Alice

1976 star 7.1 tv9 Seasons play_circle202 Episodes

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.

Comedy Drama

tv Seasons & Episodes

Episode 1
E1

Pilot

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

Aug 31, 1976

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Episode 2
E2

Alice Gets a Pass

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

Sep 29, 1976

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Episode 3
E3

A Piece of the Rock

Alice meets her late husband's beneficiary.

Oct 6, 1976

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Episode 4
E4

Pay the Fifty Dollars

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

Oct 13, 1976

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Episode 5
E5

A Call to Arms

A sleepless night of obscene phone calls prompts Alice into considering packing a piece.

Oct 20, 1976

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Episode 6
E6

The Last Review

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

Oct 27, 1976

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Episode 7
E7

Sex Education

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

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Episode 8
E8

Big Daddy Dawson's Coming

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

Nov 13, 1976

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Episode 9
E9

Good Night Sweet Vera

Alice and Flo try to keep Vera from O'Ding on sleeping pills.

Nov 20, 1976

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Episode 10
E10

The Dilemma

Alice is proposed marriage from an old boyfriend from the old neighborhood.

Nov 27, 1976

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Episode 11
E11

Who Killed Bugs Bunny?

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

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Episode 12
E12

Mother-in-Law (1)

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

Dec 11, 1976

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Episode 13
E13

Mother-in-Law (2)

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

Dec 18, 1976

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Episode 14
E14

Vera's Mortician

Vera's boyfriend might very well be a married man.

Dec 25, 1976

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Episode 15
E15

Mel's in Love

Mel falls in love with a young nature hiker from New Jersey.

Jan 15, 1977

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Episode 16
E16

The Accident

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

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Episode 17
E17

The Failure

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

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Episode 18
E18

The Hex

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

Feb 5, 1977

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Episode 19
E19

The Pain of No Return

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

Feb 12, 1977

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Episode 20
E20

The Odd Couple

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

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Episode 21
E21

A Night to Remember

Alice and Flo try to find Vera a man.

Mar 5, 1977

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Episode 22
E22

Mel's Cup

Alice unknowingly donates Mel's old Navy Trophy to a rummage sale.

Mar 12, 1977

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Episode 23
E23

The Bundle

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

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Episode 24
E24

Mel's Happy Burger

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

Mar 26, 1977

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people Cast

Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin

Alice Hyatt

Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

Mel Sharples

Beth Howland

Beth Howland

Vera Louise Gorman-Novak

Celia Weston

Celia Weston

Jolene Hunnicutt

Philip McKeon

Philip McKeon

Tommy Hyatt

Charles Levin

Charles Levin

Elliot Novak

apartment Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television Warner Bros. Television

public Countries

United States of America Italy