ALF: Somewhere Over the Rerun

"Somewhere Over the Rerun" is the second episode of season two of the situation comedy series ALF, and the twenty-eighth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Nick Havinga with a script written by Scott Spencer Gorden. It first aired on NBC on Monday, September 21st, 1987 at 8:00 pm.

Notes & Trivia

 * ALF was created by Tom Patchett and Paul Fusco.


 * Screenwriter Scott Spencer Gordon is credited as Scott Spencer Gorden in this episode.


 * This is the second episode of ALF directed by Nick Havinga.


 * This is the first episode of ALF written by Scott Spencer Gordon.

Allusions

 * The title of this episode is taken from the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", which appeared in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. Both the film and this episode involve a point of view character who dreams of a fantasy life.


 * Gilligan's Island is a comedy series that aired on CBS from 1964 to 1967, totaling 98 episodes, as well as several spin-off TV movie specials. Original cast members from the series, Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr. and Dawn Wells all reprise their respective characters from the series in this episode.


 * A reference is made to the TV series Bonanza in this episode. Bonanza was a one-hour Western series that aired on NBC for fourteen seasons from 1959 to 1973.

Home Video

 * This episode is included on the ALF: Season Two DVD collection.

Quotes

 * Willie Tanner: Why did you eat six pieces [of apple pie] at dinner?
 * Alf: The question is why didn't I eat eight? Because it's boring!

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 * Willie Tanner: He's been watching Bonanza!
 * Alf: Uh... I'll return the stagecoach tomorrow.

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 * Willie Tanner: How'd you like to be buried at sea?
 * Alf: You're not happy about this, are you?

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 * Alf: You know, its people like you that drive quality programming off the air.

Keywords
1980s | Aliens | California | Dreams