Alice

This sitcom spun off from the Martin Scorsese movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore deals with the misadventures and trials of aspiring singer Alice Hyatt, her son Tommy, and her co-workers at a greasy-spoon diner in Phoenix, Arizona.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Linda Lavin , Vic Tayback , Beth Howland , Philip McKeon , Polly Holliday , Celia Weston , Marvin Kaplan , Duane R. Campbell , Dave Madden , Charles Levin , Diane Ladd , Ted Gehring , Douglas Robinson , Martha Raye , Patrick Cronin , Patrick Cranshaw , Victoria Carroll , Michael Alldredge

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Pilot

Mon, Aug 30, 1976

Alice works at Mel's Diner with Flo and Vera. A talent agent comes to town and Alice is hoping for a big break.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Alice Gets a Pass

Tue, Sep 28, 1976

Alice receives a pass from an ex-football player.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ A Piece of the Rock

Tue, Oct 5, 1976

The beneficiary of her late husband's will pays a visit to Alice.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Pay the Fifty Dollars

Tue, Oct 12, 1976

Alice is mistakenly arrested for prostitution.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ A Call to Arms

Tue, Oct 19, 1976

An obscene phone caller has Alice considering getting a gun.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Last Review

Tue, Oct 26, 1976

A food critic eats at Mel's Diner and dies.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Sex Education

Fri, Nov 5, 1976

Alice finds a picture of a naked woman in her son's wallet.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Big Daddy Dawson's Coming

Fri, Nov 12, 1976

Flo's new man makes a pass at Alice.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Good Night, Sweet Vera

Fri, Nov 19, 1976

Flo and Alice struggle with Vera and her sleeping pills.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ The Dilemma

Fri, Nov 26, 1976

An old boyfriend of Alice's wants her to marry him.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Who Killed Bugs Bunny?

Fri, Dec 3, 1976

Tommy has a change of heart after a hunting trip.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Mother-in-Law: Part 1

Fri, Dec 10, 1976

Alice's mother-in-law wants to take up permanent residence in Phoenix.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Mother-in-Law: Part 2

Fri, Dec 17, 1976

Alice's mother-in-law wants to take up permanent residence in Phoenix.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Vera's Mortician

Fri, Dec 24, 1976

Vera's new boyfriend is Jerry, a mortician 20 years her senior. But Alice - already creeped out by Jerry's profession - suspects that he hasn't told naive Vera everything about his personal life.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Mel's in Love

Fri, Jan 14, 1977

A young woman from New Jersey has stolen Mel's heart.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ The Accident

Fri, Jan 21, 1977

Flo totals Mel's car after he entrusts it to the girls while he is away.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ The Failure

Fri, Jan 28, 1977

After a botched robbery, the crook thinks that he is a failure.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ The Hex

Fri, Feb 4, 1977

A gypsy puts a curse on Alice at Mel's Diner.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ The Pain of No Return

Fri, Feb 11, 1977

Alice's deceased husband may have never paid his taxes.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ The Odd Couple

Fri, Feb 25, 1977

Flo bunks with Alice after her trailer is stolen.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ A Night to Remember

Fri, Mar 4, 1977

Alice and Flo try some matchmaking with Vera.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Mel's Cup

Fri, Mar 11, 1977

Mel's trophy is accidentally sent to a rummage sale.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ The Bundle

Fri, Mar 18, 1977

After a bag of money is found at the diner, Alice is the only one interested in returning it.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ Mel's Happy Burger

Fri, Mar 25, 1977

Mel is making a television commercial with Alice.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Second Time 'Round

Sat, Oct 1, 1977

Alice gets flashed in the parking lot. Meanwhile Flo's third husband, Langley, arrives announcing that their divorce may not be final. Alice thinks that one of her diners is the flasher.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Indian Taker

Sat, Oct 8, 1977

An Indian claims that Mel's Diner is on sacred Indian ground.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ 86 the Waitresses

Sat, Oct 22, 1977

When a new waiter is making more than the waitresses, they quit.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Alice by Moonlight

Sat, Oct 29, 1977

Singing in a nightclub in addition to her day job may be too much for Alice.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Single Belles

Sat, Nov 5, 1977

The girls stop by a new singles bar.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Sixty Minutes Man

Sat, Nov 12, 1977

One of the customers at the diner may be a famous gangster.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ That Old Back Magic

Sat, Dec 3, 1977

Mel's back has gone bad and he can't be moved from Alice's apartment.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Love Is Sweeping the Counter

Sat, Dec 10, 1977

After attending an out-of-town game, Flo and Mel and getting along very well.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ A Semi-Merry Christmas

Sat, Dec 17, 1977

The gang is snowbound on their way to an out-of-town Christmas.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Oh, George Burns!

