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Alice — Storyline

Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Robert Getchell
• Starring: Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland, Celia Weston, Charles Levin

Alice — Series Details

Alice — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Pilot (1976-08-31) — Alice gets her hopes up to be a big star when a talent agent comes to town.
• E2: Alice Gets a Pass (1976-09-29) — Alice falls for an ex-football player, who is now an actor.
• E3: A Piece of the Rock (1976-10-06) — Alice meets her late husband's beneficiary.
• E4: Pay the Fifty Dollars (1976-10-13) — Alice is mistakenly picked up by the five-0 for prostitution when she is performing in a nightclub.
• E5: A Call to Arms (1976-10-20) — A sleepless night of obscene phone calls prompts Alice into considering packing a piece.
• E6: The Last Review (1976-10-27) — A famous food critic dies in Mel's Diner, which freaks out everyone.
• E7: Sex Education (1976-11-06) — Alice feels that Tommy is learning about sex too early when she finds a picture of a naked woman in Tommy's wallet.
• E8: Big Daddy Dawson's Coming (1976-11-13) — When Alice helps Flo get a man, the Man tries to help himself to Alice.
• E9: Good Night Sweet Vera (1976-11-20) — Alice and Flo try to keep Vera from O'Ding on sleeping pills.
• E10: The Dilemma (1976-11-27) — Alice is proposed marriage from an old boyfriend from the old neighborhood.
• E11: Who Killed Bugs Bunny? (1976-12-04) — Alice is thrilled that Mel is taking Tommy camping, until she finds out that it involves hunting as well. Alice refuses to let Tommy go, but he runs away to go camping anyway. It i
• E12: Mother-in-Law (1) (1976-12-11) — Rose Hyatt comes to visit Alice and Tommy, much to Alice's chagrin. And now she's talking about staying there….
• E13: Mother-in-Law (2) (1976-12-18) — Alice does all that she can to stop Rose from becoming a permanent Phoeniz resident.
• E14: Vera's Mortician (1976-12-25) — Vera's boyfriend might very well be a married man.
• E15: Mel's in Love (1977-01-15) — Mel falls in love with a young nature hiker from New Jersey.
• E16: The Accident (1977-01-22) — Mel leaves Alice and Flo his car when he goes on a trip, but Flo gets it totalled in an accident that is spread out over several blocks. Will they fix it in time before Mel gets ba
• E17: The Failure (1977-01-29) — A robbery heist gets messed up when the cash register is stuck. The robber thinks he is a failure, but he gets a chance to redeem himself when he helps a lady deliver a baby in the
• E18: The Hex (1977-02-05) — A fake Gypsy is caught stealing the silverware by Alice, and she puts a curse on the gang.
• E19: The Pain of No Return (1977-02-12) — Alice might be in trouble with Uncle Sam when she learns that her recently decease husband never paid his back taxes.
• E20: The Odd Couple (1977-02-26) — Flo's trailer is stolen, and Alice has the heart to let her stay at her house for a spell. The spell is broken when Alice finds out that Flo is an all-out slob and have unwelcomed
• E21: A Night to Remember (1977-03-05) — Alice and Flo try to find Vera a man.
• E22: Mel's Cup (1977-03-12) — Alice unknowingly donates Mel's old Navy Trophy to a rummage sale.
• E23: The Bundle (1977-03-19) — A Bag full of money is found in the diner, and Alice is the only one who wants to find the owner.
• E24: Mel's Happy Burger (1977-03-26) — Alice gets her chance at stardom as a hamburger on a TV commercial for the diner.

