ALF: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of ALF Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Stop in the Name of Love
Oct 3, 1988
ALF hides out in the back seat during Lynn's date at the drive-in.
Stairway to Heaven
Oct 10, 1988
In a fantasy sequence, ALF's guardian angel shows him what the Tanners' lives would be like without him.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Oct 17, 1988
The Tanners let Trevor Ochmonek stay at their house after he has a fight with his wife.
Promises, Promises
Oct 31, 1988
Betrayed confidences cause a falling-out between ALF and Lynn.
Turkey in the Straw (1)
Nov 14, 1988
The Tanners are invited to a Thanksgiving dinner with the Ochmonek's bizarre relatives.
Turkey in the Straw (2)
Nov 15, 1988
ALF must avoid the Alien Task Force when a bum blows the whistle on him.
Alone Again, Naturally
Dec 5, 1988
ALF mistakenly believes his cousin is living in Barstow, when he reads an article in the National Inquisitor.
Do You Believe in Magic?
Dec 12, 1988
ALF makes Brian disappear with a mail-order magic kit.
Fight Back
Jan 16, 1989
ALF's expose earns Willie a guest spot on David Horowitz's consumer advocate show.
Suspicious Minds
Jan 23, 1989
ALF is convinced that a reclusive neighbor is actually Elvis Presley.
Running Scared
Feb 13, 1989
An extortionist threatens to turn ALF in to the immigration authorities for being an ""illegal alien"".
Torn Between Two Lovers
Mar 6, 1989
Lynn ends up with two dates for a dance through ALF's mishandled phone message.
Funeral for a Friend
Mar 20, 1989
Desperate for a pet of his own, ALF acquires an ant farm.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Mar 27, 1989
ALF and Jake suggest Brian camp out to overcome his fear of the dark.
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
Apr 10, 1989
ALF sees Jake's kleptomaniac mother arrives for a visit, and steals a broach from Kate.
Like an Old Time Movie
Apr 17, 1989
ALF imagines in black and white that he and the Tanners are silent-movie stars.
Shake, Rattle and Roll
May 1, 1989
ALF prepares for the worst after experiencing a mild earthquake.
Having My Baby
May 8, 1989
ALF prepares for the baby's arrival by re-enacting scenes from "The Dick Van Dyke Show."