Sat, Dec 31, 1977

George Burns stops by Mel's Diner for a meal. Later Vera who has seen the Oh God! movie goes to his hotel room ready to follow him as his disciple since she really believes that he is God.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ The Eyes of Texas

Sat, Jan 7, 1978

There is no way that Flo is getting glasses even though she obviously needs them.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Love Is a Free Throw

Tue, Jan 10, 1978

A high schooler has a crush on Alice.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Close Encounters of the Worst Kind

Sat, Jan 21, 1978

Little grips are causing big problems at Mel's Diner.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ The Pharmacist

Sat, Jan 28, 1978

A protest against food additives could be fatal at Mel's Diner.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Love Me, Love My Horse

Sat, Feb 4, 1978

Alice is going out with Flo's cowboy brother.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Florence of Arabia

Sat, Feb 18, 1978

Flo has been dating Ben, an Arab sheik. When he proposes marriage and gives her a diamond, he forgets to tell her that he already has three wives. It's left to Alice to break the news.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ The Cuban Connection

Sat, Feb 25, 1978

Flo's friend Ruth leaves Paco, her Cuban, photographer, skirt-chasing husband. Although Mel warns Alice not to get involved, Alice try's to get Ruth and Paco back together. Alice finds out the hard way that Mel was right.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Mel's Big Five-O

Sat, Mar 4, 1978

Mel SAYS that he doesn't want a 50th birthday party.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Don't Lock Now

Sat, Mar 11, 1978

Someone is stealing food and making long distance phone calls at Mel's Diner.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ The Star in the Storeroom

Sat, Mar 18, 1978

Flo knows Jerry Reed and everyone wants tickets to his concert.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Mel's Recession

Sat, Apr 1, 1978

Mel considers cutting back on the staff.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ Earthquake

Sat, Apr 8, 1978

An Indian predicts an earthquake in Phoenix.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ The Reporter

1978

A reporter is hiding out at Mel's Diner.

24Season 2

S2.E24 ∙ The Bus

1978

A bus-load stops by Mel's Diner.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Take Him, He's Yours

Sat, Sep 23, 1978

Mel bets that he can raise Tommy better than Alice.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Car Wars

Sat, Sep 30, 1978

Alice and company buy Mel's car.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Citizen Mel

Sat, Oct 7, 1978

Mel identifies a crook for the police who is known to rough up witnesses against him.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Vera's Popcorn Romance

Sat, Oct 14, 1978

Vera meets someone at the movies that she doesn't want the others to meet.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Block Those Kicks

Sat, Oct 21, 1978

Everyone at Mel's Diner is on a habit breaking kick.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ What Happened to the Class of '78?

Sat, Oct 28, 1978

Flo loves to party, but its hurting her night classes.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Better Never Than Late

Sat, Nov 4, 1978

Mel's Diner is robbed with Alice at the register and Mel sleeping in the storeroom.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Mel's in a Family Way

Fri, Nov 10, 1978

Mel thinks Alice's dinner invitation is more than just a family meal.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?

Sat, Nov 18, 1978

The turkeys Mel bought are hot even before they're put in the oven.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ The Happy Hoofers

Sat, Nov 25, 1978

Alice's second job is making her late.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ A Slight Case of ESP

Sat, Dec 2, 1978

Vera has a series of premonitions that come true. Mel asks Vera for a tip on the horses. Lucky Esmeralda wins at 20 to 1. Mel's happiness is cut short when Vera discloses a complicated dream that ends in Mel's doom.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ The Principal of the Thing

Sat, Dec 9, 1978

Alice is dating Tommy's principal much to his annoyance.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ What're You Doing New Year's Eve?

Sat, Dec 30, 1978

Can Flo really be without a date on New Year's Eve?

