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ALF (season 2)

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ALF
Season 2
DVD cover
No. of episodes26
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) –
May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09)
Season chronology
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Season 1
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Season 3
List of episodes

The following is a list of episodes from the second season of ALF.[1] Most episode titles are named after popular songs.

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Transcription

Broadcast history

The season aired Mondays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) on NBC.

DVD release

The season was released on DVD by Lions Gate Home Entertainment on August 23, 2005.

Cast

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Rating/share
(households)
271"Working My Way Back to You"Nick HavingaSteve PepoonSeptember 21, 1987 (1987-09-21)200317.9/29[2]

ALF has to go one week without destroying anything in the Tanners' house.

The episode title is based on the Four Seasons song popularized by The Spinners.
282"Somewhere Over the Rerun"
"The Ballad of Gilligan's Island"
Nick HavingaScott Spencer GordenSeptember 28, 1987 (1987-09-28)200420.3/32[3]

After becoming addicted to reruns of Gilligan's Island, ALF dreams that he has joined the castaways. Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells appear.

The first episode title is based on the Judy Garland song "Over the Rainbow". The second is based on Gilligan's Island theme song The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle.
293"Take a Look at Me Now"Gary ShimokawaSteve PepoonOctober 5, 1987 (1987-10-05)200618.5/30[4]

Raquel's claim of seeing ALF makes her subject to ridicule and prone to depression, so ALF decides to defend her.

The episode title is based on the Phil Collins song "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)".
304"Wedding Bell Blues"Burt BrinckerhoffLisa A. BannickOctober 12, 1987 (1987-10-12)201019.9/31[5]

ALF, after being deeply saddened by the fact that his parents got married before his birth (which is a taboo on Melmac), runs away to a monastery.

The episode title is based on the song popularized by the 5th Dimension.
315"Prime Time"Burt BrinckerhoffLisa A. BannickOctober 19, 1987 (1987-10-19)200917.7/27[6]

When the Tanners become part of the new Thompson Rating System, ALF rigs the ratings in order to prevent his favorite show, Polka Jamboree, from being cancelled.

The episode title is based on any of a number of songs (by Count Basie, Alan Parsons, Haircut One Hundred, or The Tubes).
326"Some Enchanted Evening"Gary ShimokawaSeth WeisbordOctober 26, 1987 (1987-10-26)200518.5/28[7]

Not allowed to go trick-or-treating, ALF attends Willie's Halloween party and tries to convince his boss to give Willie an overdue promotion.

The episode title is based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein song.
337"Oh, Pretty Woman"Burt BrinckerhoffAlicia Marie SchudtNovember 2, 1987 (1987-11-02)200118.2/27[8]

Lynn is depressed over being dumped by a boyfriend for a prettier girl, so ALF enters her in a beauty pageant to increase her self-confidence.

The episode title is based on the Roy Orbison song.
348"Something's Wrong With Me"Burt BrinckerhoffSteve PepoonNovember 9, 1987 (1987-11-09)201118.9/28[9]

Dorothy is planning to marry Whizzer, but ALF's Melmacian hiccups put the wedding in jeopardy.

Guest star: Paul Dooley as Whizzer

The episode title is based on the Austin Roberts song.
359"Night Train"Burt BrinckerhoffBob BendetsonNovember 16, 1987 (1987-11-16)201319.7/30[10]

Reminiscing his younger and more carefree days when he was known as "Boxcar Willie", Willie takes ALF to the train switchyard where they jump a moving freight train.

Guest star: Tracey Walter as Gravel Gus

The episode title is based on the Jimmy Forrest song.
3610"Isn't It Romantic?"Gary ShimokawaSeth WeisbordNovember 23, 1987 (1987-11-23)200818.9/29[11]

Seeing that Kate and Willie have been arguing of late, ALF and the Tanner children plan to recreate the couple's Niagara Falls honeymoon.

The episode title is based on the Rodgers and Hart song.
3711"Hail to the Chief"Burt BrinckerhoffLisa A. BannickDecember 7, 1987 (1987-12-07)201417.2/26[12]

After watching a presidential debate, Kate has recurring dreams of running against ALF.

The episode title is based on the U.S. presidential anthem.
3812"ALF's Special Christmas"Burt BrinckerhoffSteven HollanderDecember 14, 1987 (1987-12-14)204021.1/31[13]
3913

ALF and the Tanners prepare to spend Christmas in a cabin. ALF accidentally ends up with a group of toys that is sent to a hospital, where he then befriends a terminally ill little girl (Keri Houlihan) and helps deliver a baby to a young woman (Molly Hagan).

