Are we cat-atonic, or is '80s sitcom star Alf trying to mount a comeback?
Fur sure. In addition to those 10-10-220 ads, a Feb. 25 call to ''TRL,'' and a slew of new merchandise, the feline-fancying Melmac expat is being pitched for a talk show. (The Hallmark Channel now airs reruns of NBC's original series.) ''Alf still has a lot to say,'' insists cocreator Paul Fusco, who says the still-in-the-works show would find Alf interacting with ''wacky people looking for 15 minutes of fame.'' One guest suggestion: ex-''Alf'' writer Jerry Stahl, whose 1995 book ''Permanent Midnight'' chronicled his on-set drug use. ''Alf is more than an obnoxious and weirdly adorable mutant puppet,'' says Stahl. ''He's a metaphor for the wisecracking id.''
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