The BEST episodes of Alice season 6
Every episode of Alice season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Alice season 6!
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 - After Mel's Gone
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/1981
Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.
#2 - Bet a Million, Mel
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1981
Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.
#3 - Guinness on Tap
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/1981
Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.
#4 - Sharples vs. Sharples
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/1982
Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.
#5 - My Mother the Landlord
Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/1982
Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.
#6 - Spell Mel's
Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/1982
To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.
#7 - Monty Falls for Alice
Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/18/1982
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.
#8 - Vera's Reunion Romance
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/11/1982
Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.
#9 - Give My Regrets to Broadway
Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/4/1982
Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.
#10 - Mel Wins By a Nose
Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/21/1982
Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.
#11 - Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/14/1982
To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.
#12 - Alice and the Acorns
Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/7/1982
Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.
#13 - The Best Little Waitress in the World
Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/1982
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.
#14 - Valentine's Day Massacre
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/14/1982
Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.
#15 - Queen of Soaps
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/1982
After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.
#16 - Not with My Niece You Don't
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/1982
Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.
#17 - Alice Calls the Shots
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/1982
Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.
#18 - The Wild One
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/27/1981
Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""
#19 - Mel's Christmas Carol
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/20/1981
The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.
#20 - Vera's Bouncing Check
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/1981
Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.
#21 - Mel's Cousin, Wendell
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/1981
Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.
#22 - Alice's Big Four-Oh!
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/1981
It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.
#23 - Alice's Halloween Surprise
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1981
On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.
#24 - Comrade Mel
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/1981
A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.