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Sweet Charity

Sat, Jan 13, 1979

Alice has extra tickets to a celebrity ball and no end of interested parties.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ The Fourth Time Around

Sat, Jan 20, 1979

Flo and Mel's brother think about getting hitched; marriage number four for each.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Tommy's First Love

Sat, Jan 27, 1979

Tommy is in love and using the phone way too much.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Mel Grows Up

Sun, Feb 4, 1979

Mel's mother is spending the winter in Phoenix. OOH BBBOY! It's Martha Raye!

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ Vera's Broken Heart

Sat, Feb 17, 1979

Vera's boyfriend is getting married to someone else.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Alice's Decision

Sat, Feb 24, 1979

Alice has an offer to sing on the road, but what can she do with Tommy?

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ The Last Stow It: Part 1

Sat, Mar 10, 1979

Mel wants to take it easy, so he sells out to no-nonsense restaurateur Randolph Briggs. When the girls begin to protest his overbearing ways, he fires each of them, one by one.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ The Last Stow It: Part 2

Sat, Mar 10, 1979

When humorless restaurateur Randolph Briggs refuses Mel's offer to buy back the diner, he opens an eatery in Alice's apartment. Alice decides that she needs to help Mel get his diner back.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ If the Shoe Fits

Sat, Mar 17, 1979

Alice and Vera are up for the same part in a play.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ My Fair Vera

Sat, Mar 24, 1979

Vera is being cast in a local commercial.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Flo Finds Her Father

Sat, Mar 31, 1979

Alice tries to bring Flo and her father together.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?

Sat, Sep 22, 1979

No one believes Vera when she tells them that Telly Savalas stopped by.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Mona Lisa Alice

Sat, Sep 29, 1979

Mel wants his waitresses to smile or else the meal is on the house just when Alice is very unhappy.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Mel Loves Marie

Sat, Oct 6, 1979

Mel gets engaged, but wants his fiancée, Marie, to sign a prenuptial.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Vera Robs the Cradle

Sat, Oct 20, 1979

Tommy falls for has dance instructor Vera.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Flo's Chili Reception

Sat, Oct 27, 1979

Barney owner of Barney's Burger Barn takes Flo out. Mel thinks Barney is trying to get his chili recipe. When Barney & Mel comes to blows at Mel's, Flo gets fired & goes to work at the Burger Barn.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Little Alice Bluenose

Sat, Nov 3, 1979

Vera's boyfriend objects to her nude art classes.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Carrie Sharples Strikes Again

Sat, Nov 10, 1979

Mel's mother is cooking at the diner and the customers roll in.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Mel's in the Kitchen with Dinah

Sat, Nov 17, 1979

Mel is preparing his chili on Dinah Shore's show, but can only bring one waitress.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Cabin Fever

Sat, Dec 1, 1979

The gang and Mel's girlfriend are packed into a cabin on a fishing weekend.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ My Cousin, Art Carney

Sat, Dec 8, 1979

Vera is Art Carney's cousin and she gets him to endorse Mel's chili.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Mel, the Magi

Sat, Dec 22, 1979

It's Christmas and the gang is preparing Christmas dinner at the diner with meager resources.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Good Buddy Flo

Sat, Jan 5, 1980

In the first show broadcast in the 1980's, Flo is dating a big rig trucker named Sy. When she finds out that he's taken on a young, female driving partner,she becomes jealous. She then asks Alice to teach her how to drive a semi-truck. Alice's late husband was a driver as well. Along with Vera, they pile into Sy's rig while he and his partner are in Mel's eating. What follows is a very funny driving lesson, Flo honking and yelling out the window at guys and then the big finish. When returning to Mel's diner, Flo goes to step on the break but instead hits the gas pedal! The semi plows straight through the front of Mel's Diner! The audience loved it, as did I, it's my favorite of the whole series.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Alice in TV Land

Sat, Jan 12, 1980

Tommy gossips about Mel's Diner on television.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Alice Beats the Clock

Sat, Jan 26, 1980

Mel puts in a time clock so now the waitresses want overtime.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Carrie's Wedding

Sat, Feb 2, 1980

Mel's mother is getting remarried, but Mel is not happy about the groom.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ My Funny Valentine Tux

Sat, Feb 9, 1980

Tommy needs a tux for a school dance.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot

Sat, Feb 16, 1980

Mel takes in a friend whose wife just left him.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ Flo's Farewell

