The BEST episodes of ALF season 3

Every episode of ALF season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of ALF season 3!

The Tanner family is an average American family. One day, they discover that they have a visitor. He's small, he's furry, he's arrogant, and he's an alien from the planet Melmac. Unsure what to do, they name him ALF: Alien Life Form. Alf soon decides that as much as he misses his home planet, there's a lot to be said for Earth: the Tanners are willing to concede anything as long as he doesn't announce his presence. Oh yeah, the Tanners also have a cat, which looks rather tasty...

Last Updated: 9/19/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Superstition
star
8.18
326 votes

#1 - Superstition

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/27/1989

ALF blames his streak of bad luck on a Melmac superstition.

Directors: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Steve Pepoon
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Having My Baby
star
7.99
256 votes

#2 - Having My Baby

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/8/1989

ALF prepares for the baby's arrival by re-enacting scenes from "The Dick Van Dyke Show."

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Funeral for a Friend
star
7.98
266 votes

#3 - Funeral for a Friend

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/20/1989

Desperate for a pet of his own, ALF acquires an ant farm.

Directors: Paul Fusco
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Hide Away
star
7.96
279 votes

#4 - Hide Away

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/1989

ALF is convinced gangsters are chasing the Tanners' houseguest.

Writer: Steve Pepoon
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Running Scared
star
7.88
325 votes

#5 - Running Scared

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/1989

An extortionist threatens to turn ALF in to the immigration authorities for being an "illegal alien".

Directors: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Steve Pepoon
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Turkey in the Straw (1)
star
7.88
307 votes

#6 - Turkey in the Straw (1)

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/1988

The Tanners are invited to a Thanksgiving dinner with the Ochmonek's bizarre relatives.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Shake, Rattle and Roll
star
7.87
289 votes

#7 - Shake, Rattle and Roll

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/1/1989

ALF prepares for the worst after experiencing a mild earthquake.

Directors: Nick Havinga
Writer: Ron Burla
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Turkey in the Straw (2)
star
7.85
329 votes

#8 - Turkey in the Straw (2)

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1988

ALF must avoid the Alien Task Force when a bum blows the whistle on him.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Alone Again, Naturally
star
7.85
281 votes

#9 - Alone Again, Naturally

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1988

ALF mistakenly believes his cousin is living in Barstow, when he reads an article in the National Inquisitor.

Writer: Paul Fusco
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Changes
star
7.80
316 votes

#10 - Changes

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1988

Kate goes back to work when a strike sends Willie home.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Torn Between Two Lovers
star
7.79
295 votes

#11 - Torn Between Two Lovers

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/6/1989

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

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby?
star
7.77
204 votes

#12 - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby?

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/10/1989

ALF sees Jake's kleptomaniac mother arrive for a visit and steal a broach from Kate.

Directors: Howard Storm
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Promises, Promises
star
7.74
313 votes

#13 - Promises, Promises

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1988

Betrayed confidences cause a falling-out between ALF and Lynn.

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My Back Pages
star
7.73
247 votes

#14 - My Back Pages

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1988

Seeing Willie and Kate reminiscing over their old stuff in the attic and show the family film footage of them attending the Woodstock festival, ALF asks Willie about the 1960s, causing Willie to ponder if he abandoned the ideals he held during those years.

Writer: Ron Burla
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Suspicious Minds
star
7.65
361 votes

#15 - Suspicious Minds

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/1989

ALF is convinced that a reclusive neighbor is actually Elvis Presley.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
star
7.64
349 votes

#16 - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1988

The Tanners let Trevor Ochmonek stay at their house after he has a fight with his wife.

Directors: Nick Havinga
Writer: Steve Pepoon
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
star
7.64
263 votes

#17 - Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/27/1989

ALF and Jake suggest Brian camp out to overcome his fear of the dark.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Do You Believe in Magic?
star
7.64
276 votes

#18 - Do You Believe in Magic?

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1988

ALF makes Brian disappear with a mail-order magic kit.

Directors: Tony Csiki
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Baby Love
star
7.63
333 votes

#19 - Baby Love

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/6/1989

ALF has an allergic reaction to a baby.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Fight Back
star
7.63
390 votes

#20 - Fight Back

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/16/1989

ALF's expose earns Willie a guest spot on David Horowitz's consumer advocate show.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Stop in the Name of Love
star
7.62
330 votes

#21 - Stop in the Name of Love

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/1988

ALF hides out in the back seat during Lynn's date at the drive-in.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Stairway to Heaven
star
7.62
291 votes

#22 - Stairway to Heaven

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/1988

In a fantasy sequence, ALF's guardian angel shows him what the Tanners' lives would be like without him.

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Like an Old Time Movie
star
7.39
229 votes

#23 - Like an Old Time Movie

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/17/1989

ALF imagines in black and white that he and the Tanners are silent-movie stars.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Standing in the Shadows of Love
star
7.35
329 votes

#24 - Standing in the Shadows of Love

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/1989

ALF ghostwrites Jake's love letters.

Directors: Nick Havinga
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Tonight, Tonight (1)
star
6.33
233 votes

#25 - Tonight, Tonight (1)

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1988

ALF hosts "The Tonight Show", with Ed McMahon.