Alice

Season 9 - Alice

• Season 9 Episode 16: Th-Th-Th-That's All, Folks! (1985) Mel announces he has sold the diner to a developer.
• Season 9 Episode 15: Vera's Grounded Gumshoe (1985) Humiliated Elliot quits his job after wounding himself.
• Season 9 Episode 14: One on One (1985) Mel helps Jolene train for a pro-basketball tryout.
• Season 9 Episode 13: The Night They Raided Debbie's (1985) Debbie (Linda Lavin) becomes Vera and Elliot's tenant.
• Season 9 Episode 12: Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore (1985) Nick and a singer vie for Alice's affections.
• Season 9 Episode 11: Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore (1985) A country singer asks Alice to tour with him.
• Season 9 Episode 10: Vera, the Nightbird (1985) Vera secretly works as a sexy DJ to earn extra money.
• Season 9 Episode 9: Kiss the Grill Goodbye (1985) Mel is depressed when his regulars visit a hamburger joint.
• Season 9 Episode 8: Vera's Anniversary Blues (1985) Vera's anniversary plans do not turn out as expected.
• Season 9 Episode 7: Footloose Mel (1984) Mel unknowingly evicts a break-dancing group from the diner.
• Season 9 Episode 6: Undercover Mel (1984) Elliot asks Mel to help him catch cattle rustlers.
• Season 9 Episode 5: Tommy's Lost Weekend (1984) Tommy's drinking causes him to misplace Nick's sports car.
• Season 9 Episode 4: Houseful of Hunnicutts (1984) Jolene's entire family stays in her tiny apartment.
• Season 9 Episode 3: Big Bad Mel (1984) Mel wants to tear down a nursery school for parking.
• Season 9 Episode 2: Space Sharples (1984) Mel performs heroic deeds while dressed as Captain Galaxy.
• Season 9 Episode 1: Romancing Mr. Stone (1984) Vera and Jolene place a personal ad for Alice.

Season 8 - Alice

• Season 8 Episode 23: Be It Ever So Crowded (1984) Vera and Elliot become landlords to a daffy minister.
• Season 8 Episode 22: Mel Spins His Wheels (1984) Mel learns a lesson in providing access for the disabled.
• Season 8 Episode 21: Don't Play It Again, Elliot (1984) A wedding-gift piano disrupts Elliot and Vera's marriage.
• Season 8 Episode 20: Jolene Is Stuck on Mel (1984) A handsome TV performer (John McCook) proposes to Jolene.
• Season 8 Episode 19: Vera's Fine Feathered Friends (1984) Everyone mistakes a bandaged woman for hospitalized Vera.
• Season 8 Episode 18: My Dinner With Debbie (1984) A good cook (Linda Lavin) falls for big-eater Mel.
• Season 8 Episode 17: Dollars to Donuts (1984) Tommy catches gambling fever at the racetrack with Carrie.
• Season 8 Episode 16: Alice's Hot Air Romance (1984) A hot-air balloonist (Jed Allan) challenges Alice to a ride.
• Season 8 Episode 15: Alice and the Devoted Dentist (1984) Mel's dentist (James Coco) falls in love with Alice.
• Season 8 Episode 14: Lies My Mother Told Me (1984) Guilty Carrie admits she lied about Mel's boyhood dog.
• Season 8 Episode 13: Jolene Throws a Curve (1984) Jolene is afraid to pitch softball against her boyfriend.
• Season 8 Episode 12: Vera, the Horse Thief (1984) Vera decides to rescue a miniature horse from the circus.
• Season 8 Episode 11: Tommy Goes Overboard (1984) Mel's friend recruits Tommy for the Navy.
• Season 8 Episode 10: 'Tis the Season to Be Jealous (1983) Undercover-Santa Elliot sees Vera kissing her ex-fiance.
• Season 8 Episode 9: The Robot Wore Pink (1983) Mel replaces departed Alice with an efficient robot.
• Season 8 Episode 8: Vera's Wedding (1983) Vera and Elliot's wedding is called off, then on again.
• Season 8 Episode 7: Vera Gets Engaged (1983) Vera agrees to marry a police officer.
• Season 8 Episode 6: The Over-the-Hill Girls (1983) Carrie is turned down for a singing job because of her age.
• Season 8 Episode 5: It Had to Be Mel (1983) Mel falls in love with a singer (Florence Henderson).
• Season 8 Episode 4: Alice's Blind Date (1983) Alice is reunited with a now-blind high-school friend.
• Season 8 Episode 3: Jolene Gets Her Wings (1983) Jolene takes a weekend job as a flight attendant.
• Season 8 Episode 2: Vera's Secret Lover (1983) Vera receives notes and gifts from a secret admirer.
• Season 8 Episode 1: Mel Is Hogg-Tied (1983) Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke), Jolene's relative, visits.

