The BEST episodes of Alice
Every episode of Alice ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Alice!
After her husband, Donald, was killed in a truck accident, Alice Hyatt and her 12-year-old son, Tommy, moved out of their home in New Jersey and headed for Hollywood. Alice's dream was to become a singer but for the time being she got work as a waitress in a greasy spoon, Mel's Diner after her car breaks down in Phoenix. Mel was gruff and demanding and constantly bossing his three waitresses around.
#1 - Vera's Fine Feathered Friends
Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/25/1984
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.
#2 - Too Many Robert Goulets (2)
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/1980
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.
#3 - The Night They Raided Debbie's
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/1985
Answering a room-to-rent ad, Vera and Elliot's pushy landlady pushes herself and her kitschy furniture into their home and lives.
#4 - Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore (1)
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/29/1985
A country singer takes a personel as well as professional interest in Alice and begs her to join his band on the road.
#5 - Vera, the Nightbird
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/1985
Vera's secretly moonlighting as a sultry deejay called Nightbird and she's turning on all the males in Phoenix in the process.
#6 - Kiss the Grill Goodbye
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/1985
Jolene's appearance on the ""Working Women"" talk show does nothing to boost business at Mel's Diner.
#7 - Vera's Anniversary Blues
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/8/1985
Vera yearns for a romantic first wedding anniversary, but it gets off to anything but a romantic start and goes rapidly downhill from there.
#8 - Footloose Mel
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/23/1984
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.
#9 - Undercover Mel
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/1984
At Elliot's suggestion and lured by a $5000 reward, Mel goes undercover to smoke out rustlers selling stolen beef.
#10 - Houseful of Hunnicutts
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/1984
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.
#11 - Mel Spins His Wheels
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1984
Mel disdains accommodating the handicapped until two sprained ankles give him a different view, from a wheelchair.
#12 - Jolene is Stuck on Mel
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/1/1984
Jolene has second thoughts about marrying a TV game show host especially after a dab of permanent glue bonds her firmly to Mel.
#13 - Dollars to Donuts
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/11/1984
After a winning first day at the track, Tommy bets he'll score in the betting business.
#14 - Jolene Throws a Curve
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/1984
Trophy winner Jolene throws Mel a curve when she won't pitch on his softball team.
#15 - 'Tis the Season to Be Jealous
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/25/1983
Working undercover as Santa Claus, Vera's new husband spots her kissing her former fiance.
#16 - Vera Gets Engaged
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/1983
Who would have thought Vera would find love in a greasy spoon? Especially with a cop who just ticketed her for jaywalking.
#17 - Alice's Blind Date
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1983
Alice's dinner date with a high-school flame who's now blind turns into a delightful trip down sensory lane.
#18 - Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant
Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/12/1983
Using Tommy's marketing advice, Mel increases his business but also learns he's heading for bankruptcy.
#19 - Mel's Cousin Wendy?
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/29/1983
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.
#20 - Jolene and the Night Watchman
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/28/1983
Jolene can't bring herself to bruise the tender feelings of a bruiser who saved her life and now considers her his girl.
#21 - Tommy, the Jailbird
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/1983
Alice fears that freshman Tommy is abusing his new freedom away from home by majoring in extracurricular activities.
#22 - Joel Grey Saves the Day
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/1982
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.""
#23 - Macho, Macho Mel
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/8/1981
When, Mel recounts the story of the little old lady who mugged him, the old lady becomes four thugs.
#24 - Bye Bye, Birdie
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/1981
Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot.
#25 - The Principal of the Thing
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/1978
Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).