

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.
Robert Getchell
CBS
202
30 min

Alice gets her hopes up to be a big star when a talent agent comes to town.
Aug 31, 1976

Alice falls for an ex-football player, who is now an actor.
Sep 29, 1976

Alice meets her late husband's beneficiary.
Oct 6, 1976

Alice is mistakenly picked up by the five-0 for prostitution when she is performing in a nightclub.
Oct 13, 1976

A sleepless night of obscene phone calls prompts Alice into considering packing a piece.
Oct 20, 1976

A famous food critic dies in Mel's Diner, which freaks out everyone.
Oct 27, 1976

Aliec feels that Tommy is learning about sex too early when she finds a picture of a naked woman in Tommy's wallet.
Nov 6, 1976

When Alice helps Flo get a man, the Man tries to help himself to Alice.
Nov 13, 1976

Alice and Flo try to keep Vera from O'Ding on sleeping pills.
Nov 20, 1976

Alice is proposed marriage from an old boyfriend from the old neighborhood.
Nov 27, 1976

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.
Dec 4, 1976

Rose Hyatt comes to visit Alice and Tommy, much to Alice's chagrin. And now she's talking about staying there....
Dec 11, 1976

Alice does all that she can to stop Rose from becoming a permanent Phoeniz resident.
Dec 18, 1976

Vera's boyfriend might very well be a married man.
Dec 25, 1976

Mel falls in love with a young nature hiker from New Jersey.
Jan 15, 1977

Mel leaves Alice and Flo his car when he goes on a trip, but Flo gets it totaled in an accident that is spread out over several blocks. Will they fix it time before Mel gets back? Nope, Mel comes home early and finds out about his car from an angry Hispanic neighbor!
Jan 22, 1977

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.
Jan 29, 1977

A fake Gypsy is caught stealing the silverware by Alice, and she puts a curse on the gang.
Feb 5, 1977

Alice might be in trouble with Uncle Sam when she learns that her recently decease husband never paid his back taxes.
Feb 12, 1977

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).
Feb 26, 1977

Alice and Flo try to find Vera a man.
Mar 5, 1977

Alice unknowingly donates Mel's old Navy Trophy to a rummage sale.
Mar 12, 1977

A Bag full of money is found in the diner, and Alice is the only one who wants to find the owner.
Mar 19, 1977

Alice gets her chance at stardom as a hamburger on a TV commercial for the diner.
Mar 26, 1977

Alice Hyatt

Mel Sharples

Vera Louise Gorman-Novak

Jolene Hunnicutt

Tommy Hyatt

Elliot Novak