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In the final season of ALF, Jason Cort brings us the highest amount of outfits in a season. A total of 59 outfits were worn by ALF in his last season and they were a mix of new and repeats.

Season 4 – Episode 1 “Baby, Come Back”

A repeat of ALF’s red sweatshirt. First seen in S2E9 and then in S3E1, S3E13, S3E18.

Season 4 – Episode 2 “Lies”

ALF has a dream that he is dressed in Mork’s uniform and is contacting the Fatman.

ALF wears a green striped night shirt

Season 4 – Episode 3 “Wanted: Dead or Alive”

ALF in a blue sweatshirt

ALF dawns a blue sweatshirt and then a tie die t-shirt.

Season 4 – Episode 4 “We’re in the Money”

ALF starts off looking sharp in his dress shirt and tie and we see it become more fussy later in the episode. He also wears another dress shirt and tie with a black vest.

Season 4 – Episode 5 “Mind Games”

ALF wears a blue unitard and blue and white striped workout headband.

ALF’s third appearance of his multicolor plaid shirt. First season in S3E11 and then S3E18

ALF in a maroon and white button down. First seen in S2E19

Season 4 – Episode 6 “Hooked on a Feeling”

A simple look. A black fedora

Season 4 – Episode 7 “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s Willie’s Brother”

The second appearance of ALF’s red sweatshirt this season.

ALF in a green plaid shirt. First seen in S3E6 and S3E18

The second appearance of the blue sweatshirt in this season.

Season 4 – Episode 8 “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”

The second appearance of ALF’s blue and rainbow tie dye t-shirt.

Season 4 – Episode 9 “Live and Let Die”

ALF wears a multicolor floral Hawaiian shirt

A simple light blue dress shirt.

ALF in a green sweatshirt.

The second appearance of ALF’s green plaid shirt in this season.

The third appearance of ALF’s red sweatshirt this season

Season 4 – Episode 10 “Break Up to Make Up”

The second appearance of ALF’s night shirt from Episode 2 this season

Season 4 – Episode 11 “Happy Together”

ALF in a red robe

ALF in a gray sweatshirt. First seen in S3E3. Then repeated in S3E9, S3E18, S3E22.

Season 4 – Episode 12 “Fever”

ALF wears blue button down pajamas in Kate and Willie’s bed.

The third appearance of ALF’s night shirt.

ALF changes his night shirt to a red and white striped.

Season 4 – Episode 13 “It’s My Party”

ALF’s second appearance of his grey sweatshirt this season.

The green plaid shirt makes its third appearance.

Season 4 – Episode 14 “Make ‘Em Laugh”

ALF’s classic red and white striped night shirt returns. First worn in S2E5. Then in S2E8, S2E22, S2E23, S3E10.

Looking sharp in his black suit, with a white dress shirt and red tie. Similar to the one he wore in S2E25.

A rare glance of ALF’s full suit ensemble. Similar to the outfit he wore in S3E4.

ALF lavishes in a purple button down shirt.

ALF in a tuxedo.

A light blue Hawaiian shirt. First appeared in S2E23.

A similar wig that ALF wore in S3E5 while wearing a plaid suit.

Season 4 – Episode 15 “Love on the Rocks”

The second appearance of ALF’s maroon and white button down this season. First seen in S2E19.

ALF just adores his green plaid shirt. The fourth appearance this season.

Season 4 – Episode 16 “True Colors”

ALF gets artist in this episode by dawning a black beret and a pair of white overalls that are covered in paint.

He changes to a white button down that is also covered in paint. A true artist at work.

Season 4 – Episode 17 “Gimme That Old Time Religion”

ALF wears the blue graduation robe first seen in S1E9.

Season 4 – Episode 18 “”Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”

ALF’s third time wearing a gray sweatshirt.

It must be a dream. ALF wears a stand out blue uniform in this circus act.

Still in a dream. ALF wears a studded black collar.

ALF clowns around in this outfit. He wears a green and pink clown ruffle collar and pom pom hat

ALF wears a paisley button down shirt.

Season 4 – Episode 19 “When I’m 64”

ALF isn’t phoning home yet. This red hoodie first appeared in S3E17.

Season 4 – Episode 20 “Mr. Sandman”

Another simple look. A red bandana. First seen in another outfit in S3E21.

The third appearance of ALF’s blue rainbow tie-dye t-shirt.

Season 4 – Episode 21 “Stayin’ Alive”

A pastel plaid shirt. First seen in S3E2 and S3E6.

The third appearance of ALF’s blue sweatshirt.

ALF mellows out in this yellow sweatshirt.