Sat, Feb 23, 1980

Flo gets a wonderful job offer in Houston and says goodbye to Mel's Diner.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ For Whom the Belle Toils

Sat, Mar 1, 1980

Mel hires former waitress Belle who wants to be a country song writer.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ One Too Many Girls

Sat, Mar 8, 1980

Belle is just too friendly with Mel and Alice and Vera aren't happy about it.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ Vera, the Vamp

Sat, Mar 15, 1980

Vera asks Belle to make her more appealing to men.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ Profit Without Honor

Sat, Mar 22, 1980

Mel starts a profit sharing plan until he learns how much he might get for the diner.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ Cook's Tour

Sat, Mar 29, 1980

Mel is giving a tour guide a lot of attention as long as her buses keep stopping at his place.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ Here Comes Alice Cottontail

Sat, Apr 5, 1980

Alice bets Mel that if he takes in Tommy, he'll kick him out. Mel is sure that Alice will be snooping just to check up on him.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Mel and the Green Machine

Sat, Nov 1, 1980

Mel is delighted when an ATM gives him $24,000.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Dog Day Evening

Sat, Nov 8, 1980

Mel buys two guard dogs after he is robbed.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Hello Vegas, Goodbye Diner

Sat, Nov 15, 1980

The gang follows Vera to Las Vegas after she wins a trip.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Too Many Robert Goulets

Sat, Nov 15, 1980

After Mel loses the diner, the casino owner will let him keep it if he can get Robert Goulet to sing at his club. When Mel can't get him, Alice does her best to do him.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Vera's Aunt Agatha

Sat, Nov 22, 1980

Vera's aunt rides in on her motorcycle on her way to Mexico and Vera wants to leave with her.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Tommy's T.K.O.

Sat, Nov 29, 1980

Mel is giving Tommy advice on how to deal with a local bully.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ The New Improved Mel

Sat, Dec 6, 1980

Mel doesn't want to go like his friend who had no mourners at his funeral, so he turns into a nice guy.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Carrie Sings the Blues

Sat, Dec 20, 1980

Mel's mother shows up after her new husband left her.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Henry's Bitter Half

Sat, Jan 3, 1981

When Henry's wife starts being nice to him, he thinks she is having an affair. Now he claims he's having one with Alice.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Alice Locks Belle Out

Sat, Jan 10, 1981

Alice is managing her apartment building and Belle isn't paying her rent.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Vera Goes Out on a Limb

Sat, Jan 17, 1981

Vera wants to save the old tree in front of Mel's Diner.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ The Jerry Reed Fish Story

Sat, Jan 31, 1981

When a fish won't fit in the freezer, the waitresses cut it up unaware that is was left by Jerry Reed to be stuffed.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Bye Bye Birdie

Sat, Feb 7, 1981

Mel is getting into verbal arguments with Vera's parrot.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Alice's Son, the Drop-Out

Sat, Feb 14, 1981

Tommy is cutting classes to sing at a saloon.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Carrie Chickens Out

Sat, Feb 21, 1981

When Mel won't let his mother cook, she goes to work for a competitor.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Macho, Macho Mel

Sat, Mar 7, 1981

Mel is mugged by a little old lady who suddenly becomes four armed crooks.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ The Great Escape

Sat, Mar 14, 1981

A trucker stops at Mel's and tells his female partner to hit the road without him.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Alice Strikes Up the Band

Sat, Mar 28, 1981

Alice is singing forties tunes at a big banquet and hopes that this is her big break.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?

Sat, Apr 4, 1981

Mel is showing interest in Vera, but its just to make his girlfriend jealous.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Baby Makes Five

Sat, May 2, 1981

Vera finds a baby and wants to keep it.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Bet a Million, Mel

Sat, Oct 3, 1981

Mel borrows ten grand for a 90 to 1 shot on a horse.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Guinness on Tap

Sat, Oct 10, 1981

Vera makes plans to set the world's record for tap dancing.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Comrade Mel

Sat, Oct 17, 1981

A refugee from the Russian ballet hides in Mel's storeroom.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Alice's Halloween Surprise

Sat, Oct 24, 1981

Alice has her boyfriend's four kids for treat or treating on Halloween.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Alice's Big Four-Oh!

