Episodes

  • Try to Remember (Part One) - with Phil Fletcher
    Jun 17 2024

    "ALF loses his memory and thinks he is insurance agent Wayne Schlegel after accidentally electrocuting himself in the bathtub. The Tanners then use flashbacks to restore his memory."


    Yes, its a clip show, the scourge of the American TV environment...apparently. As we've seen most of the clips already, Ben Baker and John Matthews thought it was an apt time to bring in a ringer who hasnt seen them all. Its our celebrity - and only - friend Phil Fletcher off of the telly and - warning you now - the language does get a little fruity at times. Especially when we discuss what ALF smells like.


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    34 mins
  • I've Got a New Attitude
    Jun 10 2024

    "ALF plays matchmaker with Dorothy and her new boyfriend Whizzer."


    Boyfriend.... pushy oddball who lives in her apartment block...same difference, right? We've another star guest turn in this episode from Paul Dooley although Ben Baker and John Matthews are really more excited about that endless box dragging. What does it all mean? Ah, just listen already!

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    37 mins
  • A Little Bit of Soap
    Jun 3 2024

    "Dorothy thinks ALF's favorite TV soap opera, Midwest General, is sleaze, and shows him her favorite, One World to Hope For, which ALF thinks is boring. Angered, ALF argues that he could write a better script for the series than the writers are coming up with. So ALF actually writes a script and sends it in."


    Oh that standard sitcom trope! Join Ben Baker and John Matthews as they attempt to understand time and the Tanners place within it in this very silly but very funny episode.


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    38 mins
  • Mother and Child Reunion
    May 27 2024

    "Kate's mother Dorothy arrives for a surprise visit that forces the Tanners to lock ALF in the garage for several days."


    After half a season its time for someone else to meet ALF and who better than the terrific Anne Meara who gives a lot from a very little in this hairy take on the classic warring family tropes from lesser sitcoms. Applauding it all in the wings are John Matthews and Ben Baker, two high level ALFthusiasts whose credentials are impeccable.


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    38 mins
  • Oh, Tannerbaum
    May 20 2024

    "ALF spends his first Christmas on Earth."


    ITTTSSSS CHRRIIIIIIISTTTMMAAAASSSSSS! Wait, no it isnt. Its bloody May. Still thats how it used to be back in the old TV days and to prove it, ALF is on the lookout for snow. Despite living in California.

    Ben Baker and John Matthews are on hand to unwrap ALF's many gifts and if you fancy sending one yourself, support the show via our smashing Patreon which is full of bonus stuff such as audio, video and obscene research data. Go to https://www.patreon.com/ALFsplainingExtra

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    36 mins
  • On the Road Again
    May 13 2024

    "Willie suggests that they go to San Diego on vacation. Kate is all for it, but the family is unsure what to do with ALF."


    ALF and the Tanners on holiday in a tiny camper? Why the stink must be unbearable! Also: holiday adventures apparently just next to Christmas, a guest turn for some meat-enthusiast woodsman and a running ALF that has to be seen to be believed. Or heard.


    Your hosts as ever are premier ALFsmen Ben Baker and John Matthews and you can ogle their new Patreon via this link: https://www.patreon.com/ALFsplainingExtra

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    39 mins
  • Baby, You Can Drive My Car
    May 6 2024

    "ALF buys a car for Lynn after the family car continues to be unreliable."


    Was it your dream to imagine our favourite Melmacian crusing down the freeway in a very expensive sports car bought for a teenager? Of course it was, you're just regular people like John Matthews and Ben Baker who navigate through the bees to bring you their reaction to this very strange episode. And if you like them, maybe chuck a few bees at our new Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ALFsplainingExtra

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    37 mins
  • Jump
    Apr 29 2024
    "For Willie's birthday, ALF gives him a box he found in the basement full of photos from high school and college. There is also a menu, on the back of which Kate and Willie both made lists of things they wanted to achieve in life. Kate actually did the things on her list, but Willie did not. This starts to haunt him so badly that he decides to do the list..." And Daddy Tanner will make you...erm, feel confused at the pacing of the episode mostly but Ben Baker and John Matthews are holding his hand all the way for the Toppest Willie episode yet. Even if NFL legend Joe Namath has to fight through the longest dream sequence to assist... Want to support the podcast and get neat bonus stuff? Support the ALFsplaining Extra Patreon here: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/ALFsplainingExtra
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    37 mins