(Ed) From Hollywood
it's "The Tonight Show," starring Johnny Carson!
Johnny's guest host tonight is ALF.
Join ALF and his guests, His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Dr. Joyce Brothers
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
This is Ed McMahon along with Tommy Newsom
and the NBC Orchestra.
And now, he-e-e-ere's Alfie!
[audience cheering]
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Thank you. Thank you.
For those of you who don't know me, I'm ALF.
The answer to the burning question
who's the only NBC star
with more hair than Michael Landon.
Well, it's great to be here in Burbank.
It's just like being back on my home planet Melmac..
...after it blew up.
Yo, Ed. Nice to see ya.
Oh, welcome to "The Tonight Show", ALF.
Ed was missing last week.
So the cops put his picture on a six-pack of Budweiser.
Ha! Ha! Ah!
Oh! Also with us tonight is Mr. Tommy Newsom.
Hi, ALF.
After the show tonight, Tommy and I
are gonna go out and paint the town beige.
I got a brush right here.
Good one, Tom! You hang on to that.
Tommy's not dull. He was just weaned on Novocain.
Well, I'm glad all of you can get in
'cause it sure was hot out there today.
(all) How hot was it?
What am I, a thermometer?
Hey, we have a fabulous show for you tonight.
We've got Joan Embery, Joyce Brothers and a Pope.
So stay tuned, we'll be right back.
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[theme music]
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[audience applauding]
Uh, A-ALF?
You interrupted my drum solo.
Oh, we're back! Huh! Hi.
Uh, I guess it must be time
for our spontaneous, unrehearsed banter. You start.
Well, gee. I-I-I don't know where to start.
Alright, alright, I'll start.
Great to be here, Ed, you know, I haven't seen you
since I opened my mail this morning.
- Ah! Ha! Ha! - Oh-ho..
You got one of my sweepstakes announcements, did you?
Yeah. How many jobs do you have, anyway?
Well, well a lot.
Oh. Well, you know, I really enjoy you on that show
where they have all those mistakes and foul-ups.
Oh, you mean "Bloopers & Practical Jokes."
No. "Star Search." Ah! Ah! Ah!
Well, your show is certainly a hit, ALF.
What show is that, Ed?
Well, "ALF," right here on NBC, 8 o'clock on Monday nights.
Oh, that show. Thanks.
I understand you brought some clips.
Would you like to set them up?
I'd love to.
See, in my show, I play an alien life form.
It's a real stretch for me.
Watch the monitors.
[imitates dog whining]
[snoring]
[imitates dog whining]
ALF.
Why did you do that?
Well, I could have licked your hand.
But I didn't think either of us would enjoy that.
What a strange family.
[ALF coughs]
Now what do you want?
Nothing.
I was just doing the Heimlich maneuver on myself.
[coughing]
By the way
don't bother looking for your laxative on a rope.
Oh, you mean my soap on a rope.
Trust me on this one.
Great. That's "ALF," Monday nights at 8 o'clock.
- Good clips, huh? - Well, they look pretty funny.
Pretty funny?
If I were Johnny, you'd be doing that "Ho! Ho! Ho!" thing.
Well, I'm sorry, ALF. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Don't patronize me.
Well, now I guess we know all about your rise to stardom.
Every possible thing we could want to know about ALF
you have now told us.
You are wrong, compensated spokesman-breath.
You mean...there's more?
Yes. In my quest for stardom
I was screen-tested for roles too numerous to mention.
Okay, I'll mention them.
For example
I did not get the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi
in the movie "Star Wars."
I did not get the lead in the "FDR Story."
'But I did get called back twice for the role of Eleanor.'
And I lost out to McGruff the Crime Dog
'for the lead in "Sam Spade Gets Spayed."'
Those screen tests look suspiciously like
episodes of your show, ALF.
My cup looks suspiciously empty, Ed.
Okay, I'll, I'll get you a refill.
Thank you, and while you're gone, I'll show some clips
of just how versatile a performer I am.
You folks, watch the monitors.
- What about the Pope? - He can watch, too.
Roll the tape.
¶ Stop in the name of love ¶
¶ Before you break my heart ¶
¶ Stop in the name of love ¶
¶ Before you break my heart ¶
¶ Think it over ¶¶
Oh, hi. Oh, a housewarming gift, how nice.
Call number 464.
Fourteen minutes to Bristol, Connecticut.
'Call number..'
Hit the music, will you?
I'm gonna watch "Dance Fever."
[pop music on music player]
Yeah, go feverettes!
ALF, I thought we agreed
that you'd stop impersonating me on the phone.
We agreed I would stop
impersonating the cast of "Green Acres."
