Steve Pepoon Movies

David (Johnny Galecki) confesses to Dan that he has been living with Darlene in Chicago. Dan gets angry and kicks him out of the house, so he goes to live with Jackie, who doesn't want to take money from Fred (Michael O'Keefe). Becky asks Dan to hire Mark (Glenn Quinn). ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

ALF and Willie (Max Wright) come into possession of a treasure map, left to Willie by his great-great-grandfather. In a twinkling, the duo has packed their mining equipment and are off to Death Valley. Before long, however, the heat and the desolation begins to wear Willie down--and the effect on ALF brings a whole new meaning to the words "alien environment". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Chris Peterson (Chris Elliott) undergoes the sort of bizarre, surrealistic life experiences that are all too typical for 30-year-old paperboys who still live above their parents' garage as Get a Life enters its first season. In the series opener, Chris persuades his best friend Larry Potter (Sam Robards) to join him for the world premiere of the treacherous Hell Loop 2000 roller coaster (the first of the series' many whimsical invocations of the year 2000) -- only to become stuck upside-down when the coaster stalls. In later adventures, Chris becomes a male model, talks his phlegmatic father Fred (played by Chris Elliott's real-life father, Bob Elliott) into participating in the newspaper boys' annual picnic, endeavors to set a rather pointless world record, is replaced on the job by a paper-delivering robot, applies for his first-ever driver's license in order to impress a pretty waitress, and wins a weekend with his favorite talk show host (played by Fred Willard), who proves to be an even bigger waste of humanity than Chris! Also: Chris has a brief romantic fling with the sister of Larry's wife Sharon (Robin Riker), much to Sharon's dismay (to say she doesn't like Chris is like saying a rattlesnake doesn't like a mongoose); he experiences a full married life within a single day with his new-found "soulmate"; he stars in the very off-Broadway musical "Zoo Animals on Wheels," he briefly switches bodies with Larry after falling victim to an ancient curse; and, after 20 years, he finally receives the toy submarine kit which he'd paid for by becoming a paperboy in the first place. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

After accidentally burning one of Brian's schoolbooks, ALF experiences a record-breaking streak of bad luck that spills over to the rest of the Tanner household. This convinces him that he has fallen victim to a Melmaccian curse that will condemn him to fourteen years of ill fortune--and seven of those years will be REALLY ill. His only hope for salvation is to perform the bizarre, complex and utterly incomprehensible "Melmaccian Bibliocide Ritual" (which explains why he's wearing meat around his neck!) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Having been the "alien who cried wolf" too often, ALF can't get the Tanners to believe that he got a call from an extortionist, threatening to turn him over to the immigration authorities unless he coughs up three thousand dollars. This leaves ALF with only three choices: He can either earn the money himself and make "the drop"; he can surrender to the authorities; or he can run for the hills. Guess which one he chooses? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Fed up with having to stay in hiding, ALF fantasizes about revealing his presence to the world. In his dreams, ALF serves a guest host on David Letterman's late-night NBC talkfest (replete with typical "Dave-isms"), while the Tanners plan a party celebrating his "emergence." Featured as ALF's TV guests are several of the people to whom he's revealed himself in the past--as well as Sandy Duncan, playing herself. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In ALF's most offbeat episode, the obstreperous little alien subs for Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show. It doesn't take long for ALF to alienate Johnny's announcer Ed McMahon and Tommy Newsom, but the "fun" really begins when he matches wits with guests Joan Embery, Dr. Joyce Brothers and Rich Little. All these shenanigans serve as clever method to present a "clip" show comprised of highlights from past ALF episodes. Originally telecast as a one-hour special, "Tonight, Tonight" has since been edited into two half-hours for syndication. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Raquel Ochmonek (Liz Sheridan) finally catches a glimpse of ALF, but hubby Trevor (John LaMotta) refuses to believe her. Later, Raquel reveals what she's seen to the audience of a TV talk show--and THEY refuse to believe her. At this point, Raquel is beginning to doubt her own sanity, forcing ALF to take matters in hand and convince her that she's not crazy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi