Episode guide
Alice: Season 5
20 episodes · premiered Nov 2, 1980
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- Episode 1: Mel and the Green Machine Nov 2, 1980 · 30m An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel.
- Episode 2: Dog Day Evening Nov 9, 1980 · 30m After his safe is stolen, Mel rents the services of two very efficient guard dogs.
- Episode 3: Vegas (1) Nov 16, 1980 · 30m 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.
- Episode 4: Vegas (2) Nov 16, 1980 · 30m 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.
- Episode 5: Vera's Aunt Agatha Nov 23, 1980 · 30m 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…
- Episode 6: Tommy's T.K.O. Nov 30, 1980 · 30m Against Alce's expressed wishes, Mel secretly teaches Tommy how to take care of a school bully.
- Episode 7: The New Improved Mel Dec 7, 1980 · 30m The sparsely attended funeral of a buddy persuade Mel to become Mr. Nice Guy and ensure a decent turnout at his own burial.
- Episode 8: Carrie Sings the Blues Dec 21, 1980 · 30m Mel's mother is singing the blues because her husband of six months has just left her.
- Episode 9: Henry's Bitter Half Jan 4, 1981 · 30m 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.
- Episode 10: Alice Locks Belle Out Jan 11, 1981 · 30m As the new manager of her apartment building, Alice has the unenviable task of locking out a delinquent fellow tenant, Belle.
- Episode 11: Vera Goes Out On a Limb Jan 18, 1981 · 30m 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.
- Episode 12: The Jerry Reed Fish Story Feb 1, 1981 · 30m 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.
- Episode 13: Bye Bye, Birdie Feb 8, 1981 · 30m Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot.
- Episode 14: Alice's Son, the Drop-out Feb 15, 1981 · 30m Tommy is cutting classes to pursue a singing career and his first job is singing at a juice saloon.
- Episode 15: Carrie Chickens Out Feb 22, 1981 · 30m 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.
- Episode 16: Macho, Macho Mel Mar 8, 1981 · 30m When, Mel recounts the story of the little old lady who mugged him, the old lady becomes four thugs.
- Episode 17: The Great Escape Mar 15, 1981 · 30m A trucker chooses Mel's Diner as the place to tell her amorous driving partner to hit the road.
- Episode 18: Alice Strikes Up the Band Mar 29, 1981 · 30m 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.
- Episode 19: Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix? Apr 5, 1981 · 30m Mel suddenly takes a romantic interest in Vera, who doesn't realize it's just a ploy to make his girlfriend, Marie, jealous.
- Episode 20: Baby Makes Five May 3, 1981 · 30m Vera refuses to give up the baby girl someone left in her pile of wash at the laundromat.