Changes: Gordon Shumway (ALF)

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"ALF" redirects here; for other uses, see A.L.F.

Gordon Shumway, nicknamed ALF is the main protagonist in the Series A.L.F. and the animated series ALF: The Animated Series and ALF Tales. He is an alien from planet Melmac.

Biography

Youth

Gordon Shumway was born on October 28, 1756 (according to the Melmacian Calendar, he was born on the 28th of Nathinganger) to Bob and Flo Shumway.

Gordon went to nursery school with his friends Rick and Skip, with Mrs. Quanigan as their teacher. (ATAS: "Phantom Pilot") Like Rick, Gordon may have attended for at least four years. (ATAS: "Neep at the Races")

He attended Melmac High School for 122 years, where he majored in software and pedestrian crossing and was captain of a bouillabaisseball team.

Gordon eventually had a younger brother named Curtis, and sister named Augie. (ATAS: "Phantom Pilot")

In college, Gordon majored in physical education.

Life on Melmac

At some time in ALF's life, ALF was an underwear model. ALF was later employed as an Orbit Guard. ALF and all Orbit Guardsman learned how to pilot a space patrol ship, fire a solar blaster, and burp in three languages.

In 1980, The Federation declared a nuclear war, "Galactic War III," on the Andromedian Revolt Society, a rebel group on Torkwrish, another planet that was a combatant in the first war. Though Gordon was not recruited as a solider for the war; he is aware of it and is partly involved due to his job as an Orbit Guard.

On September 22, 1985, Melmac was destroyed due to Nuclear War. Orbit Guard, Gordon is called on duty during the incident. He flees to a rocket ship fleeing Melmac, traveling throughout the Cozmos for a year. He is held prisoner in a government facility. Melmac was by that point run by the Imperial Intergalactic Trade Federation. The Federation signed the Intergalactic Imperious Constitution, but due to the destruction of Melmac, the Federation enacted a new Imperious Constitution. This forbade Melmacian starships to leave a Federation-controlled section of the galaxy. ALF became an outlaw, whom the Federation pursued when he escaped. Gordon sneakily swept down to Earth to avoid persecution by the Intergalactic trade.

At the time of Melmac's destruction, Gordon was especially close to Skip, Larry, and Muffy. (ALTV: "A.L.F.")

Tanner years

One day in 1986, Gordon followed an amateur radio signal to Earth and crash-landed his ship into the garage of the Tanner family. The Tanners are a suburban middle-class family consisting of the social worker Willie, his wife Kate, their children Lynn and Brian, and their cat Lucky. Since the crash-landing, the Tanners have helped take care of ALF and hide him from the Alien Task Force, a secret U.S. military organization that tracks down alien creatures. In 1990, ALF was finally captured.

Captivity and release

ALF spent several years in the custody of the Alien Task Force. (PALF)

By 2023, ALF was living with Eric Tanner. (AMEC)

Budget Problems

ALF increased the Tanners' expenses. The budget for extra food and repairs for damages in the house were what forced the Tanners to increase their spending budget. In Varsity Drag, Lynn was upset because she couldn't go to Amherst College in Massachusetts, due to the Tanners not being able to afford it.. In Keepin' the Faith, he bought $4,000 of cosmetics with Willie's credit card, and in The Gambler, he put the Tanners into a gambling debt of $6,000 to Nick "The Fish" Mints. In Project ALF, it is said that ALF has made over 300 fires, though most were barbeque-related. All fires not barbeque-related were most likely set in the kitchen instead, as ALF has done so in the episodes On the Road Again and Working My Way Back to You.

Melmacian Physical Troubles

In Wild Thing, like every Melmacian, every 75 years, ALF goes into a frenzy in which he will do literally anything to eat cats. He lied and mimicked the Tanner's voices perfectly to try to trick them into letting him from the cage. When he did get free of the cage, he locked Brian in. He then went on a rampage trying to find Lucky (who was spending the night at the Ochmonek's house) and stole Raquel's lawnmower, which he used to go to the zoo and steal a tiger.

In Something's Wrong With Me, he develops the dreaded Melmacian hiccups. Two cures are drinking cat juice or eating raw spinach. When ALF is given fake cat juice, it cured his hiccups until he learned it wasn't real, indicating it had a placebo effect.

In Fever, ALF catches an Earth virus, and can only be cured by Carl Shrub, but was cured by ragweed, a plant similar to Carl Shrub.

