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Season of television series
Alice
Season 4
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 23, 1979 (1979-09-23) –
April 6, 1980 (1980-04-06)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

This is a list of episodes for the fourth season of the CBS-TV series Alice.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Sundays at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST).

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
731"Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?"Marc DanielsTom Whedon & Charles Isaacs and Robert Fisher & Arthur MarxSeptember 23, 1979 (1979-09-23)166936
Vera quits when no one believes that Telly Savalas was in the diner.
742"Mona Lisa Alice"Marc DanielsTom Whedon & Charles IsaacsSeptember 30, 1979 (1979-09-30)166932
Mel wants the waitresses to smile in order for customers to pay, but Alice is feeling sour over Tommy's matchmaking.
753"Mel Loves Marie"Marc DanielsRobert Fisher & Arthur MarxOctober 7, 1979 (1979-10-07)166931
Mel gets engaged to a woman named Marie, then insists that she sign a pre-nup.
764"Vera Robs the Cradle"Marc DanielsRobert Fisher & Arthur MarxOctober 21, 1979 (1979-10-21)166933
Tommy falls for Vera as she teaches him how to dance.
775"Flo's Chili Reception"Marc DanielsRobert Fisher & Arthur MarxOctober 28, 1979 (1979-10-28)166934
Mel's rival courts Flo to get his chili recipe.
786"Little Alice Bluenose"Marc DanielsTom Whedon & Charles IsaacsNovember 4, 1979 (1979-11-04)166937
Vera's boyfriend objects to her sketches of nude males in art class.
797"Carrie Sharples Strikes Again"Lee LochheadRobert Fisher & Arthur MarxNovember 11, 1979 (1979-11-11)166940
Mel's domineering mother returns.
808"Mel's in the Kitchen with Dinah"Norman AbbottTom Whedon & Charles IsaacsNovember 18, 1979 (1979-11-18)166938
Dinah Shore invites Mel to cook his chili on her show, but he can only bring one waitress with him.
819"Cabin Fever"Marc DanielsThad Mumford & Dan WilcoxDecember 2, 1979 (1979-12-02)166935
Mel, his girlfriend and the waitresses spend the weekend stuck together in the same fishing cabin.
8210"My Cousin, Art Carney"Lee LochheadRobert Fisher & Arthur Marx and Tom Whedon & Charles IsaacsDecember 9, 1979 (1979-12-09)166942
Vera asks her distant relative Art Carney to endorse Mel's chili so it can be on the market as a frozen product called "Chili con Carney".
8311"Mel, the Magi"Marc DanielsMark Egan & Mark SolomonDecember 23, 1979 (1979-12-23)166945
The waitresses chip in their meager resources to celebrate Christmas at the diner.
8412"Good Buddy Flo"Marc DanielsLinda Morris & Vic RauseoJanuary 6, 1980 (1980-01-06)166943
Flo learns how to drive a truck when she learns her boyfriend has a female partner.
8513"Alice in TV Land"Norman AbbottRobert Fisher & Arthur MarxJanuary 13, 1980 (1980-01-13)166939
Tommy causes trouble on TV when he gossips about the staff of Mel's Diner on a talk show.
8614"Alice Beats the Clock"Marc DanielsKatherine GreenJanuary 27, 1980 (1980-01-27)166946
When Mel installs a new time clock, the waitresses demand overtime for the Sunday cleanup they used to do at no extra charge.
8715"Carrie's Wedding"Gary ShimokawaMark Egan & Mark SolomonFebruary 3, 1980 (1980-02-03)166941
Mel is happy for his mother getting remarried until he sees the man who will be his stepfather.
8816"My Funny Valentine Tux"Marc DanielsTom Whedon & Charles IsaacsFebruary 10, 1980 (1980-02-10)166947
Tommy needs a tuxedo for a Valentine's Day dance with his date, Wanda (Kelly Parsons).
8917"Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot"Marc DanielsRobert Fisher & Arthur MarxFebruary 17, 1980 (1980-02-17)166944
Mel takes in a friend whose wife has just left him.
9018"Flo's Farewell"Marc DanielsRobert Fisher & Arthur MarxFebruary 24, 1980 (1980-02-24)166848
Flo says goodbye to Mel's when she takes a job offer from a wealthy Houston restaurateur. This episode sets up the spin-off series Flo, which premiered the following month. NOTE: Polly Holliday's last episode.
9119"For Whom the Belle Toils"Marc DanielsLinda Morris & Vic RauseoMarch 2, 1980 (1980-03-02)166949
Mel hires a new waitress from Mississippi named Belle, who has dreams of being a country-music writer. NOTE: Diane Ladd's first episode. Ladd, starred as Flo in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
9220"One Too Many Girls"Marc DanielsRobert Fisher & Arthur MarxMarch 9, 1980 (1980-03-09)166950
Although Belle is getting along fine with Mel, she's not doing so well with Alice and Vera.
9321"Vera, the Vamp"Linda Lavin and Lee LochheadLinda Morris & Vic RauseoMarch 16, 1980 (1980-03-16)166951
Vera asks Belle to help make her be more attractive to men.
9422"Profit Without Honor"Lee LochheadRobert Fisher & Arthur MarxMarch 23, 1980 (1980-03-23)166952
Mel discovers how much he'll get for letting the city condemn his property when he signs an agreement to share his profits with the women.
9523"Cook's Tour"Linda Lavin and Lee LochheadLinda Morris & Vic RauseoMarch 30, 1980 (1980-03-30)166953
A tour guide (Pamela Myers) steers business towards the diner out of love for Mel.
9624"Here Comes Alice Cottontail"Marc DanielsRobert Fisher & Arthur MarxApril 6, 1980 (1980-04-06)166954
Alice bets that Mel will kick Tommy out, while Mel bets she will be snooping to check up on her son.

References

  1. TV Listings for September 23, 1979
  2. TV Listings for April 6, 1980
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