The show was a prequel, depicting ALF's life back on his home planet of Melmac. Since the name "ALF" was an acronym short for Alien Life Form and only given to Gordon Shumway later on Earth, "ALF" is never used in the animated series except for its title. ALF would always be referred to as "Gordon", his true name, or "Gordo" by his friends Rick and Skip. In nearly every episode a live action ALF would appear at the introduction and conclusion of the episode; reading fan mail and saying that this show is a response to a huge demand of people wanting to know what his life was like on Melmac. The show is a prequel to ALF, depicting Alf's life back on his home planet of Melmac.
An unlikely ally helps Gordon defend Melmac when the evil Larson Petty returns to invade the planet.
After Harry uses Gordon's hair to build his nest, Gordon finds himself heading to Madame Pokipsi's shack for a baldness cure, only to insult her and leave while cursed with a "Baldness Touch".
Gordon and Sergeant Staff end up going to prison after mistaking their ship for a vacation cruise liner.
Gordon, Rick, and Skip decide to pool their savings for a sailing yacht, but end up marooned on an island thanks to a Pit Termite that Skip names Woody.
The Shumways' pet bird Harry is dubbed a rare Melmacian species, and Harry lets fame go to his head as a result.
The Orbit Gyro needs its regular maintenance, but it results in its main operator, a robot named Pismo, having a few screws loose.
After getting "Gooped" on the highway, Gordon Shumway has his driver's license revoked and must attend driving school to regain it.
Gordon is the star player for the Orbit Guard Bouillabaisse-ball team, but a blow to the head renders him amnesiac, putting him out of the game and his little brother Curtis in.
A bump on the head has Bob Shumway thinking he is a "Captain Kangaroo"-esque TV show host.
When Neep runs past a motorcycle gang led by the nefarious Snake, Gordon realizes that Neep has what it takes to compete in dog races. Gordon convinces Snake and his cronies to invest the money for Neep to compete. Neep wins the race, but Gordon, Skip, Rick, and Neep must run away when Gordon crashes into the gang's motorcycles at the the end of the race.
The title of this episode is a parody of the epic film series Star Wars by George Lucas.
Gordon Shumway must rescue an alien shrimp race called the Muklukians from Larson Petty - with some unlikely help from one of their own.
When Alf can't get back to the Planet Earth makes due with what he has on the Planet Melmac.
Flo Shumway becomes the Mom of the Millennium, but her family resents her popularity and world tour.
After losing to the Shumways on a noted game show, the Fustermans declare war on their former friends, and Gordon and Rick end up caught in the crossfire.
The traditional Mayonnaise Lodge rite of passage has Bob Shumway and Frank Fusterman pitted against each other in the clam-wrestling contest - but their sons want no part of it.
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The holiday of Goomer is upon Melmac, and Larson Petty is intent on getting his gift of foam - but while trying to kidnap the real Goomer, he ends up capturing Bob Shumway in a Goomer suit. Gordon and his sister Augie must then journey to find the real Goomer and rescue their dad.
Bones from a museum go missing.
Gordon invents an all-purpose object named the "Shumwidget", but Augie and her scout troupe end up with the bragging rights.
A movie crew has come to Melmac to film the life of Gordon Shumway - but will Gordon himself end up a huge star, or on the cutting room floor?
Alf must figure out who the spy his among his friends.
Renegade Muklukians kidnap Curtis Shumway and return him to their planet as part of a scheme to claim the throne of Mukluk. Fescue returns to Melmac to ask Gordon for help in dethroning the renegades and finding the true king of Mukluk.
Gordon tries to fix Rick up with a girl named Elaine - but a misunderstanding leads her to fall in love with Gordon.
Gordon must stop a slug invasion.
After Gordon's insults about Madame Pokipsi get out of hand, he and his friends, Rick and Skip, are stuck housesitting for the Madame while she is out of town.
Larson Petty discovers that his family has left behind a huge fortune, but it can only be turned over to the rightful heir - Larson Petty's son. The only problem is, he has no children. Meanwhile, Gordon and Rick find out that Skip was orphaned as a youth and try to find his birth parents.