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The Best Episodes of ALF Season 3

Every episode of ALF Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of ALF Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    ALF Season 3 Episode 1 - Stop in the Name of Love
    7.6/10(321 votes)

    #1 - Stop in the Name of Love

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writers:Gwyn Gurian, Skip Frank

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  2. ALF Season 3 Episode 2 - Stairway to Heaven
    7.5/10(304 votes)

    #2 - Stairway to Heaven

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Philip Whitehill

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  3. ALF Season 3 Episode 3 - Breaking Up is Hard to Do
    7.3/10(289 votes)

    #3 - Breaking Up is Hard to Do

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writer:Steve Pepoon

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  4. ALF Season 3 Episode 4 - Tonight, Tonight (1)
    6.3/10(291 votes)

    #4 - Tonight, Tonight (1)

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writers:Lisa A. Bannick, Al Jean, Steve Pepoon, Mike Reiss

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  5. ALF Season 3 Episode 5 - Tonight, Tonight (2)
    6.3/10(279 votes)

    #5 - Tonight, Tonight (2)

    S3:E5

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

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writers:Lisa A. Bannick, Al Jean, Steve Pepoon, Mike Reiss

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  6. ALF Season 3 Episode 6 - Promises, Promises
    7.4/10(295 votes)

    #6 - Promises, Promises

    S3:E6

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

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Beverly Archer

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  7. ALF Season 3 Episode 7 - Turkey in the Straw (1)
    7.4/10(307 votes)

    #7 - Turkey in the Straw (1)

    S3:E7

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

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writers:Tom Patchett, Steven Hollander

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  8. ALF Season 3 Episode 8 - Turkey in the Straw (2)
    7.6/10(312 votes)

    #8 - Turkey in the Straw (2)

    S3:E8

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

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writers:Tom Patchett, Steven Hollander

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  9. ALF Season 3 Episode 9 - Changes
    7.5/10(289 votes)

    #9 - Changes

    S3:E9

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

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writer:Lisa A. Bannick

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  10. ALF Season 3 Episode 10 - My Back Pages
    7.2/10(287 votes)

    #10 - My Back Pages

    S3:E10

    In a nightmare, Willie dreams ALF is his school roommate.

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Ron Burla

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  11. ALF Season 3 Episode 11 - Alone Again, Naturally
    7.4/10(290 votes)

    #11 - Alone Again, Naturally

    S3:E11

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

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Paul Fusco

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  12. ALF Season 3 Episode 12 - Do You Believe in Magic?
    7.4/10(290 votes)

    #12 - Do You Believe in Magic?

    S3:E12

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

    Director:Tony Csiki
    Writer:Scott S. Gorden

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  13. ALF Season 3 Episode 13 - Hide Away
    7.2/10(287 votes)

    #13 - Hide Away

    S3:E13

    ALF is convinced gangsters are chasing the Tanners' houseguest.

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Steve Pepoon

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  14. ALF Season 3 Episode 14 - Fight Back
    7.4/10(279 votes)

    #14 - Fight Back

    S3:E14

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

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writer:Seth Weisbord

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  15. ALF Season 3 Episode 15 - Suspicious Minds
    7.4/10(284 votes)

    #15 - Suspicious Minds

    S3:E15

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

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writers:Al Jean, Mike Reiss

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  16. ALF Season 3 Episode 16 - Baby Love
    7.2/10(282 votes)

    #16 - Baby Love

    S3:E16

    ALF has an allergic reaction to a baby.

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writer:Lisa A. Bannick

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  17. ALF Season 3 Episode 17 - Running Scared
    7.4/10(277 votes)

    #17 - Running Scared

    S3:E17

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

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Steve Pepoon

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  18. ALF Season 3 Episode 18 - Standing in the Shadows of Love
    7.4/10(284 votes)

    #18 - Standing in the Shadows of Love

    S3:E18

    ALF ghostwrites Jake's love letters.

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writers:Roger S.H. Schulman, David Steven Cohen

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  19. ALF Season 3 Episode 19 - Superstition
    7.5/10(284 votes)

    #19 - Superstition

    S3:E19

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

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Steve Pepoon

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  20. ALF Season 3 Episode 20 - Torn Between Two Lovers
    7.4/10(283 votes)

    #20 - Torn Between Two Lovers

    S3:E20

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

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writer:Beverly Archer

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  21. ALF Season 3 Episode 21 - Funeral for a Friend
    7.5/10(285 votes)

    #21 - Funeral for a Friend

    S3:E21

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

    Director:Paul Fusco
    Writer:Scott S. Gorden

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  22. ALF Season 3 Episode 22 - Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
    7.3/10(282 votes)

    #22 - Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

    S3:E22

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

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writer:Alicia Marie Schudt

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  23. ALF Season 3 Episode 23 - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
    7.2/10(280 votes)

    #23 - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?

    S3:E23

    ALF sees Jake's kleptomaniac mother arrives for a visit, and steals a broach from Kate.

    Director:Howard Storm
    Writers:Lisa A. Bannick, Paul Fusco

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  24. ALF Season 3 Episode 24 - Like an Old Time Movie
    7.3/10(298 votes)

    #24 - Like an Old Time Movie

    S3:E24

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

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writer:Nelson Costello

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  25. ALF Season 3 Episode 25 - Shake, Rattle and Roll
    7.4/10(275 votes)

    #25 - Shake, Rattle and Roll

    S3:E25

    ALF prepares for the worst after experiencing a mild earthquake.

    Director:Nick Havinga
    Writer:Ron Burla

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Stop in the Name of Love" is the best rated episode of "ALF" season 3. It scored 7.6/10 based on 321 votes. Directed by Nick Havinga and written by Gwyn Gurian, Skip Frank, it aired on 10/3/1988. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Stairway to Heaven".