The BEST episodes directed by Linda Lavin
#3 - Cook's Tour
Alice - Season 4 - Episode 23
Mel is receptive to an infatuated tour guide, as long as she keeps steering tourists into his diner.
#4 - Vera, the Vamp
Alice - Season 4 - Episode 21
Heartbroken over her boy friend's sudden lack of attention, Vera begs Belle to transform her into a sex goddess.
#5 - Baby Makes Five
Alice - Season 5 - Episode 20
Vera refuses to give up the baby girl someone left in her pile of wash at the laundromat.
#6 - Carrie Sings the Blues
Alice - Season 5 - Episode 8
Mel's mother is singing the blues because her husband of six months has just left her.
#7 - Vera's Reunion Romance
Alice - Season 6 - Episode 21
Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.
#8 - Do You Take This Waitress?
Alice - Season 7 - Episode 2
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.
#9 - Vera the Virtuoso
Alice - Season 7 - Episode 10
Vera, whose cello playing can reduce a virtuoso to tears, is asked to play in a local string quartet.
#10 - Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag
Alice - Season 7 - Episode 23
Jolene's hair is standing on end with a cat burglar prowling her neighborhood.