Season of television series
| Alice | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 4, 1981 (1981-10-04) – May 16, 1982 (1982-05-16) |
| Season chronology | |
| ← Previous Season 5Next → Season 7 | |
| List of episodes | |
This is a list of episodes from the sixth season of the CBS-TV series Alice.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 1 | "Bet a Million, Mel" | Nick Havinga | Bob Fisher & Arthur Marx | October 4, 1981 (1981-10-04) | 167462 |
| Mel gets a hot tip on a horse and decides to borrow $10,000 to bet with. If he loses, he will lose the diner. The waitresses try to prevent Mel from making the bet. | ||||||
| 118 | 2 | "Guinness on Tap" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | October 11, 1981 (1981-10-11) | 167467 |
| Vera becomes depressed when she realizes she has worked at Mel's for 8 years. She decides to leave her mark on the world by competing for the world record in tap dance endurance. | ||||||
| 119 | 3 | "Comrade Mel" | Marc Daniels | Prudence Fraser & Robert Sternin | October 18, 1981 (1981-10-18) | 167466 |
| Mel gives asylum to a defecting towel boy (Robert Pierce) for the Russian ballet. | ||||||
| 120 | 4 | "Alice's Halloween Surprise" | Marc Daniels | Gail Honigberg | October 25, 1981 (1981-10-25) | 167464 |
| Alice takes her new boyfriend Mitch's (Phillip R. Allen) four children out trick-or-treating and returns with one imposter. | ||||||
| 121 | 5 | "Alice's Big Four-Oh!" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | November 8, 1981 (1981-11-08) | 167463 |
| On the eve of Alice's 40th birthday, her mother visits and convinces her that she's over the hill. | ||||||
| 122 | 6 | "Mel's Cousin, Wendell" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo & Mark Solomon | November 15, 1981 (1981-11-15) | 167222 |
| Mel's is not looking forward to his nerdy cousin Wendell's visit, but when Vera catches his eye Wendell turns to Mel for advice on how to woo her. | ||||||
| 123 | 7 | "Vera's Bouncing Check" | Marc Daniels | Bob Brunner & Ken Hecht | November 29, 1981 (1981-11-29) | 167221 |
| Vera causes trouble for Mel when she cashes an old school friend's check at the diner. | ||||||
| 124 | 8 | "After Mel's Gone" | Stockton Briggle | Bob Bruner & Ken Hecht | December 6, 1981 (1981-12-06) | 167465 |
| Mel's beneficiaries start squabbling over what they will get when he passes away. | ||||||
| 125 | 9 | "Mel's Christmas Carol" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | December 20, 1981 (1981-12-20) | 167474 |
| The ghost of Mel's former partner Jake (Jack Gilford) returns to haunt him when Mel fires the waitresses for refusing to work on Christmas Eve. | ||||||
| 126 | 10 | "The Wild One" | Marc Daniels | Mike Weinberger | December 27, 1981 (1981-12-27) | 167461 |
| Alice impresses the leader of a biker gang (Jay Leno) when she stands up to him for refusing to pay his check. | ||||||
| 127 | 11 | "Alice Calls the Shots" | Marc Daniels | Gail Honigberg | January 3, 1982 (1982-01-03) | 167469 |
| At Mel and Earl's urging, Tommy sneaks out to play in a championship basketball game. | ||||||
| 128 | 12 | "Not with My Niece You Don't" | John Pasquin | Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinsky | January 17, 1982 (1982-01-17) | 167473 |
| Tommy's dates with Mel's niece cause anxious moments for both Alice and Mel. | ||||||
| 129 | 13 | "Vera, Queen of Soaps" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | January 31, 1982 (1982-01-31) | 167475 |
| Vera becomes hooked on daytime soap operas and quits the diner to watch her favorite show. | ||||||
| 130 | 14 | "Sharples vs. Sharples" | Linda Day | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | February 7, 1982 (1982-02-07) | 167472 |
| Mel explodes when he learns that his mother Carrie (Martha Raye) is including his secret chili recipe in a cookbook. | ||||||
| 131 | 15 | "The Valentine's Day Massacre" | John Pasquin | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | February 14, 1982 (1982-02-14) | 167479 |
| It's Valentine's Day, and everyone in the diner is planning on spending the evening with their dates. | ||||||
| 132 | 16 | "The Best Little Waitress in the World" | Mel Ferber | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | February 21, 1982 (1982-02-21) | 167471 |
| Full of self-confidence, Vera is left in charge of the diner for a few minutes. | ||||||
| 133 | 17 | "Alice and the Acorns" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | March 7, 1982 (1982-03-07) | 167470 |
| Alice tries to boost the confidence of an old high-school friend who is visiting. | ||||||
| 134 | 18 | "Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker" | Marc Daniels | Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski | March 14, 1982 (1982-03-14) | 167476 |
| Jolene offers to help her former trucking partner finish his haul. | ||||||
| 135 | 19 | "Mel Wins By a Nose" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | March 21, 1982 (1982-03-21) | 167480 |
| Mel returns from the doctor and announces that he has to have surgery for a deviated septum and his doctor suggested that if wanted a nose job, now would be the best time. This leads Mel to seriously consider getting a nose job. | ||||||
| 136 | 20 | "Give My Regrets to Broadway" | John Pasquin | Gail Honigberg | April 4, 1982 (1982-04-04) | 167482 |
| When Tommy wins a part in a local theatrical production, he decides to leave school and become an actor. | ||||||
| 137 | 21 | "Vera's Reunion Romance" | Christine Ballard & Linda Lavin | Mark Egan & Gail Honigberg & Mark Solomon | April 11, 1982 (1982-04-11) | 167485 |
| After attending her class reunion in Boston, Vera returns to Phoenix engaged. | ||||||
| 138 | 22 | "Monty Falls for Alice" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo & Mark Solomon | April 18, 1982 (1982-04-18) | 167468 |
| A Las Vegas busboy arrives in Phoenix after breaking up with his fiancee and falls for Alice. | ||||||
| 139 | 23 | "Spell Mel's" | Marc Daniels | Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski | May 2, 1982 (1982-05-02) | 167477 |
| To keep up with a competitor, Mel runs a contest offering a $3,000 prize. | ||||||
| 140 | 24 | "My Mother the Landlord" | Marc Daniels | Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski | May 16, 1982 (1982-05-16) | 167481 |
| Mel's mother Carrie buys the building his apartment is in and raises his rent by $50. | ||||||
Broadcast history
The season originally aired Sundays at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST).