List of Alice episodes
Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS, during which a total of 202 episodes were produced spanning nine seasons. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| 1 | 24 | August 31, 1976 | March 26, 1977 | 30 | 20.0 | |
| 2 | 24 | October 2, 1977 | April 9, 1978 | 8 | 23.2[a] | |
| 3 | 24 | September 24, 1978 | April 1, 1979 | 13 | 23.2 | |
| 4 | 24 | September 23, 1979 | April 6, 1980 | 4 | 25.3[a] | |
| 5 | 20 | November 2, 1980 | May 3, 1981 | 7 | 22.9 | |
| 6 | 24 | October 4, 1981 | May 16, 1982 | 5 | 22.7 | |
| 7 | 23 | October 6, 1982 | September 18, 1983 | 41[1] | — | |
| 8 | 23 | October 2, 1983 | May 20, 1984 | 25 | 17.2[b] | |
| 9 | 16 | October 14, 1984 | March 19, 1985 | 58 | 12.5 | |
- ^ a b Tied with M*A*S*H
- ^ Tied with The CBS Tuesday Night Movie, Webster, Knight Rider and Hardcastle and McCormick
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (1976–77)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Paul Bogart | Robert Getchell | August 31, 1976 | 000001 |
| 2 | 2 | "Alice Gets a Pass" | Jim Drake | Martin Donovan | September 29, 1976 | 166552 |
| 3 | 3 | "A Piece of the Rock" | Bill Persky | Ben Joelson & Art Baer | October 6, 1976 | 166551 |
| 4 | 4 | "Pay the Fifty Dollars" | Bill Persky | Lloyd Garver | October 13, 1976 | 166556 |
| 5 | 5 | "A Call to Arms" | Jim Drake | Lloyd Garver | October 20, 1976 | 166554 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Last Review" | James Sheldon | Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen | October 27, 1976 | 166557 |
| 7 | 7 | "Sex Education" | Bruce Bilson | Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker | November 6, 1976 | 166558 |
| 8 | 8 | "Big Daddy Dawson's Coming" | Norman Abbott | Arnold Kane & Bruce Johnson | November 13, 1976 | 166559 |
| 9 | 9 | "Good Night, Sweet Vera" | Norman Abbott | Simon Muntner | November 20, 1976 | 166560 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Dilemma" | James Sheldon | Martin Donovan | November 27, 1976 | 166561 |
| 11 | 11 | "Who Killed Bugs Bunny?" | Bruce Bilson | Lloyd J. Schwartz | December 4, 1976 | 166562 |
| 12 | 12 | "Mother-in-Law: Part 1" | William P. D'Angelo | Martin Donovan | December 11, 1976 | 166563 |
| 13 | 13 | "Mother-in-Law: Part 2" | William P. D'Angelo | Arnold Kane & Bruce Johnson and R.S. Allen | December 18, 1976 | 166564 |
| 14 | 14 | "Vera's Mortician" | Bill Hobin | Bruce Kane | December 25, 1976 | 166555 |
| 15 | 15 | "Mel's in Love" | Alan Rafkin | Gary David Goldberg | January 15, 1977 | 166565 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Accident" | Alan Rafkin | Roy Kammerman and Harvey Bullock | January 22, 1977 | 166566 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Failure" | William P. D'Angelo | Art Baer & Ben Joelson | January 29, 1977 | 166567 |
| 18 | 18 | "The Hex" | Alan Rafkin | R.S. Allen & Arnold Kane | February 5, 1977 | 166568 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Pain of No Return" | Alan Rafkin | Rick Mittleman | February 12, 1977 | 166569 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Odd Couple" | William P. D'Angelo | Story by : Roy Kammerman Teleplay by : Roy Kammerman & Arnold Kane & Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen | February 26, 1977 | 166570 |
| 21 | 21 | "A Night to Remember" | Alan Rafkin | Arnold Kane and R.S. Allen | March 5, 1977 | 1665701 |
| 22 | 22 | "Mel's Cup" | Norman Abbott | Roy Kammerman and Harvey Bullock | March 12, 1977 | 166572 |
| 23 | 23 | "The Bundle" | Norman Abbott | Ben Joelson & Art Baer | March 19, 1977 | 166573 |
| 24 | 24 | "Mel's Happy Burger" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Arnold Kane | March 26, 1977 | 166553 |
Season 2 (1977–78)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "The Second Time 'Round" | Kim Friedman | Tom Whedon | October 2, 1977 | 166665 |
