7.5/10303 votes7.5/10(303)#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
7.4/10287 votes7.4/10(287)#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
7.2/10274 votes7.2/10(274)#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
6.2/10276 votes6.2/10(276)#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
6.2/10264 votes6.2/10(264)#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
7.3/10277 votes7.3/10(277)#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
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7.3/10290 votes7.3/10(290)#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
7.5/10292 votes7.5/10(292)#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
7.4/10272 votes7.4/10(272)#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
7.1/10270 votes7.1/10(270)#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
7.3/10274 votes7.3/10(274)#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
7.3/10276 votes7.3/10(276)#12 - Do You Believe in Magic?
Season 3 Episode 12
Aired 12/12/1988
7.1/10272 votes7.1/10(272)#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
7.3/10264 votes7.3/10(264)#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
7.3/10270 votes7.3/10(270)#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
7.1/10266 votes7.1/10(266)#16 - Baby Love
Season 3 Episode 16
Aired 2/6/1989
7.3/10261 votes7.3/10(261)#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
7.3/10268 votes7.3/10(268)#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
7.4/10267 votes7.4/10(267)#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
7.3/10267 votes7.3/10(267)#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
7.3/10269 votes7.3/10(269)#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
7.1/10267 votes7.1/10(267)#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
7.1/10264 votes7.1/10(264)#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
7.2/10282 votes7.2/10(282)#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
7.3/10260 votes7.3/10(260)#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
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Genres:FamilyComedyDrama
Network:NBC
Episodes
26
Avg. Rating
7.2
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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 7.5/10 based on 303 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".
