Alice
“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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Alice (Theme Song)
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Seasons
1.Pilot
31-08-197630mAlice gets her hopes up to be a big star when a talent agent comes to town.
2.Alice Gets a Pass
29-09-197630mAlice falls for an ex-football player, who is now an actor.
3.A Piece of the Rock
06-10-197630mAlice meets her late husband's beneficiary.
4.Pay the Fifty Dollars
13-10-197630mAlice is mistakenly picked up by the five-0 for prostitution when she is performing in a nightclub.
5.A Call to Arms
20-10-197630mA sleepless night of obscene phone calls prompts Alice into considering packing a piece.
6.The Last Review
27-10-197630mA famous food critic dies in Mel's Diner, which freaks out everyone.
7.Sex Education
06-11-197630mAlice 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
13-11-197630mWhen Alice helps Flo get a man, the Man tries to help himself to Alice.
9.Good Night Sweet Vera
20-11-197630mAlice and Flo try to keep Vera from O'Ding on sleeping pills.
10.The Dilemma
27-11-197630mAlice is proposed marriage from an old boyfriend from the old neighborhood.
11.Who Killed Bugs Bunny?
04-12-197630mAlice 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 i...
12.Mother-in-Law (1)
11-12-197630mRose 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)
18-12-197630mAlice does all that she can to stop Rose from becoming a permanent Phoeniz resident.
14.Vera's Mortician
25-12-197630mVera's boyfriend might very well be a married man.
15.Mel's in Love
15-01-197730mMel falls in love with a young nature hiker from New Jersey.
16.The Accident
22-01-197730mMel 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 ba...
17.The Failure
29-01-197730mA 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...
18.The Hex
05-02-197730mA fake Gypsy is caught stealing the silverware by Alice, and she puts a curse on the gang.
19.The Pain of No Return
12-02-197730mAlice might be in trouble with Uncle Sam when she learns that her recently decease husband never paid his back taxes.
20.The Odd Couple
26-02-197730mFlo'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...
21.A Night to Remember
05-03-197730mAlice and Flo try to find Vera a man.
22.Mel's Cup
12-03-197730mAlice unknowingly donates Mel's old Navy Trophy to a rummage sale.
23.The Bundle
19-03-197730mA 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
26-03-197730mAlice gets her chance at stardom as a hamburger on a TV commercial for the diner.
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