Episode 1
Take Him, He's Yours
30m
Alice takes Mel up on his boast that he can raise her son better than she.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherGuest stars Bob McClurg
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
Car Wars
30m
Mel sells the girls a car that won't start.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherGuest stars Bob McClurg
Episode 3
Citizen Mel
30m
Mel identifies a holdup man who has a record for assaulting a previous witness.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherGuest stars William Pierson, Bob McClurg
Episode 4
Vera's Popcorn Romance
30m
Vera meets a new boy friend at the movies, but refuses to bring him to the diner.
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Directed by William AsherWritten by Tom WhedonGuest stars Steve Nevil
Episode 5
Block Those Kicks
30m
The diner personnel try to kick their bad habits.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherGuest stars Bob McClurg
Episode 6
What Happened to the Class of '78?
30m
Flo's night life interferes with her night-school studies.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherWritten by Tom WhedonGuest stars Lyman Ward, Harvey J. Goldenberg
Episode 7
Better Never Than Late
30m
While Mel is sleeping in the storeroom, Alice is robbed at gunpoint at the counter.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherWritten by Tom WhedonGuest stars Jim Varney, Dave Madden
Episode 8
Mel's in a Family Way
30m
Mel mistakes Alice's intentions when she invites him for a family dinner.
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Directed by William AsherWritten by Tom WhedonGuest stars Michael Pataki, Dave Shelley, Shirley Mitchell
Episode 9
Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?
30m
Mel unwittingly buys stolen turkeys for a Thanksgiving dinner he is having for orphans.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherWritten by Tom WhedonGuest stars Nancy McKeon, Corey Feldman, Peter Leeds, Owen Bush, James Cromwell, Joyce Bulifant
Episode 10
The Happy Hoofers
30m
Mel is unhappy because Alice's second job — delivering singing telegrams — makes her late for the diner.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherGuest stars Bob McClurg
Episode 11
A Slight Case of ESP
30m
Despite his skepticism, Mel tries to find a way to exploit Vera's knack for foretelling the future.
Episode credits
Directed by William Asher
Episode 12
The Principal of the Thing
30m
Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherGuest stars Gary Collins, Miriam Byrd-Nethery, Joseph V. Perry
Episode 13
What're You Doing New Year's Eve?
30m
Flo finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve.
Episode credits
Directed by Marc DanielsGuest stars Dave Madden
Episode 14
Sweet Charity
30m
Alice's date gets two extra tickets to a celebrity ball and everyone wants to go.
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Directed by William AsherGuest stars Ron Rifkin
Episode 15
The Fourth Time Around
30m
Flo and Mel's brother (Carmine Caridi) decide to take a chance at marriage — even though it's the fourth time for each.
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Directed by William AsherGuest stars Roger Bowen, Dick Wilson, Bob McClurg, Carmine Caridi
Episode 16
Tommy's First Love
30m
Alice is angry when Tommy conducts his first romance on her telephone.
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Directed by William AsherGuest stars Olivia Barash, Bruce Kirby, Dave Madden
Episode 17
Mel Grows Up
30m
Mel's pushy mother winters nearby, and Mel's not sure that he'll make it to spring.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherGuest stars Martha Raye
Episode 18
Vera's Broken Heart
30m
Vera is heartbroken after her boyfriend tells her that he's marrying someone else.
Where to watch AliceEpisode 19
Alice's Decision
30m
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.
Episode credits
Written by Tom WhedonGuest stars Karen Morrow
Episode 20
The Last Stow It (1)
30m
Mel tells the girls to ""stow it"" for the last time, then sells the diner to a humorless martinet.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherGuest stars Hans Conried, Don Chastain, Dave Madden, Bob Hastings
Episode 21
The Last Stow It (2)
30m
Unable to buy back his diner from the new restaurateur, Mel opens an eatery in Alice's apartment.
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Directed by William AsherGuest stars Hans Conried
Episode 22
If the Shoe Fits
30m
Alice and Vera vie for a role in a production being cast by an attractive director(Fred McCarren).
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Directed by Marc DanielsWritten by Tom WhedonGuest stars Danny Goldman
Episode 23
My Fair Vera
30m
Acclaimed as ""brilliant"" in her role as Cinderella, Vera is asked to audition for a part in a supermarket commercial.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherGuest stars Lew Horn, Don Chastain, Bryan O'Byrne
Episode 24
Flo Finds Her Father
30mfinale
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.
Episode credits
Directed by William AsherGuest stars Hamilton Camp, Forrest Tucker, Crystin Sinclaire
Episode information updated Jul 24, 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
