Alice
Comedy • Series

Alice

"Kiss my grits!"

7.1/10 1976 9 Seasons 202 Episodes Ended

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.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Season 4 Episodes

E1
Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?
30 min 1979

Telly Savalas gives star-struck Vera a thrill when he stops by the diner while she's working there alone. When no one b…

E2
Mona Lisa Alice
30 min 1979

Alice's sour reaction to Tommy's matchmaking efforts threatens Mel's new promotional gimmick which is free meals to cust…

E3
Mel Loves Marie
30 min 1979

Mel gives a big engagement ring to his girlfriend Marie, but the sparkle quickly fades when he insists that she sign a p…

E4
Vera Robs the Cradle
30 min 1979

Just one dance lesson and Tommy falls head over heels for his instructor, Vera.

E5
Flo's Chili Reception
30 min 1979

Mel is convinced that his chief competitor is romancing Flo just to get the recipe for Mel's Texas-style chili, rated by…

E6
Little Alice Bluenose
30 min 1979

Vera's boyfriend objects to her sketching nude males in art class.

E7
Carrie Sharples Strikes Again
30 min 1979

The return of Mel's domineering mother does nothing for his ego because after his back goes out, the customers flock in,…

E8
Mel's in the Kitchen With Dinah
30 min 1979

Things get hotter than Mel's chili when Dinah Shore invites Mel to prepare his recipe on her show and bring along one, b…

E9
Cabin Fever
30 min 1979

Mel, his girlfriend and the waitresses spend the weekend packed like sardines in a fishing cabin.

E10
My Cousin, Art Carney
30 min 1979

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…

E11
Mel, the Magi
30 min 1979

A yule tale (with a touch of O. Henry's ""The Gift of the Magi"") finds the girls pooling their meager resources to cele…

E12
Good Buddy Flo
30 min 1980

Flo takes the wheel herself when she learns that her trucker beau has a female partner.

E13
Alice in TV Land
30 min 1980

Tommy stirs up trouble by candidly discussing his elders on a TV talk show.

E14
Alice Beats the Clock
30 min 1980

Mel installs a time clock which prompts the waitresses to demand overtime for the Sunday cleanup they used to do for not…

E15
Carrie's Wedding
30 min 1980

Mel is delighted that his mother is planning to remarry until he meets his prospective stepfather.

E16
My Funny Valentine Tux
30 min 1980

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
30 min 1980

Mel plays host to a buddy whose wife has just left him.

E18
Flo's Farewell
30 min 1980

A wealthy Houston restaurateur offers Flo a job she finds hard to refuse.

E19
For Whom the Belle Toils
30 min 1980

Mel hires Belle, a Mississippi belle who rings Mel's chimes as ""one of the best waitresses I've ever had."" However, B…

E20
One Too Many Girls
30 min 1980

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
30 min 1980

Heartbroken over her boy friend's sudden lack of attention, Vera begs Belle to transform her into a sex goddess.

E22
Profit Without Honor
30 min 1980

Mel signs a profit-sharing agreement with the girls just before learning he'll get a tidy sum for letting the city conde…

E23
Cook's Tour
30 min 1980

Mel is receptive to an infatuated tour guide, as long as she keeps steering tourists into his diner.

E24
Here Comes Alice Cottontail
30 min 1980

Alice allows Tommy to stay with Mel, prompting a wager between Alice and Mel, she bets that he will kick Tommy out and M…

Cast

Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin
Alice Hyatt
Vic Tayback
Vic Tayback
Mel Sharples
Beth Howland
Beth Howland
Vera Louise Gorman-Novak
Celia Weston
Celia Weston
Jolene Hunnicutt
Philip McKeon
Philip McKeon
Tommy Hyatt
Charles Levin
Charles Levin
Elliot Novak

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