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Eddie, a substitute novelist comes to the Tanner house.
Promises, Promises is the sixth episode of ALF's third season. It originally aired on Oct. 31, 1988.
Plot[]
In this episode, Lynn is seeing an older man named Eddie, even though Kate and Willie don't approve. They tell Lynn, despite how nice Eddie seems to be, he is too old for her, but she still dates him secretly
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ALF, Brian, Kate and Willie are playing Scrabble. ALF is challenged when he picks the word "Quidnunc" He proves it to be a word, but looses his next challenge choosing the word "Quidnuncle" Lynn is getting ready to go out. Her parents thing she's going to a movie with Julie, but she's actually going out on a date with Eddie for sushi and the movie "Unbearable Lightness of Being" Her parents want to meet Eddie, so he comes into say hi.
Act One[]
Eddie seems to enjoy the house and Lynn says he was an architecture and taught history. When asked where they met, Eddie says that he autographed a book for her at the mall. He's not an author but "signs books for authors when they're too busy" He also explains that he dropped his last name. Kate summons Lynn into the kitchen, and tells her that Eddie is too old for her. Willie comes in and tells her to tell Eddie she won't be seeing him again
A week later, Kate and Willie are discussing Randy Boylan, a new guy Lynn says she's seeing. ALF makes an ableist slur about his intelligence, and then Randy comes over. Randy is very slow, and then Lynn walks him out and they leave together. Willie then concurs that Randy is "a moron" Later that night ALF is watching Alien on TV and spies Eddie walking Lynn home from a date. ALF then admonishes Lynn for dating Eddie behind their parents back and asks where Randy is. Lynn then covers and says Eddie happened to be a the party. ALF sees through this and Lynn admits she's only tutoring Randy for an hour and then going to see Eddie. Lynn says she thinks her parents will come around and later approve, and pleads with ALF to keep it a secret. ALF agrees and then tells her he has a secret too. He broke Kate's antique porcelain ballerina.
Later, they are watching a B-movie on TV and Kate sends Brian to bed. Randy shows up looking for Lynn, and Willie is wondering why she's not with him. Willie then tells him she's supposed to be over at his house. Willie then wonders what's going on. ALF says he knows where she is, and later slips and tells him and Kate that she's seeing Eddie. Lynn shows up and Willie tells her that she's grounded. Lynn sarcastically thanks ALF for ruining her life and storms off
Act Two[]
Another week later, Kate is in her room, and ALF knocks on her door dressed as a bellhop with an apology note. Lynn then shuts the door on him saying that friends don't rat on each other. That night ALF is outside her bedroom window singing an apology song to the tune of "Cielito Lindo" Next morning, Willie and Kate are talking to ALF trying to find out he and Lynn have buried the hatchet. Lynn then says she secretly was dating Willie for 6 months before telling her parents. The phone rings and it's a jewelry store checking on a purchase made in Willie's credit card.. ALF ordered a $15,000 diamond bracelet for Lynn which Willie cancels.. Willie then yells for Lynn to come in and talk to ALF. Lynn asks "ALF who?" Willie then threatens to take away her telephone privileges if she doesn't comply so she asks ALF if he told Kate about him breaking her ballerina. Kate then asks if this is true and ALF mockingly talks about how funny the word sounds. Willie then demands to Lynn and ALF that they make amends but they refuse. Willie sends Lynn to her room and ALF to the garage.
Brian comes into Lynn's room in a panic and tells her ALF is trying to fix his spaceship and leave. Lynn calls him a baby, and Brian says she's the baby for not talking to him. ALF is in the spaceship trying to fix the guidance system of his spaceship with a welder. Lynn comes in to talk to him saying that everyone else wants him to stay, but ALF says he can't stay with her mad at him. So Lynn tells him she wants him to stay and asks him to forgive her. They hug.
Epilogue[]
Willie and ALF are trying to fix the ballerina with glue. When Willie says it's empty, ALF mentions he may have used it as a yogurt topping.
A copy of the book "Breakfast at Tiffany's comes in the mail inscribed with a note from Eddie "Dear Willie and Kate, Sorry if I cause you any trouble. I wouldn't have dated your daughter if I'd known you didn't approve. Please accept this as a token of my friendship, Truman Capote."
Background information[]
Production history[]
- Premiere airdate: October 31, 1988
- Production number: 3004
Title Reference[]
"Promises, Promises" is the title song of a musical by Burt Bacharach, Hal David, and Neil Simon.
Trivia[]
- Brian is absent for most of the episode until near the ending.
- In the background, Alex Adam can be seen mooning the camera at 1:04