Alice

S02 E01 · 1977-10-02 · 30 min

The Second Time 'Round

A suspected flasher and Flo's third ex-husband (Rod McCary) stir things up at Mel's Diner.

S02 E02 · 1977-10-09 · 30 min

The Indian Taker

A Native American who claims Mel's diner is built on sacred ground refuses to leave.

S02 E03 · 1977-10-23 · 30 min

86 the Waitresses

Mel incites his waitresses to quit by giving a new waiter better wages than theirs.

S02 E04 · 1977-10-30 · 30 min

Alice by Moonlight

Alice's moonlighting job as a nightclub singer is taking its toll on her waitress job.

S02 E05 · 1977-11-06 · 30 min

Single Belles

The girls accept an invitation to visit a new singles bar.

S02 E06 · 1977-11-13 · 30 min

The Sixty Minutes Man

Alice suspects that a diner regular is really an incognito mobster.

S02 E07 · 1977-12-04 · 30 min

That Old Back Magic

Mel can't be moved after his bad back flares up at Alice's place.

S02 E08 · 1977-12-11 · 30 min

Love is Sweeping the Counter

Endearments replace the insults in Flo and Mel's relationship after they attend an out-of-town game together.

S02 E09 · 1977-12-18 · 30 min

A Semi-Merry Christmas

Alice and friends are snowbound en route to her cousin's for Christmas.

S02 E10 · 1978-01-01 · 30 min

Oh! George Burns

When George Burns stops into Mel's, Vera believes that he's actually the Deity he played in the movie Oh, God!

S02 E11 · 1978-01-08 · 30 min

The Eyes of Texas

Flo's vanity keeps her from getting the eyeglasses she obviously needs.

S02 E12 · 1978-01-15 · 30 min

Love is a Free Throw

An amorous high-school basketball star starts putting the moves on Alice.

S02 E13 · 1978-01-22 · 30 min

Close Encounters of the Worst Kind

Hostility rages at Mel's after the workers decide to vent their petty grievances.

S02 E14 · 1978-01-29 · 30 min

The Pharmacist

A pharmacist protesting food additives threatens to take his life in Mel's Diner.

S02 E15 · 1978-02-05 · 30 min

Love Me, Love My Horse

Flo fixes up Alice with her bronco-busting brother (Burton Gilliam).

S02 E16 · 1978-02-12 · 30 min

The Reporter

An investigative reporter seeks refuge in Mel's Diner.

S02 E17 · 1978-02-19 · 30 min

Florence of Arabia

Flo is courted by a rich Arab (Richard Libertini) who, unknown to her, already has three wives.

S02 E18 · 1978-02-26 · 30 min

The Cuban Connection

Alice mediates a squabble between a womanizing photographer (Desi Arnaz)and his fed-up wife (Janis Paige).

S02 E19 · 1978-03-05 · 30 min

Mel's Big Five-0

To Mel's disappointment, the girls take him at his word when he says he doesn't want a 50th-birthday party.

S02 E20 · 1978-03-12 · 30 min

Don't Lock Now

Mel wants to know who's stealing food and making long-distance phone calls from the diner.

S02 E21 · 1978-03-19 · 30 min

The Star in the Storeroom

Because she once baby-sat Jerry Reed, Flo is hounded for tickets to the singer's concert. Jerry plays himself.

S02 E22 · 1978-03-26 · 30 min

The Bus

Mel and the staff prepare for a bus load of hungry customers.

S02 E23 · 1978-04-02 · 30 min

Mel's Recession

Mel considers firing a waitress to save money.

S02 E24 · 1978-04-09 · 30 min

Earthquake

Everyone's rattled when a Native American predicts an earthquake.

S03 E01 · 1978-09-24 · 30 min

Take Him, He's Yours

Alice takes Mel up on his boast that he can raise her son better than she.

S03 E02 · 1978-10-01 · 30 min

Car Wars

Mel sells the girls a car that won't start.

S03 E03 · 1978-10-08 · 30 min

Citizen Mel

Mel identifies a holdup man who has a record for assaulting a previous witness.

S03 E04 · 1978-10-15 · 30 min

Vera's Popcorn Romance

Vera meets a new boy friend at the movies, but refuses to bring him to the diner.

S03 E05 · 1978-10-22 · 30 min

Block Those Kicks

The diner personnel try to kick their bad habits.

S03 E06 · 1978-10-29 · 30 min

What Happened to the Class of '78?

Flo's night life interferes with her night-school studies.

