When ALF's favorite TV series "Polka Jamboree" is threatened with cancellation, he decides to do something about. First, he arranges for the Tanners to become a Nielsen-ratings family. And second, he tries to "fix" the Nielsens throughout America so that his pet show will top the charts. Although NBC president Brandon Tartikoff would play himself in a subsequent ALF episode, he is herein portrayed by David Leisure of "Joe Izuzu" fame.