Series · 1976 · 9 Seasons

Alice

Kiss my grits!

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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.

Rating: 7.0 / 10
Status: Ended

Episodes

Episode 1 · 30 min

Pilot

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

Episode 2 · 30 min

Alice Gets a Pass

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

Episode 3 · 30 min

A Piece of the Rock

Alice meets her late husband's beneficiary.

Episode 4 · 30 min

Pay the Fifty Dollars

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

Episode 5 · 30 min

A Call to Arms

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

Episode 6 · 30 min

The Last Review

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

Episode 7 · 30 min

Sex Education

Alice feels that Tommy is learning about sex too early when she finds a picture of a naked woman in Tommy's wallet.

Episode 8 · 30 min

Big Daddy Dawson's Coming

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

Episode 9 · 30 min

Good Night Sweet Vera

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

Episode 10 · 30 min

The Dilemma

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

Episode 11 · 30 min

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.

Episode 12 · 30 min

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....

Episode 13 · 30 min

Mother-in-Law (2)

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

Episode 14 · 30 min

Vera's Mortician

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

Episode 15 · 30 min

Mel's in Love

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

Episode 16 · 30 min

The Accident

Mel 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 back? Nope, Mel comes home early and finds out about his car from an angry Hispanic neighbor!

Episode 17 · 30 min

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.

Episode 18 · 30 min

The Hex

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

Episode 19 · 30 min

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.

Episode 20 · 30 min

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).