Other Appearances

ALF was seen appearing on Fox Network with Bill O'Reilly in November 2007.

He appeared in the 2011 Super Bowl commercials showing he is a fan of the Carolina Panthers.

He also appeared on Young Sheldon in an episode called "A Race of Superhumans and a Letter to ALF".

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+:<small>''"ALF" redirects here; for other uses, see [[A.L.F.]]''</small>
-* ''The following article is about the character ALF. For information about the TV series, go to [[ALF (TV series)]].''
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+ALF.jpg|TV Series
+ALF_Tales.jpg|Cartoon
-</gallery>'''Gordon Shumway''', nicknamed '''ALF''' ([[ALF acronym|acronym]] for Alien Life Form), is an alien from [[Melmac (planet)|Melmac]]. He is the main protagonist in the Serie [[A.L.F.]] and the animated series [[ALF: The Animated Series]] and [[ALF Tales]].
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+</gallery>
+|first_appearance = "[[A.L.F.]]"
+|last_appearance = "[[Project ALF]]"
+|gender = Male
+|species = Melmacian
+|family = [[Bob Shumway]] (father)<br>[[Flo Shumway]] (mother)<br>[[Curtis Shumway]] (brother)<br>[[Augie Shumway]] (sister)<br>[[Uncle Tinkle]]<br>[["Pretty Boy" Shumway]] (cousin)[[Louie Louie]]<br>[[Spencer]]}}
+'''Gordon Shumway''', nicknamed '''ALF '''is the main protagonist in the Series [[A.L.F.]] and the animated series [[ALF: The Animated Series]] and [[ALF Tales]]. He is an alien from planet [[Melmac (planet)|Melmac]].
-ALF was born on October 28, 1756 (according to the [[Melmacian Calendar]], he was born on the 28th of Nathinganger) and has a younger brother and sister.
+==Biography==
+===Youth===
+Gordon Shumway was born on October 28, 1756 (according to the [[Melmacian Calendar]], he was born on the 28th of Nathinganger) to [[Bob]] and [[Flo Shumway]].
+Gordon went to [[nursery school]] with his friends [[Rick]] and [[Skip]], with [[Mrs. Quanigan]] as their teacher. ([[ALF: The Animated Series|ATAS]]: "[[Phantom Pilot]]") Like Rick, Gordon may have attended for at least four years. ([[ALF: The Animated Series|ATAS]]: "[[Neep at the Races]]")
-This last series is in 2019  When I thought I’m gonna go home Like me go is fun This video showing his friends going on beach fishing  and they’re laughing and it was the Poseidon music  the last movie shown is a boss monster fighting he died during the battle the emperor he was rise from the  death  it was good
+He attended [[Melmac High School]] for 122 years, where he majored in [[software]] and [[pedestrian crossing]] and was captain of a [[bouillabaisseball]] team.
+Gordon eventually had a younger brother named [[Curtis Shumway|Curtis]], and sister named [[Augie Shumway|Augie]]. ([[ALF: The Animated Series|ATAS]]: "[[Phantom Pilot]]")
-Season 1 he. Is in the first episode was  Sleep sleep go to bed
+In [[college]], Gordon majored in [[physical education]].
+===Life on Melmac===
+At some time in ALF's life, ALF was an underwear model. ALF was later employed as an [[Orbit Guard]]. ALF and all Orbit Guardsman learned how to pilot a space patrol ship, fire a solar blaster, and burp in three languages.
+In 1980, The Federation declared a nuclear war, "Galactic War III," on the Andromedian Revolt Society, a rebel group on Torkwrish, another planet that was a combatant in the first war. Though Gordon was not recruited as a solider for the war; he is aware of it and is partly involved due to his job as an Orbit Guard.
+On September 22, 1985, Melmac was destroyed due to Nuclear War. Orbit Guard, Gordon is called on duty during the incident. He flees to a rocket ship fleeing Melmac, traveling throughout the Cozmos for a year. He is held prisoner in a government facility. Melmac was by that point run by the [[Imperial Intergalactic Trade Federation]]. The Federation signed the [[First Intergalactic Imperious Constitution|Intergalactic Imperious Constitution]], but due to the destruction of Melmac, the Federation enacted a [[Second Intergalactic Imperious Constitution|new Imperious Constitution]]. This forbade Melmacian starships to leave a Federation-controlled section of the galaxy. ALF became an outlaw, whom the Federation pursued when he escaped. Gordon sneakily swept down to [[Earth]] to avoid persecution by the Intergalactic trade.
