7.5/10301 votes#1 - 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.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Skip Frank, Gwyn Gurian
7.4/10285 votes#2 - 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.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Philip Whitehill
7.2/10272 votes#3 - 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.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Steve Pepoon
6.2/10274 votes#4 - Tonight, Tonight (1)
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1988
ALF hosts "The Tonight Show", with Ed McMahon.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Lisa A. Bannick, Steve Pepoon, Al Jean, Mike Reiss
6.2/10262 votes#5 - Tonight, Tonight (2)
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1988
ALF hosts "The Tonight Show", with Ed McMahon.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Lisa A. Bannick, Steve Pepoon, Al Jean, Mike Reiss
7.3/10275 votes#6 - Promises, Promises
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1988
Betrayed confidences cause a falling-out between ALF and Lynn.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Beverly Archer
7.3/10288 votes#7 - 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.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Tom Patchett, Steven Hollander
7.4/10290 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.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Tom Patchett, Steven Hollander
7.4/10270 votes#9 - Changes
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1988
Kate goes back to work when a strike sends Willie home.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Lisa A. Bannick
7.1/10268 votes#10 - My Back Pages
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1988
In a nightmare, Willie dreams ALF is his school roommate.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Ron Burla
7.3/10272 votes#11 - 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.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Paul Fusco
7.3/10274 votes#12 - Do You Believe in Magic?
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1988
ALF makes Brian disappear with a mail-order magic kit.
Director: Tony Csiki
Writer: Scott S. Gorden
7.1/10270 votes#13 - Hide Away
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/1989
ALF is convinced gangsters are chasing the Tanners' houseguest.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: Steve Pepoon
7.3/10262 votes#14 - 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.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Seth Weisbord
7.3/10268 votes#15 - Suspicious Minds
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/1989
ALF is convinced that a reclusive neighbor is actually Elvis Presley.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Al Jean, Mike Reiss
7.1/10264 votes#16 - Baby Love
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/6/1989
ALF has an allergic reaction to a baby.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Lisa A. Bannick
7.3/10259 votes#17 - 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"".
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Steve Pepoon
7.2/10264 votes#18 - Standing in the Shadows of Love
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/1989
ALF ghostwrites Jake's love letters.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Roger S.H. Schulman, David Steven Cohen
7.4/10263 votes#19 - Superstition
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/27/1989
ALF blames his streak of bad luck on a Melmac superstition.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Steve Pepoon
7.3/10265 votes#20 - 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.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Beverly Archer
7.3/10266 votes#21 - Funeral for a Friend
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/20/1989
Desperate for a pet of his own, ALF acquires an ant farm.
Director: Paul Fusco
Writer: Scott S. Gorden
7.1/10264 votes#22 - 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.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Alicia Marie Schudt
7.1/10261 votes#23 - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 4/10/1989
ALF sees Jake's kleptomaniac mother arrives for a visit, and steals a broach from Kate.
Director: Howard Storm
Writer: Lisa A. Bannick, Paul Fusco
7.2/10278 votes#24 - 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.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Nelson Costello
7.3/10257 votes#25 - Shake, Rattle and Roll
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 5/1/1989
ALF prepares for the worst after experiencing a mild earthquake.
Director: Nick Havinga
Writer: Ron Burla
The Best Episodes of ALF Season 3
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Genres:FamilyComedyDrama
Network:NBC
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Stop in the Name of Love" is the best rated episode of "ALF" season 3. It scored 7.5/10 based on 301 votes. Directed by Nick Havinga and written by Skip Frank, Gwyn Gurian, it aired on 10/3/1988. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Stairway to Heaven".