Season 4 – Episode 22 “Hungry Like the Wolf”

The fourth appearance of ALF’s blue sweatshirt.

ALF’s trench coat. This iconic outfit won’t be the last this season. First worn in S1E6. Then in S2E3.

ALF really gets into the vibe of “The Wolf” when he tries to cut out meat.

Season 4 – Episode 23 “”I Gotta Be Me”

The forth appearance of ALF’s blue rainbow tie-dye t-shirt.

ALF dawns a painter’s outfit. This time a flat cap and white overalls.

The fifth appearance of ALF’s blue sweatshirt.

Season 4 – Episode 24 “Consider Me Gone”

ALF’s green and black tartan short sleeve button down. First seen in S2E19.

ALF in his trench coat. The last outfit of this series before the Alien Task Force comes in at the end.

I hope you have enjoyed this four part series covering ALF’s outfits. In total there were 173 outfits/looks. Do you have a favorite outfit? Let me know in the comments.

ALF Magazine was a quarterly magazine published Welsh Publishing Group. There were four issues published in 1989 and four issues published in 1990. In this post, I will give a quick write up on what was in the first issue and where you can view it online.

Within these issues you would find ALF posters, multiple activity pages and letters from fans. In the premiere issue, the table of contents were:

Gimme Four!

Welcome to the first issue of this Melmacianized magazine!

Letters from Earthlings

Your mail to Melmac. Or is it your mel to Mailmac? Never mind. Just keep those cards and letters coming.

Be There or Be Square

Loony lists, fab fashions and a trick to try at lunch!

The A.Q Test – An Official MelmActivity

Where did ALF go to college? What’s a slimeball? Test your knowledge on ALF trivia with this special quiz. Also, find out what A.Q. stands for.

What’s Cooking at the Cat’s Up Diner

Stella teaches you how to make a cat you can eat

ALF Poster

It’s ALF with special wall-hanging capabilty!

The Melmacian Hall of Fame

Ike “The Twinky” Wankroff! Buffy Stigweed! Hoots Hapwood! Who are they? Melmacian heros appearing for the first time on this planet!

The Melmatinee

You and your friends can star in this play about Gordon Shumway and his plas. No autographs, please!

Now Where Have I Seen These Before? – An Official Melmactivity

A Search-and-find mission.

Weird Pets

If you think Gordon’s pet Neep is weird, wait until you get a look at some of these freaky Earth pets!

Sergeant Staff’s Orbit Orders – An Official MelmActivity

Decode this message from Sergeant Staff on the double! Better make it on the triple. You know how Sergeant Staff is.

Big Yuks!

Jokes, jokes, and more jokes. A whole page of them.

Ask ALF

The ol’ Alfer answers your questions.

Animal Crossword – An Official MelmActivity

Animals are the answers to this puzzle.

You can view this issue the Internet Archive. (Scanned and uploaded by me)

In season 3 of ALF, there were a total of 44 outfits and four episodes without outfits. This season there were six separate outfits repeated.

Season 3 – Episode 1 “Stop in the Name of Love”

ALF has four looks in this episode. First a blue Hawaiian shirt, a red t-shirt, and then he borrows Kate’s robe. The episode ends with ALF and Brian in matching blue and red collar jackets.

Season 3 – Episode 2 “Stairway to Heaven”

ALF begins the episode with a referee outfit.

In the dream scenario, ALF wears a suit with a pink shirt and red tie.

The episode ends with his third outfit and it’s a pastel plaid shirt.

Season 3 – Episode 3 “Breaking Up is Hard to Do”

ALF in a blue plaid shirt

ALF in a red v-neck varisty shirt

ALF in a gray sweatshirt

Season 3 – Episode 4/5 “Tonight, Tonight”

When ALF hosts the Tonight show, ALF starts off in a blue suit

Then he wears a Carnac the Magnificent outfit

ALF dresses up as Art Fern and imitates his Tea Time routine.

Season 3 – Episode 6 “Promises, Promises”

ALF wears the same pastel plaid shirt from second episode of this season.

ALF in a green plaid shirt

ALF in a bellman outfit

ALF in overrals and goggles

ALF in a two-tone button-down shirt

Season 3- Episode 7/8 “Turkey in the Straw”

ALF dresses as a Native American for Brian’s story of Thanksgiving

Season 3- Episode 9 “Changes”

ALF in his usually gray sweatshirt. Seen in the third episode of this season

ALF again in a blue plaid shirt. First seen in the third episode of this season

Season 3 – Episode 10 “My Back Pages”

ALF in a red sweatshirt (again)

ALF in his red stripped pajamas. First scene in the Season 2, Episode 5

ALF keeps it groovy with his short sleeve denim jacket and sunglasses

ALF in red gown

The red gown is then removed to revealed ALF wearing a suit

ALF wearing a white suit and black shirt. Very 70s

Season 3 – Episode 11 “Alone Again, Naturally”

ALF in a multicolor plaid shirt

Season 3 – Episode 12 “Do You Believe in Magic?”

