Alice (Season 1)

Pilot (Episode 1)

Writer: Robert Getchell

Air date: 1976-08-31

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Alice gets her hopes up to be a big star when a talent agent comes to town.

Alice Gets a Pass (Episode 2)

Air date: 1976-09-29

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Alice falls for an ex-football player, who is now an actor.

A Piece of the Rock (Episode 3)

Air date: 1976-10-06

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Alice meets her late husband's beneficiary.

Pay the Fifty Dollars (Episode 4)

Writer: Lloyd Garver

Air date: 1976-10-13

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Alice is mistakenly picked up by the five-0 for prostitution when she is performing in a nightclub.

A Call to Arms (Episode 5)

Writer: Lloyd Garver

Air date: 1976-10-20

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A sleepless night of obscene phone calls prompts Alice into considering packing a piece.

The Last Review (Episode 6)

Writer: Harvey Bullock

Air date: 1976-10-27

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A famous food critic dies in Mel's Diner, which freaks out everyone.

Sex Education (Episode 7)

Air date: 1976-11-06

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Aliec feels that Tommy is learning about sex too early when she finds a picture of a naked woman in Tommy's wallet.

Big Daddy Dawson's Coming (Episode 8)

Air date: 1976-11-13

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: When Alice helps Flo get a man, the Man tries to help himself to Alice.

Good Night Sweet Vera (Episode 9)

Air date: 1976-11-20

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Alice and Flo try to keep Vera from O'Ding on sleeping pills.

The Dilemma (Episode 10)

Air date: 1976-11-27

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Alice is proposed marriage from an old boyfriend from the old neighborhood.

Who Killed Bugs Bunny? (Episode 11)

Air date: 1976-12-04

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 isn't until he shoots an animal that he realizes that his mother was right all along.

Mother-in-Law (1) (Episode 12)

Air date: 1976-12-11

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Rose Hyatt comes to visit Alice and Tommy, much to Alice's chagrin. And now she's talking about staying there....

Mother-in-Law (2) (Episode 13)

Air date: 1976-12-18

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Alice does all that she can to stop Rose from becoming a permanent Phoeniz resident.

Vera's Mortician (Episode 14)

Air date: 1976-12-25

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Vera's boyfriend might very well be a married man.

Mel's in Love (Episode 15)

Air date: 1977-01-15

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Mel falls in love with a young nature hiker from New Jersey.

The Accident (Episode 16)

Writer: Harvey Bullock

Air date: 1977-01-22

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Mel leaves Alice and Flo his car when he goes on a trip, but Flo gets it totaled in an accident that is spread out over several blocks. Will they fix it time before Mel gets back? Nope, Mel comes home early and finds out about his car from an angry Hispanic neighbor!

The Failure (Episode 17)

Air date: 1977-01-29

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 diner.

The Hex (Episode 18)

Air date: 1977-02-05

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A fake Gypsy is caught stealing the silverware by Alice, and she puts a curse on the gang.

The Pain of No Return (Episode 19)

Air date: 1977-02-12

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Alice might be in trouble with Uncle Sam when she learns that her recently decease husband never paid his back taxes.

The Odd Couple (Episode 20)

Writer: Harvey Bullock

Air date: 1977-02-26

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 visitors (Flo's latest boyfriend, not roaches).

A Night to Remember (Episode 21)

Air date: 1977-03-05

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Alice and Flo try to find Vera a man.

Mel's Cup (Episode 22)

Writer: Harvey Bullock

Air date: 1977-03-12

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Alice unknowingly donates Mel's old Navy Trophy to a rummage sale.

The Bundle (Episode 23)

Air date: 1977-03-19

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: A Bag full of money is found in the diner, and Alice is the only one who wants to find the owner.

Mel's Happy Burger (Episode 24)

Air date: 1977-03-26

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Alice gets her chance at stardom as a hamburger on a TV commercial for the diner.