Cartoons/Series Nostalgia on Instagram: "ALF: The Animated Series (1987–1988): takes you back to ALF’s life before he crash landed on Earth back when he was still Gordon Shumway, living on his home planet Melmac. Unlike the live action sitcom,this cartoon shows ALF in his younger, upbeat, space goofball days, surrounded by friends, family, and plenty of Melmac’s wonderfully weird culture. The show follows Gordon as he hangs out with his buddies Skip and Slick, gets into trouble with his girlfrie