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The Gambler is the twenty third episode of ALF's first season. It originally aired on April 6, 1987.

Plot Summary

ALF is concerned that the Tanner family is struggling financially when he finds out about the Tanner's $11,000 balloon payment.

When ALF finds out that Dorothy gambles on horse races with a bookie known as Nick "The Fish" Mints, he decides to place some bets of his own to help the Tanners out of their financial struggles.

When ALF loses $6000 to the bookie, he tries to change all of the garage sale price tags to ridiculous prices to gain the money back and he offers several items from his spaceship including his Bouillabaseball cards to be sold at the garage sale. Nick "The Fish" comes by the house and intimidates Willie into coming up with the money, Unfortunately, Willie scares ALF, who is seen creating his will, prepared to be murdered by Willie. In the end, a set decorator for the movie Jupiter Guys named Carl Buck sees ALF's spaceship and rents it for $6000.

Title Reference

"The Gambler" is a song by Don Schlitz that came to great popularity when covered by Kenny Rogers.

Trivia

Antagonist: Nick "The Fish" Mints

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+{{Episode|prev=[[It Isn't Easy Bein' Green]]|next=[[Weird Science]]}}
-'''The Gambler''' is the twenty third episode of [[ALF (TV series)|''ALF'']]'s [[Season 1|first season]].[[File:The_Gambler.jpg|thumb]]
+[[File:Nick_the_Fish.png|thumb|300px]]
-==Plot==
+'''The Gambler''' is the twenty third episode of [[ALF (TV series)|''ALF'']]'s [[Season 1|first season]]. It originally aired on April 6, 1987.
-[[ALF]] starts gambling at the horse races with [[Dorothy Halligan Deaver|Dorothy]]'s bookie and gets in big time trouble.
+==Plot Summary==
-{{Episode|prev=[[It Isn't Easy Bein' Green]]|next=[[Weird Science]]}}
+[[ALF]] is concerned that the [[Tanner family]] is struggling financially when he finds out about the Tanner's $11,000 balloon payment.
+When [[ALF]] finds out that [[Dorothy Halligan Deaver|Dorothy]] gambles on horse races with a bookie known as [[Nick "The Fish" Mints]], he decides to place some bets of his own to help the [[Tanners]] out of their financial struggles.
+When [[ALF]] loses $6000 to the bookie, he tries to change all of the garage sale price tags to ridiculous prices to gain the money back and he offers several items from his spaceship including his [[Bouillabaseball]] cards to be sold at the garage sale. [[Nick "The Fish" Mints|Nick "The Fish"]] comes by the house and intimidates [[Willie]] into coming up with the money, Unfortunately, Willie scares ALF, who is seen creating his [[Gordon Shumway's Will|will]], prepared to be murdered by Willie. In the end, a set decorator for the movie ''Jupiter Guys'' named [[Carl Buck]] sees [[ALF's spaceship]] and rents it for $6000.
+==Title Reference==
+"The Gambler" is a song by Don Schlitz that came to great popularity when covered by Kenny Rogers.
+==Trivia==
+*'''Antagonist''': [[Nick "The Fish" Mints]]
 [[Category:ALF Episodes]]
+[[de:Schulden und Sühne]]
+[[Category:Season 1 Episodes]]