Paul Fusco
Director
Alf Tales (1988)
Season 1
ALF Tales is an animated American series that ran on the NBC television network on Saturdays from August 1988 to December 1989. The show was a spinoff from the series ALF: The Animated Series. The show had characters from that series play various characters from fairy tales. The fairy tale was usually altered for comedic effect in a manner relational to Fractured Fairy Tales. Each story typically spoofs a film genre, such as the "Cinderella" episode done as an Elvis movie. Some episodes featured a "fourth wall" effect where ALF is backstage preparing for the episode, and Rob Cowan would appear drawn as a TV executive to try to brief ALF on how to improve this episode. For instance Cowan once told ALF who was readying for a medieval themed episode that "less than 2% of our audience lives in the Dark Ages".
Released Sept. 10, 1988
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Children, Comedy, Family, Kids
Keywords: tmdb.fairy-tale, tmdb.alien, imdb.alf-character, imdb.based-on-live-action-tv-series, imdb.based-on-tv-series, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.1980s + 6 more, imdb.fairy-tale, imdb.based-on-fairy-tale, imdb.alien, imdb.extraterrestrial, imdb.nbc, imdb.fairy-tale-fantasy
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, Shout! Factory TV + 3 more, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: Alien Productions, DiC Entertainment, Saban Entertainment
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Robin Hood
Robin Hood from the TV cartoon series ALF Tales premiered on September 10, 1988 as the pilot for the series in Season 1, Episode 1. Robin Hood is portrayed by ALF. ALF has a jazz band that fights against Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham while good King Richard is away, promoting his book How to be a Really Nice King.
Sept. 10, 1988, midnight
S1E2 - Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty from the TV cartoon series ALF Tales premiered on September 17, 1988. The Evil Sorceress puts a curse on ALF, the prince, which ensures that the moment he gets a paper cut he dies. The King makes several decrees to prevent this tragedy from happening including keeping the prince in the castle, banning all paper products and printing greeting cards and utility bills on Canadian Bacon.
Sept. 17, 1988, midnight
S1E3 - Cinderella
Sept. 24, 1988, midnight
S1E4 - Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow from the TV cartoon series ALF Tales, season 1. The tale takes place in the 20th Century and provides a modern twist on the original The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In the story, Ichabod Crane rides an Express train to interview for a staff photographer position at The Daily Hemisphere.
Oct. 1, 1988, midnight
S1E5 - Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk also released under the title ALF and the Beanstalk premiered on October 8, 1988 in Season 1, Episode 5. When Jack Bates' mother has business troubles, Jack runs to town to sell the family cow. Jack comes in contact with a man that trades him three magic beans for the cow. Upon learning of this trade, Jack's mother throws the beans out the window. The next morning a beanstalk grows and ALF climbs it, exploring where it leads.
Oct. 8, 1988, midnight
S1E6 - The Aladdin Brothers and Their Lamp
The Aladdin Brothers and Their Lamp premiered in Season 1, Episode 6 on October 15, 1988. The brothers, Ziggy and Roy Aladdin, get lost while on a massive tour that spanned the United States and the world. While in the Middle East, the brothers get lost and come across a man riding a camel. The man saves them and asks them to retrieve a lamp in a cave. Once discovered, they use the lamp to their own benefit
Oct. 15, 1988, midnight
S1E7 - Rapunzel
Alf tells the classic tale of Rapunzel, except with a few different twists along the way.
Oct. 29, 1988, midnight
S1E8 - Rumpelstiltskin
Nov. 12, 1988, midnight
S1E9 - The Princess and the Pea
Nov. 19, 1988, midnight
S1E10 - John Henry
Dec. 3, 1988, midnight
S1E11 - The Three Little Pigs
Dec. 10, 1988, midnight
S1E12 - Alice in Wonderland
Dec. 17, 1988, midnight
S1E13 - Peter Pan
Jan. 7, 1989, midnight
NBC
30 min/ep
30 min
Sept. 10, 1988
Dec. 9, 1989, midnight
Ended
NR
Action
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