Summary
ALFwas one of the strangest butmost beloved sitcoms of all time.
A creation of the 1980s,ALFpremiered on September 22, 1986, running on NBC for four seasons.
That shouldn’t have worked at all, but audiences loved it.
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Although his reign may have been short,ALFwas a major hit on NBC.
He had his own toysand a cartoon.
The puppet even showed up onHollywood Squares!
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Now, quick, name one of the human characters fromALF.
Chances are that you’ve got the option to’t, and that’s nothing to be ashamed of.
Thecast grew to despise both the character and the actorplaying him.
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WithALF, the actors knew what they were getting into.
It was impossible for them to not know they’d be overshadowed.
He’s a bit of a grump, but loves his family.
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It was ALF and then there was the little family.
The Actors of ‘ALF’ Despised the Puppet Star
Thebest interactions happen between ALF and Willie Tanner.
But there was great chemistry between Maxs character and ALF.
That doesn’t mean that Willie’s actor, Max Wright, enjoyed it.
In fact, he hated the puppet.
The4'3" contraption was built on top of a stage with four puppeteers underneath, operating him.
That can be quite boring and limiting for an actor.
Not every alien that comes to Earth wants to eat and/or enslave us all.
He didn’t stop and talk to anyone or even say goodbye.
He simply went to his dressing room, packed his bags, got in his car, and left.
“I was hugely eager to have it over with,” Wright admitted.
1980s nostalgia is alive and well, andALFstill makes people who grew up with him happy.
Watch any sitcom; nearly every single one is centered in the living room.
Never would they turn him into the government.
He’s their family.
TheALFfamily saw another death this year, one so much more tragic and heartbreaking.
OnALF,he was the heart of the series.
