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Sep 10, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day September 10 1988 – ALF Tales Premiered on NBC.

On this day September 10 1988, ALF Tales premiered on NBC, spinning off from the popularity of the hit sitcom ALF and its animated counterpart. This Saturday morning cartoon reimagined ALF and his friends from the planet Melmac as characters in classic fairy tales and stories, each told with the show’s trademark humor and quirky style.

Each episode of ALF Tales placed Gordon Shumway (ALF) and his fellow Melmacians...

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