Your Puppet	7.5	337
24	Tequila	7.8	343
25	We Are Family	7.6	328
26	Varsity Drag	7.5	314

Season 3 (1988)

7.33 avg 26 episodes 7.7 → 7.4 25 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Stop in the Name of Love	7.7	334
2	Stairway to Heaven	7.5	315
3	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	7.3	297
4	Tonight, Tonight: Part 1	6.3	298
5	Tonight, Tonight: Part 2	6.3	286
6	Promises, Promises	7.5	305
7	Turkey in the Straw: Part 1	7.4	314
8	Turkey in the Straw: Part 2	7.7	320
9	Changes	7.6	297
10	My Back Pages	7.3	295
11	Alone Again, Naturally	7.4	296
12	Do You Believe in Magic?	7.4	296
13	Hide Away	7.2	294
14	Fight Back	7.4	285
15	Suspicious Minds	7.4	289
16	Baby Love	7.2	288
17	Running Scared	7.4	281
18	Standing in the Shadows of Love	7.4	289
19	Superstition	7.5	290
20	Torn Between Two Lovers	7.4	289
21	Funeral for a Friend	7.5	291
22	Don't Be Afraid of the Dark	7.3	288
23	Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?	7.2	285
24	Like an Old Time Movie	7.4	305
25	Shake, Rattle and Roll	7.5	282
26	Having My Baby	7.4	275

Season 4 (1989)

7.30 avg 24 episodes 7.5 → 7.4 22 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Baby, Come Back	7.5	289
2	Lies	7.4	276
3	Wanted: Dead or Alive	7.7	286
4	We're in the Money	7.6	279
5	Mind Games	7.4	286
6	Hooked on a Feeling	7.4	294
7	He Ain't Heavy, He's Willie's Brother	7.0	282
8	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	7.4	275
9	Live and Let Die	7.5	289
10	Break Up to Make Up	7.4	285
11	Happy Together	7.3	276
12	Fever	7.6	281
13	It's My Party	7.4	278
14	Make 'em Laugh	6.7	291
15	Love on the Rocks	7.1	281
16	True Colors	7.2	270
17	Gimme That Old Time Religion	7.1	281
18	Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades	7.1	279
19	When I'm 64	7.3	286
20	Mr. Sandman	7.3	281
21	Stayin' Alive	7.2	277
22	Hungry Like the Wolf	7.0	268
23	I Gotta Be Me	7.1	269
24	Consider Me Gone	7.4	360