About this season
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.
Episodes (24)
1. Pilot
7.0Aired 31 August 1976 • 30 min
Alice gets her hopes up to be a big star when a talent agent comes to town.
2. Alice Gets a Pass
Aired 29 September 1976 • 30 min
Alice falls for an ex-football player, who is now an actor.
3. A Piece of the Rock
Aired 6 October 1976 • 30 min
Alice meets her late husband's beneficiary.
4. Pay the Fifty Dollars
Aired 13 October 1976 • 30 min
Alice is mistakenly picked up by the five-0 for prostitution when she is performing in a nightclub.
5. A Call to Arms
Aired 20 October 1976 • 30 min
A sleepless night of obscene phone calls prompts Alice into considering packing a piece.
6. The Last Review
Aired 27 October 1976 • 30 min
A famous food critic dies in Mel's Diner, which freaks out everyone.
7. Sex Education
Aired 6 November 1976 • 30 min
Alice feels that Tommy is learning about sex too early when she finds a picture of a naked woman in Tommy's wallet.
8. Big Daddy Dawson's Coming
Aired 13 November 1976 • 30 min
When Alice helps Flo get a man, the Man tries to help himself to Alice.
9. Good Night Sweet Vera
Aired 20 November 1976 • 30 min
Alice and Flo try to keep Vera from O'Ding on sleeping pills.
10. The Dilemma
Aired 27 November 1976 • 30 min
Alice is proposed marriage from an old boyfriend from the old neighborhood.
11. Who Killed Bugs Bunny?
Aired 4 December 1976 • 30 min
Alice is thrilled that Mel is taking Tommy camping, until she finds out that it involves hunting as well. Alice refuses to let Tommy go, but he runs away to go camping anyway. It isn't until he shoots an animal that he realizes that his mother was right all along.
12. Mother-in-Law (1)
Aired 11 December 1976 • 30 min
Rose Hyatt comes to visit Alice and Tommy, much to Alice's chagrin. And now she's talking about staying there....
13. Mother-in-Law (2)
Aired 18 December 1976 • 30 min
Alice does all that she can to stop Rose from becoming a permanent Phoeniz resident.
14. Vera's Mortician
Aired 25 December 1976 • 30 min
Vera's boyfriend might very well be a married man.
15. Mel's in Love
Aired 15 January 1977 • 30 min
Mel falls in love with a young nature hiker from New Jersey.
16. The Accident
Aired 22 January 1977 • 30 min
Mel leaves Alice and Flo his car when he goes on a trip, but Flo gets it totalled in an accident that is spread out over several blocks. Will they fix it in time before Mel gets back? Nope, Mel comes home early and finds out about his car from an angry Hispanic neighbor!
17. The Failure
Aired 29 January 1977 • 30 min
A robbery heist gets messed up when the cash register is stuck. The robber thinks he is a failure, but he gets a chance to redeem himself when he helps a lady deliver a baby in the diner.
18. The Hex
Aired 5 February 1977 • 30 min
A fake Gypsy is caught stealing the silverware by Alice, and she puts a curse on the gang.
19. The Pain of No Return
Aired 12 February 1977 • 30 min
Alice might be in trouble with Uncle Sam when she learns that her recently decease husband never paid his back taxes.
20. The Odd Couple
Aired 26 February 1977 • 30 min
Flo's trailer is stolen, and Alice has the heart to let her stay at her house for a spell. The spell is broken when Alice finds out that Flo is an all-out slob and have unwelcomed visitors (Flo's latest boyfriend, not roaches).
21. A Night to Remember
Aired 5 March 1977 • 30 min
Alice and Flo try to find Vera a man.
22. Mel's Cup
Aired 12 March 1977 • 30 min
Alice unknowingly donates Mel's old Navy Trophy to a rummage sale.
23. The Bundle
Aired 19 March 1977 • 30 min
A Bag full of money is found in the diner, and Alice is the only one who wants to find the owner.
24. Mel's Happy Burger
Aired 26 March 1977 • 30 min
Alice gets her chance at stardom as a hamburger on a TV commercial for the diner.