Mel's Recession

1The Second Time 'Round

30 minOct 2, 1977

A suspected flasher and Flo's third ex-husband (Rod McCary) stir things up at Mel's Diner.

2The Indian Taker

30 minOct 9, 1977

A Native American who claims Mel's diner is built on sacred ground refuses to leave.

386 the Waitresses

30 minOct 23, 1977

Mel incites his waitresses to quit by giving a new waiter better wages than theirs.

4Alice by Moonlight

30 minOct 30, 1977

Alice's moonlighting job as a nightclub singer is taking its toll on her waitress job.

5Single Belles

30 minNov 6, 1977

The girls accept an invitation to visit a new singles bar.

6The Sixty Minutes Man

30 minNov 13, 1977

Alice suspects that a diner regular is really an incognito mobster.

7That Old Back Magic

30 minDec 4, 1977

Mel can't be moved after his bad back flares up at Alice's place.

8Love is Sweeping the Counter

30 minDec 11, 1977

Endearments replace the insults in Flo and Mel's relationship after they attend an out-of-town game together.

9A Semi-Merry Christmas

30 minDec 18, 1977

Alice and friends are snowbound en route to her cousin's for Christmas.

10Oh! George Burns

30 minJan 1, 1978

When George Burns stops into Mel's, Vera believes that he's actually the Deity he played in the movie Oh, God!

11The Eyes of Texas

30 minJan 8, 1978

Flo's vanity keeps her from getting the eyeglasses she obviously needs.

12Love is a Free Throw

30 minJan 15, 1978

An amorous high-school basketball star starts putting the moves on Alice.

13Close Encounters of the Worst Kind

30 minJan 22, 1978

Hostility rages at Mel's after the workers decide to vent their petty grievances.

14The Pharmacist

30 minJan 29, 1978

A pharmacist protesting food additives threatens to take his life in Mel's Diner.

15Love Me, Love My Horse

30 minFeb 5, 1978

Flo fixes up Alice with her bronco-busting brother (Burton Gilliam).

16The Reporter

30 minFeb 12, 1978

An investigative reporter seeks refuge in Mel's Diner.

17Florence of Arabia

30 minFeb 19, 1978

Flo is courted by a rich Arab (Richard Libertini) who, unknown to her, already has three wives.

18The Cuban Connection

30 minFeb 26, 1978

Alice mediates a squabble between a womanizing photographer (Desi Arnaz)and his fed-up wife (Janis Paige).

19Mel's Big Five-0

30 minMar 5, 1978

To Mel's disappointment, the girls take him at his word when he says he doesn't want a 50th-birthday party.

20Don't Lock Now

30 minMar 12, 1978

Mel wants to know who's stealing food and making long-distance phone calls from the diner.

21The Star in the Storeroom

30 minMar 19, 1978

Because she once baby-sat Jerry Reed, Flo is hounded for tickets to the singer's concert. Jerry plays himself.

22The Bus

30 minMar 26, 1978

Mel and the staff prepare for a bus load of hungry customers.

23Mel's Recession

30 minApr 2, 1978Now viewing

Mel considers firing a waitress to save money.

24Earthquake

30 minApr 9, 1978

Everyone's rattled when a Native American predicts an earthquake.