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ALF· Season 3

ALF — Season 3

All 26 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

  1. 01

    October 3, 1988 · 30m

    Stop in the Name of Love8.2

    Lynn breaks up with her boyfriend and becomes depressed. ALF gets a self-help book of love for her and asks her to confide in him. When Lynn reveals she likes a guy, ALF decides to help her get his attention literally by the book. Uh-oh.

  2. 02

    October 10, 1988 · 30m

    Stairway to Heaven8.0

    With the help of his guardian angle, ALF finds out what life would be like for the Tanners if they had never met him.

  3. 03

    October 17, 1988 · 30m

    Breaking Up is Hard to Do7.8

    Jake pops by because Raquel and Trevor are fighting. This time she throws him out. Kate offers to let him stay in their house. Trevor soon becomes a nuisance, so ALF decides to solve the problem.

  4. 04

    October 24, 1988 · 30m

    Tonight, Tonight: Part 18.5

    "And heeeere's Alfie!" ALF hosts The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson instead ofJohnny Carson. Is it a dream? Is it an "What if...?" story?

  5. 05

    October 24, 1988 · 30m

    Tonight, Tonight: Part 28.3

    ALF fills in forJohnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, alienating regulars and guests alike.

  6. 06

    October 31, 1988 · 30m

    Promises, Promises7.8

    Lynn has barely turned 18 and she's already moved on from boys her own age to - an older man. Lynn is forbidden from seeing Eddie again, and seems to move on with a new boy named Randy.

  7. 07

    November 14, 1988 · 30m

    Turkey in the Straw: Part 17.7

    ALF already ate the Thanksgiving turkey - raw. Willie fails to find a new one, so Raquel invites the Tanners over. A storm arrives as does a homeless person, who ALF helps by leaving food and clothes for him.

  8. 08

    November 15, 1988 · 30m

    Turkey in the Straw: Part 27.9

    Pete has called the Alien Task Force. He has been told to keep ALF occupied until Sergeant Fox and his men arrive to capture him. Dead or alive. Will Pete sell ALF out after he's talked with him for a while? Will he?

  9. 09

    November 21, 1988 · 30m

    Changes7.8

    The social workers, which includes Willie, go on a strike that may last a while. Kate decides to take a job in order to bring money into the house. ALF is concerned about the repercussions. Well, about those that will affect him.

  10. 10

    November 28, 1988 · 30m

    My Back Pages8.2

    When Kate and Willie stop ALF's rummage in the attic, they find Willie's movie of Woodstock and want to watch it. When Willie tells ALF what he was like in college, ALF points out that Willie has turned from an idealist to a sell-out.

  11. 11

    December 5, 1988 · 30m

    Alone Again, Naturally8.0

    ALF reads a tabloid article about a couple in Barstow who live with a space alien, who sounds to ALF like his cousin Blinky. ALF persuades Willie to drive him there and to go investigate the couple. *Big* trouble ensues.

  12. 12

    December 12, 1988 · 30m

    Do You Believe in Magic?8.0

    ALF gets interested in magic tricks, so Willie gives his old magic trick set to him. When ALF discovers he is no good at magic tricks even though he has the desire, he naturally concludes that he needs proper magician's tools.

  13. 13

    January 9, 1989 · 30m

    Hide Away8.2

    ALF has ordered a non-refundable satellite dish. Willie carpools with a talkative guy Jim, who manipulates Willie into inviting him for dinner. There's more to Jim than meets the eye.

  14. 14

    January 16, 1989 · 30m

    Fight Back8.2

    Willie realizes his car repairman is scamming him and decides to do something about it. While Willie refuses to admit that The System Has Failed, ALF and Jake set out on their own to acquire some hard evidence against the conman.

  15. 15

    January 23, 1989 · 30m

    Suspicious Minds7.5

    ALF has started to believe in one of the biggest urban legends - that Elvis is alive. When Raquel describes their new neighbor, ALF is convinced the man is Elvis. Since nobody believes ALF, he decides to venture into the man's house.

  16. 16

    February 6, 1989 · 30m

    Baby Love7.5

    Now that Kate is pregnant and the focus is on her unborn child, ALF feels neglected. Raquel throws a surprise baby shower, to which Andrea from the neighborhood brings her baby. ALF, meet baby. Baby, meet ALF.

  17. 17

    February 13, 1989 · 30m

    Running Scared7.5

    An anonymous caller demands $3,000 from ALF - otherwise he will turn ALF to the authorities. On the second call, the extortionist adds that the Tanners will go to jail for harboring an alien. ALF decides to take action.

  18. 18

    February 20, 1989 · 30m

    Standing in the Shadows of Love7.8

    Jake has a *huge* crush on a girl called Laura, but freezes every time he tries to approach or contact her. ALF offers to write a letter in Jake's name to Laura. Poor Jake still hasn't learned *not* to enlist ALF to help.

  19. 19

    February 27, 1989 · 30m

    Superstition7.8

    ALF accidentally burns Brian's History book in the oven. He then insists that he's now under a Melmacian curse: 14 years of increasing bad luck. First, the food on the electric stove bursts into flames. Then other things start to happen.

  20. 20

    March 6, 1989 · 30m

    Torn Between Two Lovers7.8

    Lynn ends up with two dates for a dance through ALF's mishandled phone message

  21. 21

    March 20, 1989 · 30m

    Funeral for a Friend7.8

    ALF wants a pet, so Willie decides to buy him an ant farm. ALF doesn't appreciate his new pets at first, but it will change.

  22. 22

    March 27, 1989 · 30m

    Don't Be Afraid of the Dark8.0

    The start date of Brian's first overnight boy scout camp is almost at hand. But he is afraid of the dark. While Willie reminisces about his own boy scout days, ALF decides to help Brian.

  23. 23

    April 10, 1989 · 30m

    Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?7.5

    Jake stops by to tell that her mother has come to the Ochmoneks. She comes to thank the Tanners and Racquel invites her to dinner at the Tanners. Jake, however, starts acting weirdly, and ALF decides to find out why.

  24. 24

    April 17, 1989 · 30m

    Like an Old Time Movie8.0

    The Tanners are going to a wedding and ALF is left home alone, Willie having rented him silent movies. ALF gets inspired to write his own silent movie. In which he also stars. He then imagines what it would be like.

  25. 25

    May 1, 1989 · 30m

    Shake, Rattle and Roll7.5

    ALF experiences his first earthquake (there were no melmacquakes). When he is told that quakes can be a lot bigger, ALF starts to live in fear of the coming of a big one, even though Willie assures him they are prepared.

  26. 26

    May 8, 1989 · 30m

    Having My Baby7.8

    ALF is preparing himself for the coming of Kate's baby because, in his opinion, Willie isn't prepared enough. Can ALF be persuaded to accept that Dick Van Dyke show is not an educational program that should be followed as an example?

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