Alice | |
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Season 1 | |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | August 31, 1976 – March 26, 1977 |
Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes for the first season of the CBS-TV series Alice .
The first episode originally aired Tuesday, August 31, 1976, at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST). [1] The rest of the season aired Wednesdays at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST) from September 29 [2] to October 27, 1976 [3] and Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST) from November 6, 1976 [4] to March 26, 1977. [5]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Paul Bogart | Robert Getchell | August 31, 1976 | 000001 |
Recently widowed mother Alice Hyatt, who works as a waitress at Mel's Diner, hopes for a big break when a man claiming to be a talent agent (Dennis Dugan) arrives. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Alice Gets a Pass" | Jim Drake | Martin Donovan | September 29, 1976 | 166552 |
A quarterback-turned-actor (Denny Miller) is set up on a date with Alice and takes a liking to Tommy, but he has a secret that threatens their new friendship. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "A Piece of the Rock" | Bill Persky | Ben Joelson & Art Baer | October 6, 1976 | 166551 |
Alice learns that her late husband named another woman as the beneficiary of his life insurance, then the woman pays her a visit. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "Pay the Fifty Dollars" | Bill Persky | Lloyd Garver | October 13, 1976 | 166556 |
Alice gets arrested for prostitution while singing at a nightclub. Guest starring Gordon Jump as Sheriff McElroy. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "A Call to Arms" | Jim Drake | Lloyd Garver | October 20, 1976 | 166554 |
Alice considers buying a gun when a heavy breather keeps calling her. Guest starring Jack Riley as Richard Atkins. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "The Last Review" | James Sheldon | Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen | October 27, 1976 | 166557 |
Alice invites a newspaper food critic (Victor Buono) to eat at Mel's Diner, where he unfortunately has his last meal. | ||||||
7 | 7 | "Sex Education" | Bruce Bilson | Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker | November 6, 1976 | 166558 |
When Alice finds a picture of a naked woman in Tommy's wallet, she decides to teach him about the birds and the bees. Guest starring Adam West as Mr. Turner, Tommy's teacher. | ||||||
8 | 8 | "Big Daddy Dawson's Coming" | Norman Abbott | Arnold Kane & Bruce Johnson | November 13, 1976 | 166559 |
Flo's ex-husband, a womanizer known as "Big Daddy" Dawson (Norman Alden), tries to court Alice. | ||||||
9 | 9 | "Good Night, Sweet Vera" | Norman Abbott | Simon Muntner | November 20, 1976 | 166560 |
Alice and Flo try to help Vera after she attempts suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. | ||||||
10 | 10 | "The Dilemma" | James Sheldon | Martin Donovan | November 27, 1976 | 166561 |
Alice is faced with a dilemma when an old boyfriend she doesn't love proposes to her. | ||||||
11 | 11 | "Who Killed Bugs Bunny?" | Bruce Bilson | Lloyd J. Schwartz | December 4, 1976 | 166562 |
Alice talks Mel into taking Tommy on a camp-out that turns out to be a hunting trip. | ||||||
12 | 12 | "Mother-in-Law: Part 1" | William P. D'Angelo | Martin Donovan | December 11, 1976 | 166563 |
Alice's self-centered mother-in-law (Eileen Heckart) pays a visit. | ||||||
13 | 13 | "Mother-in-Law: Part 2" | William P. D'Angelo | Arnold Kane & Bruce Johnson and R.S. Allen | December 18, 1976 | 166564 |
Alice's mother-in-law says she wants to stay in Phoenix. | ||||||
14 | 14 | "Vera's Mortician" | Bill Hobin | Bruce Kane | December 25, 1976 | 166555 |
Vera dates a mortician (Tom Poston) whom Alice suspects is married. | ||||||
15 | 15 | "Mel's in Love" | Alan Rafkin | Gary David Goldberg | January 15, 1977 | 166565 |
Mel falls in love with a woman who hiked all the way from New Jersey (Susan Lanier). | ||||||
16 | 16 | "The Accident" | Alan Rafkin | Roy Kammerman and Harvey Bullock | January 22, 1977 | 166566 |
Flo wrecks Mel's car in an accident after he entrusts it to Alice. | ||||||
17 | 17 | "The Failure" | William P. D'Angelo | Art Baer & Ben Joelson | January 29, 1977 | 166567 |
A robber considers himself a failure when he tries to hold up the diner. | ||||||
18 | 18 | "The Hex" | Alan Rafkin | R.S. Allen & Arnold Kane | February 5, 1977 | 166568 |
A gypsy (Kaye Ballard) places a curse on the diner after she's caught stealing silverware. | ||||||
19 | 19 | "The Pain of No Return" | Alan Rafkin | Rick Mittleman | February 12, 1977 | 166569 |
A seemingly mild-mannered IRS agent informs Alice that her late husband never paid his taxes. | ||||||
20 | 20 | "The Odd Couple" | William P. D'Angelo | Story by : Roy Kammerman Teleplay by : Roy Kammerman & Arnold Kane & Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen | February 26, 1977 | 166570 |
Flo and her boyfriend drive Alice crazy when they bunk at her house after Flo's trailer is stolen. | ||||||
21 | 21 | "A Night to Remember" | Alan Rafkin | Arnold Kane and R.S. Allen | March 5, 1977 | 1665701 |
Alice and Flo set out to find a man for Vera. | ||||||
22 | 22 | "Mel's Cup" | Norman Abbott | Roy Kammerman and Harvey Bullock | March 12, 1977 | 166572 |
Alice realizes that the silver cup she donated to a rummage sale belongs to Mel from his days in the Navy. | ||||||
23 | 23 | "The Bundle" | Norman Abbott | Ben Joelson & Art Baer | March 19, 1977 | 166573 |
Alice is the only one to return the $40,000 somebody left in the diner. | ||||||
24 | 24 | "Mel's Happy Burger" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Arnold Kane | March 26, 1977 | 166553 |
Alice wears a hamburger costume to promote Mel's Happy Burgers in a TV commercial. |
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