Alice (1976)
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.
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6x01 Bet a Million, Mel
05 October, 1981 5:30 am
Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.
6x02 Guinness on Tap
12 October, 1981 5:30 am
Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.
6x03 Comrade Mel
19 October, 1981 5:30 am
A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.
6x04 Alice's Halloween Surprise
26 October, 1981 5:30 am
On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.
6x05 Alice's Big Four-Oh!
09 November, 1981 5:30 am
It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.
6x06 Mel's Cousin, Wendell
16 November, 1981 5:30 am
Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.
6x07 Vera's Bouncing Check
30 November, 1981 5:30 am
Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.
6x08 After Mel's Gone
07 December, 1981 5:30 am
Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.
6x09 Mel's Christmas Carol
21 December, 1981 5:30 am
The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.
6x10 The Wild One
28 December, 1981 5:30 am
Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""
6x11 Alice Calls the Shots
04 January, 1982 5:30 am
Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.
6x12 Not with My Niece You Don't
18 January, 1982 5:30 am
Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.
6x13 Queen of Soaps
01 February, 1982 5:30 am
After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.
6x14 Sharples vs. Sharples
08 February, 1982 5:30 am
Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.
6x15 Valentine's Day Massacre
15 February, 1982 5:30 am
Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.
6x16 The Best Little Waitress in the World
22 February, 1982 5:30 am
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.
6x17 Alice and the Acorns
08 March, 1982 5:30 am
Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.
6x18 Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker
15 March, 1982 5:30 am
To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.
6x19 Mel Wins By a Nose
22 March, 1982 5:30 am
Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.
6x20 Give My Regrets to Broadway
05 April, 1982 6:30 am
Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.
6x21 Vera's Reunion Romance
12 April, 1982 6:30 am
Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.
6x22 Monty Falls for Alice
19 April, 1982 6:30 am
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.
6x23 Spell Mel's
03 May, 1982 5:30 am
To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.
6x24 My Mother the Landlord
17 May, 1982 5:30 am
Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.
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