

Kiss my grits!
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.

Sep 24, 1978 - 30m
Alice takes Mel up on his boast that he can raise her son better than she.

Oct 1, 1978 - 30m
Mel sells the girls a car that won't start.

Oct 8, 1978 - 30m
Mel identifies a holdup man who has a record for assaulting a previous witness.

Oct 15, 1978 - 30m
Vera meets a new boy friend at the movies, but refuses to bring him to the diner.

Oct 22, 1978 - 30m
The diner personnel try to kick their bad habits.

Oct 29, 1978 - 30m
Flo's night life interferes with her night-school studies.

Nov 5, 1978 - 30m
While Mel is sleeping in the storeroom, Alice is robbed at gunpoint at the counter.

Nov 11, 1978 - 30m
Mel mistakes Alice's intentions when she invites him for a family dinner.

Nov 19, 1978 - 30m
Mel unwittingly buys stolen turkeys for a Thanksgiving dinner he is having for orphans.

Nov 26, 1978 - 30m
Mel is unhappy because Alice's second job — delivering singing telegrams — makes her late for the diner.

Dec 3, 1978 - 30m
Despite his skepticism, Mel tries to find a way to exploit Vera's knack for foretelling the future.

Dec 10, 1978 - 30m
Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).

Dec 31, 1978 - 30m
Flo finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve.

Jan 14, 1979 - 30m
Alice's date gets two extra tickets to a celebrity ball and everyone wants to go.

Jan 21, 1979 - 30m
Flo and Mel's brother (Carmine Caridi) decide to take a chance at marriage — even though it's the fourth time for each.

Jan 28, 1979 - 30m
Alice is angry when Tommy conducts his first romance on her telephone.

Feb 5, 1979 - 30m
Mel's pushy mother winters nearby, and Mel's not sure that he'll make it to spring.

Feb 18, 1979 - 30m
Vera is heartbroken after her boyfriend tells her that he's marrying someone else.

Feb 25, 1979 - 30m
Alice's long-awaited break, a chance to fill a vacancy in a traveling trio will break her heart if she has to hit the road without Tommy.

Mar 11, 1979 - 30m
Mel tells the girls to ""stow it"" for the last time, then sells the diner to a humorless martinet.

Mar 11, 1979 - 30m
Unable to buy back his diner from the new restaurateur, Mel opens an eatery in Alice's apartment.

Mar 18, 1979 - 30m
Alice and Vera vie for a role in a production being cast by an attractive director(Fred McCarren).

Mar 25, 1979 - 30m
Acclaimed as ""brilliant"" in her role as Cinderella, Vera is asked to audition for a part in a supermarket commercial.

Apr 1, 1979 - 30m
Alice tries to bridge the rift between Flo and her father, who is now sorry for deserting the family when she was a little girl.