S03 E07 · 1978-11-05 · 30 min

Better Never Than Late

While Mel is sleeping in the storeroom, Alice is robbed at gunpoint at the counter.

S03 E08 · 1978-11-11 · 30 min

Mel's in a Family Way

Mel mistakes Alice's intentions when she invites him for a family dinner.

S03 E09 · 1978-11-19 · 30 min

Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?

Mel unwittingly buys stolen turkeys for a Thanksgiving dinner he is having for orphans.

S03 E10 · 1978-11-26 · 30 min

The Happy Hoofers

Mel is unhappy because Alice's second job — delivering singing telegrams — makes her late for the diner.

S03 E11 · 1978-12-03 · 30 min

A Slight Case of ESP

Despite his skepticism, Mel tries to find a way to exploit Vera's knack for foretelling the future.

S03 E12 · 1978-12-10 · 30 min

The Principal of the Thing

Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).

S03 E13 · 1978-12-31 · 30 min

What're You Doing New Year's Eve?

Flo finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve.

S03 E14 · 1979-01-14 · 30 min

Sweet Charity

Alice's date gets two extra tickets to a celebrity ball and everyone wants to go.

S03 E15 · 1979-01-21 · 30 min

The Fourth Time Around

Flo and Mel's brother (Carmine Caridi) decide to take a chance at marriage — even though it's the fourth time for each.

S03 E16 · 1979-01-28 · 30 min

Tommy's First Love

Alice is angry when Tommy conducts his first romance on her telephone.

S03 E17 · 1979-02-05 · 30 min

Mel Grows Up

Mel's pushy mother winters nearby, and Mel's not sure that he'll make it to spring.

S03 E18 · 1979-02-18 · 30 min

Vera's Broken Heart

Vera is heartbroken after her boyfriend tells her that he's marrying someone else.

S03 E19 · 1979-02-25 · 30 min

Alice's Decision

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.

S03 E20 · 1979-03-11 · 30 min

The Last Stow It (1)

Mel tells the girls to ""stow it"" for the last time, then sells the diner to a humorless martinet.

S03 E21 · 1979-03-11 · 30 min

The Last Stow It (2)

Unable to buy back his diner from the new restaurateur, Mel opens an eatery in Alice's apartment.

S03 E22 · 1979-03-18 · 30 min

If the Shoe Fits

Alice and Vera vie for a role in a production being cast by an attractive director(Fred McCarren).

S03 E23 · 1979-03-25 · 30 min

My Fair Vera

Acclaimed as ""brilliant"" in her role as Cinderella, Vera is asked to audition for a part in a supermarket commercial.

S03 E24 · 1979-04-01 · 30 min

Flo Finds Her Father

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.

S04 E01 · 1979-09-23 · 30 min

Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?

Telly Savalas gives star-struck Vera a thrill when he stops by the diner while she's working there alone. When no one believes her story, she quits in a huff.

S04 E02 · 1979-09-30 · 30 min

Mona Lisa Alice

Alice's sour reaction to Tommy's matchmaking efforts threatens Mel's new promotional gimmick which is free meals to customers if his waitresses don't smile.

S04 E03 · 1979-10-07 · 30 min

Mel Loves Marie

Mel gives a big engagement ring to his girlfriend Marie, but the sparkle quickly fades when he insists that she sign a premarital agreement.

S04 E04 · 1979-10-21 · 30 min

Vera Robs the Cradle

Just one dance lesson and Tommy falls head over heels for his instructor, Vera.

S04 E05 · 1979-10-28 · 30 min

Flo's Chili Reception

Mel is convinced that his chief competitor is romancing Flo just to get the recipe for Mel's Texas-style chili, rated by a food critic as being ""the best in the West.""

S04 E06 · 1979-11-04 · 30 min

Little Alice Bluenose

Vera's boyfriend objects to her sketching nude males in art class.

S04 E07 · 1979-11-11 · 30 min

Carrie Sharples Strikes Again

The return of Mel's domineering mother does nothing for his ego because after his back goes out, the customers flock in, for his mother's cooking.

S04 E08 · 1979-11-18 · 30 min

Mel's in the Kitchen With Dinah

Things get hotter than Mel's chili when Dinah Shore invites Mel to prepare his recipe on her show and bring along one, but only one waitress.

S04 E09 · 1979-12-02 · 30 min

Cabin Fever

Mel, his girlfriend and the waitresses spend the weekend packed like sardines in a fishing cabin.

