During the first season of ALF, whenever the character had to be seen in full-bodied shots, Hungarian actor Michu Meszaros would don a life-sized ALF costume. However, Meszaros' services became too costly, and the regular ALF puppet would be used for all of his scenes on the show. During the first season, Meszaros was occasionally credited as a "Personal Assistant to ALF".[citation needed]