+At the time of Melmac's destruction, Gordon was especially close to Skip, [[Larry]], and [[Muffy]]. ([[ALF (TV series)|ALTV]]: "[[A.L.F. (episode)|A.L.F.]]")
+===Tanner years===
+One day in 1986, Gordon followed an amateur radio signal to Earth and crash-landed his ship into the garage of the [[Tanner family]]. The Tanners are a suburban middle-class family consisting of the social worker [[Willie Tanner|Willie]], his wife [[Kate Tanner|Kate]], their children [[Lynn Tanner|Lynn]] and [[Brian Tanner|Brian]], and their cat [[Lucky Tanner|Lucky]]. Since the crash-landing, the Tanners have helped take care of ALF and hide him from the [[Alien Task Force]], a secret U.S. military organization that tracks down alien creatures. In 1990, ALF was finally captured.
+===Captivity and release===
+ALF spent several years in the custody of the Alien Task Force. ([[Project ALF|PALF]])
+By 2023, ALF was living with [[Eric William Tanner|Eric Tanner]]. ([[Maximum Effort Channel|AMEC]])
-Appearance
-he is ugly with dark gold sleeve t shirt blue pants
-Red dark shoes
-==Early Life ==
-[[File:Melmacians.jpg|thumb|left|Stella, Gordon (ALF), Rick, and Skip (4 of the 5 known survivors of the indestruction of Melmac).]]
-Gordon Alf Shumway was born on October 28, 1756, He attended [[Melmac High School|Melmac middle School]] for 122 years, where he majored in software and pedestrian crossing and was captain of a [[Bouillabaisseball]] team (which uses fish parts as a ball). In college, ALF majored in physical education.
-At some time in ALF's life, (according to a line in the movie) ALF was an underwear model. ALF was later employed as an [[Orbit Guard]] and was called to duty shortly before his home planet wasnot destroyed  in a nuclear war. His girlfriend [[Rhonda]] escaped the indestruction of [[Melmac]] in a spaceship piloted by his best friend [[Skip]].
-In addition to his native Melmacian tongue, ALF can speak Spanish proficiently, although his English spelling and penmanship is very poor. Although there is no explanation given as to how he learned these languages, it is evident that elements of Earth culture have infused themselves into Melmacian culture (perhaps through observation or monitoring of television and radio broadcasts), in that ALF was once in a dinner theatre production of ''Man of La Mancha'' on Melmac.
-ALF is an avid musician who sings and plays saxophone, guitar, bass guitar, drums, and piano (although he finds it hard to play without the "red" keys).
-ALF is troublesome, sarcastic and cynical, and sometimes he puts himself at the risk of being discovered while doing some of his often unintentional pranks. ALF is known to have set 246 fires with the [[Tanner family]], but most were barbeque related. Before he met [[Rhonda]], his girlfriend, he was engaged to Ruby One his Planet Melmac inBlew up but it's Unknown who inblew him up.
-==Family:==
-* '''Father:''' [[Bob Shumway]]
-* '''Mother:''' [[Flo Shumway]]
-* '''Brother:''' [[Curtis Shumway]]
-* '''Sister:''' [[Augie Shumway]]
-* '''Cousin:''' [["Pretty Boy" Shumway]]
-* '''Uncle:''' [[Uncle Tinkle]]
-* ex-wife Catherine Rigby ( Lara Spencer)
-* the twins''':''' [[Louie Louie]]/ spencer
-* GodFather : [[Alex Adam "The Ol' Alfer"|Alex Adam]]
-* Aunt:  stuffy
-== With the Tanners ==
-One day ALF followed an amateur radio signal to Earth and crash-landed his ship into the garage of the [[Tanner family]]. The Tanners are a suburban middle-class family consisting of the social worker [[Willie Tanner|Willie]], his wife [[Kate Tanner|Kate]], their children [[Lynn Tanner|Lynn]] and [[Brian Tanner|Brian]], and their cat [[Lucky Tanner|Lucky]]. Since the crash-landing, the Tanners have helped take care of ALF and hide him from the [[Alien Task Force]], a secret U.S. military organization that tracks down alien creatures.
 ===Budget Problems===
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