ALF in a red apron

ALF wears his magician outfit. A black vest, white dress shirt and red tie.

Season 3 – Episode 13 “Hide Away”

ALF in a short sleeve red sweatshirt

Season 3 – Episode 14 “Fight Back”

ALF again in a red sweatshirt

Season 3 – Episode 15 “Suspicious Minds”

ALF in a blue plaid shirt

Season 3 – Episode 16 “Baby Love”

No outfits in this episode

Season 3 – Episode 17 “Running Scared“

ALF in a red hoodie

Season 3 – Episode 18 “Standing in the Shadows of Love”

ALF’s 4th time wearing the red sweatshirt

ALF in a multicolor plaid shirt

ALF’s second time wearing his green plaid shirt

ALF’s third time wearing the gray sweatshirt

Season 3 – Episode 19 “Superstition”

ALF’s second time wearing the red apron in this season

ALF in a green/blue vest with a white button down shirt.

Season 3 – Episode 20 “Torn Between Two Lovers”

ALF in a blue floral apron

Season 3 – Episode 21 “Funeral for a Friend”

ALF in a short sleeve denim jacket with a red bandana

ALF in a black button-down shirt

Season 3 – Episode 22 “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”

ALF’s fourth time wearing the gray sweatshirt

Season 3 – Episode 23 “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?

No outfits in this episode

Season 3 – Episode 24 “Like an Old Time Movie”

In this silent movie focused episode, ALF mimic’s Charlie Chaplin’s outfit

At the end of the episode, ALF dresses up like The Sheik.

Season 3 – Episode 25 “Shake, Rattle and Roll”

No outfits in this episode

Season 3 – Episode 26 “Having My Baby”

No outfits in this episode

With the success of Season 1, Jason Cort doubled the amount of looks for Season 2. In Season 2, there are a total 46 looks and we start to see ALF’s outfits repeating. That will continue on more throughout the series.

In season 2, there were 4 outfits that were repeated.

Season 2 – Episode 1 “Working My Way Back to You”

ALF has to go a week without destroying anything in the Tanner household and becomes their butler. His attire is a white button down and a bowtie

Season 2 – Episode 2 “Somewhere Over the Rerun”

ALF dreams up that he’s in an episode of Giligian’s Island and wears a bright and colorful Hawaiian shirt.

Season 2 – Episode 3 “Take a Look at Me Now”

The trench coat and fedora outfit. First seen in Season 1, Episode 6

ALF appears to Raquel on her TV and wears his best alien attire; a blue scuba mask with a matching blue sweatshirt and a strainer on his shoulder.

Season 2 – Episode 4 “Wedding Bell Blues”

ALF runs away to join a monastery and wears a brown habit.

Back at home, ALF wears a red and black bathrobe.

Season 2 – Episode 5 “Prime Time”

Red and white striped pajamas. This is the first of many appearances throughout the show.

Another Hawaiian shirt for this season. ALF wears a white Hawaiian shirt with jungle flair.

Season 2 – Episode 6 “Some Enchanted Evening”

ALF’s Halloween costume as Jean Shalit

ALF makes an appearance at the Tanner’s Halloween party as himself, but with a giant zipper in the front.

Season 2 – Episode 7 “Oh, Pretty Woman”

To help Lynn with a pageant, ALF dawns his blue “coach” sweatshirt

Season 2 – Episode 8 “Somethings Wrong With Me”

ALF wears a multicolor Hawaiian shirt

ALF’s back with his red and white striped pajamas. The second appearance of these pajamas.

Season 2 – Episode 9 “Night

Season 2 – Episode 10 “Isn’t It Romantic?”

ALF wears a blue button down shirt and apron while serving Kate and Willie.

Still recreating Kate and Willie’s honeymoon, ALF dresses a bellboy with red vest, tie and crips white shirt.

Season 2 – Episode 11 “Hail to the Chief”

An episode filled with six different outfits! ALF keeps appearing in Kate’s dream in different suits in a debate. Then out of the dream, ALF goes from wearing Kate’s jewelry to a red smoking jacket.

Season 2 – Episode 12/13 “ALF’s Christmas Special”

In this special, ALF firsts wear a red tartan scarf, then a blue v-neck sweater that was a gift for Willie. In the second half of the special, ALF wears a medical outfit with a mask and then dresses up as Santa Clause.

