Linda Lavin
Alice Hyatt
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Series SeasonSeason 5 episodes1980
Alice
Season 5
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Episode 130 min1980-11-02
Mel and the Green Machine
An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel.
Episode 230 min1980-11-09
Dog Day Evening
After his safe is stolen, Mel rents the services of two very efficient guard dogs.
Episode 330 min1980-11-16
Vegas (1)
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.
Episode 430 min1980-11-16
Vegas (2)
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.
Episode 530 min1980-11-23
Vera's Aunt Agatha
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.
Episode 630 min1980-11-30
Tommy's T.K.O.
Against Alce's expressed wishes, Mel secretly teaches Tommy how to take care of a school bully.
Episode 730 min1980-12-07
The New Improved Mel
The sparsely attended funeral of a buddy persuade Mel to become Mr. Nice Guy and ensure a decent turnout at his own burial.
Episode 830 min1980-12-21
Carrie Sings the Blues
Mel's mother is singing the blues because her husband of six months has just left her.
Episode 930 min1981-01-04
Henry's Bitter Half
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.
Episode 1030 min1981-01-11
Alice Locks Belle Out
As the new manager of her apartment building, Alice has the unenviable task of locking out a delinquent fellow tenant, Belle.
Episode 1130 min1981-01-18
Vera Goes Out On a Limb
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.
Episode 1230 min1981-02-01
The Jerry Reed Fish Story
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.
Episode 1330 min1981-02-08
Bye Bye, Birdie
Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot.
Episode 1430 min1981-02-15
Alice's Son, the Drop-out
Tommy is cutting classes to pursue a singing career and his first job is singing at a juice saloon.
Episode 1530 min1981-02-22
Carrie Chickens Out
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.
Episode 1630 min1981-03-08
Macho, Macho Mel
When, Mel recounts the story of the little old lady who mugged him, the old lady becomes four thugs.
Episode 1730 min1981-03-15
The Great Escape
A trucker chooses Mel's Diner as the place to tell her amorous driving partner to hit the road.
Episode 1830 min1981-03-29
Alice Strikes Up the Band
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.
Episode 1930 min1981-04-05
Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?
Mel suddenly takes a romantic interest in Vera, who doesn't realize it's just a ploy to make his girlfriend, Marie, jealous.
Episode 2030 min1981-05-03
Baby Makes Five
Vera refuses to give up the baby girl someone left in her pile of wash at the laundromat.
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