Season 2

• E1: The Second Time 'Round (1977-10-02) — A suspected flasher and Flo's third ex-husband (Rod McCary) stir things up at Mel's Diner.
• E2: The Indian Taker (1977-10-09) — A Native American who claims Mel's diner is built on sacred ground refuses to leave.
• E3: 86 the Waitresses (1977-10-23) — Mel incites his waitresses to quit by giving a new waiter better wages than theirs.
• E4: Alice by Moonlight (1977-10-30) — Alice's moonlighting job as a nightclub singer is taking its toll on her waitress job.
• E5: Single Belles (1977-11-06) — The girls accept an invitation to visit a new singles bar.
• E6: The Sixty Minutes Man (1977-11-13) — Alice suspects that a diner regular is really an incognito mobster.
• E7: That Old Back Magic (1977-12-04) — Mel can't be moved after his bad back flares up at Alice's place.
• E8: Love is Sweeping the Counter (1977-12-11) — Endearments replace the insults in Flo and Mel's relationship after they attend an out-of-town game together.
• E9: A Semi-Merry Christmas (1977-12-18) — Alice and friends are snowbound en route to her cousin's for Christmas.
• E10: Oh! George Burns (1978-01-01) — When George Burns stops into Mel's, Vera believes that he's actually the Deity he played in the movie Oh, God!
• E11: The Eyes of Texas (1978-01-08) — Flo's vanity keeps her from getting the eyeglasses she obviously needs.
• E12: Love is a Free Throw (1978-01-15) — An amorous high-school basketball star starts putting the moves on Alice.
• E13: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (1978-01-22) — Hostility rages at Mel's after the workers decide to vent their petty grievances.
• E14: The Pharmacist (1978-01-29) — A pharmacist protesting food additives threatens to take his life in Mel's Diner.
• E15: Love Me, Love My Horse (1978-02-05) — Flo fixes up Alice with her bronco-busting brother (Burton Gilliam).
• E16: The Reporter (1978-02-12) — An investigative reporter seeks refuge in Mel's Diner.
• E17: Florence of Arabia (1978-02-19) — Flo is courted by a rich Arab (Richard Libertini) who, unknown to her, already has three wives.
• E18: The Cuban Connection (1978-02-26) — Alice mediates a squabble between a womanizing photographer (Desi Arnaz)and his fed-up wife (Janis Paige).
• E19: Mel's Big Five-0 (1978-03-05) — To Mel's disappointment, the girls take him at his word when he says he doesn't want a 50th-birthday party.
• E20: Don't Lock Now (1978-03-12) — Mel wants to know who's stealing food and making long-distance phone calls from the diner.
• E21: The Star in the Storeroom (1978-03-19) — Because she once baby-sat Jerry Reed, Flo is hounded for tickets to the singer's concert. Jerry plays himself.
• E22: The Bus (1978-03-26) — Mel and the staff prepare for a bus load of hungry customers.
• E23: Mel's Recession (1978-04-02) — Mel considers firing a waitress to save money.
• E24: Earthquake (1978-04-09) — Everyone's rattled when a Native American predicts an earthquake.

Season 3

• E1: Take Him, He's Yours (1978-09-24) — Alice takes Mel up on his boast that he can raise her son better than she.
• E2: Car Wars (1978-10-01) — Mel sells the girls a car that won't start.
• E3: Citizen Mel (1978-10-08) — Mel identifies a holdup man who has a record for assaulting a previous witness.
• E4: Vera's Popcorn Romance (1978-10-15) — Vera meets a new boy friend at the movies, but refuses to bring him to the diner.
• E5: Block Those Kicks (1978-10-22) — The diner personnel try to kick their bad habits.
• E6: What Happened to the Class of '78? (1978-10-29) — Flo's night life interferes with her night-school studies.
• E7: Better Never Than Late (1978-11-05) — While Mel is sleeping in the storeroom, Alice is robbed at gunpoint at the counter.
• E8: Mel's in a Family Way (1978-11-11) — Mel mistakes Alice's intentions when she invites him for a family dinner.
• E9: Who Ordered the Hot Turkey? (1978-11-19) — Mel unwittingly buys stolen turkeys for a Thanksgiving dinner he is having for orphans.
• E10: The Happy Hoofers (1978-11-26) — Mel is unhappy because Alice's second job — delivering singing telegrams — makes her late for the diner.
• E11: A Slight Case of ESP (1978-12-03) — Despite his skepticism, Mel tries to find a way to exploit Vera's knack for foretelling the future.
• E12: The Principal of the Thing (1978-12-10) — Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).
• E13: What're You Doing New Year's Eve? (1978-12-31) — Flo finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve.
• E14: Sweet Charity (1979-01-14) — Alice's date gets two extra tickets to a celebrity ball and everyone wants to go.
• E15: The Fourth Time Around (1979-01-21) — Flo and Mel's brother (Carmine Caridi) decide to take a chance at marriage — even though it's the fourth time for each.
• E16: Tommy's First Love (1979-01-28) — Alice is angry when Tommy conducts his first romance on her telephone.
• E17: Mel Grows Up (1979-02-05) — Mel's pushy mother winters nearby, and Mel's not sure that he'll make it to spring.
• E18: Vera's Broken Heart (1979-02-18) — Vera is heartbroken after her boyfriend tells her that he's marrying someone else.
• E19: Alice's Decision (1979-02-25) — Alice's long-awaited break, a chance to fill a vacancy in a traveling trio will break her heart if she has to hit the road without Tommy.
• E20: The Last Stow It (1) (1979-03-11) — Mel tells the girls to ""stow it"" for the last time, then sells the diner to a humorless martinet.
• E21: The Last Stow It (2) (1979-03-11) — Unable to buy back his diner from the new restaurateur, Mel opens an eatery in Alice's apartment.
• E22: If the Shoe Fits (1979-03-18) — Alice and Vera vie for a role in a production being cast by an attractive director(Fred McCarren).
• E23: My Fair Vera (1979-03-25) — Acclaimed as ""brilliant"" in her role as Cinderella, Vera is asked to audition for a part in a supermarket commercial.
• E24: Flo Finds Her Father (1979-04-01) — Alice tries to bridge the rift between Flo and her father, who is now sorry for deserting the family when she was a little girl.