| 26 | 2 | "The Indian Taker" | Marc Daniels | Tom Whedon | October 9, 1977 | 166667 |
| 27 | 3 | "86 the Waitresses" | Marc Daniels | Sybil Adelman | October 23, 1977 | 166668 |
| 28 | 4 | "Alice by Moonlight" | Kim Friedman | Tom Whedon | October 30, 1977 | 166669 |
| 29 | 5 | "Single Belles" | Kim Friedman | Bruce Howard | November 6, 1977 | 166670 |
| 30 | 6 | "The Sixty Minutes Man" | Kim Friedman | Story by : George Tibbles Teleplay by : George Tibbles, Warren S. Murray and Tom Whedon | November 13, 1977 | 166666 |
| 31 | 7 | "That Old Back Magic" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | December 4, 1977 | 166671 |
| 32 | 8 | "Love Is Sweeping the Counter" | Kim Friedman | Arthur S. Rabin | December 11, 1977 | 166672 |
| 33 | 9 | "A Semi-Merry Christmas" | Marc Daniels | Madelyn Pugh Davis & Bob Carroll, Jr. and Tom Whedon | December 18, 1977 | 166674 |
| 34 | 10 | "Oh! George Burns" | Marc Daniels | Seaman Jacobs & Fred S. Fox | January 1, 1978 | 166675 |
| 35 | 11 | "The Eyes of Texas" | Kim Friedman | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | January 8, 1978 | 166673 |
| 36 | 12 | "Love Is a Free Throw" | Marc Daniels | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | January 11, 1978 | 166676 |
| 37 | 13 | "Close Encounters of the Worst Kind" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | January 22, 1978 | 166677 |
| 38 | 14 | "The Pharmacist" | Noam Pitlik | Story by : Michael Loman Teleplay by : Michael Loman and Chris Hayward | January 29, 1978 | 166661 |
| 39 | 15 | "Love Me, Love My Horse" | William Asher | Tom Whedon | February 5, 1978 | 166678 |
| 40 | 17 | "Florence of Arabia" | Kim Friedman | Tom Whedon | February 19, 1978 | 166680 |
| 41 | 18 | "The Cuban Connection" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | February 26, 1978 | 166681 |
| 42 | 19 | "Mel's Big Five-0" | William Asher | Warren S. Murray | March 5, 1978 | 166679 |
| 43 | 20 | "Don't Lock Now" | William Asher | Tom Whedon | March 12, 1978 | 166682 |
| 44 | 21 | "The Star in the Storeroom" | Marc Daniels | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | March 19, 1978 | 166683 |
| 45 | 23 | "Mel's Recession" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx and Tom Whedon | April 2, 1978 | 166685 |
| 46 | 24 | "Earthquake" | Noam Pitlik | Story by : Chris Hayward Teleplay by : Chris Hayward and Gary Markowitz | April 9, 1978 | 166682 |
| 47 | 16 | "The Reporter" | Dennis Steinmetz | Michael Loman | Unaired | 166663 |
| 48 | 22 | "The Bus" | Marc Daniels | Story by : Chris Hayward Teleplay by : Erik Tarloff | Unaired | 166684 |
Season 3 (1978–79)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Take Him, He's Yours" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | September 24, 1978 | 166803 |
| 50 | 2 | "Car Wars" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | October 1, 1978 | 166801 |
| 51 | 3 | "Citizen Mel" | William Asher | Charles Isaacs | October 8, 1978 | 166807 |
| 52 | 4 | "Vera's Popcorn Romance" | William Asher | Tom Whedon | October 15, 1978 | 166808 |
| 53 | 5 | "Block Those Kicks" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | October 22, 1978 | 166804 |
| 54 | 6 | "What Happened to the Class of '78?" | William Asher | Tom Whedon | October 29, 1978 | 166806 |
| 55 | 7 | "Better Never Than Late" | William Asher | Tom Whedon | November 5, 1978 | 166802 |
| 56 | 8 | "Mel's in a Family Way" | William Asher | Story by : Jerry Winnick Teleplay by : Jerry Winnick and Tom Whedon | November 11, 1978 | 166809 |
| 57 | 9 | "Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?" | William Asher | Tom Whedon | November 19, 1978 | 166810 |
| 58 | 10 | "The Happy Hoofers" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | November 26, 1978 | 166812 |
