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Season 1 – Alice

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After her husband is killed in a trucking accident, Alice packs up the car and her son, Tommy, and heads to Hollywood, dreaming of a singing career. Her car breaks down in Phoenix, forcing her to take a job at Mel's Diner, a greasy spoon where gruff owner Mel barks orders to Alice and her fellow waitresses.
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Critics Consensus

Alice has lost a lot of luster after moving to television, although Linda Lavin gives a spirited try at making the role her own.

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John J. O'Connor New York Times 07/14/2021
Outside of the insult humor, the plot thins rapidly. Go to Full Review SMH Staff Sydney Morning Herald 07/14/2021
The cleverness of Alice comes from scripts that contain a laugh a line. There are moments of tenderness devoid of schmaltz. Go to Full Review Lee Winfrey Philadelphia Inquirer 07/14/2021
Alice bears the classic birthmark of a doomed show: A supporting player who is stronger than the star. Polly Holliday as a caustic and cynical waitress named Flo is consistently fresh and convincing. Go to Full Review Bill Mandel San Francisco Examiner 07/14/2021
A really refreshing program because it deals with issues and people and their funny ways of getting tangled up in a real way. Did you hear that? Real. Amazing, for TV. Go to Full Review Win Fanning Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 07/14/2021
It bears but a remote resemblance to the original, but never mind. This half-hour sitcom is not out there alone. It can claim a close relationship to every wisecracking, one-line-zinging time killer to ever bow in the fall and bow out at midseason. Go to Full Review Jim O'Brien Philadelphia Daily News 07/14/2021
Miss Lavin, who won honors in Broadway and off-Broadway musicals, is a good performer, but she is not called upon to do much except toss off wisecracks. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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02/15/2015 One of the lesser "Alice in Wonderland" adaptations I've come across. It's too self-referential for its own good. See more Read all reviews
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Linda Lavin

Alice Hyatt

Vic Tayback

Mel Sharples

Philip McKeon

Tommy Hyatt

Polly Holliday

Florence Jean Castleberry

Beth Howland

Vera Louise Gorman

Alfred Lutter III

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 31, 1976 Pilot A young widow starting a new life in Phoenix gets a job as a waitress at a roadside diner. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 29, 1976 Alice Gets a Pass Mel's college buddy Jack Newhouse comes to visit. Flo senses the attraction between Jack and Alice and pushes them to go on a date. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 6, 1976 A Piece of the Rock Alice learns that her late husband named another woman as his life-insurance beneficiary. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 1976 Pay the Fifty Dollars Alice makes quite an impression after a one-night singing engagement in a local nightclub. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 20, 1976 A Call to Arms When an obscene caller threatens Alice's life on an answering machine, she decides to take Flo's advice and get a gun. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 27, 1976 The Last Review While Mel is on vacation, Alice takes over the diner with disastrous results. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 6, 1976 Sex Education Alice decides it is time to have the "facts of life" talk with Tommy, but discovers that he is already taking a sex education class in school. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 13, 1976 Big Daddy Dawson's Coming Flo's first husband is in town and she is convinced that his womanizing days are over, until he makes a pass at Alice. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 20, 1976 Good Night Sweet Vera Alice and Flo come to the rescue when Vera decides that life isn't worth living. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 27, 1976 The Dilemma Flo tries to talk Alice out of accepting a marriage proposal. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 4, 1976 Who Killed Bugs Bunny? Alice is torn between letting her son be "one of the boys" and compromising her principles. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 11, 1976 Mother-in-Law Alice is not happy when she receives word that her mother-in-law, Rose Hyatt, is coming for a visit. She quickly gets annoyed at Rose's overbearing nature. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 18, 1976 Mother-in-Law When Rose's visit looks to be turning into a permanent situation, Alice calls her father-in-law, Charlie and begs him to take Rose back. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 25, 1976 Vera's Mortician Alice discovers that Vera's new beau is married with a child, before she can tell Vera, she announces her engagement. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 15, 1977 Mel's in Love Mel falls for a hitchhiker, who decides to continue on to California, leaving Alice to console Mel. She soon finds that Mel may have moved on -- to her. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 22, 1977 The Accident When Mel takes a trip to Las Vegas, he leaves the keys to his treasured car. Flo borrows the car for a quick errand, but gets in an accident. The waitresses try to hide the fact from Mel when he returns early. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 29, 1977 The Failure A robbery heist goes awry for a clumsy inept robber must contend with a pregnant woman going into labor in the diner, a stuck cash register and a police stakeout. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 5, 1977 The Hex Alice confronts a woman who has been stealing silverware form the diner, who puts a hex on her. Alice laughs it off at first, but then begins to question if there could be something to it. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 12, 1977 The Pain of No Return Alice is shocked when an IRS agent shows up to tell her that her deceased husband owed back taxes and that she must pay them back in a week. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 26, 1977 The Odd Couple Circumstances force Flo and Alice to temporarily become roommates. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 5, 1977 A Night to Remember Alice and Flo play cupid for Vera when she becomes depressed that she is alone as her birthday approaches. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 12, 1977 Mel's Cup Alice resorts to burglary when she can't convince Mel that charity begins at home. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 19, 1977 The Bundle Alice must scrimp to come up with money for Tommy's braces and Mel needs a new refrigerator. Flo finds a paper bag with $40,000 cash in it and it seems everyone's money woes are over. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 26, 1977 Mel's Happy Burger Alice is given the chance to star in a television commercial for Mel's diner. Details

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Season Info

Director
Bill Hobin, Paul Bogart, Burt Brinckerhoff, Alan Rafkin, William P. D'Angelo, Norman Abbott, Bruce Bilson, Bill Persky, James Sheldon, Jim Drake
Executive Producer
William P. D'Angelo, Thomas G. Kuhn, David Susskind, R. S. Allen, Harvey Bullock
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 31, 1976