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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Episode 1 - Bet a Million, Mel
Release Date: 1981-10-04Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.
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Episode 2 - Guinness on Tap
Release Date: 1981-10-11Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.
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Episode 3 - Comrade Mel
Release Date: 1981-10-18A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.
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Episode 4 - Alice's Halloween Surprise
Release Date: 1981-10-25On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.
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Episode 5 - Alice's Big Four-Oh!
Release Date: 1981-11-08It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.
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Episode 6 - Mel's Cousin, Wendell
Release Date: 1981-11-15Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.
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Episode 7 - Vera's Bouncing Check
Release Date: 1981-11-29Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.
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Episode 8 - After Mel's Gone
Release Date: 1981-12-06Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.
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Episode 9 - Mel's Christmas Carol
Release Date: 1981-12-20The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.
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Episode 10 - The Wild One
Release Date: 1981-12-27Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""
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Episode 11 - Alice Calls the Shots
Release Date: 1982-01-03Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.
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Episode 12 - Not with My Niece You Don't
Release Date: 1982-01-17Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.
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Episode 13 - Queen of Soaps
Release Date: 1982-01-31After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.
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Episode 14 - Sharples vs. Sharples
Release Date: 1982-02-07Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.
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Episode 15 - Valentine's Day Massacre
Release Date: 1982-02-14Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.
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Episode 16 - The Best Little Waitress in the World
Release Date: 1982-02-21A 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.
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Episode 17 - Alice and the Acorns
Release Date: 1982-03-07Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.
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Episode 18 - Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker
Release Date: 1982-03-14To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.
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Episode 19 - Mel Wins By a Nose
Release Date: 1982-03-21Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.
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Episode 20 - Give My Regrets to Broadway
Release Date: 1982-04-04Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.
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Episode 21 - Vera's Reunion Romance
Release Date: 1982-04-11Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.
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Episode 22 - Monty Falls for Alice
Release Date: 1982-04-18A 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.
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Episode 23 - Spell Mel's
Release Date: 1982-05-02To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.
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Episode 24 - My Mother the Landlord
Release Date: 1982-05-16Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.