Season 1

Episodes • 1976

Linda Lavin
Vic Tayback
Beth Howland
Polly Holliday
Philip McKeon
Pilot

1. Pilot

30 min

Alice gets her hopes up to be a big star when a talent agent comes to town.

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Alice Gets a Pass

2. Alice Gets a Pass

30 min

Alice falls for an ex-football player, who is now an actor.

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A Piece of the Rock

3. A Piece of the Rock

30 min

Alice meets her late husband's beneficiary.

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Pay the Fifty Dollars

4. Pay the Fifty Dollars

30 min

Alice is mistakenly picked up by the five-0 for prostitution when she is performing in a nightclub.

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A Call to Arms

5. A Call to Arms

30 min

A sleepless night of obscene phone calls prompts Alice into considering packing a piece.

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The Last Review

6. The Last Review

30 min

A famous food critic dies in Mel's Diner, which freaks out everyone.

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Sex Education

7. Sex Education

30 min

Aliec feels that Tommy is learning about sex too early when she finds a picture of a naked woman in Tommy's wallet.

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Big Daddy Dawson's Coming

8. Big Daddy Dawson's Coming

30 min

When Alice helps Flo get a man, the Man tries to help himself to Alice.

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Good Night Sweet Vera

9. Good Night Sweet Vera

30 min

Alice and Flo try to keep Vera from O'Ding on sleeping pills.

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The Dilemma

10. The Dilemma

30 min

Alice is proposed marriage from an old boyfriend from the old neighborhood.

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Who Killed Bugs Bunny?

11. Who Killed Bugs Bunny?

30 min

Alice is thrilled that Mel is taking Tommy camping, until she finds out that it involves hunting as well. Alice refuses to let Tommy go, but he runs away to go camping anyway. It isn't until he shoots an animal that he realizes that his mother was right all along.

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Mother-in-Law (1)

12. Mother-in-Law (1)

30 min

Rose Hyatt comes to visit Alice and Tommy, much to Alice's chagrin. And now she's talking about staying there....

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Mother-in-Law (2)

13. Mother-in-Law (2)

30 min

Alice does all that she can to stop Rose from becoming a permanent Phoeniz resident.

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Vera's Mortician

14. Vera's Mortician

30 min

Vera's boyfriend might very well be a married man.

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Mel's in Love

15. Mel's in Love

30 min

Mel falls in love with a young nature hiker from New Jersey.

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The Accident

16. The Accident

30 min

Mel leaves Alice and Flo his car when he goes on a trip, but Flo gets it totaled in an accident that is spread out over several blocks. Will they fix it time before Mel gets back? Nope, Mel comes home early and finds out about his car from an angry Hispanic neighbor!

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The Failure

17. The Failure

30 min

A robbery heist gets messed up when the cash register is stuck. The robber thinks he is a failure, but he gets a chance to redeem himself when he helps a lady deliver a baby in the diner.

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The Hex

18. The Hex

30 min

A fake Gypsy is caught stealing the silverware by Alice, and she puts a curse on the gang.

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The Pain of No Return

19. The Pain of No Return

30 min

Alice might be in trouble with Uncle Sam when she learns that her recently decease husband never paid his back taxes.

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The Odd Couple

20. The Odd Couple

30 min

Flo's trailer is stolen, and Alice has the heart to let her stay at her house for a spell. The spell is broken when Alice finds out that Flo is an all-out slob and have unwelcomed visitors (Flo's latest boyfriend, not roaches).

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A Night to Remember

21. A Night to Remember

30 min

Alice and Flo try to find Vera a man.

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Mel's Cup

22. Mel's Cup

30 min

Alice unknowingly donates Mel's old Navy Trophy to a rummage sale.

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The Bundle

23. The Bundle

30 min

A Bag full of money is found in the diner, and Alice is the only one who wants to find the owner.

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Mel's Happy Burger

24. Mel's Happy Burger

30 min

Alice gets her chance at stardom as a hamburger on a TV commercial for the diner.

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