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  • Oct 3, 1988
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  • Oct 3, 1988
ALF

Summary Gordon Shumway, last known survivor from the planet Melmac, crash-lands his spaceship into the Tanner family's suburban garage. Willie dubs him "ALF", short for Alien Life Form. After convincing a military officer that they are not harboring a space creature, the Tanners decide to take ALF in as a member of the family.

Created By: Tom Patchett, Paul Fusco

  • NBC
  • Oct 3, 1988
  • NBC
  • Oct 3, 1988
ALF
Season 3
5 Seasons
Season Premiere: Oct 3, 1988
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Summary Gordon Shumway, last known survivor from the planet Melmac, crash-lands his spaceship into the Tanner family's suburban garage. Willie dubs him "ALF", short for Alien Life Form. After convincing a military officer that they are not harboring a space creature, the Tanners decide to take ALF in as a member of the family.

Created By: Tom Patchett, Paul Fusco

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Episode 1 • Oct 3, 1988 • 22 m
Stop in the Name of Love
Lynn's date at the drive-in goes well until she discovers ALF hiding in the back of the car.
Episode 2 • Oct 10, 1988 • 22 m
Stairway to Heaven
With the help of his guardian angel, ALF finds out what life would be like for the Tanners if they never met him.
Episode 3 • Oct 17, 1988 • 22 m
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Jake pops by because Raquel and Trevor are fighting. This time she throws him out. Kate offers to let him stay in their house. Trevor soon becomes a nuisance, so ALF decides to solve the problem.
Episode 4 • Oct 24, 1988 • 39 m
Tonight, Tonight: Part 1
"And heeeere's Alfie!" ALF hosts The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) instead of Johnny Carson. Is it a dream? Is it an "What if...?" story?
Episode 5 • Oct 24, 1988 • 20 m
Tonight, Tonight: Part 2
ALF fills in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), alienating regulars and guests alike. Tommy Newsom and Ed McMahon appear as themselves.
Episode 6 • Oct 31, 1988 • 30 m
Promises, Promises
Lynn has barely turned 18 and she's already moved on from boys her own age to - a man of Willie's generation. Lynn is forbidden from seeing this Eddie again. Will she obey her parents?
Episode 7 • Nov 14, 1988 • 30 m
Turkey in the Straw: Part 1
ALF already ate the Thanksgiving turkey - raw. Willie fails to find a new one, so Raquel invites the Tanners over. A storm arrives as does the neighborhood bum ("a homeless person"), since ALF has been leaving food and clothes for him.
Episode 8 • Nov 15, 1988 • 30 m
Turkey in the Straw: Part 2
Pete has called the Alien Task Force. He has been told to keep ALF occupied until Sergeant Fox and his men arrive to capture him. Dead or alive. Will Pete sell ALF out after he's talked with him for a while? Will he?
Episode 9 • Nov 21, 1988 • 22 m
Changes
The social workers, which includes Willie, go on a strike that may last a while. Kate decides to take a job in order to bring money into the house. ALF is concerned about the repercussions. Well, about those that will affect him.
Episode 10 • Nov 28, 1988 • 22 m
My Back Pages
When Kate and Willie stop ALF's rummage in the attic, they find Willie's movie of Woodstock and want to watch it. When Willie tells ALF what he was like in college, ALF points out that Willie has turned from an idealist to a sell-out.
Episode 11 • Dec 5, 1988 • 20 m
Alone Again, Naturally
ALF reads a tabloid article about a couple in Barstow who live with a space alien, who sounds to ALF like his cousin Blinky. ALF persuades Willie to drive him there and to go investigate the couple. *Big* trouble ensues.
Episode 12 • Dec 12, 1988 • 22 m
Do You Believe in Magic?
ALF gets interested in magic tricks, so Willie gives his old magic trick set to him. When ALF discovers he is no good at magic tricks even though he has the desire, he naturally concludes that he needs proper magician's tools.
Episode 13 • Jan 9, 1989 • 22 m
Hide Away
ALF has ordered a non-refundable satellite dish. Willie carpools with a talkative guy Jim, who manipulates Willie into inviting him for dinner. There's more to Jim than meets the eye.
Episode 14 • Jan 16, 1989 • 30 m
Fight Back
Willie realizes his car repairman is scamming him and decides to do something about it. While Willie refuses to admit that The System Has Failed, ALF and Jake set out on their own to acquire some hard evidence against the conman.
Episode 15 • Jan 23, 1989 • 22 m
Suspicious Minds
ALF has started to believe in one of the biggest urban legends - that Elvis is alive. When Raquel describes their new neighbor, ALF is convinced the man is Elvis. Since nobody believes ALF, he decides to venture into the man's house.
Episode 16 • Feb 6, 1989 • 22 m
Baby Love
Now that Kate is pregnant and the focus is on her unborn child, ALF feels neglected. Raquel throws a surprise baby shower, to which Andrea from the neighborhood brings her baby. ALF, meet baby. Baby, meet ALF.
Episode 17 • Feb 13, 1989 • 30 m
Running Scared
An anonymous caller demands $3,000 from ALF - otherwise he will turn ALF to the authorities. On the second call, the extortionist adds that the Tanners will go to jail for harboring an alien. ALF decides to take action.
Episode 18 • Feb 20, 1989 • 22 m
Standing in the Shadows of Love
Jake has a *huge* crush on a girl called Laura, but freezes every time he tries to approach or contact her. ALF offers to write a letter in Jake's name to Laura. Poor Jake still hasn't learned *not* to enlist ALF to help.
Episode 19 • Feb 27, 1989 • 30 m
Superstition
ALF accidentally burns Brian's History book in the oven. He then insists that he's now under a Melmacian curse: 14 years of increasing bad luck. First, the food on the electric stove bursts into flames. Then other things start to happen.
Episode 20 • Mar 6, 1989 • 22 m
Torn Between Two Lovers
Lynn ends up with two dates for a dance through ALF's mishandled phone message.
Episode 21 • Mar 20, 1989 • 22 m
Funeral for a Friend
ALF wants a pet, so Willie decides to buy him an ant farm. ALF doesn't appreciate his new pets at first, but it will change.
Episode 22 • Mar 27, 1989 • 22 m
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
The start date of Brian's first overnight boy scout camp is almost at hand. But he is afraid of the dark. While Willie reminisces about his own boy scout days, ALF decides to help Brian.
Episode 23 • Apr 10, 1989 • 30 m
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
Jake stops by to say that his mother is visiting. When she comes to thank the Tanners, Raquel invites her to dinner. But Jake starts acting strangely and ALF decides to find out why.
Episode 24 • Apr 17, 1989 • 22 m
Like an Old Time Movie
The Tanners are going to a wedding and ALF is left home alone, Willie having rented him silent movies. ALF gets inspired to write his own silent movie. In which he also stars. He then imagines what it would be like.
Episode 25 • May 1, 1989 • 22 m
Shake, Rattle and Roll
ALF experiences his first earthquake (there were no melmacquakes). When he is told that quakes can be a lot bigger, ALF starts to live in fear of the coming of a big one, even though Willie assures him they are prepared.
Episode 26 • May 8, 1989 • 21 m
Having My Baby
ALF is preparing himself for the coming of Kate's baby because, in his opinion, Willie isn't prepared enough. Can ALF be persuaded to accept that Dick Van Dyke show is not an educational program that should be followed as an example?
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