[imitates Mr. Haney] Although, Mr. Haney could have sold Brian
some revivifying potion out of the back of his truck.
I'm sorry it took so long..
ALF? ALF?
AL..
I'm not ALF. I am Melmac the magnificent.
Oh, no. That's Johnny's turban.
Nobody wears Johnny's turban.
Look again, banana number two.
I hold in my hands these envelopes.
And without ever having seen the questions
I, in my mystical and borderline tasteful way
will divine the answers.
Where are the answers?
They're in the desk, but Johnny's supposed to do those
tomorrow night.
So, who's stopping him?
[sighs]
- "Red square." - ALF, look, uh..
Red square.
"What do you call that blotch on Gorbachev's head?"
- Red square. - Red square.
- "Junk bonds." - Junk bonds.
"What do you call the last three 007 movies?"
Junk bonds.
- "Palomino." - Palomino.
- Palomino.
"What did Trigger sue Roy Rogers for?"
I should go back to my old job pulling porch splinters
out of Bartles & Jaymes.
- "St. Elsewhere." - St. Elsewhere.
"What's the message on Mother Teresa's
answering machine?"
St. Elsewhere.
"Rich, little."
Rich, little.
- Rich, Little. - 'Rich, Little.'
"Describe Dudley Moore in two words."
Rich, little.
"Cat on a hot tin roof."
Cat on a hot tin roof.
- 'Cat on a hot tin roof.' - On a hot tin roof.
"Name a TV dinner on Melmac."
Ha! Ha! Wrote that one myself!
I hold in my hand the last envelope.
May an alien from a distant planet
invade your living room every Monday night
at 8:00, 7:00 Central.
"Goodyear, Bonzo, and Bush."
- Goodyear, Bonzo, and Bush. - 'And Bush.'
"Name a blimp, a chimp, and a wimp."
[audience applauding]
Oh, hey, Ed
here, I had to take a few tucks in this turban.
You might wanna have it fixed before Johnny gets back.
Oh, boy.
There's more to come, so stay tuned.
- Think you can fix it? - I don't know.
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Oh, I don't know, ALF.
You don't really explain how you do it
you just do it, it's like breathing.
Oh, come on! Teach me.
Well, it only works if it's spontaneous.
Just do a little one.
Hi-oh.
Well, let me get this right
is the accent on the "Hi" or the "Oh?"
- ALF. - Hi-oh!
You really should bring out our first guest.
Boy, Ed. You're a real slave to tradition.
We are honored that our first guest
has chosen this show
on which to make a rare television appearance.
The spiritual leader of millions worldwide.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Dr. Joyce Brothers.
ALF! You should bring out the Pope first.
Who's hosting here, Ed?
I'm waiting.
You are, ALF.
Dr. Joyce, haul it out here!
Hello, ALF, it's very nice to meet you.
What happened to your accent?
What accent?
Who are you?
I'm Dr. Joyce Brothers.
Oh, no!
I got you mixed up with Dr. Ruth.
Huh! I'm sure it happens all the time.
- It's never happened before. - Oh.
What kind of doctor are you?
I'm a psychologist, I'm an expert
in interpersonal human relationships.
Oh. Well, did you bring any clips to show us?
I'm a psychologist. I don't have any clips.
Well, you're in luck. I brought a few extra.
Watch the monitor.
Well, the week is over, as far as I'm concerned.
I'm gonna have a plain old orange.
Willie, I don't think that I can make it till sundown.
Why don't we go away for the day?
- Good idea. - Oh, come on, that's silly.
Now, why don't we just tell ALF that he's won?
Well, I'm for that. You've won.
- Won, ma'am? - The bet is off.
You can turn in your-your whisk broom and your phony accent
and let out a big burp and let's get on with it.
[imitates beeper]
[ALF snoring]
[imitates beeper]
ALF. ALF.
What? What? What?
What are you doing?
Well, I was sleeping till you woke me up.
Well, since when do you sleep standing up?
Since I started sleeping with that box on my head.
You look ridiculous.
Well, not everyone sleeps like you
mouth open, drooling on the pillow.
[imitates Willie snoring]
Go on, go back to the couch.
It's too dangerous out there.
I had to kill a 50-foot water snake
with my pocket knife.
There, there are no 50-foot water snakes
in the backyard.
I'm telling you, it was bright green
and it spit water.
[imitates spitting]
That was my new garden hose.
Oh. No wonder it was sucking on the spigot.
Hey, Lynn!
You want to take over for Willie?
Okay.
Your move.
Okay.
[snickering]
Checkmate.
So, doc, what did you think?