Season 7 - Alice

• Season 7 Episode 23: Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag (1983) Jolene uncovers her new neighbor's (Doug Sheehan) secret.
• Season 7 Episode 22: Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant (1983) Tommy's computer graph shows Mel's impending bankruptcy.
• Season 7 Episode 21: Sweet Erasable Mel (1983) Mel decides to install a computer in the diner.
• Season 7 Episode 20: Mel's Cousin Wendy? (1983) Mel's cousin goes under cover at Barney's Burger Barn.
• Season 7 Episode 19: Vera on the Lam (1983) Vera flees when Mel announces everyone will be bonded.
• Season 7 Episode 18: Tommy Fouls Out (1983) Alice asks Meadowlark Lemon (as himself) to help Tommy.
• Season 7 Episode 17: The Grass Is Always Greener (1983) Mel takes a new job and sells the diner to the waitresses.
• Season 7 Episode 16: Vera, the Torch (1983) Vera is certain she is to blame for a fire.
• Season 7 Episode 15: Come Back Little Sharples (1983) Mel becomes depressed when Carrie demands grandchildren.
• Season 7 Episode 14: Mel's Dream Car (1983) Mel finally gets his dream Porsche for only $20.
• Season 7 Episode 13: Jolene and the Night Watchman (1983) A muscle-bound watchman falls for Jolene.
• Season 7 Episode 12: Tommy, the Jailbird (1983) Tommy is jailed after a new pal's pizza-parlor food fight.
• Season 7 Episode 11: Alice Faces the Music (1983) The waitresses face three plumbers on a TV game show.
• Season 7 Episode 10: Vera the Virtuoso (1983) Vera studies the cello so she can play in a string quartet.
• Season 7 Episode 9: Alice Sees the Light (1983) The diner overflows with the curious after Alice sees a UFO.
• Season 7 Episode 8: Jolene's Brother Jonas (1983) Jolene's ex-con-man brother sells Mel a worm ranch.
• Season 7 Episode 7: Carrie on the Rebound (1983) Depressed Carrie visits after getting a divorce.
• Season 7 Episode 6: Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving (1982) Alice's mother descends on her for Thanksgiving.
• Season 7 Episode 5: Joel Grey Saves the Day (1982) The show flops without Joel Grey (as himself).
• Season 7 Episode 4: Alice at the Palace (1982) Mel produces Alice's stage show; guest Joel Grey.
• Season 7 Episode 3: The Secret of Mel's Diner (1982) The waitresses find money hidden by the diner's builder.
• Season 7 Episode 2: Do You Take This Waitress? (1982) Mel passes off Jolene as his fiancee to impress an old pal.
• Season 7 Episode 1: Sorry, Wrong Lips! (1982) Mel claims he gave a movie star her most thrilling kiss.

