40 years later, one of NBC's strangest sitcom gambles remains a beloved TV oddity that proved even skeptical critics could be won over in time.

In 1986, ALF crash-landed on Earth and made his home in our hearts.

The creepy side of ALF your childhood didn't warn you about Gordon Shumway crash-landed into American living rooms in 1986, becoming the wisecracking, cat-obsessed alien we knew simply as ALF. The NBC ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - AUGUST 7: Actress Anne Schedeen attends the NBC Television Affiliates Party on August 7, 1988 at the Registry ...

India, June 15 -- Anne Schedeen, best known for portraying Kate Tanner in the popular sitcom ALF, has died at the age of 77. Her family confirmed the news in a statement shared on Facebook on Sunday. ...

Anne Schedeen, who was best known for portraying Kate Tanner in the NBC sitcom “ALF,” has died at 77. Schedeen’s family announced the news via Facebook on Sunday, June 14. In their statement, Schedeen ...

Anne Schedeen, the actress best known to ’80s kids for playing Kate Tanner on ALF, has passed away. Schedeen’s family revealed news of her death, confirming on Schedeen’s official page that she passed ...

Sat Jun 18, 2016 12:00 AM Last update on: Sat Jun 18, 2016 12:00 AM Gordon Shumway, last known survivor from the planet Melmac, crash-lands his spaceship into the Tanner family's suburban garage.

Sitcoms about aliens adapting to life on Earth have occasionally popped across the prime-time landscape over the years, from My Favorite Martian to Mork and Mindy. But none has proved quite as furry — ...

The creator of ALF reportedly encouraged the idea that the character was a real alien, blurring the line between the ...