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  "id": 9142685,
  "title": "40 Years Ago Today: NBC Launched A Sci-Fi Sitcom Unlike Anything Else On TV",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/40-years-ago-today-nbc-launched-a-sci-fi-sitcom-unlike-anything-else",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2254456/alf-nbc-sci-fi-sitcom-40-year-anniversary/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "40 years later, one of NBC's strangest sitcom gambles remains a beloved TV oddity that proved even skeptical critics could be won over in time.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}