ALF season 3
| ALF | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 3, 1988 – May 8, 1989 |
| Season chronology | |
The following is a list of episodes from the third season of ALF.[1] Most episode titles are named after popular songs.
Broadcast history[edit]
The season aired Mondays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) on NBC.
DVD release[edit]
The season was released on DVD by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
Cast[edit]
- Paul Fusco as ALF (puppeteer, voice)
- Lisa Buckley as ALF (assistant puppeteer)
- Bob Fappiano as ALF (assistant puppeteer)
- Max Wright as Willie Tanner
- Anne Schedeen as Kate Tanner
- Andrea Elson as Lynn Tanner
- Benji Gregory as Brian Tanner
- Charles Nickerson as Eric Tanner (debuted in "Having My Baby")
Episodes[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (households) | |||||||
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| 53 | 1 | "Stop in the Name of Love" | Nick Havinga | Skip Frank & Gwyn Gurian | October 3, 1988 | 3001 | 29.6[2] | 18.3/29[2] | |||||||
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Lynn's date at the drive-in goes well until she discovers ALF hiding in the back of the car. The episode title is based on the Supremes song. | |||||||||||||||
| 54 | 2 | "Stairway to Heaven" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Philip Whitehill | October 10, 1988 | 3005 | 28.7[3] | 17.6/27[3] | |||||||
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ALF meets his guardian angel who makes him see life without the Tanners, and vice versa. The episode title is based on the Led Zeppelin song. | |||||||||||||||
| 55 | 3 | "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" | Nick Havinga | Steve Pepoon | October 17, 1988 | 3002 | 30.2[4] | 18.6/30[4] | |||||||
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Trevor and Raquel have a falling-out, so ALF and Jake try to get them back together. The episode title is based on the Neil Sedaka song. | |||||||||||||||
| 56 | 4 | "Tonight, Tonight" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Lisa A. Bannick, Steve Pepoon, Al Jean & Michael Reiss | October 24, 1988 | 3006 | 30.2[5] | 18.5/28[5] | |||||||
| 57 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
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ALF hosts The Tonight Show with Ed McMahon and promotes ALF with clips from Season 2. Frederick de Cordova, Teresa Ganzel, Tommy Newsom, Rich Little, Joan Embrey, Tim Wade, Joyce Brothers and Eugene Greytak (as Pope John Paul II) also appear. Note: This is a one-hour clip show. The episode title is based on the Genesis song "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight". | |||||||||||||||
| 58 | 6 | "Promises, Promises" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Beverly Archer | October 31, 1988 | 3004 | 24.2[6] | 15.1/24[6] | |||||||
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ALF reveals that Lynn is dating Eddie (Michael Des Barres) to her parents' dismay. The episode title is based on the Naked Eyes song. | |||||||||||||||
| 59 | 7 | "Turkey in the Straw" | Nick Havinga | Tom Patchett & Steve Hollander | November 14, 1988 | 3008 | 29.7[7] | 18.0/27[7] 18.0/27[7] | |||||||
| 60 | 8 | November 15, 1988 | 30.0[7] | ||||||||||||
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Part 1: The Tanners are invited to a Thanksgiving dinner with the Ochmonek's bizarre relatives. Part 2: ALF must avoid the Alien Task Force when a homeless guy blows the whistle on him. Guest stars: David Ogden Stiers as Flakey Pete, Michael Champion as Sgt. Matt Fox The episode title is based on the American folk song. | |||||||||||||||
| 61 | 9 | "Changes" | Nick Havinga | Lisa A. Bannick | November 21, 1988 | 3007 | 29.9[8] | 18.0/28[8] | |||||||
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Kate starts working and then discovers that she is pregnant. Note: The plot device of Kate being pregnant was written to accommodate Anne Schedeen's real-life pregnancy. The episode title is based on the David Bowie song. | |||||||||||||||
| 62 | 10 | "My Back Pages" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Ron Burla | November 28, 1988 | 3012 | 24.2[9] | 15.6/23[9] | |||||||
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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. The episode title is based on the Bob Dylan song. | |||||||||||||||
| 63 | 11 | "Alone Again, Naturally" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Paul Fusco | December 5, 1988 | 3013 | 24.0[10] | 15.5/23[10] | |||||||
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ALF mistakenly believes his cousin Blinky is living in Barstow, getting himself captured by a deranged freak show owner (Kathleen Freeman). The episode title is based on the Gilbert O'Sullivan song. | |||||||||||||||
| 64 | 12 | "Do You Believe in Magic?" | Tony Csiki | Scott Spencer Gorden | December 12, 1988 | 3009 | 30.9[11] | 18.6/28[11] | |||||||
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Willie introduces ALF to simple magic tricks. The episode title is based on the Lovin' Spoonful song. | |||||||||||||||
| 65 | 13 | "Hide Away" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Steve Pepoon | January 9, 1989 | 3014 | 28.7[12] | 17.6/26[12] | |||||||
