'Alf Loves a Mystery'

[Blinky]

hello everyone, good to see you once again.

i was going through imdb looking up on alf and paul fusco. on pauls page, i seen a title which i have never heard of before.
'Alf Loves a Mystery'

has anyone seen this? or have any information on it? it seems really awesome. here is some of that page:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0928015/
ALF (short for Alien Life Form) and Benji Gregory explore an shabby mansion hoping to find hidden treasure. During their search, they manage to preview the NBC's Saturday morning schedule of 1987.

User Reviews

A Long Tradition
26 October 2008 | by mkillentv (United States)

I worked on this special in the summer of 1987 at NBC Burbank. Each fall, NBC would produce a prime time special previewing the network's Saturday morning lineup. Producers Brad Wigor and Joe Maurer came up with the idea of utilizing Alf in the show and NBC made it happen. It was great fun to shoot the Alf sequences at the Alf sound stage in Culver City. The whole set was raised up and the puppeteers (it took three to bring Alf to life) would work from below.

The rest of the show was taped at NBC on the stage next to the Tonight Show. I enjoyed working with all the cast, especially the great Mary Wickes who was a last minute replacement. She was such a pro and told many great stories.

I also got to work with Don Messick and June Foray on this project. One of my jobs was to coordinate all the clips from the animated shows that we used in the special. We did a special bit with The Smurfs which needed custom voice work, thus the session with the two voice artist legends. For a kid from the 60's it was a thrill to meet the talent behind so many characters I had grown up with.

This show ran only once and no doubt is sitting in some vault at NBC never to be seen again. But the memories of my experience that summer will repeat in my mind forever.

Michael Killen

makes me wonder what else were missing..

[Admin]

You're in for a treat! Here's a link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIpdWmTMikY

The video quality isn't the greatest, but it's the best I've been able to find to date.

[Blinky]

holy cow! thanks jeremiah

i just assumed this video would end up being lost in time, stuffed away in the archives somewhere.

i wake this morning, and now i can enjoy this with a hot cup of coffee.

thanks again

[Blinky]

what a amazing way to advertise a new cartoon series, i have never seen something like that done before.
surreal..

[ALFicionado]

It was somewhat of the 'Holy Grail' for us ALF fans some years ago, where it was nowhere to be found

Thank God for internet.

[SomeonewholovesALF]

this one is 1000% better than the one earlier posted,
infact i downloaded the source for this video from youtube to make a dvd copy for myself,
the quality is that good on this recording.

NBC Saturday Morning Preview 1987 "Alf Loves A Mystery"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7P6Fk5PdzI

[Admin]

Definitely better quality! Thanks for posting it!

[Blinky]

Thanks a million!

[Blinky]

Oh, and welcome to the fourm SomeonewholovesALF!

[shreddinghead]

I'm kinda disturbed by the fact that alf calls benji benji. But otherwise it's worth watching.