Prime VideoAlf Tales (1988)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.7
Overview
ALF Tales is an animated American series that ran on the NBC television network on Saturdays from August 1988 to December 1989. The show was a spinoff from the series ALF: The Animated Series. The show had characters from that series play various characters from fairy tales. The fairy tale was usually altered for comedic effect in a manner relational to Fractured Fairy Tales. Each story typically spoofs a film genre, such as the "Cinderella" episode done as an Elvis movie. Some episodes featured a "fourth wall" effect where ALF is backstage preparing for the episode, and Rob Cowan would appear drawn as a TV executive to try to brief ALF on how to improve this episode. For instance Cowan once told ALF who was readying for a medieval themed episode that "less than 2% of our audience lives in the Dark Ages".
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Prime VideoBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Gender Swap: Yes
Overview
ALF Tales is an animated American series that ran on the NBC television network on Saturdays from August 1988 to December 1989. The show was a spinoff from the series ALF: The Animated Series. The show had characters from that series play various characters from fairy tales. The fairy tale was usually altered for comedic effect in a manner relational to Fractured Fairy Tales. Each story typically spoofs a film genre, such as the "Cinderella" episode done as an Elvis movie. Some episodes featured a "fourth wall" effect where ALF is backstage preparing for the episode, and Rob Cowan would appear drawn as a TV executive to try to brief ALF on how to improve this episode. For instance Cowan once told ALF who was readying for a medieval themed episode that "less than 2% of our audience lives in the Dark Ages".
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Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Alf Tales is a children's animated series that retells classic fairy tales with comedic elements. Its primary objective is entertainment and light moral instruction through apolitical narratives, resulting in a neutral rating.
This animated series, a spin-off of 'ALF,' features the Tanner family and ALF in comedic fairy tale parodies. The character representation aligns with the original source material, without intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on humor and does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
In 'Alf Tales,' the character ALF, who is male, portrays Dorothy Gale in the 'Wizard of Oz' parody episode. Dorothy is canonically and widely established as female, thus constituting a gender swap.
Alf Tales, an animated children's series from the late 1980s, focuses on comedic retellings of classic stories featuring characters from the ALF universe. The show does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, aligning with typical children's programming of its era.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Alf Tales is an animated series where an alien and human characters parody classic stories. The characters are often depicted as animals or highly stylized, non-racially specific figures, making the concept of a 'race swap' inapplicable.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.2
7.1
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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