
“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.
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1976-08-31
Aired 1976-08-31
Alice gets her hopes up to be a big star when a talent agent comes to town.

1976-09-29
Aired 1976-09-29
Alice falls for an ex-football player, who is now an actor.

1976-10-06
Aired 1976-10-06
Alice meets her late husband's beneficiary.

1976-10-13
Aired 1976-10-13
Alice is mistakenly picked up by the five-0 for prostitution when she is performing in a nightclub.

1976-10-20
Aired 1976-10-20
A sleepless night of obscene phone calls prompts Alice into considering packing a piece.

1976-10-27
Aired 1976-10-27
A famous food critic dies in Mel's Diner, which freaks out everyone.

1976-11-06
Aired 1976-11-06
Alice feels that Tommy is learning about sex too early when she finds a picture of a naked woman in Tommy's wallet.

1976-11-13
Aired 1976-11-13
When Alice helps Flo get a man, the Man tries to help himself to Alice.

1976-11-20
Aired 1976-11-20
Alice and Flo try to keep Vera from O'Ding on sleeping pills.

1976-11-27
Aired 1976-11-27
Alice is proposed marriage from an old boyfriend from the old neighborhood.

1976-12-04
Aired 1976-12-04
Alice is thrilled that Mel is taking Tommy camping, until she finds out that it involves hunting as well. Alice refuses to let Tommy go, but he runs away to go camping anyway. It isn't until he shoots an animal that he realizes that his mother was right all along.

1976-12-11
Aired 1976-12-11
Rose Hyatt comes to visit Alice and Tommy, much to Alice's chagrin. And now she's talking about staying there....

1976-12-18
Aired 1976-12-18
Alice does all that she can to stop Rose from becoming a permanent Phoeniz resident.

1976-12-25
Aired 1976-12-25
Vera's boyfriend might very well be a married man.

1977-01-15
Aired 1977-01-15
Mel falls in love with a young nature hiker from New Jersey.

1977-01-22
Aired 1977-01-22
Mel leaves Alice and Flo his car when he goes on a trip, but Flo gets it totalled in an accident that is spread out over several blocks. Will they fix it in time before Mel gets back? Nope, Mel comes home early and finds out about his car from an angry Hispanic neighbor!

1977-01-29
Aired 1977-01-29
A robbery heist gets messed up when the cash register is stuck. The robber thinks he is a failure, but he gets a chance to redeem himself when he helps a lady deliver a baby in the diner.

1977-02-05
Aired 1977-02-05
A fake Gypsy is caught stealing the silverware by Alice, and she puts a curse on the gang.

1977-02-12
Aired 1977-02-12
Alice might be in trouble with Uncle Sam when she learns that her recently decease husband never paid his back taxes.

1977-02-26
Aired 1977-02-26
Flo's trailer is stolen, and Alice has the heart to let her stay at her house for a spell. The spell is broken when Alice finds out that Flo is an all-out slob and have unwelcomed visitors (Flo's latest boyfriend, not roaches).

1977-03-05
Aired 1977-03-05
Alice and Flo try to find Vera a man.

1977-03-12
Aired 1977-03-12
Alice unknowingly donates Mel's old Navy Trophy to a rummage sale.

1977-03-19
Aired 1977-03-19
A Bag full of money is found in the diner, and Alice is the only one who wants to find the owner.

1977-03-26
Aired 1977-03-26
Alice gets her chance at stardom as a hamburger on a TV commercial for the diner.
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