Well, judging from those clips
I think you have a little trouble
meshing with the family unit.
Oh, yeah? So is your grandmother.
That's a rather defensive attitude, ALF.
Are you afraid to face a realistic assessment of your..
¶ I can't hear you I'm not even listening ¶
¶ I'm the guest host you are just a guest ¶¶
Maybe I'd better come back at another time.
- I'm sorry. - Why?
Do you feel threatened when prevented
from espousing tenets of your so-called profession?
Possibly revealing a lack of maturity on your part.
So is your grandmother.
Way to go, ALF.
Joyce Brothers' been coming on this show for 25 years
and that's the first time she walked off.
Well, what did I do?
She's the one who forgot to bring clips.
Uh-oh. Here comes the producer.
(ALF) Oh. Hi, Freddy.
It's Fred De Cordova
executive producer of "The Tonight Show."
ALF, uh..
Pope John Paul.
Fred, John Paul Jones.
Your turn.
Alright.
There is a logical sequence
by which we bring out guests on this show, uh..
World religious leaders
doctors, uh, people from zoos.
So what?
Well, if you'll read your contract
if you don't do it our way, you don't get paid.
[choking]
Ladies and gentlemen
His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
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So, what's the deal?
His Holiness is in the restroom.
He drank a lot of coffee waiting to come on.
So, now what are we gonna do?
Oh, I know, let's play Stump the Band.
You hold down the band, I'll saw of their legs.
Oh, my.
You could bring out another one of your guests.
Alright, alright.
Send out whoever you got back there.
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Hi, Joan. Welcome to the show.
Ladies and gentlemen
Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
[audience applauding]
Joan, Joan, you didn't have to bring me a snack.
This is Felis Catus, a domestic house cat.
My favorite!
Hey, that, now, that looks like the cat from your show.
Why, so it is.
You know, I had planned on bringing
a reticulated python
but somebody let him go and put this cat in his cage.
It was probably the Pope.
He's been hanging around backstage all night.
The Pope told me you did it.
Hey, who are you gonna believe, me or the Pope?
Did you bring any clips?
Clips? No, I brought a snake.
Well, I have a few clips I think you might enjoy.
Roll 'em.
6:13. One minute to go, Luckmeister.
Then I'll be down on you like a buzzard on a gut wagon.
[bell dings]
The Duck a l'Orange is ready.
Have some wine, it'll slow down your reflexes.
Alright. Hold still, Lucky.
I'll be off your back in a minute.
Hey!
[grunts]
The only good cat is a stir-fried cat.
Did you ever hear the expression
curiosity killed the cat?
Yeah, it's usually followed by the expression
"Pass the plum sauce."
Hello, young man?
Hello, old woman.
Uh, we are terribly sorry to bother you so late
but we-we couldn't get out any earlier.
Oh, well, I'm afraid that I gave my last candy bar away
over an hour ago.
Oh, shucks.
Now, I'll see if I can find something else.
[cat purrs]
Was that a cat?
Oh, yes, I have lots of cats.
Well, I'll take a yellow one.
What is cat...juice?
Well, it's just like orange juice.
But instead of squeezing the juice out of an orange
you squeeze the juice out of a--
- I-I don't want to hear it. - Then cover your ears.
- Cat. - I heard it.
You were warned.
[hiccups]
Too rough?
- You're awful. - Hey, Joan, relax.
I haven't eaten a single cat since I've been here.
They've all been married! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ah! Ah!
I'm reporting you to the ASPCA.
Oh, just what I need, union problems.
Next time you have a cat on the show
make sure you bring enough for everybody.
Nice going, ALF. You're two for two.
Why don't you get the Pope out here and try for a shut-out?
Ha! Good one, driver's Ed! Ha ha!
[cup shattering]
Ooh.
You broke Johnny's cup.
Hey, that's nothing.
You should see what I did to his dressing room.
I've never seen Johnny's dressing room.
I-I mean, I-I'm not allowed.
Oh, great. It's Fred with a phone.
Don't you have an office, man?
There's a phone call for you.
In case you haven't noticed
I happen to be hosting "The Tonight Show."
Can't you take a message?
It's Mr. Carson.
[choking]
Tell him I'm not here.
We'll be right back after these messages.
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So, Johnny, have you been watching the show?
Yeah? What do you think?
Alright, alright, I'm sorry I broke your cup.
Have you been enjoying the clips?
Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh. - What'd he say?
He said if I don't shape up
he'll send over a near-sighted veterinarian
to make a few clips of his own.
(ALF) You'd probably like to see
how I get out of this mess, huh?
No problem. Watch the next "ALF."
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[ALF laughing]
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