S04 E10 · 1979-12-09 · 30 min

My Cousin, Art Carney

Vera asks Art Carney, a sixth cousin on her father's side, to endorse Mel's chili, so it can be marketed frozen as Chili con Carney.

S04 E11 · 1979-12-23 · 30 min

Mel, the Magi

A yule tale (with a touch of O. Henry's ""The Gift of the Magi"") finds the girls pooling their meager resources to celebrate Christmas at the diner.

S04 E12 · 1980-01-06 · 30 min

Good Buddy Flo

Flo takes the wheel herself when she learns that her trucker beau has a female partner.

S04 E13 · 1980-01-13 · 30 min

Alice in TV Land

Tommy stirs up trouble by candidly discussing his elders on a TV talk show.

S04 E14 · 1980-01-27 · 30 min

Alice Beats the Clock

Mel installs a time clock which prompts the waitresses to demand overtime for the Sunday cleanup they used to do for nothing.

S04 E15 · 1980-02-03 · 30 min

Carrie's Wedding

Mel is delighted that his mother is planning to remarry until he meets his prospective stepfather.

S04 E16 · 1980-02-10 · 30 min

My Funny Valentine Tux

Tommy has his heart set on taking his girl to a formal Valentine's dance and he needs a tuxedo.

S04 E17 · 1980-02-17 · 30 min

Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot

Mel plays host to a buddy whose wife has just left him.

S04 E18 · 1980-02-24 · 30 min

Flo's Farewell

A wealthy Houston restaurateur offers Flo a job she finds hard to refuse.

S04 E19 · 1980-03-02 · 30 min

For Whom the Belle Toils

Mel hires Belle, a Mississippi belle who rings Mel's chimes as ""one of the best waitresses I've ever had."" However, Belle is now aiming for lusher pastures as a country-music writer.

S04 E20 · 1980-03-09 · 30 min

One Too Many Girls

The new waitress Belle is making big points with her old boss Mel, but she's scoring zero with Alice and Vera.

S04 E21 · 1980-03-16 · 30 min

Vera, the Vamp

Heartbroken over her boy friend's sudden lack of attention, Vera begs Belle to transform her into a sex goddess.

S04 E22 · 1980-03-23 · 30 min

Profit Without Honor

Mel signs a profit-sharing agreement with the girls just before learning he'll get a tidy sum for letting the city condemn his property.

S04 E23 · 1980-03-30 · 30 min

Cook's Tour

Mel is receptive to an infatuated tour guide, as long as she keeps steering tourists into his diner.

S04 E24 · 1980-04-06 · 30 min

Here Comes Alice Cottontail

Alice allows Tommy to stay with Mel, prompting a wager between Alice and Mel, she bets that he will kick Tommy out and Mel bets that Alice will snoop on her son.

S05 E01 · 1980-11-02 · 30 min

Mel and the Green Machine

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

S05 E02 · 1980-11-09 · 30 min

Dog Day Evening

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

S05 E03 · 1980-11-16 · 30 min

Vegas (1)

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.

S05 E04 · 1980-11-16 · 30 min

Vegas (2)

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.

S05 E05 · 1980-11-23 · 30 min

Vera's Aunt Agatha

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.

S05 E06 · 1980-11-30 · 30 min

Tommy's T.K.O.

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

S05 E07 · 1980-12-07 · 30 min

The New Improved Mel

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

S05 E08 · 1980-12-21 · 30 min

Carrie Sings the Blues

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

S05 E09 · 1981-01-04 · 30 min

Henry's Bitter Half

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.

S05 E10 · 1981-01-11 · 30 min

Alice Locks Belle Out

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

S05 E11 · 1981-01-18 · 30 min

Vera Goes Out On a Limb

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.

S05 E12 · 1981-02-01 · 30 min

The Jerry Reed Fish Story

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.

S05 E13 · 1981-02-08 · 30 min

Bye Bye, Birdie

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

S05 E14 · 1981-02-15 · 30 min

Alice's Son, the Drop-out

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

S05 E15 · 1981-02-22 · 30 min

Carrie Chickens Out

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.

S05 E16 · 1981-03-08 · 30 min

Macho, Macho Mel

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

S05 E17 · 1981-03-15 · 30 min

The Great Escape

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

S05 E18 · 1981-03-29 · 30 min

Alice Strikes Up the Band

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.

S05 E19 · 1981-04-05 · 30 min

Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?

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

S05 E20 · 1981-05-03 · 30 min

Baby Makes Five

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

S06 E01 · 1981-10-04 · 30 min

Bet a Million, Mel

Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.