Sat, Nov 7, 1981

On Alice's 40th birthday she gets a visit from her meddlesome mother.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Mel's Cousin, Wendell

Sat, Nov 14, 1981

Mel gives his shy cousin pointers on going out with Vera.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Vera's Bouncing Check

Sat, Nov 28, 1981

Vera cashes a check for an old boyfriend that bounces.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ After Mel's Gone

Sat, Dec 5, 1981

Mel is worried that he has no heirs or line to pass things on to.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Mel's Christmas Carol

Sat, Dec 19, 1981

On Christmas Eve Mel is haunted by a former partner after he fires the waitresses.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ The Wild One

Sat, Dec 26, 1981

A biker wants Alice to hit the road with him.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ Alice Calls the Shots

Sat, Jan 2, 1982

Alice wants Tommy to cut out the basketball when his grades suffer.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ Not with My Niece, You Don't

Sat, Jan 16, 1982

Mel gives Tommy romantic advice and then he uses it on his niece.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ Vera, Queen of the Soaps

Sat, Jan 30, 1982

Vera gets an addiction to soap operas and her work suffers.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ Sharples vs. Sharples

Sat, Feb 6, 1982

Mel's mother plans to publish his secret chili recipe in her cookbook.

15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ The Valentine's Day Massacre

Sat, Feb 13, 1982

The girls are all quarreling with their Valentine's Day dates.

16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ The Best Little Waitress in the World

Sat, Feb 20, 1982

Vera decides to become the world's best waitress and then Mel leaves her in charge of the diner.

17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ Alice and the Acorns

Sat, Mar 6, 1982

An old friend of Alice's visits who has an inferiority complex.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker

Sat, Mar 13, 1982

The girls help Jolene's buddy drive his rig unaware that it contains dynamite.

19Season 6

S6.E19 ∙ Mel Wins by a Nose

Sat, Mar 20, 1982

Mel is considering plastic surgery on his nose.

20Season 6

S6.E20 ∙ Give My Regrets to Broadway

Sat, Apr 3, 1982

An actress friend from New York wants Tommy to head to Broadway with her.

21Season 6

S6.E21 ∙ Vera's Reunion Romance

Sat, Apr 10, 1982

After a high school reunion, Vera returns with an engagement ring on her finger.

22Season 6

S6.E22 ∙ Monty Falls for Alice

Sat, Apr 17, 1982

After Alice spurns a suitor, he threatens to jump from the Mel's Diner sign.

23Season 6

S6.E23 ∙ Spell Mel's

Sat, May 1, 1982

In response to a competitor, Mel runs a contest with a $3000 prize.

24Season 6

S6.E24 ∙ My Mother the Landlord

Sat, May 15, 1982

Mel's mother buys his apartment building. Mel thinks he'll get his rent free and he ends up with an increase.

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Sorry, Wrong Lips!

Tue, Oct 5, 1982

Mel thinks he is responsible for the best kiss a famous actress ever had as described in her memoirs.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Do You Take This Waitress?

Tue, Oct 12, 1982

Competition abounds when an old buddy of Mel's shows up.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ The Secret of Mel's Diner

Tue, Oct 19, 1982

Mel thinks there's money stashed in his diner by the builder of his building.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Alice at the Palace

Tue, Oct 26, 1982

Joel Grey offers to be in a local musical, but Mel casts his bookie.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ Joel Grey Saves the Day

Tue, Nov 2, 1982

Joel Grey walks out when the theme of the musical changes from New York to Arizona with songs to match.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving

Tue, Nov 9, 1982

Alice's Thanksgiving dinner is ruined by her mother.

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ Carrie on the Rebound

Sat, Jan 8, 1983

Mel's mother is depressed about her divorce.

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Jolene's Brother Jonas

Sat, Jan 15, 1983

Jolene is not happy about her visiting brother.

9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Alice Sees the Light

Sun, Feb 27, 1983

Did Alice really see a UFO?

10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ Vera the Virtuoso

Sun, Mar 6, 1983

Vera is asked to play the cello in a local string quartet.

11Season 7

S7.E11 ∙ Alice Faces the Music

Sun, Mar 13, 1983

Mel's Diner versus three plumbers on a quiz show.

12Season 7

S7.E12 ∙ Tommy, the Jailbird

Sun, Mar 20, 1983

Alice is worried that Tommy is spending too much time on his extra curricular activities while away at college.

