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There is a touch of darkness to ALF that inspires some interesting episodes. While most of season 1's episodes find the Tanners and their permanent guest struggling with compatibility, certain stories are sharper for indulging a little black comedy. "Looking for Lucky," for instance, finds Willie and Kate assuming that ALF--who is quite open about his fondness for eating cats--made a snack out of the family kitty. In "Pennsylvania 6-5000," Willie is accused of being a terrorist after ALF uses his host's ham radio to contact Air Force One. One of the best episodes, "Wild Thing" (written by David Silverman, later a co-producer on The Simpsons), is a nutty burlesque in which ALF asks the Tanners to lock him in a crate while he undergoes a 24-hour madness peculiar to Melmac-ians. After he escapes, chaos ensues in the community as cats disappear, a gorilla is freed at the zoo, and Willie--looking for ALF--prowls the streets in his pajamas. Fans of Jerry Stahl's book Permanent Midnight: A Memoir, in which the Hollywood writer describes working on ALF while supporting a severe drug habit, will be interested in his season 1 scripts, particularly the surreal "La Cucaracha," in which ALF and Willie do battle with a car-size cockroach. --Tom Keogh
An interesting fact is that almost all the episodes are named after songs and that the episode name often describes the plot.
Here is a brief synopsis of the episodes
Pilot Episode
ALF crash lands his spaceship in the Tanner family's garage and he begins to live with them
Strangers in the Night
The next door neighbor babysits Brian and ALF causes trouble but later catches a burglar
Looking for Lucky
After ALF trashes the house and the family cat, Lucky disappears, the family falsely accuses ALF of eating him.
Pennsylvania 6-5000
When ALF usus Willie's shortwave radio to call the president on Air Force One, Willie is arrested for the crime
Keepin' the Faith
ALF buys $4000 worth of cosmetics and convinces the family to resell them at a higher price
For Your Eyes Only
ALF meets a blind woman on a call in radio show and wants to meet her in person.
Help Me Rhonda
ALF manages to contact his girlfriend, Rhonda, on the shrtwave radio and debates about whether he wants to live with her
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
ALF has a crush on Lynn and makes a rock video to woo her.
Jump
ALF convinces Willie to try again on a skydive that he chickened out on years earlier.
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