ALF’s Wardrobe (Season 1)

Being part of show since the pilot, ALF’s costume designs were done by Jason Cort. Jason’s costume designer credits include: The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Big Mouth Gulch, Days of Our Lives, The Wickedest Witch, and The Nature of the Beast. He kept ALF’s wardrobe vibrate with leisure ware in variety of colors of shirts, fun costumes and proper suits. In season 1, ALF wore 24 outfits. That’s 14 out of the 26 episodes, with the most being in episode 8.

This is part one of four. Each post will showcase all of ALF’s outfits throughout the series. As we dive into each season, I will make a note of the repeats and what episode they originally appeared in.

Season 1 – Episode 2 “Strangers in the Night”

The first design of Jason Cort’s to appeared was ALF trying on Kate’s blue dress and a white hat with a pink ribbon while stuck in the bedroom. The dress is short sleeve and would be knee length on Kate.

Thanks to the newest DVD release by Shout Factory, the bonus feature “A Look Back At ALF”, there is a rare glimpse of one of Jason Cort’s concept art.

Season 1 – Episode 3 “Looking for Lucky”

In “Looking for Lucky”, ALF went full Risky Business. He wears a blue dress shirt and a pair of sunglasses.

Season 1 – Episode 6 “For Your Eyes Only”

When meeting his new friend Jody, ALF wears a trench coat and fedora. This ensemble becomes noteworthy by the end of the series.

Season 1 – Episode 8 “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue?”

The outfits were defiantly out of this world for ALF’s music video. Mimicking the looks of other musicians; Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, ZZ Top, and Keith Moon.

Season 1 – Episode 9 “Jump”

In Willie’s dream about graduation, ALF is revealed to the “Man of the Century”. He wears a blue graduation gown, with it’s cap and tassel.

Season 1 – Episode 11 “On the Road Again”

In the opening season, ALF is playing around in the kitchen wearing an flowery apron and one oven mitt on his right hand.

Season 1 – Episode 12 “Oh, Tannerbaum”

This episodes starts simple with just a stocking as a hat to wake up Willie and Kate, followed by a red plaid scarf in the car to find a Christmas tree. Then in Willie’s dream, ALF is dressed as a serviceman to fix the Christmas tree.

Season 1 – Episode 13 “Mother and Child Reunion”

ALF wears a red scarf that was gifted to Brian by Dorothy.

Season 1 – Episode 15 “I’ve Got a New Attitude”

When trying to talk to the dead, ALF dresses as a fortune teller. ALF sports an assortment of oversized, bejeweled accessories, such as a large earring and necklace. In addition to that, he wear’s Kate’s pink scarf as a turban.

Season 1 – Episode 16 “Try to Remember, Part 1”

Right before ALF bumps his head and loses his memory, ALF wears a pink shower cap and a towel around his neck. With his memory gone, he’s Wayne Schlagel, who wears a plaid suit and yellow/green tie.

Season 1 – Episode 18 “Border Song”

While working in the garden, ALF sports a pair of denim overalls.

Season 1 – Episode 21 “Lookin’ Through the Windows”

In the opening scene, ALF has a on white tank top to beat the heat.

Season 1 – Episode 22 “It Isn’t Easy… Bein’ Green”

Coming to the rescue at the end of the episode, ALF wear’s Brian’s asparagus costume.

Season 1 – Episode 26 “Come Fly With Me”

One of ALF’s staples, a red Hawaiian shirt! A hint of what’s to come for future seasons and become part of his rotation with his other colorful shirts.

This season was a fun exploration of ALF’s style choices as he settles in on Earth with the Tanners. It is just the beginning of ALF’s bold style and we will see how more comfortable he gets in the next 3 seasons.

Do you have a favorite look from Season 1? Let me know in the comments below.