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TMC · 06-10-2012, 08:42 PM

knowing what we should all be aware of now regarding how miserable the human cast (i.e. the Tanners) were working on ALF. I really wonder if they should or are resentful of Paul Fusco. Also, why didn't anybody complain upfront about the bad working conditions at the time (I mean, aren't there unions for that sort of thing)?

Brian Damage · 06-10-2012, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TMC

knowing what we should all be aware of now regarding how miserable the human cast (i.e. the Tanners) were working on ALF. I really wonder if they should or are resentful of Paul Fusco. Also, why didn't anybody complain upfront about the bad working conditions at the time (I mean, aren't there unions for that sort of thing)?

Maybe I am not up to speed, but what were they upset about?

hawkeye123 · 06-10-2012, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Maybe I am not up to speed, but what were they upset about?

I read about it too.They all hated the working conditions and we're jealous of Alf.Wish i would of never heard about it to though.Makes the show not quite as enjoyable.I always thought they we're all friends.

Mr. Television · 06-10-2012, 09:52 PM

They never made it public while the show was going on. I never heard about it until I had the internet. Regardless what they think, Alf was a good show and it gave alot of people joy. It's too bad that they didn't enjoy the experience but that's life I guess.

Brian Damage · 06-10-2012, 10:04 PM

What the heck did they expect though? They were going to be the stars??? LOL

hawkeye123 · 06-10-2012, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

They never made it public while the show was going on. I never heard about it until I had the internet. Regardless what they think, Alf was a good show and it gave alot of people joy. It's too bad that they didn't enjoy the experience but that's life I guess.

Yeah,same here and my thoughts exactly.

Yong Fang · 06-13-2012, 01:05 AM

This explains it.

http://www.cracked.com/article/135_6...-members-life/

The show was much more difficult to do because the creator of ALF wanted absolute perfection. To use the Alf puppet required multiple trap doors, which required everyone to be careful around the set. The shoots took longer than on a regular sitcom which made everyone more tired and irritable. Shooting requires hot lights, multiple takes and having several bosses come at you with suggestions on such and such.

The regulars on the show did not complain because they were making a lot of money and they were more or less unknowns including Max Wright, who at best was a character actor. The other three players were more or less picked up from anonymity. I think Max Wright was embarrassed in the end to be a second banana to a puppet. Supposedly National Enquirer had photos of smoking crack from a beer can surrounded by his black man lover and other thugs. Look it up online. The daughter became an anorexic and recovered and has children, while Benji became a normal person and is living a normal life somewhere in the World.

TMC · 06-14-2012, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Yong Fang

This explains it.

http://www.cracked.com/article/135_6...-members-life/

The show was much more difficult to do because the creator of ALF wanted absolute perfection. To use the Alf puppet required multiple trap doors, which required everyone to be careful around the set. The shoots took longer than on a regular sitcom which made everyone more tired and irritable. Shooting requires hot lights, multiple takes and having several bosses come at you with suggestions on such and such.

The regulars on the show did not complain because they were making a lot of money and they were more or less unknowns including Max Wright, who at best was a character actor. The other three players were more or less picked up from anonymity. I think Max Wright was embarrassed in the end to be a second banana to a puppet. Supposedly National Enquirer had photos of smoking crack from a beer can surrounded by his black man lover and other thugs. Look it up online. The daughter became an anorexic and recovered and has children, while Benji became a normal person and is living a normal life somewhere in the World.

Paul Fusco pretty much wanted ALF to be treated as if he were an actual, living/breathing creature. I recall Tina Fey telling Howard Stern a story about NBC's 75th anniversary special (shot in the same studio as Saturday Night Live) about how Fusco and his cronies tried really hard to not give away the illusion that ALF's really just a puppet.

TMC · 06-14-2012, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by hawkeye123

I read about it too.They all hated the working conditions and we're jealous of Alf.Wish i would of never heard about it to though.Makes the show not quite as enjoyable.I always thought they we're all friends.

