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.

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Season 6 Episodes

E1
Bet a Million, Mel
30 min 1981

Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.

E2
Guinness on Tap
30 min 1981

Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.

E3
Comrade Mel
30 min 1981

A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.

E4
Alice's Halloween Surprise
30 min 1981

On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.

E5
Alice's Big Four-Oh!
30 min 1981

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
30 min 1981

Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.

E7
Vera's Bouncing Check
30 min 1981

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
30 min 1981

Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.

E9
Mel's Christmas Carol
30 min 1981

The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.

E10
The Wild One
30 min 1981

Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""

E11
Alice Calls the Shots
30 min 1982

Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.

E12
Not with My Niece You Don't
30 min 1982

Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.

E13
Queen of Soaps
30 min 1982

After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.

E14
Sharples vs. Sharples
30 min 1982

Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.

E15
Valentine's Day Massacre
30 min 1982

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
30 min 1982

A book on building self-confidence inspires Vera to become ""the best little waitress in the world!"" Later, Mel leaves…

E17
Alice and the Acorns
30 min 1982

Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.

E18
Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker
30 min 1982

To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling…

E19
Mel Wins By a Nose
30 min 1982

Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.

E20
Give My Regrets to Broadway
30 min 1982

Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.

E21
Vera's Reunion Romance
30 min 1982

Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.

E22
Monty Falls for Alice
30 min 1982

A jilted acquaintance flips for Alice on the first bounce and when she doesn't reciprocate his feelings he threatens to …

E23
Spell Mel's
30 min 1982

To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.

E24
My Mother the Landlord
30 min 1982

Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announce…

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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