Season 4

• E1: Has Anyone Here Seen Telly? (1979-09-23) — Telly Savalas gives star-struck Vera a thrill when he stops by the diner while she's working there alone. When no one believes her story, she quits in a huff.
• E2: Mona Lisa Alice (1979-09-30) — Alice's sour reaction to Tommy's matchmaking efforts threatens Mel's new promotional gimmick which is free meals to customers if his waitresses don't smile.
• E3: Mel Loves Marie (1979-10-07) — Mel gives a big engagement ring to his girlfriend Marie, but the sparkle quickly fades when he insists that she sign a premarital agreement.
• E4: Vera Robs the Cradle (1979-10-21) — Just one dance lesson and Tommy falls head over heels for his instructor, Vera.
• E5: Flo's Chili Reception (1979-10-28) — Mel is convinced that his chief competitor is romancing Flo just to get the recipe for Mel's Texas-style chili, rated by a food critic as being ""the best in the West.""
• E6: Little Alice Bluenose (1979-11-04) — Vera's boyfriend objects to her sketching nude males in art class.
• E7: Carrie Sharples Strikes Again (1979-11-11) — The return of Mel's domineering mother does nothing for his ego because after his back goes out, the customers flock in, for his mother's cooking.
• E8: Mel's in the Kitchen With Dinah (1979-11-18) — Things get hotter than Mel's chili when Dinah Shore invites Mel to prepare his recipe on her show and bring along one, but only one waitress.
• E9: Cabin Fever (1979-12-02) — Mel, his girlfriend and the waitresses spend the weekend packed like sardines in a fishing cabin.
• E10: My Cousin, Art Carney (1979-12-09) — Vera asks Art Carney, a sixth cousin on her father's side, to endorse Mel's chili, so it can be marketed frozen as Chili con Carney.
• E11: Mel, the Magi (1979-12-23) — A yule tale (with a touch of O. Henry's ""The Gift of the Magi"") finds the girls pooling their meager resources to celebrate Christmas at the diner.
• E12: Good Buddy Flo (1980-01-06) — Flo takes the wheel herself when she learns that her trucker beau has a female partner.
• E13: Alice in TV Land (1980-01-13) — Tommy stirs up trouble by candidly discussing his elders on a TV talk show.
• E14: Alice Beats the Clock (1980-01-27) — Mel installs a time clock which prompts the waitresses to demand overtime for the Sunday cleanup they used to do for nothing.
• E15: Carrie's Wedding (1980-02-03) — Mel is delighted that his mother is planning to remarry until he meets his prospective stepfather.
• E16: My Funny Valentine Tux (1980-02-10) — Tommy has his heart set on taking his girl to a formal Valentine's dance and he needs a tuxedo.
• E17: Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot (1980-02-17) — Mel plays host to a buddy whose wife has just left him.
• E18: Flo's Farewell (1980-02-24) — A wealthy Houston restaurateur offers Flo a job she finds hard to refuse.
• E19: For Whom the Belle Toils (1980-03-02) — Mel hires Belle, a Mississippi belle who rings Mel's chimes as ""one of the best waitresses I've ever had."" However, Belle is now aiming for lusher pastures as a country-music wr
• E20: One Too Many Girls (1980-03-09) — The new waitress Belle is making big points with her old boss Mel, but she's scoring zero with Alice and Vera.
• E21: Vera, the Vamp (1980-03-16) — Heartbroken over her boy friend's sudden lack of attention, Vera begs Belle to transform her into a sex goddess.
• E22: Profit Without Honor (1980-03-23) — Mel signs a profit-sharing agreement with the girls just before learning he'll get a tidy sum for letting the city condemn his property.
• E23: Cook's Tour (1980-03-30) — Mel is receptive to an infatuated tour guide, as long as she keeps steering tourists into his diner.
• E24: Here Comes Alice Cottontail (1980-04-06) — Alice allows Tommy to stay with Mel, prompting a wager between Alice and Mel, she bets that he will kick Tommy out and Mel bets that Alice will snoop on her son.