S06 E02 · 1981-10-11 · 30 min

Guinness on Tap

Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.

S06 E03 · 1981-10-18 · 30 min

Comrade Mel

A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.

S06 E04 · 1981-10-25 · 30 min

Alice's Halloween Surprise

On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.

S06 E05 · 1981-11-08 · 30 min

Alice's Big Four-Oh!

It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.

S06 E06 · 1981-11-15 · 30 min

Mel's Cousin, Wendell

Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.

S06 E07 · 1981-11-29 · 30 min

Vera's Bouncing Check

Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.

S06 E08 · 1981-12-06 · 30 min

After Mel's Gone

Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.

S06 E09 · 1981-12-20 · 30 min

Mel's Christmas Carol

The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.

S06 E10 · 1981-12-27 · 30 min

The Wild One

Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""

S06 E11 · 1982-01-03 · 30 min

Alice Calls the Shots

Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.

S06 E12 · 1982-01-17 · 30 min

Not with My Niece You Don't

Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.

S06 E13 · 1982-01-31 · 30 min

Queen of Soaps

After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.

S06 E14 · 1982-02-07 · 30 min

Sharples vs. Sharples

Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.

S06 E15 · 1982-02-14 · 30 min

Valentine's Day Massacre

Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.

S06 E16 · 1982-02-21 · 30 min

The Best Little Waitress in the World

A book on building self-confidence inspires Vera to become ""the best little waitress in the world!"" Later, Mel leaves a newly confident Vera in charge of the diner.

S06 E17 · 1982-03-07 · 30 min

Alice and the Acorns

Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.

S06 E18 · 1982-03-14 · 30 min

Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker

To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.

S06 E19 · 1982-03-21 · 30 min

Mel Wins By a Nose

Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.

S06 E20 · 1982-04-04 · 30 min

Give My Regrets to Broadway

Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.

S06 E21 · 1982-04-11 · 30 min

Vera's Reunion Romance

Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.

S06 E22 · 1982-04-18 · 30 min

Monty Falls for Alice

A jilted acquaintance flips for Alice on the first bounce and when she doesn't reciprocate his feelings he threatens to jump from the Mel's Diner sign.

S06 E23 · 1982-05-02 · 30 min

Spell Mel's

To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.

S06 E24 · 1982-05-16 · 30 min

My Mother the Landlord

Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.

S07 E01 · 1982-10-06 · 30 min

Sorry, Wrong Lips

Debbie Reynolds plays an actress whose torrid memoirs convince Mel he's the one she remembers as the greatest kisser in her life.

S07 E02 · 1982-10-13 · 30 min

Do You Take . . . ?

Mel tries to outdo an old buddy who shows up boasting a track record of fast living and sporting a blonde on his arm as proof.

S07 E03 · 1982-10-20 · 30 min

The Secret of Mel's Diner

There's gold in them there walls, or so Mel reckons after learning that the eccentric who built his diner left $20,000 stashed in another building.

S07 E04 · 1982-10-27 · 30 min

Alice at the Palace

Joel Grey offers his services gratis as the leading man in a musical revue bankrolled by Mel and featuring Alice. Mel, however, has never heard of Grey and gives the role to his bookie.

S07 E05 · 1982-11-03 · 30 min

Joel Grey Saves the Day

Joel Grey walks out after producer Mel turns a revue about New York into a desert musical with tunes like ""Two Tootsies from Tucson"" and ""Ramona from Arizona.""

S07 E06 · 1982-11-10 · 30 min

Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving

Alice's meddlesome mother knocks the stuffing out of her daughter's Thanksgiving dinner.

S07 E07 · 1983-01-09 · 30 min

Carrie on the Rebound

Carrie is slow to come out of a depression after a quickie divorce.

S07 E08 · 1983-01-16 · 30 min

Jolene's Brother Jonas

Jolene's brother pays a surprise visit, but the surprise is on him, he gets an icy reception from his sister.

S07 E09 · 1983-02-28 · 30 min

Alice Sees the Light

Everyone takes with a grain of salt Alice's claim that she saw a UFO.

S07 E10 · 1983-03-07 · 30 min

Vera the Virtuoso

Vera, whose cello playing can reduce a virtuoso to tears, is asked to play in a local string quartet.

S07 E11 · 1983-03-14 · 30 min

Alice Faces the Music

The waitresses pit their musical knowledge against that of three plumbers on a TV quiz show.

S07 E12 · 1983-03-21 · 30 min

Tommy, the Jailbird

Alice fears that freshman Tommy is abusing his new freedom away from home by majoring in extracurricular activities.

