Alice
Alice: Season 5

Air Date

November 2, 1980

Episodes

20 episodes

Alice

Season 5

Episodes

1. Mel and the Green Machine

November 2, 1980
30 min

An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel.

2. Dog Day Evening

November 9, 1980
30 min

After his safe is stolen, Mel rents the services of two very efficient guard dogs.

3. Vegas (1)

November 16, 1980
30 min

Robert Goulet makes an appearance when Vera wins a free trip to Las Vegas and Alice, Mel and Belle tag along to try their luck.

4. Vegas (2)

November 16, 1980
30 min

Mel may get his diner back if Belle can get Robert Goulet to perform for a Las Vegas casino owner but when it seems she can't get him, Alice steps in and impersonates him.

5. Vera's Aunt Agatha

November 23, 1980
30 min

Vera's Aunt Agatha, a freewheeling sexagenarian, makes a pit stop in Phoenix while motorcycling to Mexico. This prompts Vera to make a life altering decision, whether or not to ride off into the sunset with her aunt.

6. Tommy's T.K.O.

November 30, 1980
30 min

Against Alce's expressed wishes, Mel secretly teaches Tommy how to take care of a school bully.

7. The New Improved Mel

December 7, 1980
30 min

The sparsely attended funeral of a buddy persuade Mel to become Mr. Nice Guy and ensure a decent turnout at his own burial.

8. Carrie Sings the Blues

December 21, 1980
30 min

Mel's mother is singing the blues because her husband of six months has just left her.

9. Henry's Bitter Half

January 4, 1981
30 min

Henry's convinced that his wife of 20 years is suddenly being nice because she's having an affair, so he tells her he's having one too, with Alice.

10. Alice Locks Belle Out

January 11, 1981
30 min

As the new manager of her apartment building, Alice has the unenviable task of locking out a delinquent fellow tenant, Belle.

11. Vera Goes Out On a Limb

January 18, 1981
30 min

Vera goes out on a limb to save a century old tree in front of the diner from being cut down for a road-widening project.

12. The Jerry Reed Fish Story

February 1, 1981
30 min

The waitresses cut up a huge fish they find in the refrigerator, unaware that singer Jerry Reed had left it there until he could have it stuffed.

13. Bye Bye, Birdie

February 8, 1981
30 min

Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot.

14. Alice's Son, the Drop-out

February 15, 1981
30 min

Tommy is cutting classes to pursue a singing career and his first job is singing at a juice saloon.

15. Carrie Chickens Out

February 22, 1981
30 min

During a visit, Carrie plans to help out at the diner and cook but a fed up Mel kicks her out and she goes to work for a competitor.

16. Macho, Macho Mel

March 8, 1981
30 min

When, Mel recounts the story of the little old lady who mugged him, the old lady becomes four thugs.

17. The Great Escape

March 15, 1981
30 min

A trucker chooses Mel's Diner as the place to tell her amorous driving partner to hit the road.

18. Alice Strikes Up the Band

March 29, 1981
30 min

Alice thinks she has found her main chance when she lands a gig singing at a big banquet with a 1940's theme and an influential audience of restaurant owners.

19. Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?

April 5, 1981
30 min

Mel suddenly takes a romantic interest in Vera, who doesn't realize it's just a ploy to make his girlfriend, Marie, jealous.

20. Baby Makes Five

May 3, 1981
30 min

Vera refuses to give up the baby girl someone left in her pile of wash at the laundromat.