Episode 1
Romancing Mister Stone
30m
Jolene and Vera play Cupid for a dateless Alice by putting an ad in a magazine's personals column.
Episode credits
Directed by Marc DanielsGuest stars Angela Aames, Martin Ferrero, Michael Durrell
TV series
Alice
1976NR9 seasons7.0 / 10
Kiss my grits!
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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Synopsis
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 2
Space Sharples
30m
Mel gets a little spaced out after he thwarts a bank robbery while he's dressed up as Captain Galaxy for Halloween.
Episode credits
Directed by Marc DanielsWritten by Bob BendetsonGuest stars Lucy Lee Flippin, Howard Morton, Don Keefer, Dan Gilvezan
Episode 3
Big, Bad Mel
30m
Mel gets an F for buying a day school to raze for a parking lot.
Episode credits
Directed by Marc DanielsWritten by Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam SilvermanGuest stars Jonathan Prince, Brice Beckham, Rue McClanahan
Episode 4
Houseful of Hunnicutts
30m
Jolene loves her family, but finds it too much of a good thing when her father, five brothers, grandmother and family dog park themselves in her one-bedroom apartment.
Episode credits
Written by Lisa A. Bannick, Jack CarrerowGuest stars Gregory Walcott
Episode 5
Tommy's Lost Weekend
30m
Alice is worried that Tommy's partying is leading to a serious drinking problem.
Episode credits
Directed by Marc DanielsWritten by Bob BendetsonGuest stars Marvin Kaplan
Episode 6
Undercover Mel
30m
At Elliot's suggestion and lured by a $5000 reward, Mel goes undercover to smoke out rustlers selling stolen beef.
Episode credits
Directed by Marc DanielsWritten by Linda Morris, Vic RauseoGuest stars Mike Muscat, Paul Mantee, Robert Picardo
Episode 7
Footloose Mel
30m
Mel 86es a group of ""hoodlums,"" unaware that they're the break dancers expected to perform at the diner as part of an arts festival.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Bob BendetsonGuest stars Donovan Leitch, Jonathan Prince, Fred Berry, Leonard Stone, Kenneth Kimmins
Episode 8
Vera's Anniversary Blues
30m
Vera yearns for a romantic first wedding anniversary, but it gets off to anything but a romantic start and goes rapidly downhill from there.
Episode credits
Written by Lisa A. Bannick, Jack CarrerowGuest stars Billy Vera, Barry Pearl, Dave Madden, Bill Maher
Episode 9
Kiss the Grill Goodbye
30m
Jolene's appearance on the ""Working Women"" talk show does nothing to boost business at Mel's Diner.
Episode credits
Directed by Nancy WalkerGuest stars Marvin Kaplan, Armin Shimerman, Dave Madden, Janet Carroll
Episode 10
Vera, the Nightbird
30m
Vera's secretly moonlighting as a sultry deejay called Nightbird and she's turning on all the males in Phoenix in the process.
Episode credits
Written by Linda Morris, Vic RauseoGuest stars Stephen Tobolowsky, Dave Madden
Episode 11
Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore (1)
30m8.0 / 10
A country singer takes a personel as well as professional interest in Alice and begs her to join his band on the road.
Episode credits
Written by Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam SilvermanGuest stars Mickey Jones, Michael Durrell, Joe Unger
Episode 12
Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore (2)
30m
Whether Alice likes it or not, and she's not sure, country singer Travis Marsh gives her a chance to reach for the stars in a performance with him.
Episode credits
Written by Bob BendetsonGuest stars Clinton Derricks-Carroll, Mickey Jones, Michael Durrell, Gregg Berger
Episode 13
The Night They Raided Debbie's
30m
Answering a room-to-rent ad, Vera and Elliot's pushy landlady pushes herself and her kitschy furniture into their home and lives.
Episode credits
Directed by Nancy WalkerGuest stars Mary Grace Canfield, Dan Frischman
Episode 14
One on One
30m
Mel is a taskmaster in training Jolene for tryouts with a pro basketball team.
Episode credits
Written by Linda Morris, Vic RauseoGuest stars Danny Goldman
Episode 15
Vera's Grounded Gumshoe
30m
After getting shot accidentally with his own gun, Elliot quits the force and looks for a career more suited to his meager talents.
Episode credits
Directed by Marc DanielsGuest stars Kim Hamilton, Michael Alldredge
Episode 16
Th-th-th-that's All, Folks
30mfinale
On the final day at the diner, Mel closes the blinds and gives away the cow creamers as the gang reminisces about the last nine years.
Episode credits
Guest stars Jonathan Prince, Tony Longo, Dave Madden
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
More about Alice
Cast
Linda LavinAlice Hyatt
Philip McKeonTommy Hyatt
Vic TaybackMel Sharples
Beth HowlandVera Louise Gorman-Novak
Celia WestonJolene Hunnicutt
Polly HollidayFlorence Jean Castleberry
Diane LaddBelle Dupree
Charles LevinElliot NovakCredits
- Created by
- Robert Getchell
- Written by
- Tom Whedon, Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo, Bob Bendetson, Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman, Harvey Bullock
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 202
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States
Warner Bros. TelevisionUnited States
Themes
restaurantsingle mothersitcomworkplace comedy
