Alf: Season 3 [DVD]

My kids saw an Alf marathon on TV a couple of years ago, and fell in love with the show. So I have been getting them the DVDs. This has 4 DVDs so it is a lot of show for the money. There is no episode guide on the inside sleeve, which I like, but they can find an episode guide on the DVDs or play continuously. Shows appear to be complete, not cut off, and we have not experienced any problems with the video.

THUMBS UP + 8 FINGERS to ALF. I loved Alf when it came on and out in the 80's. As teenager back then sure I had other things to do or doing that I didn't watch it much then. I have all 4 seasons and can watch them anytime I want and as much as I want. So for that, thank you so much to lion's gate films for taking the time to put these 102 Alf episodes on DVD. I loved Season 3 as much as the other Seasons.

I purchased these DVDs for my grandchildren; but I find myself watching the stories with them and by myself. My 8 year old grandson can't stop talking about how funny Alf is; he wants to take them home. His other grandmother gave him an Alf stuffed animal that she had saved when my son-in-law was growing up. It turns out that Alf was a favorite of his also. My grandchildren, my husband, my son and I are enjoying the DVDs very much.

Love it

All these people giving this set just 1 star (even before the set is released) are just pathetic. Okay, it's a bloody shame the episodes are syndicated, but it's still one heck of a funny show and deserves a good rating. There WILL NEVER be any uncut DVD set available...who's ever gonna buy the rights for that now that already 3 seasons have been released by Lionsgate (and getting very good sales figures). Just live with it and enjou what IS there instead of whining about whats is NOT there!

Season 3 sees the show reach its peak as it begins to weave in more complex storylines amidst the comedic situations. With two seasons behind them, Paul Fusco and the actors hit their stride and are completely comfortable with their characters. Thus, there's a naturalness to everyone's performances. Alf is for all intents and purposes real. Also, with Alf's clumsiness and general mayhem more subdued (after being the focus for two seasons), the show is able to actually touch upon far more serious fair without sacrificing the traditional Alf style of humor. Concepts such as losing (or clinging to)moral integrity (My Back Pages), fear of absolesence (Baby Love, Stairway to Heaven), abject loneliness (Alone Again Naturally, Standing in the Shadows of Love), catastrophic expectation (Shake, Rattle and Roll), and even grief and death (funeral for a friend). Even those episodes that aren't as weighty have more complex and intresting elements, eg., "Like an Old Time Movie" which has Alf and Jake constructing a script starring the Tanners that plays out like an old silent movie (and brilliantly so); "Have You Seen My Mother Baby" has Jake confront his mother who he discovers is a thief; "Running Scared" deals with a blackmailer inside the FBI... There's a lot of really good writing going on this season!ALF was a show that always mixed somewhat childlike (or childish depending on your POV) low-brow humor with heart, but with the third season and the onset of far more somber themes, the show actually transcends its premise and becomes something much more affecting. And as a result, the humor is that much funnier, emerging as it does from human emotions and situations. Alf's fears of being the only one of his kind is genuinely moving; his concerns that we should savor life because we all might "croak" tomorrow is touching because it's real; his sorrow at the fact that a new infant in the house will leave him without any attention or love is understandable (it's also a great thematic continuity nod to the second season's episode about the lost dog.)Some will complain because all they want out of the show are the more crass elements (Alf burping and breaking things), while others will deride the fact that the producers and writers even attempt to rise above the show's "station" as basically junk TV. But what the critics fail to see is that ALF is essentially escapist entertainment -- and there is a place for that -- but not one without heart, and not one that can't at times touch upon the human condition. And when the show does rise to more complex themes, it works and it works well, becoming funnier and more memorable.The bottom line is that ALF is great family entertainment that won't leave you feeling brain-dead or like you've ingested too many sugar substitutes. The only criticism is the DVD release itself which presents the edited syndicated versions (which had to cut some scenes to make room for more commercials.) The show is still great, but it's unfortunate to not have the full versions.

I was a huge Alf fan in the eighties watching it as a 6 year old. Now I find I still love him as an adult watching with my own 6 year old!

Received item as described. It was brand new and contained both the siding security sticker and was sealed shut. DVDs inside were labeled new from the company that created ALF (meaning they weren't pirated/rip-off copies but the originals). Thank you so much!

I thought I would be disappointed when I bought this, thought it wouldn't be as funny as I remembered. not a bit of it. Still funny after all these years, My kids love it too.

ALF.Habe Alf auf deutch bestelt,und auf Englich bekommen,warcheinlich weil es aus dem Sonnigen Kalifornien komt,habe ich die Möglichkeit es umzu tauchen.ALF DER FILM.

Although this series goes back to the 80s it's still fresh and funny. The terribly annoying character of ALF is funny, entertaining and sometimes moving. A series to enjoy at any age!

2 ep. titles clashed with season 4

Great a long lost favorite in my collection,the DVD is excellent with Alf himself introducing the menu options packaged in the standard multi disk case.