Cabin Fever

1Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?

30 minSep 23, 1979

Telly Savalas gives star-struck Vera a thrill when he stops by the diner while she's working there alone. When no one believes her story, she quits in a huff.

2Mona Lisa Alice

30 minSep 30, 1979

Alice's sour reaction to Tommy's matchmaking efforts threatens Mel's new promotional gimmick which is free meals to customers if his waitresses don't smile.

3Mel Loves Marie

30 minOct 7, 1979

Mel gives a big engagement ring to his girlfriend Marie, but the sparkle quickly fades when he insists that she sign a premarital agreement.

4Vera Robs the Cradle

30 minOct 21, 1979

Just one dance lesson and Tommy falls head over heels for his instructor, Vera.

5Flo's Chili Reception

30 minOct 28, 1979

Mel is convinced that his chief competitor is romancing Flo just to get the recipe for Mel's Texas-style chili, rated by a food critic as being ""the best in the West.""

6Little Alice Bluenose

30 minNov 4, 1979

Vera's boyfriend objects to her sketching nude males in art class.

7Carrie Sharples Strikes Again

30 minNov 11, 1979

The return of Mel's domineering mother does nothing for his ego because after his back goes out, the customers flock in, for his mother's cooking.

8Mel's in the Kitchen With Dinah

30 minNov 18, 1979

Things get hotter than Mel's chili when Dinah Shore invites Mel to prepare his recipe on her show and bring along one, but only one waitress.

9Cabin Fever

30 minDec 2, 1979Now viewing

Mel, his girlfriend and the waitresses spend the weekend packed like sardines in a fishing cabin.

10My Cousin, Art Carney

30 minDec 9, 1979

Vera asks Art Carney, a sixth cousin on her father's side, to endorse Mel's chili, so it can be marketed frozen as Chili con Carney.

11Mel, the Magi

30 minDec 23, 1979

A yule tale (with a touch of O. Henry's ""The Gift of the Magi"") finds the girls pooling their meager resources to celebrate Christmas at the diner.

12Good Buddy Flo

30 minJan 6, 1980

Flo takes the wheel herself when she learns that her trucker beau has a female partner.

13Alice in TV Land

30 minJan 13, 1980

Tommy stirs up trouble by candidly discussing his elders on a TV talk show.

14Alice Beats the Clock

30 minJan 27, 1980

Mel installs a time clock which prompts the waitresses to demand overtime for the Sunday cleanup they used to do for nothing.

15Carrie's Wedding

30 minFeb 3, 1980

Mel is delighted that his mother is planning to remarry until he meets his prospective stepfather.

16My Funny Valentine Tux

30 minFeb 10, 1980

Tommy has his heart set on taking his girl to a formal Valentine's dance and he needs a tuxedo.

17Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot

30 minFeb 17, 1980

Mel plays host to a buddy whose wife has just left him.

18Flo's Farewell

30 minFeb 24, 1980

A wealthy Houston restaurateur offers Flo a job she finds hard to refuse.

19For Whom the Belle Toils

30 minMar 2, 1980

Mel hires Belle, a Mississippi belle who rings Mel's chimes as ""one of the best waitresses I've ever had."" However, Belle is now aiming for lusher pastures as a country-music writer.

20One Too Many Girls

30 minMar 9, 1980

The new waitress Belle is making big points with her old boss Mel, but she's scoring zero with Alice and Vera.

21Vera, the Vamp

30 minMar 16, 1980

Heartbroken over her boy friend's sudden lack of attention, Vera begs Belle to transform her into a sex goddess.

22Profit Without Honor

30 minMar 23, 1980

Mel signs a profit-sharing agreement with the girls just before learning he'll get a tidy sum for letting the city condemn his property.

23Cook's Tour

30 minMar 30, 1980

Mel is receptive to an infatuated tour guide, as long as she keeps steering tourists into his diner.

24Here Comes Alice Cottontail

30 minApr 6, 1980

Alice allows Tommy to stay with Mel, prompting a wager between Alice and Mel, she bets that he will kick Tommy out and Mel bets that Alice will snoop on her son.