Season 6 - Alice

• Season 6 Episode 24: My Mother the Landlord (1982) Mel's new landlord, Carrie, announces a $50 rent increase.
• Season 6 Episode 23: Spell Mel's (1982) Mel increases a diner contest prize to $3,000.
• Season 6 Episode 22: Monty Falls for Alice (1982) A jilted man (George Wendt) falls for Alice.
• Season 6 Episode 21: Vera's Reunion Romance (1982) Vera falls in love at her high-school reunion.
• Season 6 Episode 20: Give My Regrets to Broadway (1982) Alice's producer friend encourages Tommy to become an actor.
• Season 6 Episode 19: Mel Wins by a Nose (1982) Mel considers having his nose changed.
• Season 6 Episode 18: Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker (1982) Jolene decides to deliver a load for her weary ex-partner.
• Season 6 Episode 17: Alice and the Acorns (1982) Alice's shy high-school friend arrives for a '50s dance.
• Season 6 Episode 16: Best Little Waitress in the World (1982) Mel leaves newly confident Vera in charge of the diner.
• Season 6 Episode 15: The Valentine's Day Massacre (1982) Everyone's St. Valentine's Day plans undergo changes.
• Season 6 Episode 14: Sharples vs. Sharples (1982) Carrie threatens to publish Mel's secret chili recipe.
• Season 6 Episode 13: Vera, Queen of the Soaps (1982) Addicted Vera quits her job to watch soap operas.
• Season 6 Episode 12: Not With My Niece, You Don't (1982) Tommy uses Mel's romantic advice on Mel's own niece.
• Season 6 Episode 11: Alice Calls the Shots (1982) Alice bans Tommy from basketball after his grades slip.
• Season 6 Episode 10: The Wild One (1981) A rough motorcyclist (Jay Leno) takes a liking to Alice.
• Season 6 Episode 9: Mel's Christmas Carol (1981) Mel is visited by his partner's ghost on Christmas Eve.
• Season 6 Episode 8: After Mel's Gone (1981) Conflict results when Mel announces the terms of his will.
• Season 6 Episode 7: Vera and the Bouncing Check (1981) Vera's old high-school classmate passes a bad check.
• Season 6 Episode 6: Mel's Cousin, Wendell (1981) Mel gives his shy cousin advice for a date with Vera.
• Season 6 Episode 5: Alice's Big Four-Oh! (1981) A visit from her mother upsets Alice on her 40th birthday.
• Season 6 Episode 4: Alice's Halloween Surprise (1981) Alice thinks she has lost her new beau's son on Halloween.
• Season 6 Episode 3: Comrade Mel (1981) The Soviet ballet's towel boy defects in the diner.
• Season 6 Episode 2: Guiness on Tap (1981) Vera tries to break a tap-dancing endurance record.
• Season 6 Episode 1: Bet a Million Mel (1981) The waitresses try to prevent Mel from making a $10,000 bet.

Season 5 - Alice

• Season 5 Episode 20: Baby Makes Five (1981) Vera finds an abandoned baby in the launderette.
• Season 5 Episode 19: Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix? (1981) Mel kisses Vera to make girlfriend Marie jealous.
• Season 5 Episode 18: Alice Strikes Up the Band (1981) Alice is a singing sensation at a restaurateur's convention.
• Season 5 Episode 17: The Great Escape (1981) A loud argument brings a new waitress to the diner.
• Season 5 Episode 16: Macho, Macho Mel (1981) A little old lady (Florence Halop) mugs Mel in the alley.
• Season 5 Episode 15: Carrie Chickens Out (1981) Carrie plans to cook at the diner during an extended visit.
• Season 5 Episode 14: Alice's Son the Drop-Out (1981) Tommy's night job begins to affect his schoolwork.
• Season 5 Episode 13: Bye Bye Birdie (1981) Mel's yell makes Vera's parrot drop dead.
• Season 5 Episode 12: The Jerry Reed Fish Story (1981) The waitresses turn Jerry Reed's prize fish into fillets.
• Season 5 Episode 11: Vera Goes Out on a Limb (1981) Vera chains herself to a tree scheduled to be cut down.
• Season 5 Episode 10: Alice Locks Belle Out (1981) Alice dons her gangster disguise to save locked-out Belle.
• Season 5 Episode 9: Henry's Bitter Half (1981) Upset Henry tells his wife he's having an affair with Alice.
• Season 5 Episode 8: Carrie Sings the Blues (1980) Carrie comes to the diner after arguing with her husband.
• Season 5 Episode 7: The New Improved Mel (1980) A friend's death makes Mel try to improve his attitude.
• Season 5 Episode 6: Tommy's T.K.O. (1980) Mel's advice on handling a bully gets Tommy suspended.
• Season 5 Episode 5: Vera's Aunt Agatha (1980) Vera announces she is leaving with her free-spirited aunt.
• Season 5 Episode 3: Hello Vegas, Goodbye Diner (1980) Mel risks it all during a trip to Las Vegas.
• Season 5 Episode 2: Dog Day Evening (1980) The staff is trapped in the diner with two guard dogs.
• Season 5 Episode 1: Mel and the Green Machine (1980) An automatic teller machine spews $24,675 at hapless Mel.