S07 E13 · 1983-03-28 · 30 min

Jolene and the Night Watchman

Jolene can't bring herself to bruise the tender feelings of a bruiser who saved her life and now considers her his girl.

S07 E14 · 1983-04-11 · 30 min

Mel's Dream Car

Mel is stripping his gears over his jazzy new Porsche he purchased for a measly $20.

S07 E15 · 1983-04-17 · 30 min

Come Back Little Sharples

Mel has had it up to his keister with the way things are going so he absconds to his apartment for a beer and pizza binge.

S07 E16 · 1983-04-24 · 30 min

Vera, the Torch

Vera wishes her landlady the worst for evicting her pets then feels responsible when the old crank's apartment catches on fire.

S07 E17 · 1983-05-01 · 30 min

The Grass is Always Greener

In role reversals, Mel becomes an employee by accepting an executive position with a catering firm, and the waitresses become owners by buying his diner.

S07 E18 · 1983-05-15 · 30 min

Tommy Fouls Out

Afraid that he's lost the ""right stuff,"" Tommy quits the basketball team.

S07 E19 · 1983-05-22 · 30 min

Vera on the Lam

After Mel decides to have the waitresses bonded, Vera owns up to a criminal past and takes it on the lam.

S07 E20 · 1983-05-29 · 30 min

Mel's Cousin Wendy?

To steal a competitor's secret sauce recipe, Mel persuades his cousin to pose as a woman and apply for a job as a Burger Baby.

S07 E21 · 1983-06-05 · 30 min

Sweet Erasable Mel

Mel's experiment with a computer goes well until Vera enters a transaction and erases every trace of Mel's financial existance.

S07 E22 · 1983-06-12 · 30 min

Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant

Using Tommy's marketing advice, Mel increases his business but also learns he's heading for bankruptcy.

S07 E23 · 1983-09-18 · 30 min

Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag

Jolene's hair is standing on end with a cat burglar prowling her neighborhood.

S08 E01 · 1983-10-02 · 30 min

Mel is Hogg-Tied

Boss Hogg and Deputy Enos of ""The Dukes of Hazzard"" pay a surprise visit. Up to his usual low tricks, Boss makes an offer to lease the diner that Mel can't refuse but should.

S08 E02 · 1983-10-09 · 30 min

Vera's Secret Lover

A secret lover is sending Vera everything from poems to balloons.

S08 E03 · 1983-10-16 · 30 min

Jolene Gets Her Wings

Everyone's up in the air over Jolene's maiden flight as a part-time stewardess.

S08 E04 · 1983-10-23 · 30 min

Alice's Blind Date

Alice's dinner date with a high-school flame who's now blind turns into a delightful trip down sensory lane.

S08 E05 · 1983-10-30 · 30 min

It Had to Be Mel

A popular singer stops for directions at the diner and ends up proposing to Mel.

S08 E06 · 1983-11-06 · 30 min

The Over-the-Hill Girls

Both Carrie and Alice are turned down as singers by a supper club owner who thinks they're too old for the job.

S08 E07 · 1983-11-20 · 30 min

Vera Gets Engaged

Who would have thought Vera would find love in a greasy spoon? Especially with a cop who just ticketed her for jaywalking.

S08 E08 · 1983-11-20 · 30 min

Vera's Wedding

After a whirlwind courtship, Vera walks down the aisle with her intended.

S08 E09 · 1983-12-18 · 30 min

The Robot Wore Pink

After Alice quits in a huff, Mel replaces her with a very efficient and popular robot named Blanche.

S08 E10 · 1983-12-25 · 30 min

'Tis the Season to Be Jealous

Working undercover as Santa Claus, Vera's new husband spots her kissing her former fiance.

S08 E11 · 1984-01-01 · 30 min

Tommy Goes Overboard

S08 E12 · 1984-01-08 · 30 min

Vera, the Horse Thief

No one can corral Vera after she discovers that a miniature horse is being mistreated by its trainer.

S08 E13 · 1984-01-15 · 30 min

Jolene Throws a Curve

Trophy winner Jolene throws Mel a curve when she won't pitch on his softball team.

S08 E14 · 1984-01-29 · 30 min

Lies My Mother Told Me

After 40 years, Mel learns that his mother lied when she told him his dog was a war hero.

S08 E15 · 1984-02-12 · 30 min

Alice and the Devoted Dentist

When Alice chips a tooth eating Mel's chili, he sends her to his dentist who takes one look at her X-rays and falls madly in love.

