The BEST episodes of Alice season 1
Every episode of Alice season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Alice season 1!
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 - The Failure
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1977
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.
#2 - Mel's in Love
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1977
Mel falls in love with a young nature hiker from New Jersey.
#3 - Who Killed Bugs Bunny?
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1976
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.
#4 - Good Night Sweet Vera
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1976
Alice and Flo try to keep Vera from O'Ding on sleeping pills.
#5 - The Pain of No Return
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1977
Alice might be in trouble with Uncle Sam when she learns that her recently deceased husband never paid his back taxes.
#6 - Big Daddy Dawson's Coming
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1976
When Alice helps Flo get a man, the Man tries to help himself to Alice.
#7 - Mother-in-Law (1)
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1976
Rose Hyatt comes to visit Alice and Tommy, much to Alice's chagrin. And now she's talking about staying there....
#8 - Vera's Mortician
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/25/1976
Vera's boyfriend might very well be a married man.
#9 - A Piece of the Rock
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1976
Alice meets her late husband's beneficiary.
#10 - Mel's Happy Burger
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/26/1977
Alice gets her chance at stardom as a hamburger on a TV commercial for the diner.
#11 - The Odd Couple
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1977
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).
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#12 - The Accident
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1977
Mel leaves Alice and Flo his car when he goes on a trip, but Flo gets it totaled in an accident that is spread out over several blocks. Will they fix it time before Mel gets back? Nope, Mel comes home early and finds out about his car from an angry Hispanic neighbor!
#13 - Sex Education
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1976
Aliec feels that Tommy is learning about sex too early when she finds a picture of a naked woman in Tommy's wallet.
#14 - Mel's Cup
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/12/1977
Alice unknowingly donates Mel's old Navy Trophy to a rummage sale.
#15 - The Bundle
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/19/1977
A Bag full of money is found in the diner, and Alice is the only one who wants to find the owner.
#16 - Pay the Fifty Dollars
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1976
Alice is mistakenly picked up by the five-0 for prostitution when she is performing in a nightclub.
#17 - Alice Gets a Pass
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1976
Alice falls for an ex-football player, who is now an actor.
#18 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/1976
Alice gets her hopes up to be a big star when a talent agent comes to town.
#19 - A Night to Remember
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/5/1977
Alice and Flo try to find Vera a man.
#20 - The Last Review
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1976
A famous food critic dies in Mel's Diner, which freaks out everyone.
#21 - The Dilemma
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1976
Alice is proposed marriage from an old boyfriend from the old neighborhood.
#22 - A Call to Arms
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1976
A sleepless night of obscene phone calls prompts Alice into considering packing a piece.
#23 - The Hex
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1977
A fake Gypsy is caught stealing the silverware by Alice, and she puts a curse on the gang.
#24 - Mother-in-Law (2)
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1976
Alice does all that she can to stop Rose from becoming a permanent Phoeniz resident.