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ALF
1986–1990
· TV Show
· 25 min episodes
· 4 seasons
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Every rating
44–84
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 44, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 84. Critics average 44, everyone else 71.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →When an ugly creature, who loves eating cats, crash-lands into the Tanner family's garage, they treat him as a guest and allow him to live with them as he comments on the stupidity of mankind.
Details
- Created by
- Paul Fusco, Tom Patchett
- Studio
- Alien Productions
- Released
- 22 September 1986
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Rated
- TV-G
- Episodes
- 101 across 4 seasons
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