ALF was a sitcom that aired from 1986-1990 starring a friendly--but sarcastic--alien life form (ALF) who crash lands on an Earth family's garage and subsequently takes up residence with them. Oh, and the Alf character was portrayed by a puppet. Despite the problems he causes for the family, they develop a mutual caring for each other. Marvel published a comic book series that ran for 50 issues from 1988-1992 with other specials interspersed. A reboot of the television show was announced in 2018, but it was canceled that same year.