Season 5

• E1: Mel and the Green Machine (1980-11-02) — An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel.
• E2: Dog Day Evening (1980-11-09) — After his safe is stolen, Mel rents the services of two very efficient guard dogs.
• E3: Vegas (1) (1980-11-16) — Robert Goulet makes an appearance when Vera wins a free trip to Las Vegas and Alice, Mel and Belle tag along to try their luck.
• E4: Vegas (2) (1980-11-16) — Mel may get his diner back if Belle can get Robert Goulet to perform for a Las Vegas casino owner but when it seems she can't get him, Alice steps in and impersonates him.
• E5: Vera's Aunt Agatha (1980-11-23) — Vera's Aunt Agatha, a freewheeling sexagenarian, makes a pit stop in Phoenix while motorcycling to Mexico. This prompts Vera to make a life altering decision, whether or not to ri
• E6: Tommy's T.K.O. (1980-11-30) — Against Alce's expressed wishes, Mel secretly teaches Tommy how to take care of a school bully.
• E7: The New Improved Mel (1980-12-07) — The sparsely attended funeral of a buddy persuade Mel to become Mr. Nice Guy and ensure a decent turnout at his own burial.
• E8: Carrie Sings the Blues (1980-12-21) — Mel's mother is singing the blues because her husband of six months has just left her.
• E9: Henry's Bitter Half (1981-01-04) — Henry's convinced that his wife of 20 years is suddenly being nice because she's having an affair, so he tells her he's having one too, with Alice.
• E10: Alice Locks Belle Out (1981-01-11) — As the new manager of her apartment building, Alice has the unenviable task of locking out a delinquent fellow tenant, Belle.
• E11: Vera Goes Out On a Limb (1981-01-18) — Vera goes out on a limb to save a century old tree in front of the diner from being cut down for a road-widening project.
• E12: The Jerry Reed Fish Story (1981-02-01) — The waitresses cut up a huge fish they find in the refrigerator, unaware that singer Jerry Reed had left it there until he could have it stuffed.
• E13: Bye Bye, Birdie (1981-02-08) — Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot.
• E14: Alice's Son, the Drop-out (1981-02-15) — Tommy is cutting classes to pursue a singing career and his first job is singing at a juice saloon.
• E15: Carrie Chickens Out (1981-02-22) — During a visit, Carrie plans to help out at the diner and cook but a fed up Mel kicks her out and she goes to work for a competitor.
• E16: Macho, Macho Mel (1981-03-08) — When, Mel recounts the story of the little old lady who mugged him, the old lady becomes four thugs.
• E17: The Great Escape (1981-03-15) — A trucker chooses Mel's Diner as the place to tell her amorous driving partner to hit the road.
• E18: Alice Strikes Up the Band (1981-03-29) — Alice thinks she has found her main chance when she lands a gig singing at a big banquet with a 1940's theme and an influential audience of restaurant owners.
• E19: Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix? (1981-04-05) — Mel suddenly takes a romantic interest in Vera, who doesn't realize it's just a ploy to make his girlfriend, Marie, jealous.
• E20: Baby Makes Five (1981-05-03) — Vera refuses to give up the baby girl someone left in her pile of wash at the laundromat.

Season 6

• E1: Bet a Million, Mel (1981-10-04) — Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.
• E2: Guinness on Tap (1981-10-11) — Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.
• E3: Comrade Mel (1981-10-18) — A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.
• E4: Alice's Halloween Surprise (1981-10-25) — On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.
• E5: Alice's Big Four-Oh! (1981-11-08) — It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.
• E6: Mel's Cousin, Wendell (1981-11-15) — Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.
• E7: Vera's Bouncing Check (1981-11-29) — Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.
• E8: After Mel's Gone (1981-12-06) — Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.
• E9: Mel's Christmas Carol (1981-12-20) — The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.
• E10: The Wild One (1981-12-27) — Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""
• E11: Alice Calls the Shots (1982-01-03) — Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.
• E12: Not with My Niece You Don't (1982-01-17) — Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.
• E13: Queen of Soaps (1982-01-31) — After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.
• E14: Sharples vs. Sharples (1982-02-07) — Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.
• E15: Valentine's Day Massacre (1982-02-14) — Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.
• E16: The Best Little Waitress in the World (1982-02-21) — A book on building self-confidence inspires Vera to become ""the best little waitress in the world!"" Later, Mel leaves a newly confident Vera in charge of the diner.
• E17: Alice and the Acorns (1982-03-07) — Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.
• E18: Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker (1982-03-14) — To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.
• E19: Mel Wins By a Nose (1982-03-21) — Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.
• E20: Give My Regrets to Broadway (1982-04-04) — Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.
• E21: Vera's Reunion Romance (1982-04-11) — Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.
• E22: Monty Falls for Alice (1982-04-18) — A jilted acquaintance flips for Alice on the first bounce and when she doesn't reciprocate his feelings he threatens to jump from the Mel's Diner sign.
• E23: Spell Mel's (1982-05-02) — To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.
• E24: My Mother the Landlord (1982-05-16) — Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Alice have? 9 season(s) with 202 episodes.

Who created Alice? Robert Getchell.

Where can I watch Alice? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.