ALF

Remember ALF?

He inhabited network airwaves at NBC from 1986 to 1990. The program was a particular favorite of my sister's children. Numerous collectable 'Alf' figures and related items passed through the household. Eventually, this stuffed doll came from the Goodwill store in Ashtabula harbor district, for a buck.

Alf was grumpy and liked to eat cats - his real name was Gordon Shumway, and he came from the planet Melmac.