Alice (1976)
A greasy-spoon diner in Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this long-running series. The title character, Alice Hyatt, is an aspiring singer who arrives in Phoenix with her teenaged son, ... See full summary »
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Episode 1 - Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?
Release Date: 23 Sep. 1979No one believes Vera when she tells them that Telly Savalas stopped by.
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Episode 2 - Mona Lisa Alice
Release Date: 30 Sep. 1979Mel wants his waitresses to smile or else the meal is on the house just when Alice is very unhappy.
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Episode 3 - Mel Loves Marie
Release Date: 7 Oct. 1979Mel gets engaged, but wants his fiancée, Marie, to sign a prenuptial.
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Episode 4 - Vera Robs the Cradle
Release Date: 21 Oct. 1979Tommy falls for has dance instructor Vera.
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Episode 5 - Flo's Chili Reception
Release Date: 28 Oct. 1979Mel thinks that Flo's boyfriend is after his Texas chili recipe.
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Episode 6 - Little Alice Bluenose
Release Date: 4 Nov. 1979Vera's boyfriend objects to her nude art classes.
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Episode 7 - Carrie Sharples Strikes Again
Release Date: 11 Nov. 1979Mel's mother is cooking at the diner and the customers roll in.
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Episode 8 - Mel's in the Kitchen with Dinah
Release Date: 18 Nov. 1979Mel is preparing his chili on Dinah Shore's show, but can only bring one waitress.
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Episode 9 - Cabin Fever
Release Date: 2 Dec. 1979The gang and Mel's girlfriend are packed into a cabin on a fishing weekend.
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Episode 10 - My Cousin, Art Carney
Release Date: 9 Dec. 1979Vera is Art Carney's cousin and she gets him to endorse Mel's chili.
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Episode 11 - Mel, the Magi
Release Date: 23 Dec. 1979It's Christmas and the gang is preparing Christmas dinner at the diner with meager resources.
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Episode 12 - Good Buddy Flo
Release Date: 6 Jan. 1980In the first show broadcast in the 1980's, Flo is dating a big rig trucker named Sy. When she finds out that he's taken on a young, female driving partner,she becomes jealous. She then asks Alice to teach her how to drive a semi-truck. Alice's late husband was a driver as well. Along with Vera, they pile into Sy's rig while he and his partner are in Mel's eating. What follows is a very funny driving lesson, Flo honking and yelling out the window at guys and then the big finish. When returning to Mel's diner, Flo goes to step on the break but instead hits the gas pedal...
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Episode 13 - Alice in TV Land
Release Date: 13 Jan. 1980Tommy gossips about Mel's Diner on television.
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Episode 14 - Alice Beats the Clock
Release Date: 27 Jan. 1980Mel puts in a time clock so now the waitresses want overtime.
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Episode 15 - Carrie's Wedding
Release Date: 3 Feb. 1980Mel's mother is getting remarried, but Mel is not happy about the groom.
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Episode 16 - My Funny Valentine Tux
Release Date: 10 Feb. 1980Tommy needs a tux for a school dance.
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Episode 17 - Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot
Release Date: 17 Feb. 1980Mel takes in a friend who's wife just left him.
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Episode 18 - Flo's Farewell
Release Date: 24 Feb. 1980Flo gets a wonderful job offer in Houston and says goodbye to Mel's Diner.
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Episode 19 - For Whom the Belle Toils
Release Date: 2 Mar. 1980Mel hires former waitress Belle who wants to be a country song writer.
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Episode 20 - One Too Many Girls
Release Date: 9 Mar. 1980Belle is just too friendly with Mel and Alice and Vera aren't happy about it.
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Episode 21 - Vera, the Vamp
Release Date: 16 Mar. 1980Vera asks Belle to make her more appealing to men.
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Episode 22 - Profit Without Honor
Release Date: 23 Mar. 1980Mel starts a profit sharing plan until he learns how much he might get for the diner.
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Episode 23 - Cook's Tour
Release Date: 30 Mar. 1980Mel is giving a tour guide a lot of attention as long as her buses keep stopping at his place.
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Episode 24 - Here Comes Alice Cottontail
Release Date: 6 Apr. 1980Alice bets Mel that if he takes in Tommy, he'll kick him out. Mel is sure that Alice will be snooping just to check up on him.