Season 4 - Alice

• Season 4 Episode 24: Here Comes Alice Cottontail (1980) Alice bets she won't check on Tommy while he is at Mel's.
• Season 4 Episode 23: Cook's Tour (1980) Mel leads on a woman tour-guide to get her bus's business.
• Season 4 Episode 22: Profit Without Honor (1980) Alice proposes profit-sharing as part of a new contract.
• Season 4 Episode 21: Vera, the Vamp (1980) Vera wants Belle to teach her how to be attractive to men.
• Season 4 Episode 20: One Too Many Girls (1980) Belle's suggestions irritate her co-workers.
• Season 4 Episode 19: For Whom the Belle Toils (1980) Mel's old waitress, an aspiring songwriter, visits.
• Season 4 Episode 18: Flo's Farewell (1980) Flo receives a lucrative offer to work in Dallas.
• Season 4 Episode 17: Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot (1980) Mel's old buddy arrives after separating from his wife.
• Season 4 Episode 16: My Funny Valentine Tux (1980) Tommy needs a tuxedo for a St. Valentine's Day party.
• Season 4 Episode 15: Carrie's Wedding (1980) Carrie announces her upcoming wedding to a younger man.
• Season 4 Episode 14: Alice Beats the Clock (1980) A time clock causes labor problems in the diner.
• Season 4 Episode 13: Alice in TV Land (1980) Tommy's appearance on a talk show raises controversy.
• Season 4 Episode 12: Good Buddy Flo (1980) Flo wants to learn to drive a truck to impress a new man.
• Season 4 Episode 11: Mel, the Magi (1979) Everyone sacrifices to buy each other Christmas gifts.
• Season 4 Episode 10: My Cousin, Art Carney (1979) Vera asks a relative, Art Carney, to promote Mel's chili.
• Season 4 Episode 9: Cabin Fever (1979) The waitresses, Mel and Marie wind up together in a cabin.
• Season 4 Episode 8: Mel's in the Kitchen With Dinah (1979) Mel cooks his chili on Dinah Shore's show.
• Season 4 Episode 7: Carrie Sharples Strikes Again (1979) Carrie takes over the diner when Mel injures his back.
• Season 4 Episode 6: Little Alice Bluenose (1979) Alice discovers her boyfriend is a nude model.
• Season 4 Episode 5: Flo's Chili Reception (1979) Mel thinks a rival is dating Flo to get a chili recipe.
• Season 4 Episode 4: Vera Robs the Cradle (1979) Rejected Tommy becomes infatuated with Vera.
• Season 4 Episode 3: Mel Loves Marie (1979) Mel and Marie have an on-and-off engagement.
• Season 4 Episode 2: Mona Lisa Alice (1979) Mel orders smiles all around; Alice quarrels with her beau.
• Season 4 Episode 1: Has Anyone Here Seen Telly? (1979) No one believes Vera met Telly Savalas.

