„Alice“ ist eine US-amerikanische Sitcom, die vom 31. August 1976 bis zum 19. März 1985 auf CBS ausgestrahlt wurde. Die Serie basiert auf dem Film „Alice lebt hier nicht mehr“ aus dem Jahr 1974. Die Hauptrolle spielt Linda Lavin, eine Witwe, die mit ihrem kleinen Sohn umzieht, um ein neues Leben zu beginnen, und eine Stelle in einem Straßenrestaurant am Stadtrand von Phoenix, Arizona, findet. Die meisten Episoden drehen sich um Ereignisse in Mel’s Diner.
Sendedatum: 1981-10-04
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.
Sendedatum: 1981-10-11
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.
Autor: Robert Sternin
Sendedatum: 1981-10-18
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.
Sendedatum: 1981-10-25
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.
Autor: Linda Morris
Sendedatum: 1981-11-08
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.
Autor: Linda Morris
Sendedatum: 1981-11-15
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.
Sendedatum: 1981-11-29
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.
Sendedatum: 1981-12-06
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.
Autor: Linda Morris
Sendedatum: 1981-12-20
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.
Autor: Michael Weinberger
Sendedatum: 1981-12-27
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""
Sendedatum: 1982-01-03
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.
Sendedatum: 1982-01-17
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.
Sendedatum: 1982-01-31
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.
Sendedatum: 1982-02-07
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.
Sendedatum: 1982-02-14
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.
Autor: Linda Morris
Sendedatum: 1982-02-21
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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.
Sendedatum: 1982-03-07
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.
Sendedatum: 1982-03-14
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.
Autor: Linda Morris
Sendedatum: 1982-03-21
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.
Sendedatum: 1982-04-04
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.
Sendedatum: 1982-04-11
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.
Autor: Linda Morris
Sendedatum: 1982-04-18
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: 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.
Sendedatum: 1982-05-02
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.
Sendedatum: 1982-05-16
Laufzeit: 30 min
Übersicht: Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.
