Originally Posted by
ghilis101
hey bascuela, was ALF a puppet or a midget wearing a costume? most of the time you could never see his feet so I thought he was a puppet, but then sometimes they would show a quick full body shot of him walking, which leads me to believe its a midget...
BOTH!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALF_%28TV_series%29
"Michu Meszaros was the actor within the Alf costume. Paul Fusco operated the Alf puppet, supplied Alf's voice and co-produced the series with Tom Patchett. Patchett also co-created, wrote, and directed the series."