Season 3 - Alice

• Season 3 Episode 24: Flo Finds Her Father (1979) Flo's long-lost father returns after 30 years.
• Season 3 Episode 23: My Fair Vera (1979) Vera is called to appear in a supermarket's TV commercial.
• Season 3 Episode 22: If the Shoe Fits (1979) Alice falls for a 25-year-old off-Broadway director.
• Season 3 Episode 21: The Last Stow It (1979) Alice assumes an old disguise to get the diner back.
• Season 3 Episode 20: The Last Stow It (1979) Mel sells the diner to an elegant snob (Hans Conried).
• Season 3 Episode 19: Alice's Decision (1979) Alice gets a chance to tour with a singing group.
• Season 3 Episode 18: Vera's Broken Heart (1979) Vera becomes depressed after Brian claims he loves another.
• Season 3 Episode 17: Mel Grows Up (1979) Mel is unable to confront his domineering mother.
• Season 3 Episode 16: Tommy's First Love (1979) Alice and Tommy clash over his new girlfriend.
• Season 3 Episode 15: The Fourth Time Around (1979) Flo's old flame, Mel's brother, returns after a divorce.
• Season 3 Episode 14: Sweet Charity (1979) Tickets to a charity ball cause rifts among the waitresses.
• Season 3 Episode 13: What're You Doing New Year's Eve? (1978) Flo finds herself running the diner alone on New Year's Eve.
• Season 3 Episode 12: The Principal of the Thing (1978) Alice dates Tommy's handsome school principal.
• Season 3 Episode 11: A Slight Case of ESP (1978) Vera seems to be able to predict the future.
• Season 3 Episode 10: The Happy Hoofers (1978) Alice takes a second job to pay for college for Tommy.
• Season 3 Episode 9: Who Ordered the Hot Turkey? (1978) Mel's Thanksgiving dinner for orphans runs into problems.
• Season 3 Episode 8: Mel's in a Family Way (1978) Mel becomes overly attached to Alice and Tommy.
• Season 3 Episode 7: Better Never Than Late (1978) A robber arrives after Alice takes over for sleeping Mel.
• Season 3 Episode 6: What Happened to the Class of '78? (1978) Dating interferes with Flo's night-school studies.
• Season 3 Episode 5: Block Those Kicks (1978) The waitresses and Mel all decide to give up bad habits.
• Season 3 Episode 4: Vera's Popcorn Romance (1978) The gang tries to meet Vera's new boyfriend.
• Season 3 Episode 3: Citizen Mel (1978) Witness Mel thinks the released criminal is after him.
• Season 3 Episode 2: Car Wars (1978) Mel gets a better offer after the waitresses buy his car.
• Season 3 Episode 1: Take Him, He's Yours (1978) Frustrated Alice decides to let Mel take Tommy for a while.

Season 2 - Alice

• Season 2 Episode 24: Earthquake (1978) The diner staff and customers await a predicted earthquake.
• Season 2 Episode 23: Mel's Recession (1978) Mel announces he must fire one of his waitresses.
• Season 2 Episode 22: The Bus (1978) A busload of passengers becomes stranded at the diner.
• Season 2 Episode 21: Star in the Storeroom (1978) Flo calls her old baby-sitting charge, singer Jerry Reed.
• Season 2 Episode 20: Don't Lock Now (1978) Mel and the waitresses become locked in the storeroom.
• Season 2 Episode 19: Mel's Big Five-O (1978) The gang throws a surprise 50th-birthday party for Mel.
• Season 2 Episode 18: The Cuban Connection (1978) A woman becomes convinced her husband is dating Alice.
• Season 2 Episode 17: Florence of Arabia (1978) A Middle Eastern oil baron sweeps Flo off her feet.
• Season 2 Episode 16: The Reporter (1978) A Washington reporter tries to wait unseen in the diner.
• Season 2 Episode 15: Love Me, Love My Horse (1978) Flo's rodeo-rider brother falls madly in love with Alice.
• Season 2 Episode 14: The Pharmacist (1978) A man threatens suicide if the president does not call back.
• Season 2 Episode 13: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (1978) Alice's amateur psychology causes trouble among her friends.
• Season 2 Episode 12: Love Is a Free Throw (1978) Tommy's high-school basketball hero falls for Alice.
• Season 2 Episode 11: The Eyes of Texas (1978) Flo's new glasses spark suggestions she try contact lenses.
• Season 2 Episode 10: Oh, George Burns! (1978) Vera thinks visitor George Burns (as himself) is God.
• Season 2 Episode 9: A Semi-Merry Christmas (1977) A Christmas trip in a tractor trailer runs into trouble.
• Season 2 Episode 8: Love Is Sweeping the Counter (1977) Alice finds herself between disgruntled lovers Flo and Mel.
• Season 2 Episode 7: That Old Black Magic (1977) Injured Mel moves in with Alice for two weeks.
• Season 2 Episode 6: Sixty Minutes Man (1977) Alice realizes a diner regular is a long-missing mobster.
• Season 2 Episode 5: Single Belles (1977) The waitresses all meet the same 'Mr. Wonderful.'
• Season 2 Episode 4: Alice by Moonlight (1977) Alice loses sleep while moonlighting as a singer.
• Season 2 Episode 3: 86 the Waitresses (1977) Mel hires a male waiter at a higher rate of pay.
• Season 2 Episode 2: The Indian Taker (1977) An Indian says the diner is on ancestral burial ground.
• Season 2 Episode 1: The Second Time 'Round (1977) Alice serves a flasher; Flo learns she is still married.

