Episodes
S1 E1 - Pilot
August 30, 197624minLINDA LAVIN stars as Alice Hyatt, a newly widowed mother, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, and works as a waitress, determined to make it on her own and somehow manage to keep smiling.Available to buyS1 E2 - Alice Gets a Pass
September 28, 197626minWhen Mel (VIC TAYBACK) decides to go fishing with an old college buddy who turns out to be a handsome football player, Alice (LINDA LAVIN) decides it's time to get back in the game of love.Available to buyS1 E3 - A Piece of the Rock
October 5, 197626minAlice Hyatt (LINDA LAVIN) is surprised to learn that her husband had purchased a life insurance policy before his death and shocked when she finds out that the beneficiary is another woman!Available to buyS1 E4 - Pay the Fifty Dollars
October 12, 197626minAlice (LINDA LAVIN,) makes quite an impression after a one-night singing engagement in a local nightclub.Available to buyS1 E5 - A Call to Arms
October 19, 197625minAlice Hyatt (LINDA LAVIN) is plagued by obscene phone calls and reluctantly becomes a pistol-packing mama.Available to buyS1 E6 - The Last Review
October 26, 197626minWhile Mel is on vacation, Alice (LINDA LAVIN) takes charge of the diner and almost succeeds in burying the business.Available to buyS1 E7 - Sex Education
November 5, 197625minThe time has come for Tommy (PHILIP McKEON) to learn the facts of life, and although Alice (LINDA LAVIN) knows the facts, she can't find the words.Available to buyS1 E8 - Big Daddy Dawson's Coming
November 12, 197626minWhen Alice (LINDA LAVIN) tries to help Flo (POLLY HOLLIDAY) capture the man of her dreams, the result is a hilarious nightmare of good and bad intentions.Available to buyS1 E9 - Good Night, Sweet Vera
November 19, 197625minAlice (LINDA LAVIN) and Flo (POLLY HOLLIDAY) come to the rescue when Vera (BETH HOWLAND) decides life isn't worth living.Available to buyS1 E10 - The Dilemma
November 26, 197626minWhen Alice (LINDA LAVIN) receives a proposal of marriage, Flo (POLLY HOLLIDAY) tries to convince her friend that the only bed of roses in marriage is the one in your garden.Available to buyS1 E11 - Who Killed Bugs Bunny?
December 3, 197626minAfter the death of her truck-driver husband, a New Jersey housewife and her 12-year-old son head to Hollywood to follow her dream of stardom as a singer.Available to buyS1 E12 - Mother-in-Law Part 1
December 10, 197626minAlice (LINDA LAVIN) discovers that her mother-in-law's (EILEEN HECKART) idea of a "short visit" is 20 or 30 years.Available to buyS1 E13 - Mother-in-Law Part II
December 17, 197625minAlice (LINDA LAVIN) sends for reinforcements when she is unable to move her "live-in" mother-in-law.Available to buyS1 E14 - Vera's Mortician
December 24, 197626minEveryone believes it's wedding bells for Vera and the local mortician. Everyone, that is, except Alice, who thinks there's something strange about Vera's new beau.Available to buyS1 E15 - Mel's in Love
January 14, 197726minAlice (LINDA LAVIN) is caught in the middle when Mel (VIC TAYBACK) falls in love--three times in one week!Available to buyS1 E16 - The Accident
January 21, 197726minAfter the death of her truck-driver husband, a New Jersey housewife and her 12-year-old son head to Hollywood to follow her dream of stardom as a singer.Available to buyS1 E17 - The Failure
January 28, 197726minWhen.Alice's (LINDA LAVIN) quick thinking prevents a bank robbery, Mel's (VIC TAYBACK) diner becomes the target for the inept, would-be bandit.Available to buyS1 E18 - The Hex
February 4, 197726minAlice catches a gypsy stealing silverware, and has a string of bad luck after the woman curses her.Available to buyS1 E19 - The Pain of No Return
February 11, 197726minAlice owes the government $2,000 according to a Alice (LINDA LAVIN) meets an IRS agent who wants more in return than back taxes.Available to buyS1 E20 - The Odd Couple
February 25, 197726minWhen Alice (LINDA LAVIN) and Flo (POLLY HOLLIDAY) temporarily become roommates, they hilariously overturn the adage "opposites attract."Available to buyS1 E21 - A Night to Remember
March 4, 197725minAlice and Flo (LINDA LAVIN and POLLY HOLLIDAY) come to the aid of Vera's (BETH HOWLAND) love life and send her off on a dangerous liaison.Available to buyS1 E22 - Mel's Cup
March 11, 197725minWhen Alice (LINDA LAVIN) can't convince Mel (VIC TAYBACK) that charity should begin at home, she resorts to burglary to correct an innocent mistake.Available to buyS1 E23 - The Bundle
March 18, 197725minEveryone tries to convince Alice (LINDA LAVIN) that "finders keepers, losers weepers" is their motto when Flo (POLLY HOLLIDAY) find $40,000 under a chair in the diner.Available to buyS1 E24 - Mel's Happy Burger
March 25, 197726minWhen Alice Hyatt (LINDA LAVIN) is given the opportunity to star in a television commercial for Mel's Diner, her gold opportunity quickly turns to brass.Available to buy