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After a verbose houseguest of Willie's reveals he is in the Witness Protection Program, ALF is convinced gangsters are stalking the Tanners. The episode title is based on the Freddie King song. | |||||||||||||||
| 66 | 14 | "Fight Back" | Nick Havinga | Seth Weisbord | January 16, 1989 | 3016 | 30.8[13] | 18.1/27[13] | |||||||
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When Jake easily repairs Willie's car, he and ALF think the mechanic may be sabotaging the car for needless repeat business, so they start Operation Sam-Scam to furnish proof. The episode title is based on a song by either Solomon Burke or Discharge. | |||||||||||||||
| 67 | 15 | "Suspicious Minds" | Nick Havinga | Al Jean & Michael Reiss | January 23, 1989 | 3010 | 34.0[14] | 20.4/30[14] | |||||||
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ALF believes that a reclusive new neighbor is Elvis Presley, and is further convinced when the man displays Elvis-like tendencies. The episode title is based on the song popularized by Elvis. | |||||||||||||||
| 68 | 16 | "Baby Love" | Nick Havinga | Lisa A. Bannick | February 6, 1989 | 3011 | 38.9[15] | 22.8/32[15] | |||||||
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When Raquel plans a surprise baby shower for Kate, one of the neighbors brings her baby to the party. Meanwhile, ALF has an allergic reaction to a baby and he tries to move in with Jake. The episode title is based on the Supremes song. | |||||||||||||||
| 69 | 17 | "Running Scared" | Gary Shimokawa | Steve Pepoon | February 13, 1989 | 3017 | 30.0[16] | 17.8/27[16] | |||||||
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The extortionist Lee Fraser threatens to turn ALF in to the immigration authorities for being an illegal alien. The episode title is based on the Roy Orbison song. | |||||||||||||||
| 70 | 18 | "Standing in the Shadows of Love" | Nick Havinga | David Cohen & Roger S.H. Schulman | February 20, 1989 | 3015 | 30.7[17] | 18.4/27[17] | |||||||
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Jake has a crush on a girl at school named Laura (Carla Gugino) but cannot express his feelings. ALF, inspired by the story of Cyrano de Bergerac, ghostwrites love letters for Jake. The episode title is based on the Four Tops song. | |||||||||||||||
| 71 | 19 | "Superstition" | Gary Shimokawa | Steve Pepoon | February 27, 1989 | 3020 | 29.1[18] | 17.6/26[18] | |||||||
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ALF blames his streak of bad luck on a Melmac superstition of burning a history book. The episode title is based on the Stevie Wonder song. | |||||||||||||||
| 72 | 20 | "Torn Between Two Lovers" | Nick Havinga | Beverly Archer | March 6, 1989 | 3021 | 34.2[19] | 20.7/30[19] | |||||||
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Thanks to ALF's mismanaged phone calls, Lynn gets two dates with Danny and Randy for a dance. The episode title is based on the song popularized by Mary MacGregor. | |||||||||||||||
| 73 | 21 | "Funeral for a Friend" | Paul Fusco | Scott Spencer Gorden | March 20, 1989 | 3023 | 30.0[20] | 18.0/28[20] | |||||||
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ALF acquires an ant farm and then arranges a funeral after the ants die. The episode title is based on the Elton John song. | |||||||||||||||
| 74 | 22 | "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" | Nick Havinga | Alicia Marie Schudt | March 27, 1989 | 3022 | 28.0[21] | 17.1/27[21] | |||||||
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To prepare Brian for his Boy Scout trip, ALF and Jake camp out to overcome his fear of the outdoors at night. The episode title is based on the Robert Cray song. | |||||||||||||||
| 75 | 23 | "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" | Howard Storm | Paul Fusco & Lisa A. Bannick | April 10, 1989 | 3026 | 28.1[22] | 17.6/28[22] | |||||||
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Jake's mother (Randee Heller) visits him and ALF catches her stealing Kate's brooch. The episode title is based on the Rolling Stones song. | |||||||||||||||
| 76 | 24 | "Like an Old Time Movie" | Nick Havinga | Nelson Costello | April 17, 1989 | 3003 | 22.7[23] | 14.7/26[23] | |||||||
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While the Tanners are away and leave some old movies to entertain him, ALF imagines in black and white that he and the Tanners are silent-movie stars. The episode title is based on the Scott McKenzie song. | |||||||||||||||
| 77 | 25 | "Shake, Rattle and Roll" | Nick Havinga | Ron Burla | May 1, 1989 | 3018 | 24.0[24] | 14.5/24[24] | |||||||
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After experiencing a mild earthquake, ALF prepares for the worst. Note: This is Josh Blake's (Jake Ochmonek) final appearance on the show. The episode title is based on the Big Joe Turner song. | |||||||||||||||
| 78 | 26 | "Having My Baby" | Nick Havinga | Lisa A. Bannick | May 8, 1989 | 3019 | 25.1[25] | 15.7/27[25] | |||||||
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ALF re-enacts scenes from The Dick Van Dyke Show, as Kate prepares to give birth. Note: The baby, Eric William Tanner, first appears at the end of the episode. The episode title is based on the Paul Anka song. | |||||||||||||||
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