Season 1 - Alice

• Season 1 Episode 24: Mel's Happy Burger (1977) Alice is asked to star in a TV commercial for the diner.
• Season 1 Episode 23: The Bundle (1977) Flo finds $40,000 in a paper bag under one of the chairs.
• Season 1 Episode 22: Mel's Cup (1977) Alice unknowingly donates Mel's cherished cup to charity.
• Season 1 Episode 21: A Night to Remember (1977) Alice and Flo play Cupid for lonely Vera.
• Season 1 Episode 20: The Odd Couple (1977) Flo, homeless after her trailer is stolen, rooms with Alice.
• Season 1 Episode 19: The Pain of No Return (1977) Alice is told she owes the government $2000 in back taxes.
• Season 1 Episode 18: The Hex (1977) A charlatan Gypsy (Kay Ballard) puts a curse on Alice.
• Season 1 Episode 17: The Failure (1977) Alice finds a holdup note on the diner floor.
• Season 1 Episode 16: The Accident (1977) Flo borrows Mel's treasured car and has an accident.
• Season 1 Episode 15: Mel's in Love (1977) Alice tries to comfort twice-jilted Mel.
• Season 1 Episode 14: Vera's Mortician (1976) Alice suspects Vera's new beau may be a married man.
• Season 1 Episode 13: Mother-in-Law (1976) Alice's mother-in-law intends to move in.
• Season 1 Episode 12: Mother-in-Law (1976) Alice's mother-in-law comes for a visit.
• Season 1 Episode 11: Who Killed Bugs Bunny? (1976) Alice forbids Tommy to go on a camp-out featuring hunting.
• Season 1 Episode 10: The Dilemma (1976) An old boyfriend of Alice's arrives and proposes.
• Season 1 Episode 9: Good Night Sweet Vera (1976) Heartbroken Vera decides to overdose on sleeping pills.
• Season 1 Episode 8: Big Daddy Dawson's Coming (1976) Flo tries to rekindle the flame with her first husband.
• Season 1 Episode 7: Sex Education (1976) Alice prepares to tell Tommy the facts of life.
• Season 1 Episode 6: The Last Review (1976) Temporary boss Alice asks a food critic to sample the chili.
• Season 1 Episode 5: A Call to Arms (1976) Obscene phone calls frighten Alice into getting a gun.
• Season 1 Episode 4: Pay the Fifty Dollars (1976) Nightclub singer Alice is arrested for soliciting.
• Season 1 Episode 3: A Piece of the Rock (1976) Alice sets off to meet her spouse's insurance beneficiary.
• Season 1 Episode 2: Alice Gets a Pass (1976) Alice falls for an ex-football player, now an actor.
• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot (1976) A determined suitor tells Alice he is a theatrical agent.