Gordon Shumway: top related news
25.02 / 19:17
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ALF Back Catalog & New Content Coming To Streaming Later This Year
The ALF franchise will soon be available for streaming later this year. Airing 4 seasons between 1986 and 1990, ALF is a cult-favorite NBC sitcom that is headlined by an eponymous puppet, performed by the showrunner Paul Fusco. Short for Alien-Life-Form, ALF, whose real name is Gordon Shumway, is an extraterrestrial being who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family. The Tanners take in ALF as one of their own and help him through culture shock, survivor's guilt, and anxiety. Owing to its popularity, ALF also spawned an animated series and a talk show. At one point, there were even plans to reboot the sitcom, but those were ultimately shelved.