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Alice Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?
Sun, Sep 23, 197930 mins
No one believes Vera when she tells them that Telly Savalas stopped by.
Episode 2
Mona Lisa Alice
Sun, Sep 30, 197930 mins
Mel wants his waitresses to smile or else the meal is on the house just when Alice is very unhappy.
Episode 3
Mel Loves Marie
Sun, Oct 7, 197930 mins
Mel gets engaged, but wants his fiancée, Marie, to sign a prenuptial.
Episode 4
Vera Robs the Cradle
Sun, Oct 21, 197930 mins
Tommy falls for his dance instructor Vera.
Episode 5
Flo's Chili Reception
Sun, Oct 28, 197930 mins
Barney owner of Barney's Burger Barn takes Flo out. Mel thinks Barney is trying to get his chili recipe. When Barney & Mel comes to blows at Mel's, Flo gets fired & goes to work at the Burger Barn.
Episode 6
Little Alice Bluenose
Sun, Nov 4, 197930 mins
Vera's boyfriend objects to her nude art classes.
Episode 7
Carrie Sharples Strikes Again
Sun, Nov 11, 197930 mins
Mel's mother is cooking at the diner and the customers roll in.
Episode 8
Mel's in the Kitchen with Dinah
Sun, Nov 18, 197930 mins
Mel is preparing his chili on Dinah Shore's show, but can only bring one waitress.
Episode 9
Cabin Fever
Sun, Dec 2, 197930 mins
The gang and Mel's girlfriend are packed into a cabin on a fishing weekend.
Episode 10
My Cousin, Art Carney
Sun, Dec 9, 197930 mins
Vera finds out she is the 6th cousin to Art Carney, who just happens to be in Phoenix. Vera, Alice & Flo will each get 5% of the profits if Art Carney will agree to allow his face to be on cans of Mel's chili that will be called Mel's Chili Con Carney. With Vera negotiating the deal, what could go wrong?
Episode 11
Mel, the Magi
Sun, Dec 23, 197930 mins
The gang have Christmas at Mel's Diner. But the lighting of the Xmas tree shorts out the power. An electrician dressed as Saint Nick saves the day. Or did he, now all of the gifts in the storeroom goes missing. Its Melvin Sharples that really saves the day.
Episode 12
Good Buddy Flo
Sun, Jan 6, 198030 mins
In the first show broadcast in the 1980's, Flo is dating a big rig trucker named Sy. When she finds out that he's taken on a young, female driving partner,she becomes jealous. She then asks Alice to teach her how to drive a semi-truck. Alice's late husband was a driver as well. Along with Vera, they pile into Sy's rig while he and his partner are in Mel's eating. What follows is a very funny driving lesson, Flo honking and yelling out the window at guys and then the big finish. When returning to Mel's diner, Flo goes to step on the brake but instead hits the gas pedal. The semi plows straight through the front of Mel's Diner. The audience loved it, as did I, it's my favorite of the whole series.
Episode 13
Alice in TV Land
Sun, Jan 13, 198030 mins
Tommy goes on the local Martha MacIntire talk show. He reveals that: Mel is a cheapskate, Alice is a nag, and Flo is the adult he respects the most. The fallout of theses revelations cause an uproar at the diner. Martha comes down to Mel's to see if she can bring peace.
Episode 14
Alice Beats the Clock
Sun, Jan 27, 198030 mins
Being late to work and taking too long on breaks is a peeve that Mel is going to nip. He brings a time clock to an employee meeting and demands that the girls start punching the clock. Alice tells Flo & Vera that they can play hard ball too. The Sunday afternoon clean-up of the storage room that once was gratis is now going on the clock! When Mel refuses to pay the overtime, the girls hit the picket line!
Episode 15
Carrie's Wedding
Sun, Feb 3, 198030 mins
Mel's mother is getting remarried, but Mel is not happy about the groom.
Episode 16
My Funny Valentine Tux
Sun, Feb 10, 198030 mins
Valentines Day is fast approaching. Al is making heart shaped hamburgers. Flow is going to the firehouse dance as the date of the Battalion Chief of Engine Company Four. This year's theme, "A Night to Set Your Heart on Fire". Fearing rejection, Tommy is afraid to ask Wanda Jackson to the gym dance. Mel and the girls encourage him to ask. When she accepts, Tommy realizes that the Tux rental, dinner at the Camelback Inn & corsage will cost $86.
Episode 17
Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot
Sun, Feb 17, 198030 mins
Mel takes in a friend whose wife just left him.
Episode 18
Flo's Farewell
Sun, Feb 24, 198030 mins
Flo gets a wonderful job offer in Houston and says goodbye to Mel's Diner.
Episode 19
For Whom the Belle Toils
Sun, Mar 2, 198030 mins
Mel hires former waitress Belle who wants to be a country song writer.
Episode 20
One Too Many Girls
Sun, Mar 9, 198030 mins
Belle is just too friendly with Mel and Alice and Vera aren't happy about it.
Episode 21
Vera, the Vamp
Sun, Mar 16, 198030 mins
Vera asks Belle to make her more appealing to men.
Episode 22
Profit Without Honor
Sun, Mar 23, 198030 mins
Mel starts a profit sharing plan until he learns how much he might get for the diner.
Episode 23
Cook's Tour
Sun, Mar 30, 198030 mins
Mel is giving a tour guide a lot of attention as long as her buses keep stopping at his place.
Episode 24
Here Comes Alice Cottontail
Sun, Apr 6, 198030 mins
Alice bets Mel that if he takes in Tommy, he'll kick him out. Mel is sure that Alice will be snooping just to check up on him.