13Season 7

S7.E13 ∙ Jolene and the Night Watchman

Sun, Mar 27, 1983

Jolene can't let down a guy who thinks that she is his girl.

14Season 7

S7.E14 ∙ Mel's Dream Car

Sun, Apr 10, 1983

Mel purchases a Porsche for only twenty bucks.

15Season 7

S7.E15 ∙ Come Back Little Sharples

Sat, Apr 16, 1983

Mel gives up and retreats to his apartment consuming nothing but beer and pizza.

16Season 7

S7.E16 ∙ Vera, the Torch

Sat, Apr 23, 1983

Vera is angry at her landlady for evicting her pets. She wishes her ill and then she has an apartment fire.

17Season 7

S7.E17 ∙ The Grass Is Always Greener

Sat, Apr 30, 1983

Mel joins a catering firm and the girls buy the diner.

18Season 7

S7.E18 ∙ Tommy Fouls Out

Sat, May 14, 1983

Tommy gives up and quits the basketball team.

19Season 7

S7.E19 ∙ Vera on the Lam

Sat, May 21, 1983

Mel wants to have the waitresses bonded, so Vera runs away after admitting her criminal past.

20Season 7

S7.E20 ∙ Mel's Cousin Wendy?

Sat, May 28, 1983

Mel has his cousin get a job at a competitor's restaurant to get their secret sauce recipe.

21Season 7

S7.E21 ∙ Sweet Erasable Mel

Sat, Jun 4, 1983

Using Mel's new computer, Vera accidentally erases Mel's total existence.

22Season 7

S7.E22 ∙ Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant

Sat, Jun 11, 1983

Tommy's business advice increases Mel's business, but heads him into bankruptcy.

23Season 7

S7.E23 ∙ Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag

Sat, Sep 17, 1983

A burglar is going around Jolene's neighborhood and she is scared.

1Season 8

S8.E1 ∙ Mel Is Hogg-Tied

Sat, Oct 1, 1983

Boss Hogg and Enos make Mel an offer he can't refuse.

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ Vera's Secret Lover

Sat, Oct 8, 1983

Vera's ecstatic. She has a secret admirer sending gifts, love poems and balloons. Like Vera, Alice and Jolene, wonder who it is. Mel "does" know who it is, but is tight lipped. Will the mystery man make his move and be unmasked?

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ Jolene Gets Her Wings

Sat, Oct 15, 1983

Jolene is now a part-time stewardess.

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ Alice's Blind Date

Sat, Oct 22, 1983

Alice accepts a date from an old friend who is now blind.

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ It Had to Be Mel

Sat, Oct 29, 1983

A famous singer stops by Mel's Diner and ends up proposing to Mel.

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ The Over-the-Hill Girls

Sat, Nov 5, 1983

Alice and Carrie don't get local singing jobs because they are considered too old.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ Vera Gets Engaged

Sat, Nov 19, 1983

Vera finds love with the policeman who ticketed her for jaywalking.

8Season 8

S8.E8 ∙ Vera's Wedding

Sat, Nov 19, 1983

Vera has a whirlwind courtship and wedding with her policeman fiancee.

9Season 8

S8.E9 ∙ The Robot Wore Pink

Sat, Dec 17, 1983

The girls ask Mel for better working conditions but he refuses and they quit. So he invests in a robot server named Blanche. Will Blanche compute or short circuit,bringing the ladies back home?

10Season 8

S8.E10 ∙ Tis the Season to Be Jealous

Sat, Dec 24, 1983

It's Vera's 1st Christmas with Eliot, but Eliot's busy as an "undercover" mall Santa. He later spots Vera there, kissing her ex Steve Marsh, which makes him feel his marriage is already in trouble. Will their marriage survive the holiday?

11Season 8

S8.E11 ∙ Tommy Goes Overboard

Sat, Dec 31, 1983

Tommy's home from college feeling down,due to bad grades & a failed romance. Also,Mel gets a visit,his old Navy buddy Frank. Who ends up inspiring Tommy to consider a change,that Alice may not be crazy about.

12Season 8

S8.E12 ∙ Vera, the Horse Thief

Sat, Jan 7, 1984

Vera takes up the cause of an abused miniature horse.

13Season 8

S8.E13 ∙ Jolene Throws a Curve

Sat, Jan 14, 1984

Jolene doesn't want to pitch on Mel's softball team.

