Alice

1Sorry, Wrong Lips

30 minOct 6, 1982

Debbie Reynolds plays an actress whose torrid memoirs convince Mel he's the one she remembers as the greatest kisser in her life.

2Do You Take . . . ?

30 minOct 13, 1982

Mel tries to outdo an old buddy who shows up boasting a track record of fast living and sporting a blonde on his arm as proof.

3The Secret of Mel's Diner

30 minOct 20, 1982

There's gold in them there walls, or so Mel reckons after learning that the eccentric who built his diner left $20,000 stashed in another building.

4Alice at the Palace

30 minOct 27, 1982

Joel Grey offers his services gratis as the leading man in a musical revue bankrolled by Mel and featuring Alice. Mel, however, has never heard of Grey and gives the role to his bookie.

5Joel Grey Saves the Day

30 minNov 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.""

6Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving

30 minNov 10, 1982

Alice's meddlesome mother knocks the stuffing out of her daughter's Thanksgiving dinner.

7Carrie on the Rebound

30 minJan 9, 1983

Carrie is slow to come out of a depression after a quickie divorce.

8Jolene's Brother Jonas

30 minJan 16, 1983

Jolene's brother pays a surprise visit, but the surprise is on him, he gets an icy reception from his sister.

9Alice Sees the Light

30 minFeb 28, 1983

Everyone takes with a grain of salt Alice's claim that she saw a UFO.

10Vera the Virtuoso

30 minMar 7, 1983

Vera, whose cello playing can reduce a virtuoso to tears, is asked to play in a local string quartet.

11Alice Faces the Music

30 minMar 14, 1983

The waitresses pit their musical knowledge against that of three plumbers on a TV quiz show.

12Tommy, the Jailbird

30 minMar 21, 1983

Alice fears that freshman Tommy is abusing his new freedom away from home by majoring in extracurricular activities.

13Jolene and the Night Watchman

30 minMar 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.

14Mel's Dream Car

30 minApr 11, 1983

Mel is stripping his gears over his jazzy new Porsche he purchased for a measly $20.

15Come Back Little Sharples

30 minApr 17, 1983

Mel has had it up to his keister with the way things are going so he absconds to his apartment for a beer and pizza binge.

16Vera, the Torch

30 minApr 24, 1983

Vera wishes her landlady the worst for evicting her pets then feels responsible when the old crank's apartment catches on fire.

17The Grass is Always Greener

30 minMay 1, 1983

In role reversals, Mel becomes an employee by accepting an executive position with a catering firm, and the waitresses become owners by buying his diner.

18Tommy Fouls Out

30 minMay 15, 1983

Afraid that he's lost the ""right stuff,"" Tommy quits the basketball team.

19Vera on the Lam

30 minMay 22, 1983

After Mel decides to have the waitresses bonded, Vera owns up to a criminal past and takes it on the lam.

20Mel's Cousin Wendy?

30 minMay 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.

21Sweet Erasable Mel

30 minJun 5, 1983

Mel's experiment with a computer goes well until Vera enters a transaction and erases every trace of Mel's financial existance.

22Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant

30 minJun 12, 1983

Using Tommy's marketing advice, Mel increases his business but also learns he's heading for bankruptcy.

23Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag

30 minSep 18, 1983

Jolene's hair is standing on end with a cat burglar prowling her neighborhood.