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Nanny Fine · 03-06-2003, 05:23 PM

I was watching Alf's Special Christmas today and at the end there was a dedication to this young lady. It listed the dates 1979 - 1987. Does anyone know who this little girl was?

mudshark82 · 08-26-2003, 11:24 AM

i just watched this episode today. it was also dedicated to tom kyle 1944-1987. i'd really like to know anything i can about these people.

mudshark82 · 08-26-2003, 12:25 PM

i possibly have figured out who tiffany leigh smith is through some tricky searching online. there is also a contact email addy for the person that listed the information that i sent an email to.

115 ii. Tiffany Leigh Ruefenacht was born on 31 Oct 1979 in Greenfield, Indiana. (51) She died on 2 Jan 1987. (51) Died from Leukemia. Tiffany was adpoted by her stepfather Richard Smith.

http://www.tnstate.edu/jdodd/dodd/ha...1186.htm#P8970

alf01 · 07-01-2004, 01:00 AM

I think Tom Kyle was a relative of someone who worked on the set.

demdudeunc · 09-14-2005, 02:52 AM

Tom Kyle was technical director for ALF until his death

Wulfen73 · 07-11-2010, 09:49 AM

I am willing to bet since they used her real name and she featured more heavily in the episode that most of the one shots on ALF and obviously had leukemia at the time of shooting I'm betting she got on thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation

bluthree · 07-21-2010, 07:57 PM

I remember watching The Christmas special when it aired way back in 87. And I was crying at the end of the episode when Tiffany was looking out her hospital window down at ALF.It was a very sad scene. Heck the whole episode was sad. Not just Tiffany,but the man who did not want to live anymore because his wife just passed on.
Yeah I always make sure to watch The Christmas Special every year when Christmas rolls around. And I still feel sad every time I see that ending.

vasastan · 04-03-2012, 04:35 PM

That ALF Christmas ep is so melancholy for me. It made me so sad as a kid when I first saw it. I bet the girl was from Make a Wish, but just thinking that she died so young sadens me.

God & Jesus will be looking after her though & I am glad she at least got to be on ALF.

MikeLutton · 04-04-2012, 12:53 AM

but i heard she was played by an actress im confused

mike76 · 01-01-2013, 07:31 AM

The kid was played by an actress named Keri Houlihan. She is a veterinarian now.

Mace Dolex · 08-14-2013, 07:18 PM

Was this the special that wasn't filmed in a studio and didn't have a laugh track?

03-06-2003, 05:23 PM	#1
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04-04-2012, 12:53 AM	#9
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08-26-2003, 11:24 AM	#2
mudshark82 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2003 Posts: 185	i just watched this episode today. it was also dedicated to tom kyle 1944-1987. i'd really like to know anything i can about these people.

08-26-2003, 12:25 PM	#3
mudshark82 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2003 Posts: 185	i possibly have figured out who tiffany leigh smith is through some tricky searching online. there is also a contact email addy for the person that listed the information that i sent an email to. 115 ii. Tiffany Leigh Ruefenacht was born on 31 Oct 1979 in Greenfield, Indiana. (51) She died on 2 Jan 1987. (51) Died from Leukemia. Tiffany was adpoted by her stepfather Richard Smith. http://www.tnstate.edu/jdodd/dodd/ha...1186.htm#P8970

07-01-2004, 01:00 AM	#4
alf01 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 01, 2004 Location: Detroit Posts: 16	I think Tom Kyle was a relative of someone who worked on the set.

09-14-2005, 02:52 AM	#5
demdudeunc Member First Time Poster Join Date: Sep 14, 2005 Posts: 1	Tom Kyle was technical director for ALF until his death

07-11-2010, 09:49 AM	#6
Wulfen73 Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jul 11, 2010 Posts: 1	I am willing to bet since they used her real name and she featured more heavily in the episode that most of the one shots on ALF and obviously had leukemia at the time of shooting I'm betting she got on thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation

07-21-2010, 07:57 PM	#7
bluthree Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2007 Location: New London MO Posts: 362	I remember watching The Christmas special when it aired way back in 87. And I was crying at the end of the episode when Tiffany was looking out her hospital window down at ALF.It was a very sad scene. Heck the whole episode was sad. Not just Tiffany,but the man who did not want to live anymore because his wife just passed on. Yeah I always make sure to watch The Christmas Special every year when Christmas rolls around. And I still feel sad every time I see that ending.

04-03-2012, 04:35 PM	#8
vasastan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 02, 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 30	That ALF Christmas ep is so melancholy for me. It made me so sad as a kid when I first saw it. I bet the girl was from Make a Wish, but just thinking that she died so young sadens me. God & Jesus will be looking after her though & I am glad she at least got to be on ALF.

01-01-2013, 07:31 AM	#10
mike76 Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jan 01, 2013 Location: Oakland Posts: 1	The kid was played by an actress named Keri Houlihan. She is a veterinarian now.

08-14-2013, 07:18 PM	#11
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,660	Was this the special that wasn't filmed in a studio and didn't have a laugh track?