S08 E16 · 1984-03-04 · 30 min

Alice's Hot Air Romance

Alice gets a ride but hardly a rise out of a sexist ballonist whose hot air isn't confined to his balloon.

S08 E17 · 1984-03-11 · 30 min

Dollars to Donuts

After a winning first day at the track, Tommy bets he'll score in the betting business.

S08 E18 · 1984-03-18 · 30 min

My Dinner with Debbie

By proving she's a better cook than Mel, Vera's acerbic landlady may have found the elusive way to his heart through his stomach.

S08 E19 · 1984-03-25 · 30 min

Vera's Fine Feathered Friends

Vera takes a tumble trying to rescue a nest of baby blue jays from the diner sign before Mel gets to them with a broom.

S08 E20 · 1984-04-01 · 30 min

Jolene is Stuck on Mel

Jolene has second thoughts about marrying a TV game show host especially after a dab of permanent glue bonds her firmly to Mel.

S08 E21 · 1984-04-15 · 30 min

Don't Play It Again, Elliot

A gift piano comes between Vera and Elliot when she can't pry him away from it.

S08 E22 · 1984-05-13 · 30 min

Mel Spins His Wheels

Mel disdains accommodating the handicapped until two sprained ankles give him a different view, from a wheelchair.

S08 E23 · 1984-05-20 · 30 min

Be It Ever So Crowded

Vera and Elliot buy a charming old house that comes complete with fireplace, furniture and antiques one of which is a shocking surprise.

S09 E01 · 1984-10-14 · 30 min

Romancing Mister Stone

Jolene and Vera play Cupid for a dateless Alice by putting an ad in a magazine's personals column.

S09 E02 · 1984-10-28 · 30 min

Space Sharples

Mel gets a little spaced out after he thwarts a bank robbery while he's dressed up as Captain Galaxy for Halloween.

S09 E03 · 1984-11-04 · 30 min

Big, Bad Mel

Mel gets an F for buying a day school to raze for a parking lot.

S09 E04 · 1984-11-18 · 30 min

Houseful of Hunnicutts

Jolene loves her family, but finds it too much of a good thing when her father, five brothers, grandmother and family dog park themselves in her one-bedroom apartment.

S09 E05 · 1984-11-25 · 30 min

Tommy's Lost Weekend

Alice is worried that Tommy's partying is leading to a serious drinking problem.

S09 E06 · 1984-12-16 · 30 min

Undercover Mel

At Elliot's suggestion and lured by a $5000 reward, Mel goes undercover to smoke out rustlers selling stolen beef.

S09 E07 · 1984-12-23 · 30 min

Footloose Mel

Mel 86es a group of ""hoodlums,"" unaware that they're the break dancers expected to perform at the diner as part of an arts festival.

S09 E08 · 1985-01-08 · 30 min

Vera's Anniversary Blues

Vera yearns for a romantic first wedding anniversary, but it gets off to anything but a romantic start and goes rapidly downhill from there.

S09 E09 · 1985-01-15 · 30 min

Kiss the Grill Goodbye

Jolene's appearance on the ""Working Women"" talk show does nothing to boost business at Mel's Diner.

S09 E10 · 1985-01-22 · 30 min

Vera, the Nightbird

Vera's secretly moonlighting as a sultry deejay called Nightbird and she's turning on all the males in Phoenix in the process.

S09 E11 · 1985-01-29 · 30 min

Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore (1)

A country singer takes a personel as well as professional interest in Alice and begs her to join his band on the road.

S09 E12 · 1985-02-05 · 30 min

Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore (2)

Whether Alice likes it or not, and she's not sure, country singer Travis Marsh gives her a chance to reach for the stars in a performance with him.

S09 E13 · 1985-02-06 · 30 min

The Night They Raided Debbie's

Answering a room-to-rent ad, Vera and Elliot's pushy landlady pushes herself and her kitschy furniture into their home and lives.

S09 E14 · 1985-03-05 · 30 min

One on One

Mel is a taskmaster in training Jolene for tryouts with a pro basketball team.

S09 E15 · 1985-03-12 · 30 min

Vera's Grounded Gumshoe

After getting shot accidentally with his own gun, Elliot quits the force and looks for a career more suited to his meager talents.

S09 E16 · 1985-03-19 · 30 min

Th-th-th-that's All, Folks

On the final day at the diner, Mel closes the blinds and gives away the cow creamers as the gang reminisces about the last nine years.