I do find the idea that the human actors were jealous of ALF stupid because for all intents and purposes, ALF was the star of the show. It wasn't called The Max Wright Show or The Tanners and Their Alien. Rowdy C on his TV Trash show (while reviewing the Project ALF TV movie) compared it to signing up to be a human performer on Sesame Street and later complaining that Big Bird and Oscar were getting all of the good lines.

hawkeye123 · 06-14-2012, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by TMC

I do find the idea that the human actors were jealous of ALF stupid because for all intents and purposes, ALF was the star of the show. It wasn't called The Max Wright Show or The Tanners and Their Alien. Rowdy C on his TV Trash show (while reviewing the Project ALF TV movie) compared it to signing up to be a human performer on Sesame Street and later complaining that Big Bird and Oscar were getting all of the good lines.

Yeah,I couldn't agree more.It is ridicoulas! They would of been a lot better off not making it public.Because i never noticed And, i thought they all had great chemistry.Especally Alf and the Dad Wille

neutron66 · 06-20-2012, 10:04 AM

yeah i agree with you guys whats the world coming to.

ph1l · 07-03-2012, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by hawkeye123

Yeah,I couldn't agree more.It is ridicoulas! They would of been a lot better off not making it public. Because i never noticed And, i thought they all had great chemistry.Especally Alf and the Dad Wille

That's how I look at the show and don't find it hard to enjoy at all.

hawkeye123 · 07-03-2012, 05:09 AM

Alf was hillarious.I wonder why they don't make a Alf movie?

Mace Dolex · 08-14-2013, 07:29 PM

I admit to watching it and liking ALF but I was yound I didn't know any better, and watching the reruns on The Hub I can't believe how excrutiantingly bad it is, hard to believe people made it a hit.

The jokes especially by ALF are horrendously bad and I hate how they jazzed up the opening theme in season 3 and 4.

MikeLutton · 08-15-2013, 01:46 AM

I thought some of the jokes was bad didn't make sense like when Alf told lynn

u live here no wonder u hang round so much like that didn't make no sense but oh well

06-10-2012, 08:42 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453	Is it Hard to Enjoy This Show Now... knowing what we should all be aware of now regarding how miserable the human cast (i.e. the Tanners) were working on ALF. I really wonder if they should or are resentful of Paul Fusco. Also, why didn't anybody complain upfront about the bad working conditions at the time (I mean, aren't there unions for that sort of thing)?

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08-15-2013, 01:46 AM	#15
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,870	I thought some of the jokes was bad didn't make sense like when Alf told lynn u live here no wonder u hang round so much like that didn't make no sense but oh well
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06-10-2012, 10:04 PM	#5
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	What the heck did they expect though? They were going to be the stars??? LOL

06-13-2012, 01:05 AM	#7
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	This explains it. http://www.cracked.com/article/135_6...-members-life/ The show was much more difficult to do because the creator of ALF wanted absolute perfection. To use the Alf puppet required multiple trap doors, which required everyone to be careful around the set. The shoots took longer than on a regular sitcom which made everyone more tired and irritable. Shooting requires hot lights, multiple takes and having several bosses come at you with suggestions on such and such. The regulars on the show did not complain because they were making a lot of money and they were more or less unknowns including Max Wright, who at best was a character actor. The other three players were more or less picked up from anonymity. I think Max Wright was embarrassed in the end to be a second banana to a puppet. Supposedly National Enquirer had photos of smoking crack from a beer can surrounded by his black man lover and other thugs. Look it up online. The daughter became an anorexic and recovered and has children, while Benji became a normal person and is living a normal life somewhere in the World.

06-20-2012, 10:04 AM	#11
neutron66 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 17, 2012 Location: sarasota,florida Posts: 234	yeah i agree with you guys whats the world coming to.

07-03-2012, 05:09 AM	#13
hawkeye123 Member Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2012 Posts: 1,390	Alf was hillarious.I wonder why they don't make a Alf movie?

08-14-2013, 07:29 PM	#14
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,660	I admit to watching it and liking ALF but I was yound I didn't know any better, and watching the reruns on The Hub I can't believe how excrutiantingly bad it is, hard to believe people made it a hit. The jokes especially by ALF are horrendously bad and I hate how they jazzed up the opening theme in season 3 and 4.