Season 2 – Episode 14 “The Boy Next Door”

No outfits in this episode.

Season 2 – Episode 15 “Can I Get a Witness?”

ALF wears a pink henley shirt

To defend himself, ALF wears a sharp suit

ALF wears a red and white checkered button down

Season 2 – Episode 16 “We’re So Sorry, Uncle Albert”

A red Hawaiian shirt that was first worn in Season 1, Episode 26

While outside looking up at the sky, ALF wears a red vest and a blue/green scarf.

Season 2 – Episode 17/18 “Someone to Watch Over Me”

While getting a haircut, ALF wears a crab bib

Season 2 – Episode 19 “We Gotta Get Out of This Place”

ALF wears a green and black tartan short sleeve button down.

Another button down, this time a maroon and white button down.

Season 2 – Episode 20 “You Ain’t Nothin’ But a Hound Dog”

ALF’s disguise of a pink scarf and glasses, with a light blue sweater.

Season 2 – Episode 21 “Hit Me with Your Best Shot”

A simple white towel. ALF had this look first in Season 1, Episode 16

A gray and red striped v-neck sweater

Season 2 – Episode 22 “Movin’ Out”

The third appearance of the white and red striped pajamas this season

Season 2 – Episode 23 “I’m Your Puppet”

ALF wears a turquoise and purple Hawaiian shirt, then a red robe with the fourth appearance of the white and red striped pajamas, and a light blue Hawaiian shirt.

The fifth outfit of this episode is a green and blue striped button down.

Season 2 – Episode 24 “Tequila”

No outfits in this episode

Season 2 – Episode 25 “We Are Family”

In one of ALF’s fantasies of revealing himself to the world, he serves as a substitute host for David Letterman in a suit.

ALF’s spacesuit that has a flyswatter attached

Season 2 – Episode 26 “Varsity Dog”

A white t-shirt with a navy v neck vest.

A red and white checkered button down that ALF first wears in the 15th episode of this season.

The maroon vest that first appeared earlier this season in episode 16.

Do you have a favorite outfit from season 2? Let me know in the comments below

Being part of show since the pilot, ALF’s costume designs were done by Jason Cort. Jason’s costume designer credits include: The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Big Mouth Gulch, Days of Our Lives, The Wickedest Witch, and The Nature of the Beast. He kept ALF’s wardrobe vibrate with leisure ware in variety of colors of shirts, fun costumes and proper suits. In season 1, ALF wore 24 outfits. That’s 14 out of the 26 episodes, with the most being in episode 8.

This is part one of four. Each post will showcase all of ALF’s outfits throughout the series. As we dive into each season, I will make a note of the repeats and what episode they originally appeared in.

Season 1 – Episode 2 “Strangers in the Night”

The first design of Jason Cort’s to appeared was ALF trying on Kate’s blue dress and a white hat with a pink ribbon while stuck in the bedroom. The dress is short sleeve and would be knee length on Kate.

Thanks to the newest DVD release by Shout Factory, the bonus feature “A Look Back At ALF”, there is a rare glimpse of one of Jason Cort’s concept art.

Season 1 – Episode 3 “Looking for Lucky”

In “Looking for Lucky”, ALF went full Risky Business. He wears a blue dress shirt and a pair of sunglasses.

Season 1 – Episode 6 “For Your Eyes Only”

When meeting his new friend Jody, ALF wears a trench coat and fedora. This ensemble becomes noteworthy by the end of the series.

Season 1 – Episode 8 “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue?”

The outfits were defiantly out of this world for ALF’s music video. Mimicking the looks of other musicians; Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, ZZ Top, and Keith Moon.

Season 1 – Episode 9 “Jump”

In Willie’s dream about graduation, ALF is revealed to the “Man of the Century”. He wears a blue graduation gown, with it’s cap and tassel.

Season 1 – Episode 11 “On the Road Again”

In the opening season, ALF is playing around in the kitchen wearing an flowery apron and one oven mitt on his right hand.

Season 1 – Episode 12 “Oh, Tannerbaum”

This episodes starts simple with just a stocking as a hat to wake up Willie and Kate, followed by a red plaid scarf in the car to find a Christmas tree. Then in Willie’s dream, ALF is dressed as a serviceman to fix the Christmas tree.

Season 1 – Episode 13 “Mother and Child Reunion”

ALF wears a red scarf that was gifted to Brian by Dorothy.

