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Alice
"Kiss my grits!"
Overview
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.
Status
Ended
Created By
Robert Getchell
Network
CBS
Seasons & Episodes
Season 3
Episodes
Take Him, He's Yours
Alice takes Mel up on his boast that he can raise her son better than she.
Car Wars
Mel sells the girls a car that won't start.
Citizen Mel
Mel identifies a holdup man who has a record for assaulting a previous witness.
Vera's Popcorn Romance
Vera meets a new boy friend at the movies, but refuses to bring him to the diner.
Block Those Kicks
The diner personnel try to kick their bad habits.
What Happened to the Class of '78?
Flo's night life interferes with her night-school studies.
Better Never Than Late
While Mel is sleeping in the storeroom, Alice is robbed at gunpoint at the counter.
Mel's in a Family Way
Mel mistakes Alice's intentions when she invites him for a family dinner.
Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?
Mel unwittingly buys stolen turkeys for a Thanksgiving dinner he is having for orphans.
The Happy Hoofers
Mel is unhappy because Alice's second job — delivering singing telegrams — makes her late for the diner.
A Slight Case of ESP
Despite his skepticism, Mel tries to find a way to exploit Vera's knack for foretelling the future.
The Principal of the Thing
Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).
What're You Doing New Year's Eve?
Flo finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve.
Sweet Charity
Alice's date gets two extra tickets to a celebrity ball and everyone wants to go.
The Fourth Time Around
Flo and Mel's brother (Carmine Caridi) decide to take a chance at marriage — even though it's the fourth time for each.
Tommy's First Love
Alice is angry when Tommy conducts his first romance on her telephone.
Mel Grows Up
Mel's pushy mother winters nearby, and Mel's not sure that he'll make it to spring.
Vera's Broken Heart
Vera is heartbroken after her boyfriend tells her that he's marrying someone else.
Alice's Decision
Alice's long-awaited break, a chance to fill a vacancy in a traveling trio will break her heart if she has to hit the road without Tommy.
The Last Stow It (1)
Mel tells the girls to ""stow it"" for the last time, then sells the diner to a humorless martinet.
The Last Stow It (2)
Unable to buy back his diner from the new restaurateur, Mel opens an eatery in Alice's apartment.
If the Shoe Fits
Alice and Vera vie for a role in a production being cast by an attractive director(Fred McCarren).
My Fair Vera
Acclaimed as ""brilliant"" in her role as Cinderella, Vera is asked to audition for a part in a supermarket commercial.
Flo Finds Her Father
Alice tries to bridge the rift between Flo and her father, who is now sorry for deserting the family when she was a little girl.
Top Cast
Linda Lavin
Alice Hyatt
Philip McKeon
Tommy Hyatt
Vic Tayback
Mel Sharples
Beth Howland
Vera Louise Gorman-Novak
Celia Weston
Jolene Hunnicutt
Charles Levin
Elliot Novak
