ALF Tales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids ALF Tales |
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| Created by | Paul Fusco Tom Patchett |
| Starring | Paul Fusco Peggy Mahon Tabitha St. Germain (as Paulina Gillis) Thick Wilson Dan Hennessey Rob Cowan Ellen-Ray Hennessy Noam Zylberman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | DIC Animation City Saban Entertainment Alien Productions |
| Distributor | Lorimar-Telepictures |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 10, 1988 – December 9, 1989 |
ALF Tales was a fun animated TV show that aired on NBC on Saturday mornings. It ran from September 10, 1988, to December 9, 1989. This show was a spin-off of the popular live-action ALF series.
In ALF Tales, characters from the original ALF show acted out different fairy tales. But these weren't just any fairy tales! They were changed in funny ways, a bit like the "Fractured Fairy Tales" cartoons.
Each episode usually made fun of a certain type of movie. For example, the "Cinderella" episode was like an Elvis Presley film. Sometimes, the show would even break the "fourth wall". This means ALF would talk directly to the audience or show what was happening behind the scenes. An executive named Roger Cowan would sometimes appear to give ALF advice on how to make the episode better.
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Meet the Voices: The Cast of ALF Tales
The talented people who gave voices to the characters in ALF Tales were:
- Paul Fusco – He was the voice of ALF (whose real name is Gordon Shumway) and Rick Fusterman.
- Tabitha St. Germain (known as Paulina Gillis) – She voiced Augie and Rhonda.
- Peggy Mahon – The voice of Flo.
- Thick Wilson – He voiced Larson Petty and Bob.
- Dan Hennessey – The voice of Sloop.
- Rob Cowan – He voiced Skip.
- Ellen-Ray Hennessy – The voice of Stella the Waitress.
- Noam Zylberman – He voiced Curtis in 1988.
- Michael Fantini – He took over as the voice of Curtis in 1989.
Episodes: Adventures in Fairy Tale Land
ALF Tales had two seasons with a total of 21 episodes. Each episode took a classic story and gave it a hilarious twist!
Season 1 (1988–89)
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| 1 | 1 | "Robin Hood" | September 10, 1988 | |
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Alf plays the main character in this funny version of the classic tale.
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| 2 | 2 | "Sleeping Beauty" | September 17, 1988 | |
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Alf plays the main character in this funny version of the classic tale.
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| 3 | 3 | "Cinderella" | September 24, 1988 | |
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Set in 1963, Alf is an Elvis-like rock star prince. He wants to marry a girl whose voice can break glass!
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| 4 | 4 | "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" | October 1, 1988 | |
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Sleepy Hollow gets a New York City style makeover with Alf as Ichabod Crane.
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| 5 | 5 | "Jack and the Beanstalk" | October 8, 1988 | |
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Alf plays Jack Bates in this version of the fairy tale, with lots of funny references to Alfred Hitchcock movies.
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| 6 | 6 | "The Aladdin Brothers and Their Lamp" | October 15, 1988 | |
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Alf and Skip are Ziggy and Roy Aladdin, two song-and-dance guys. They find a magic lamp with a genie who looks like Johnny Carson.
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| 7 | 7 | "Rapunzel" | October 29, 1988 | |
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This version of Rapunzel has a lot of "rap" music!
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| 8 | 8 | "Rumplestilskin" | November 12, 1988 | |
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Alf plays Sam Shovel, a detective hired to find out who Rumplestilskin is.
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| 9 | 9 | "The Princess and the Pea" | November 19, 1988 | |
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Alf plays a prince who secretly wants to be a jester in this story.
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| 10 | 10 | "John Henry" | December 3, 1988 | |
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Alf turns the folk hero John Henry into a chef.
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| 11 | 11 | "The Three Little Pigs" | December 10, 1988 | |
| 12 | 12 | "Alice in Wonderland" | December 17, 1988 | |
| 13 | 13 | "Peter Pan" | January 7, 1989 | |
Season 2 (1989)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
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| 14 | 1 | "Hansel & Gretel" | September 16, 1989 |
| 15 | 2 | "The Wizard of Oz" | September 23, 1989 |
| 16 | 3 | "The Elves and the Shoemaker" | September 30, 1989 |
| 17 | 4 | "The Emperor's New Clothes" | October 14, 1989 |
| 18 | 5 | "Goldilocks & the Three Bears" | October 28, 1989 |
| 19 | 6 | "Little Red Riding Hood" | November 11, 1989 |
| 20 | 7 | "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" | December 2, 1989 |
| 21 | 8 | "King Midas" | December 9, 1989 |
See also
In Spanish: Los cuentos de ALF para niños
