How did they shoot Alf's scenes? [duplicate]

As per Wikipedia page of ALF,

ALF is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 22, 1986, to March 24, 1990.**

The title character is Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF (an acronym for Alien Life Form), who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family. The series stars Max Wright as father Willie Tanner, Anne Schedeen as mother Kate Tanner, and Andrea Elson and Benji Gregory as their children, Lynn and Brian Tanner. ALF was performed by puppeteer Paul Fusco, who co-created the show with Tom Patchett.

in this drama some scenes their showing Alf's full body & his walking with his legs. Alf is shorter than 3ft.

So my question is when they shooting Alf's scene's did they used a Real person inside Alf's suite or did they used a Muppet all the time?

Best Answer

According to the Wikipedia page for Mihaly "Michu" Meszaros, he was an actor who donned the costume of ALF in full body shots.

It's also in his bio on the imdb page.

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How many stomachs did ALF have?

The series followed the shenanigans of Gordon Shumway, nicknamed \u201cALF,\u201d a furry alien creature who crash lands in suburban California and takes up residence with a middle-class family. Alf likes to eat cats, has eight stomachs, and is generally a large inconvenience to the family, but they grow to love and protect him.

How did they make ALF walk?

Another early trait of the show that was eventually abandoned was the use of an actor inside an ALF suit for scenes showing the character walking. Hungarian performer Michu Meszaros, who stood at 2' 9", wore the costume.

Was ALF a puppet or a suit?

Meszaros donned the furry, dog-like costume with the big snoot on ALF, which aired for four seasons (1986-90), on a handful of the show's 102 episodes. Most of the time, the extraterrestrial character ALF (an acronym for Alien Life Form) when seen on the series was a puppet piloted by the show's co-creator, Paul Fusco.

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