ALF is the sitcom that put a fuzzy, wisecracking alien from Melmac in the middle of a suburban American living room and let him eat the family cat jokes for four seasons. The premise shouldn't work. It does, mostly because the puppet work and Paul Fusco's voice performance are genuinely funny in a way most 1980s prop characters weren't. Episodes rotate constantly on retro TV schedules, so you'll rarely catch one in order, and honestly that's fine. Each half hour stands alone: ALF insults Willie, ALF chases the cat, ALF makes a mess, family hugs it out. The Tanner household is a time capsule of 1986 American suburbia, right down to the den furniture and the laugh track. If you want a comedy TV United States archive pick that doesn't demand much, this is it. Watch ALF online as background comfort or as a proper rewatch, and it holds up either way. The later seasons get weird (alien government conspiracies, a move to a military base), but the first two years are the sweet spot.