14Season 8

S8.E14 ∙ Lies My Mother Told Me

Sat, Jan 28, 1984

Mel's mother finally confesses that his dog was not a war hero.

15Season 8

S8.E15 ∙ Alice and the Devoted Dentist

Sat, Feb 11, 1984

Alice's dentist falls in love with her.

16Season 8

S8.E16 ∙ Alice's Hot Air Romance

Sat, Mar 3, 1984

Alice has to deal with a sexist balloonist.

17Season 8

S8.E17 ∙ Dollars to Donuts

Sat, Mar 10, 1984

After one good day at the track, Tommy decides to become a professional gambler.

18Season 8

S8.E18 ∙ My Dinner with Debbie

Sat, Mar 17, 1984

Vera's landlady wants to prove she's a better cook than Mel.

19Season 8

S8.E19 ∙ Vera's Fine Feathered Friends

Sat, Mar 24, 1984

Vera plans to rescue the bird's nest from Mel's sign before Mel gets rid of it.

20Season 8

S8.E20 ∙ Jolene Is Stuck on Mel

Sat, Mar 31, 1984

Jolene is stuck on Mel though being glued together is more like it.

21Season 8

S8.E21 ∙ Don't Play It Again, Elliot

Sat, Apr 14, 1984

Vera and Elliot receive a piano and Elliot won't stop playing it.

22Season 8

S8.E22 ∙ Mel Spins His Wheels

Sat, May 12, 1984

Mel's prejudice against the handicapped is tested when he is confined to a wheelchair.

23Season 8

S8.E23 ∙ Be It Ever So Crowded

Sat, May 19, 1984

Vera and Elliot buy a house.

1Season 9

S9.E1 ∙ Romancing Mr. Stone

Sat, Oct 13, 1984

The girls place a personal ad to get Alice a date.

2Season 9

S9.E2 ∙ Space Sharples

Sat, Oct 27, 1984

Mel stops a bank robbery dressed as a superhero for Halloween.

3Season 9

S9.E3 ∙ Big Bad Mel

Sat, Nov 3, 1984

Mel wants to tear down a day school to build a parking lot.

4Season 9

S9.E4 ∙ Houseful of Hunnicutts

Sat, Nov 17, 1984

Jolene has family overload when seven of them take up residence in her one bedroom apartment.

5Season 9

S9.E5 ∙ Tommy's Lost Weekend

Sat, Nov 24, 1984

Alice suspects that Tommy is developing a drinking problem.

6Season 9

S9.E6 ∙ Undercover Mel

Sat, Dec 15, 1984

Mel has gone undercover to stop some beef rustlers and collect the reward.

7Season 9

S9.E7 ∙ Footloose Mel

Sat, Dec 22, 1984

Mel throws out a bunch of break dancers whom he thinks are nothing but a gang of hoodlums.

8Season 9

S9.E8 ∙ Vera's Anniversary Blues

Mon, Jan 7, 1985

Vera and Elliot's romantic first anniversary celebration is a bust.

9Season 9

S9.E9 ∙ Kiss the Grill Goodbye

Mon, Jan 14, 1985

A television appearance by Jolene doesn't help business at Mel's Diner.

10Season 9

S9.E10 ∙ Vera, the Nightbird

Mon, Jan 21, 1985

In her second job as a night DJ, Vera is taking Phoenix by storm.

11Season 9

S9.E11 ∙ Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore: Part 1

Mon, Jan 28, 1985

Alice gets an offer to sing with a country music group.

12Season 9

S9.E12 ∙ Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore: Part 2

Mon, Feb 4, 1985

Alice gets an offer to sing with a country music group.

13Season 9

S9.E13 ∙ The Night They Raided Debbie's

Tue, Feb 5, 1985

Vera's landlady tries to horn in on her and Elliot's lives.

14Season 9

S9.E14 ∙ One on One

Mon, Mar 4, 1985

Jolene has Mel as a trainer to get on a professional basketball team.

15Season 9

S9.E15 ∙ Vera's Grounded Gumshoe

Mon, Mar 11, 1985

A shooting accident has Vera's husband looking for another profession.

16Season 9

S9.E16 ∙ Th-th-th-that's All Folks

Mon, Mar 18, 1985

On the last show the gang reminisces before closing up Mel's Diner.