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Melmac

Melmac, as seen from space

"Melmac was the name of my planet. It's also what it was made out of"
ALF

Melmac was a strange planet located in the Aldente Nebula in the Andromeda Galaxy. It was the homeworld of ALF. Residents of the planet were called Melmacians and they were characterized as being short, furry creatures who have advanced age longevity and multiple stomachs. Melmac was located six parsecs past the Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster. Melmac was very much like Earth but it had two moons, it was oddly shaped and made of melmac. Melmac had green skies and blue grass, and it orbited a purple sun. (However, on "Turkey in the Straw: Part 2," ALF claims that Melmac has an orange sky and green clouds).

Restaurant on Melmac

The restaurant scene in ALF's flashback dream in the episode "Help Me, Rhonda" is the only time Melmac is shown on the ALF TV series.

Melmac's national pastime was mining for yogurt. The planet was once the intergalactic convention site for the Federation of Incredibly Strange Food Groups.

Melmac was destroyed on Gary 71st, 45-7, according to the Melmacian Calendar (1985 on the Earth calendar), although ALF claims his planet exploded on his birthday (28th of Nathanganger), due to nuclear war. ALF wandered through space for a year before crash landing on Earth.

Wildlife and Flora

Wildlife

  • Cat
  • Jaffee
  • Melmacian Cockroach
  • Melmassaur (extinct)
  • Orbit Gnat (extinct)
  • Slurf
  • Slugs

Flora

Government

Executive Branch

Melmac is ran by the Imperial Intergalactic Trade Federation, Due to nuclear war, the Imperial Federation enforced the laws of the surrounding planets, Melmac, Alvin, Alvin Heights, Dave (Object Kowal & Chiron) & Pluto & possibly Mars. The Federation signed the Intergalactic Imperious Constitution, However, due to the destruction of Melmac, The Federation made a new Imperious Constitution, This prohibited starships from Melmac to leave a Federation controlled section of the galaxy, ALF became an outlaw & was pursued by the Federation & sneakily swept down to Earth to avoid persecution.

Legislative Branch

The Imperial Intergalactic Trade Federation formed the Imperial Senate & made a persecution law during Melmac's destruction, According to the document that restricted this action clearly stated that "no member of the Imperial Senate shall make a law working against the First Amendment", This document was repealed when the Federation made a new one.

Judicial Branch

The Federation registered a trial for any lawbreaker on any planet under Federation control, This justice system was abolished & replaced when the Federation made the Second Intergalactic Imperious Constitution & was replaced by disciplinary hearings with the Legislative & Executive Branch.

Economy

On Melmac, the economic values of various objects are significantly different from Earth values:

Object Rank Value

Foam 1st $1,000
Bronze 2nd 950
Carpet 3rd 800
Grass 4th 750
Coal 5th 600
Silver 6th 500
Rust 7th 425
Dirt 8th 300
Cat Hair 9th 250
Foam Bottle caps 10th 100
Bronze Bottlecaps 11th 75
Silver Bottlecaps 12th 50
Bottlecaps 13th 1-25
Gold 14th 0

Melmacian Facts

Planetary Motto: Are you going to finish that sandwich?

Melmacian Anthem: "Dance till you drop", by Homer T. Swipe.

Melmacian Currency: Wernicks

National Flower: Roger the Turnip

National Mascot: Buster, the Groundhog

Melmacian Calendar

A year on Melmac consisted of 364 days.... 386 days if you include Sundays.

The twelve Melmacian months are: Harble, Tarble, Goruff, Kilmerl, Gagg, Orring, Barp, Twangle, Fanfan, Nathinganger, Anerva, and Fibble.

History of Melmac

Ancient History

Before Melmacians existed, huge creatures used to roam Melmac. They looked like a cross between a dinosaur and an insurance salesman.

Melmac was discovered 23,000 years ago when Harold Twink accidentally took the wrong exit for Neptune.

Recent History

In 3 A.D., Melmac is owned under government policy of the new trade federation

In 5 A.D., The Federation signs the first constitution

In 6 A.D., The first prince is elected

In 172, Melmacian Water Trumps are no longer to be considered legal in nearby citys or to be concerned as pets or tree plants & cannot be owned.

In 345, Melmacian Cockroaches are discovered

In 578, Melmac's neighbors, Gwegon, is invaded by Torks, The Federation declares war on Aktoerk, The main planet supplying these creatures, ultimately starting a huge war

In 1243, The war ends

In 1298, Gwegonians declare war on Melmac, The war begins

In 1306, The war ends In 1633, Bart Humphery's front lawn was proclaimed a national treasure.

In 1736, Green Beans were given the right to vote.

In 1847, Melmacians began using the word, "weenie".

Reginald J. Shank was the first Melmacian to whistle.

Melmacians couldn't pronounce the word "Ohio" until 1956.

In 1923, Melmac won its first blue medal in the intergalactic Olympics for freestyle fainting and guppy chucking.

In 1902, Melmac set a galactic record in the exporting of over two million wind-up brassieres.

In 1980, The Federation declares a nuclear war on the Andromedian Revolt Society, A rebelling group on Torkwrish, Another planet that was from the first war

In 1986, Melmac blew up & the Federation ordered the signing of the second Constitution, also the war ended, according to another source, the planet was also destroyed due to a destructive weapon that was made by a team of robotic hybrid aliens called Zorgulons.

Presumably in 1990 (the year the TV show ended), ALF's friends Skip and Rhonda have explained that Melmacians have bought a new planet to live on. The new planet was already inhabited, so Melmacians negotiated with the native aliens on the planet. This was said by ALF when he decoded the message sent in the series finale Consider Me Gone.

Melmacian Laws

It was against the law for Melmacians to name their children after wood

The biggest cause of arrest on Melmac was tickling a barber.

To operate a gas grill, most Melmacians had to own a license.

On Melmac, it was illegal to juggle your cousins.

On Melmac, dancing with a mailman was a federal offense.

On Melmac, waving at a halibut was against the law.

Ever since 172, Melmacian Water Trumps are illegal to own in a populated area, especially one with a lake or ocean, Any violator of this law shall be severely punished through a possible life prison sentence or a death penalty.

Melmacian Holidays

Sources

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