"Gordon Ships Out"
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Season 1, Episode 4 of ALF: The Animated Series.
Gordon, Rick, and Skip decide to pool their savings for a sailing yacht, but end up marooned on an island thanks to a Pit Termite that Skip names Woody.
Summary[]
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In a live action framing sequence, ALF, in the present, says that he has just finished writing the next chapter of his memoir, "Gordon Ships Out". He also imitates a fog horn.
Episode[]
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Epilogue[]
In the closing live-action segment, ALF does the Melmacian mating call.
Background information[]
Production history[]
- Premiere airdate: October 24, 1987
Continuity[]
- Flo may have made a Star Wars reference when she said, “Bob, I have a bad feeling about this.”
- Flo felt that at least one slimy vegetable at every meal was part of a balanced diet.
- Rick’s last name is given as Fusterman.
- Gordon and Rick knew each other since they were kids.
- Skip says his mother never let him have a pit termite. However, in "Skipper's Got a Brand New Dad," Skip says he was raised by his nanny Fanny and never had a relationship with his parents.
- The Orbit Guard patrols the water, not unlike a Coast guard.
- In the closing credits, 'Melmacian' is pronounced "Mel-MAY-shin".
Links and references[]
Cast[]
- Rob Cowan as Skip
- Michael Fantini as Curtis Shumway
- Paul Fusco as Gordon Shumway (ALF) and Rick Fusterman
- Paulina Gillis as Augie Shumway
- Ellen-Ray Hennessy as Stella
- Peggy Mahon as Flo Shumway
- Thick Wilson as Bob Shumway
Additional voices[]
- Don Francks
- Greg Morton
- Stephen McMulkin
Unidentified voice actors[]
- Solly
- Woodrow (aka “Woody”)
References[]
barnacle chips; Bismark; blackened black cat; bletsklamanian blowfish; boat; buldozer; cat; cat peeler; curlers; Desire; diner; Eddie's Cats-Up Diner; electric knarf; flern roach; foot brush; Lamborghini Succotash; Neon; Orbit Guard; Orlon Ocean; pepper; pipe; pit termite; Polyester Sea; radio; rations; salt; Skip’s mom; sock; tabby chops; toothpaste dip; sea beaver; vegetable; wedding; wernick; Ye Salty Slug Inn
Framing sequence references[]
boat; fog horn; Melmac Memories; Melmacian mating call; typewriter
External links[]
- Gordon Ships Out at the IMDb