7.3/10265 votes#1 - Baby, Come Back
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1989
ALF earns the right to baby-sit Eric, but almost blows it when the child disappears.
Director: Paul Miller
Writer: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman
7.2/10253 votes#2 - Lies
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1989
Tabloid photographers accidentally photograph ALF, so the Tanners have to get the film back.
Director: Paul Miller
Writer: Jordan Tabat, Wesley Stern
7.6/10258 votes#3 - Wanted: Dead or Alive
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1989
ALF shields Willie when a criminal resembling him is profiled on a crime-stopper TV show, but Trevor turns him in.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Victor Fresco
7.5/10254 votes#4 - We're in the Money
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1989
Using Willie's home computer, ALF discovers and later becomes addicted to the art of making stock-market deals.
Director: Paul Miller
Writer: John Romano, Jeanne Baruch
7.3/10263 votes#5 - Mind Games
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1989
After a visit from a psychologist, ALF subjects the Tanners to a barrage of unwanted psychoanalysis.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Jerry Stahl
7.2/10268 votes#6 - Hooked on a Feeling
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1989
Willie, in an effort to curb ALF's cotton addiction, holds a support group meeting in his living room.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Victor Fresco
6.9/10257 votes#7 - He Ain't Heavy, He's Willie's Brother
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1989
ALF, forced to hide, plots the removal of Willie's visiting brother Neal.
Director: Paul Fusco
Writer: Lisa A. Bannick, Paul Fusco
7.3/10251 votes#8 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1989
ALF gets peeved about having to remain hidden while Willie's brother extends his visit.
Director: Paul Fusco
Writer: Lisa A. Bannick, Paul Fusco
7.4/10264 votes#9 - Live and Let Die
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1989
ALF's attitude toward cats changes after his first encounter with kittens.
Director: Tony Csiki
Writer: Steve Pepoon
7.2/10258 votes#10 - Break Up to Make Up
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1989
Whizzer comes face-to-face with ALF when he searches for Dorothy at the Tanners.
Director: Tony Csiki
Writer: Anne Meara
7.1/10251 votes#11 - Happy Together
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1989
ALF, on the outs with the Tanners, is offered a place to stay by Neal.
Director: Paul Fusco
Writer: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman
7.4/10256 votes#12 - Fever
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1989
The Tanners pamper ALF after he catches his first Earth cold.
Director: Paul Miller
Writer: Bruce David
7.2/10256 votes#13 - It's My Party
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1989
ALF is relegated once again to the attic when the Tanners throw a Hawaiian luau.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Steve Pepoon
6.6/10264 votes#14 - Make 'em Laugh
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1990
ALF dreams he's a famous stand-up comic.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Howard Bendetson
6.9/10254 votes#15 - Love on the Rocks
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1990
Neal and his ex-wife Margaret reconcile, but ALF goes a long way to prove her motives are less than honest.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Cecile Alch, Patricia Niedzialek
7.0/10246 votes#16 - True Colors
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1990
ALF enters the art world after he earns praise for a still life made from food.
Director: Paul Miller
Writer: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman
6.9/10255 votes#17 - Gimme That Old Time Religion
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1990
As a newly ordained Melmacian minister, ALF must officiate a ceremony on Earth.
Director: Paul Fusco
Writer: Leslie Ann Podkin
6.9/10253 votes#18 - Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1990
ALF considers the future with the Tanners, who will age faster than the ageless alien.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Victor Fresco
7.1/10264 votes#19 - When I'm Sixty-Four
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1990
ALF encounters youth-seeking senior citizens when he's discovered sneaking into a retirement home.
Director: Paul Miller
Writer: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman
7.1/10256 votes#20 - Mr. Sandman
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/1990
ALF and Willie scour Death Valley for buried treasure after discovering an old map.
Director: Paul Miller
Writer: Steve Pepoon
7.0/10254 votes#21 - Stayin' Alive
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/1990
A morally outraged ALF writes nasty letters to a pollution-producing company.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Victor Fresco
6.8/10246 votes#22 - Hungry Like a Wolf
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1990
ALF takes to the park in search of food after his diet fails.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Paul Fusco
6.9/10245 votes#23 - I Gotta Be Me
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/1990
ALF is the only one excited by the idea of Lynn moving in with her boyfriend.
Director: Paul Miller
Writer: Beverly Archer
7.3/10334 votes#24 - Consider Me Gone
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 3/24/1990
It's a sad day in the Tanner household as ALF announces he's leaving Earth to settle on another planet with Skip and Rhonda, but ALF is captured by the Alien Task Force before he can get to their spaceship.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of ALF Season 4
Every episode of ALF Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of ALF Season 4!
A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.
Genres:FamilyComedyDrama
Network:NBC
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Baby, Come Back" is the best rated episode of "ALF" season 4. It scored 7.3/10 based on 265 votes. Directed by Paul Miller and written by Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman, it aired on 9/18/1989. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Lies".