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ALF

If you are a sci-fi comedy fan and a product of the '80s you can rejoice; ALF is back. Today, Warner Home Video celebrates the global release of the ALF Season One DVD! This fuzzy, brown alien from Melmac first arrived on the scene in 1986 when he crash-landed into the Tanner family garage. Although his real name on the show is Gordon Shumway, he prefers the nickname ALF (Alien Life Form). The hit series follows the antics of this extraterrestrial as he hides in a middle-class, suburban home, slowly learning to adapt to American culture. Some of his most memorable antics include whistling with his mouth closed, attempts at eating the family cat, Lucky, and retelling stories of his Bouillabaseball team; a sport similar to Earth's baseball except with fish.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - science fiction

Nederlands (Dutch)
science fiction

Français (French)
n. - science-fiction

Deutsch (German)
n. - Science-fiction

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - (καθομ.) επιστημονική φαντασία

Italiano (Italian)
fantascienza

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - ficção científica (f)

Русский (Russian)
научная фантастика

Español (Spanish)
n. - ciencia ficción

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - science fiction

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
科幻小说

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 科幻小說

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 공상 과학 소설

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 空想科学小説

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اختصار) مختصر للخيال ألعلمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מדע בדיוני‬

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