All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Phantom Pilot

    • September 26, 1987
    • NBC

    An unlikely ally helps Gordon defend Melmac when the evil Larson Petty returns to invade the planet.

  • S01E02 Hair Today, Bald Tomorrow

    • October 3, 1987
    • NBC

    After Harry uses Gordon's hair to build his nest, Gordon finds himself heading to Madame Pokipsi's shack for a baldness cure, only to insult her and leave while cursed with a "Baldness Touch".

  • S01E03 Two for the Brig

    • October 10, 1987
    • NBC

    Gordon and Sergeant Staff end up going to prison after mistaking their ship for a vacation cruise liner.

  • S01E04 Gordon Ships Out

    • October 24, 1987
    • NBC

    Gordon, Rick, and Skip decide to pool their savings for a sailing yacht, but end up marooned on an island thanks to a Pit Termite that Skip names Woody.

  • S01E05 The Birdman of Melmac

    • October 31, 1987
    • NBC

    The Shumways' pet bird Harry is dubbed a rare Melmacian species, and Harry lets fame go to his head as a result.

  • S01E06 Pismo and the Orbit Gyro

    • November 7, 1987
    • NBC

    The Orbit Gyro needs its regular maintenance, but it results in its main operator, a robot named Pismo, having a few screws loose.

  • S01E07 20,000 Years in Driving School

    • November 14, 1987
    • NBC

    After getting "Gooped" on the highway, Gordon Shumway has his driver's license revoked and must attend driving school to regain it.

  • S01E08 Pride of the Shumways

    • November 21, 1987
    • NBC

    Gordon is the star player for the Orbit Guard Bouillabaisse-ball team, but a blow to the head renders him amnesiac, putting him out of the game and his little brother Curtis in.

  • S01E09 Captain Bobaroo

    • December 5, 1987
    • NBC

    A bump on the head has Bob Shumway thinking he is a "Captain Kangaroo"-esque TV show host.

  • S01E10 Neep at the Races

    • December 12, 1987
    • NBC

    When Neep runs past a motorcycle gang led by the nefarious Snake, Gordon realizes that Neep has what it takes to compete in dog races. Gordon convinces Snake and his cronies to invest the money for Neep to compete. Neep wins the race, but Gordon, Skip, Rick, and Neep must run away when Gordon crashes into the gang's motorcycles at the the end of the race.

  • S01E11 Salad Wars

    • December 19, 1987
    • NBC

    The title of this episode is a parody of the epic film series Star Wars by George Lucas.

  • S01E12 Tough Shrimp Don’t Dance

    • January 2, 1988
    • NBC

    Gordon Shumway must rescue an alien shrimp race called the Muklukians from Larson Petty - with some unlikely help from one of their own.

  • S01E13 Home Away from Home

    • January 16, 1988
    • NBC

    When Alf can't get back to the Planet Earth makes due with what he has on the Planet Melmac.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Flodust Memories

    • September 10, 1988
    • NBC

    Flo Shumway becomes the Mom of the Millennium, but is her popularity becoming more important than her family?

  • S02E02 Family Feud

    • September 17, 1988
    • NBC

    After losing to the Shumways on a noted game show, the Fustermans declare war on their former friends, and Gordon and Rick end up caught in the crossfire.

  • S02E03 Clams Never Sang for My Father

    • September 24, 1988
    • NBC

    The traditional Mayonnaise Lodge rite of passage has Bob Shumway and Frank Fusterman pitted against each other in the clam-wrestling contest - but their sons want no part of it.

  • S02E04 A Mid-Goomer Night’s Dream

    • October 1, 1988
    • NBC

    The holiday of Goomer is upon Melmac, and Larson Petty is intent on getting his gift of foam - but while trying to kidnap the real Goomer, he ends up capturing Bob Shumway in a Goomer suit. Gordon and his sister Augie must then journey to find the real Goomer and rescue their dad.

  • S02E05 The Bone Losers

    • October 8, 1988
    • NBC

    Bones from a museum go missing.

  • S02E06 Thank Gordon for Little Girls

    • October 15, 1988
    • NBC

    Gordon invents an all-purpose object named the "Shumwidget", but Augie and her scout troupe end up with the bragging rights.

  • S02E07 Hooray for Mellywood

    • October 29, 1988
    • NBC

    A movie crew has come to Melmac to film the life of Gordon Shumway - but will Gordon himself end up a huge star, or on the cutting room floor?

  • S02E08 The Spy from East Velcro

    • November 12, 1988
    • NBC

    Alf must figure out who the spy his among his friends.

  • S02E09 He Ain’t Seafood, He’s My Brother

    • November 19, 1988
    • NBC

    Renegade Muklukians kidnap Curtis Shumway and return him to their planet as part of a scheme to claim the throne of Mukluk. Fescue returns to Melmac to ask Gordon for help in dethroning the renegades and finding the true king of Mukluk.

  • S02E10 Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

    • December 3, 1988
    • NBC

    Gordon tries to fix Rick up with a girl named Elaine - but a misunderstanding leads her to fall in love with Gordon.

  • S02E11 The Slugs of Wrath

    • December 10, 1988
    • NBC

    Alf must stop a slug invasion.

  • S02E12 Housesitting for Pokipsi

    • December 17, 1988
    • NBC

    After Gordon's insults about Madame Pokipsi get out of hand, he and his friends, Rick and Skip, are stuck housesitting for the Madame while she is out of town.

  • S02E13 Skipper’s Got a Brand New Dad

    • January 7, 1989
    • NBC

    Larson Petty discovers that his family has left behind a huge fortune, but it can only be turned over to the rightful heir - Larson Petty's son. The only problem is, he has no children. Meanwhile, Gordon and Rick find out that Skip was orphaned as a youth and try to find his birth parents.