Friday, September 13, 2024
ALF Anniversary Marathon on Shout! TV; HBO Orders Tim Robinson Comedy

Celebrate the 38th anniversary of the beloved television series ALF with a marathon of original broadcast episodes only on WatchALF.com and Shout! TV. Tune in Sunday, September 22 for 6 fan-favorite episodes of America's favorite alien, including some ALF's funniest wisecracks and wildest adventures, and special guest stars including Fran Drescher, Ed McMahon, Joan Embery, Joyce Brothers, and Cleavon Little.  As of September 1, all ALF broadcast episodes are available to stream on-demand on Shout! TV. See full programming schedule for the marathon below:
PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (TIMES IN PT):
5PM: Help Me Rhonda
5:30PM: Come Fly with Me
6PM: Tonight Tonight Pt 1
6:30PM: Tonight Tonight Pt 2
7PM: ALF’s Special Christmas 
8PM: Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
ALF follows the adventures of Gordon Shumway, a wise-cracking alien from the planet Melmac who crash lands into the garage of the Tanner family. The Tanners offer him a home and give him the nickname ALF, short for "Alien Life Form." Created by Tom Patchett (The Carol Burnett Show) and Paul Fusco (Puppeteer & Voice of ALF), the popular sitcom is a staple of 1980's pop culture and has developed a cult following in the years since.
  
  

HBO has picked up the half-hour comedy, The Chair Company, starring, written and executive produced by Tim Robinson and written and executive produced by Zach Kanin. Andrew DeYoung directed and executive produced the pilot. After an embarrassing incident at work, a man (Robinson) finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy.
In addition to Robinson as William Ronald Trosper, series regulars include Lake Bell (Harley Quinn, Mother Couch) as Barb Trosper, Sophia Lillis (It, I Am Not Okay With This) as Natalie Trosper, Will Price (After the Hunt, A Complete Unknown) as Seth Trosper, Joseph Tudisco (A Brooklyn Love Story, FBI) as Mike Santini. Lou Diamond Phillips (Search Party, Easter Sunday) guest starred in the pilot as Jeff Levjman.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, November 3
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Family Value" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) 
 
Malcolm’s home renovation takes an unexpected turn when Calvin’s cousin Crutch (Tracy Morgan) shows up uninvited to fix his floors. Meanwhile, Dave’s attempts to help around the house and support Grover’s booming T-shirt business lead to more stress than he bargained for.
  
DMV - "Don't Kill the Job" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
  
When Colette runs into an old friend at the DMV, she pretends to be a fellow customer rather than an employee in order to save face.
  
St. Denis Medical - "Aloha, Everyone" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
    
Alex tries to hold on to her peaceful vacation vibes; Joyce faces a design crisis in the birthing center; Matt and Serena reassess their working relationship.
  
St. Denis Medical - "Mama Bear Activated" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
  
After Bruce is attacked at the hospital, Matt helps him deal with the aftermath; Alex motivates Joyce to amp up security, while Ron and Serena debate who is more qualified to defend themselves.
  
TV We Love - "The Honeymooners" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT)
   
Jackie Gleason's creative genius; why "The Honeymooners" continues to resonate 70 years after its premiere.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 3)
  
Monday, November 3
- Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/The Millers/Sean Saves the World) - Watch Sean on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
 - Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tom appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
 - Rickey Smiley (The Rickey Smiley Show) - Rickey is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
 - Isla Fisher (Wolf Like Me/Arrested Development) - Andy Cohen interviews Isla on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
 - Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti and Nona Hendryx perform on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
 - Rami Malek (The War at Home) - Rami talks about Nuremberg on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
 - Lacey Chabert (Still the King/Baby Daddy/Family Guy) - Lacey dishes on She's Making a List on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
 - John Slattery (Maggie/Ed) - NBC's Today catches up with John in the 9am hour.
 - Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) and and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Drew is hitting the headlines with her co-pilot Ross Mathews, Valerie Bertinelli and Tig Notaro on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. Tig talks to Drew about executive producing the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light.
 - Erika Alexander (Run the World/Living Single/The Cosby Show) - Erika tells Drews about her show Invasion and her podcast ReLiving Single on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
 
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