Note: This was a one-hour episode.

Guest stars: Cleavon Little as George Foley, Carl Franklin as Dr. Willoughby
4014"The Boy Next Door"Burt BrinckerhoffAl Jean & Michael ReissJanuary 4, 1988 (1988-01-04)201520.4/29[14]

ALF befriends Trevor and Raquel's nephew Jake from New York.

Note: This is Josh Blake's (Jake Ochmonek) first appearance on the show.

The episode title is based on the Judy Garland song.
4115"Can I Get a Witness?"Gary ShimokawaNelson CostelloJanuary 11, 1988 (1988-01-11)200719.8/29[15]

ALF is put on trial for breaking the Ockmonecks' window.

The episode title is based on the Marvin Gaye song.
4216"We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert"Nick HavingaPaul FuscoJanuary 25, 1988 (1988-01-25)201617.3/25[16]

Willie's Uncle Albert (Elisha Cook) visits the Tanners, and collapses from a heart attack after getting a glimpse of the alien, causing ALF to feel grief thinking he caused the death.

The episode title is based on the Paul McCartney song "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey".
4317"Someone to Watch Over Me"Gary ShimokawaLisa Stotsky & Wendy GrafFebruary 8, 1988 (1988-02-08)201919.2/28[17]
4418February 15, 1988 (1988-02-15)202018.6/27[18]
Part 1: Willie is chosen by the neighborhood to lead a neighborhood watch. But ALF takes control of the radio and starts to talk as if he was Willie.
Part 2: ALF spots a criminal by his neighbor's house, and walks inside to investigate. The episode title is based on the Gershwin song.
4519"We Gotta Get Out of This Place"Gary ShimokawaMarjorie GrossFebruary 22, 1988 (1988-02-22)201818.2/27[19]

ALF moves in with his blind friend Jody in her condo.

The episode title is based on the Animals song.
4620"You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog"Gary ShimokawaScott Spencer GordenFebruary 29, 1988 (1988-02-29)200220.5/32[20]

The Tanners take in a stray dog, much to ALF's dismay. (Featuring Anne Ramsey in her last television role)

Guest stars: Nicole Dubuc as Hannah, Logan Ramsey as Vince

The episode title is based on the Big Mama Thornton song popularized by Elvis Presley.
4721"Hit Me with Your Best Shot"Gary ShimokawaKevin AbbottMarch 7, 1988 (1988-03-07)202118.5/29[21]

Willie tries to teach Brian nonviolence in dealing with a school bully, but changes his ways when the bully's lowlife father comes to the Tanner residence and insults the entire family.

The episode title is based on the Pat Benatar song.
4822"Movin' Out"Tony Csiki and Nick HavingaAlicia Marie SchudtMarch 14, 1988 (1988-03-14)202219.1/29[22]

Willie gets a promotion that relocates him to San Diego, however despite hating the new job and proclaiming how much he loves the house they currently live in, it takes drastic moves by ALF to make him realize what he's doing.

The episode title is based on the Billy Joel song "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)".
4923"I'm Your Puppet"Burt BrinckerhoffAl Jean & Michael ReissMarch 21, 1988 (1988-03-21)201219.3/30[23]

ALF gets a ventriloquist dummy in the mail that takes control of him.

Guest star: Bill Daily as Larry

The episode title is based on the James & Bobby Purify song.
5024"Tequila"Nick HavingaStory by : Sandy Gillis
Teleplay by : Art Everett
March 28, 1988 (1988-03-28)202319.4/30[24]

ALF plays pink elephant for Kate's alcoholic friend Maura (Dorothy Lyman), and frightens her into getting assistance.

The episode title is based on the Champs song.
5125"We Are Family"Nick HavingaSteve PepoonMay 2, 1988 (1988-05-02)202415.5/27[25]

The Tanners plan a party for ALF, who is depressed that he is the only one of his species. Sandy Duncan appears as herself.

Guest star: Bill Daily as Larry

The episode title is based on the Sister Sledge song.
5226"Varsity Drag"Gary ShimokawaLisa A. BannickMay 9, 1988 (1988-05-09)201716.3/27[26]

After realizing that Willie and Kate have emptied Lynn's college fund to support him, a guilty ALF gets ten newspaper routes to earn money for the family.

The episode title is based on the song by De Sylva, Brown and Henderson.

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