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.
Alice (Season 6)
Bet a Million, Mel 0.0
Air date: 1981-10-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.
Guinness on Tap 0.0
Air date: 1981-10-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.
Comrade Mel 0.0
Air date: 1981-10-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.
Alice's Halloween Surprise 0.0
Air date: 1981-10-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.
Alice's Big Four-Oh! 0.0
Air date: 1981-11-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.
Mel's Cousin, Wendell 0.0
Air date: 1981-11-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.
Vera's Bouncing Check 0.0
Air date: 1981-11-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.
After Mel's Gone 0.0
Air date: 1981-12-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.
Mel's Christmas Carol 0.0
Air date: 1981-12-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.
The Wild One 0.0
Air date: 1981-12-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""
Alice Calls the Shots 0.0
Air date: 1982-01-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.
Not with My Niece You Don't 0.0
Air date: 1982-01-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.
Queen of Soaps 0.0
Air date: 1982-01-31
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.
Sharples vs. Sharples 0.0
Air date: 1982-02-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.
Valentine's Day Massacre 0.0
Air date: 1982-02-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.
The Best Little Waitress in the World 0.0
Air date: 1982-02-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Alice and the Acorns 0.0
Air date: 1982-03-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.
Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker 0.0
Air date: 1982-03-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.
Mel Wins By a Nose 0.0
Air date: 1982-03-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.
Give My Regrets to Broadway 0.0
Air date: 1982-04-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.
Vera's Reunion Romance 0.0
Air date: 1982-04-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.
Monty Falls for Alice 0.0
Air date: 1982-04-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Spell Mel's 0.0
Air date: 1982-05-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.
My Mother the Landlord 0.0
Air date: 1982-05-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.
Seasons
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