ALF

ALF (1986)

34 mistakes

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Some Enchanted Evening - S2-E6

Continuity mistake: After Willie takes Alf into the kitchen to talk to him about someone at the Halloween party might realise that he's an alien, notice the zipper on the front of Alf. Out of nowhere, during one cut, a piece of black tape appears at the top of the zipper going across the top of Alf's chest that wasn't there before, then disappears in the next cut.

Justin Davis

Mother and Child Reunion - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: After Willie and Alf talk about what's for breakfast, in the far away shot Lynn has a bottle of orange juice and she begins pouring it into a glass, then she starts putting the lid back on the bottle. When the camera cuts to a close up of just Alf and Dorothy, not only is the bottle of orange juice already sat down but Lynn starts to grab her glass of orange juice without anytime to have put the bottle down, let alone to start to pick up her glass. (00:16:30)

Justin Davis

Pennsylvania 6-5000 - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: When the FBI agent says "We will have to call the president on that one" Brian is in the background with his hands on the edge of the stool. When the camera cuts to Brian saying "I'll call him for you" he is sitting in a different position. (00:18:15)

Justin Davis

Pennsylvania 6-5000 - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: At the beginning, there is a side shot of Alf on the phone that has Alf saying "Sammy...shalom" with his right hand on what appears to be a phone book. When the camera cuts to the front angle, not only is Alf's right hand all of a sudden on the phone cord, but the phone book has also changed positions. (00:00:20)

Justin Davis

Pennsylvania 6-5000 - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: When Lynn says "Mom, I need to use the phone," we see Kate raise her left hand and point then say "In a minute, dear" then when the camera cuts to another angle, Kate's right arm is all of a sudden on her neck. (00:00:55)

Justin Davis

Pennsylvania 6-5000 - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: After Willie is arrested, he is talking to Kate while he is in the jail cell. Willie then begins to say "I don't know what happened. All I know is someone used my radio and now I'm a criminal and they're going to hang me" with the camera view being behind Kate with Willie's hands outside the jail cell bars. Then when the camera cuts to inside the cell, Willie's hands are not only inside the cell but Willie is further back away from the bars with his hands inside the cell, with no time to have made the move. (00:10:30)

Justin Davis

ALF: Once we add sound, color and stick Eddie Murphy in there somewhere, it'll be a smash.

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Keepin' the Faith - S1-E5

Question: When Al is holding a stack of towels, the Tanners say that he is "carrying towels through the damp." What does that mean?

Answer: Mr Tanner actually asks Alf, "Why are you carrying our towels through the den?" The streaming subtitles are wrong when it substitutes "damp" for "den" twice. It's possible the error originated from the VHS or DVD, which occurs often.

Super Grover

Yes, I was re-watching episodes, and I heard "den" the next time. Thank you for answering, though.

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