Season 1 – Episode 15 “I’ve Got a New Attitude”

When trying to talk to the dead, ALF dresses as a fortune teller. ALF sports an assortment of oversized, bejeweled accessories, such as a large earring and necklace. In addition to that, he wear’s Kate’s pink scarf as a turban.

Season 1 – Episode 16 “Try to Remember, Part 1”

Right before ALF bumps his head and loses his memory, ALF wears a pink shower cap and a towel around his neck. With his memory gone, he’s Wayne Schlagel, who wears a plaid suit and yellow/green tie.

Season 1 – Episode 18 “Border Song”

While working in the garden, ALF sports a pair of denim overalls.

Season 1 – Episode 21 “Lookin’ Through the Windows”

In the opening scene, ALF has a on white tank top to beat the heat.

Season 1 – Episode 22 “It Isn’t Easy… Bein’ Green”

Coming to the rescue at the end of the episode, ALF wear’s Brian’s asparagus costume.

Season 1 – Episode 26 “Come Fly With Me”

One of ALF’s staples, a red Hawaiian shirt! A hint of what’s to come for future seasons and become part of his rotation with his other colorful shirts.

This season was a fun exploration of ALF’s style choices as he settles in on Earth with the Tanners. It is just the beginning of ALF’s bold style and we will see how more comfortable he gets in the next 3 seasons.

Do you have a favorite look from Season 1? Let me know in the comments below.

Over the past 35 years, ALF has really hasn’t gone away. He has remained an icon through the decades since the show ended in 1990. He has either appeared as himself (voiced by Paul Fusco) in other tv shows, commercials and a movie. Along with him making cameos, he’s been countlessly mentioned by name, illustrations or appearing as TV clips in the background of shows.

I have created a page that categories by year of ALF’s cameos. From being a middle square on The New Hollywood Squares in 1987 to being part of a couch gag on The Simpsons in 2023. It’s available on the index bar or here

It’s been a great year to be an ALF fan. Shout Studios announced a brand new DVD box set that will come out October 17. Now thanks to Ryan Reynolds, we are getting brand new ALF material! It’s not a reboot, but ALF is coming back for segments for Maximum Effort Channel.

To quote the Hollywood Reporter:

“The Maximum Effort Channel, which is available to stream on platforms like Fubo, Amazon Freevee and Tubi, has acquired the rights to the classic 1980s sitcom starring the puppet, and will weave in the new sponsored segments — which it is calling “Maximum Moments” — during the episodes. The company worked with ALF creator Paul Fusco and Shout! Studios to develop the sponsored segments.“

The sponsors ALF will cover will be Mint Mobile, HIMs, Amazon’s Ring, Fubo and MNTM. The segments will air on the channel July 29.

You can watch a batch of the segments now

Co-staring with ALF is James Dwyer, who plays Eric. Which makes you wonder, is he suppose to be Eric Tanner? (Who is the third child of the Tanner Family and didn’t come into the show until the forth season)

“I learned one thing about eating jigsaw puzzles… an hour later you’re hungry again.” – ALF (Season 1, Episode 2)

There were a good amount of puzzles released featuring ALF in arranged photo shoots depicting him around the Tanner household. These photoshoots were never scenes featured in the show.

The company that produced these puzzles was MB (Milton Bradley) Puzzle. They released three types: 25, 35 and 100 pieces.

Here I present most of the puzzles that were available. If I’m missing some, please let me know in the comments below.

It’s party time!

No celebration is complete without ALF! Like many pop culture icons of their time, you could find ALF party favors in the late 80s. In this post, I will share the party supplies you could find back then. There were three color schemes to pick from; yellow, purple and red. Most items covered are from eBay or Hard to Find Supplies.

Did you have any of these party supplies for your birthday? Let me know in the comments below.

Valentine’s Day is coming up. Are you going to be sending any hams to someone you admire? Not this year? Well, let’s dive into some other options.

Back in late 80s, there were Valentine’s Day cards, stickers and party decor featuring the lovable alien. In 1987, Topps featured a card with the catchphrase; “How about a hug for the old Alfer”, with ALF dressed as cupid. The exact catchphrase wasn’t used during the run of the series, but spoken by the ALF 1986 Wisecracking plush by Coleco.

In 1988, Eureka produced a couple of items. A 25 inch wall decoration and a 17 inch hanging decoration.

Love soars with ALF in your life

Source: Ebay

In 1989, Grand Award had something for the boy, girl, teacher and special friend in your life; a set of 38 cards.

Source: Etsy

They also produced a set based on ALF – The Animated Series from 1987. This included 30 Valentines in a pack.

Source: eBay

To round up this post, we must not forget these stickers by Grand Award. They are sure to a peal your Valentine’s Day.

Source: Twitter