Alice

Season 5

1980 20 Episodes
1
E1

Mel and the Green Machine

30 min Nov 02, 1980

An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel.

2
E2

Dog Day Evening

30 min Nov 09, 1980

After his safe is stolen, Mel rents the services of two very efficient guard dogs.

3
E3

Vegas (1)

30 min Nov 16, 1980

Robert Goulet makes an appearance when Vera wins a free trip to Las Vegas and Alice, Mel and Belle tag along to try their luck.

4
E4

Vegas (2)

30 min Nov 16, 1980

Mel may get his diner back if Belle can get Robert Goulet to perform for a Las Vegas casino owner but when it seems she can't get him, Alice steps in and impersonates him.

5
E5

Vera's Aunt Agatha

30 min Nov 23, 1980

Vera's Aunt Agatha, a freewheeling sexagenarian, makes a pit stop in Phoenix while motorcycling to Mexico. This prompts Vera to make a life altering decision, whether or not to ride off into the sunset with her aunt.

6
E6

Tommy's T.K.O.

30 min Nov 30, 1980

Against Alce's expressed wishes, Mel secretly teaches Tommy how to take care of a school bully.

7
E7

The New Improved Mel

30 min Dec 07, 1980

The sparsely attended funeral of a buddy persuade Mel to become Mr. Nice Guy and ensure a decent turnout at his own burial.

8
E8

Carrie Sings the Blues

30 min Dec 21, 1980

Mel's mother is singing the blues because her husband of six months has just left her.

9
E9

Henry's Bitter Half

30 min Jan 04, 1981

Henry's convinced that his wife of 20 years is suddenly being nice because she's having an affair, so he tells her he's having one too, with Alice.

10
E10

Alice Locks Belle Out

30 min Jan 11, 1981

As the new manager of her apartment building, Alice has the unenviable task of locking out a delinquent fellow tenant, Belle.

11
E11

Vera Goes Out On a Limb

30 min Jan 18, 1981

Vera goes out on a limb to save a century old tree in front of the diner from being cut down for a road-widening project.

12
E12

The Jerry Reed Fish Story

30 min Feb 01, 1981

The waitresses cut up a huge fish they find in the refrigerator, unaware that singer Jerry Reed had left it there until he could have it stuffed.

13
E13

Bye Bye, Birdie

30 min Feb 08, 1981

Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot.

14
E14

Alice's Son, the Drop-out

30 min Feb 15, 1981

Tommy is cutting classes to pursue a singing career and his first job is singing at a juice saloon.

15
E15

Carrie Chickens Out

30 min Feb 22, 1981

During a visit, Carrie plans to help out at the diner and cook but a fed up Mel kicks her out and she goes to work for a competitor.

16
E16

Macho, Macho Mel

30 min Mar 08, 1981

When, Mel recounts the story of the little old lady who mugged him, the old lady becomes four thugs.

17
E17

The Great Escape

30 min Mar 15, 1981

A trucker chooses Mel's Diner as the place to tell her amorous driving partner to hit the road.

18
E18

Alice Strikes Up the Band

30 min Mar 29, 1981

Alice thinks she has found her main chance when she lands a gig singing at a big banquet with a 1940's theme and an influential audience of restaurant owners.

19
E19

Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?

30 min Apr 05, 1981

Mel suddenly takes a romantic interest in Vera, who doesn't realize it's just a ploy to make his girlfriend, Marie, jealous.

20
E20

Baby Makes Five

30 min May 03, 1981

Vera refuses to give up the baby girl someone left in her pile of wash at the laundromat.