| 59 | 11 | "A Slight Case of ESP" | William Asher | Alan Rosen & Fred Rubin | December 3, 1978 | 166811 |
| 60 | 12 | "The Principal of the Thing" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | December 10, 1978 | 166805 |
| 61 | 13 | "What're You Doing New Year's Eve?" | Marc Daniels | Dawn Aldredge & Marion C. Freeman | December 31, 1978 | 166819 |
| 62 | 14 | "Sweet Charity" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | January 14, 1979 | 166813 |
| 63 | 15 | "The Fourth Time Around" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | January 21, 1979 | 166815 |
| 64 | 16 | "Tommy's First Love" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | January 28, 1979 | 166816 |
| 65 | 17 | "Mel Grows Up" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | February 4, 1979 | 166818 |
| 66 | 18 | "Vera's Broken Heart" | Lee Lochhead | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx and Tom Whedon | February 18, 1979 | 166814 |
| 67 | 19 | "Alice's Decision" | Lee Lochhead | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx and Tom Whedon | February 25, 1979 | 166817 |
| 68 | 20 | "The Last Stow It" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | March 11, 1979 | 166821 |
| 69 | 21 | 166822 | ||||
| 70 | 22 | "If the Shoe Fits" | Marc Daniels | Tom Whedon and Charles Isaacs | March 18, 1979 | 166820 |
| 71 | 23 | "My Fair Vera" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | March 25, 1979 | 166823 |
| 72 | 24 | "Flo Finds Her Father" | William Asher | Dawn Aldredge & Marion C. Freeman | April 1, 1979 | 166824 |
Season 4 (1979–80)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 1 | "Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?" | Marc Daniels | Tom Whedon & Charles Isaacs and Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | September 23, 1979 | 166936 |
| 74 | 2 | "Mona Lisa Alice" | Marc Daniels | Tom Whedon & Charles Isaacs | September 30, 1979 | 166932 |
| 75 | 3 | "Mel Loves Marie" | Marc Daniels | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | October 7, 1979 | 166931 |
| 76 | 4 | "Vera Robs the Cradle" | Marc Daniels | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | October 21, 1979 | 166933 |
| 77 | 5 | "Flo's Chili Reception" | Marc Daniels | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | October 28, 1979 | 166934 |
| 78 | 6 | "Little Alice Bluenose" | Marc Daniels | Tom Whedon & Charles Isaacs | November 4, 1979 | 166937 |
| 79 | 7 | "Carrie Sharples Strikes Again" | Lee Lochhead | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | November 11, 1979 | 166940 |
| 80 | 8 | "Mel's in the Kitchen with Dinah" | Norman Abbott | Tom Whedon & Charles Isaacs | November 18, 1979 | 166938 |
| 81 | 9 | "Cabin Fever" | Marc Daniels | Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox | December 2, 1979 | 166935 |
| 82 | 10 | "My Cousin, Art Carney" | Lee Lochhead | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx and Tom Whedon & Charles Isaacs | December 9, 1979 | 166942 |
| 83 | 11 | "Mel, the Magi" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | December 23, 1979 | 166945 |
| 84 | 12 | "Good Buddy Flo" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | January 6, 1980 | 166943 |
| 85 | 13 | "Alice in TV Land" | Norman Abbott | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | January 13, 1980 | 166939 |
| 86 | 14 | "Alice Beats the Clock" | Marc Daniels | Katherine Green | January 27, 1980 | 166946 |
| 87 | 15 | "Carrie's Wedding" | Gary Shimokawa | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | February 3, 1980 | 166941 |
| 88 | 16 | "My Funny Valentine Tux" | Marc Daniels | Tom Whedon & Charles Isaacs | February 10, 1980 | 166947 |
| 89 | 17 | "Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot" | Marc Daniels | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | February 17, 1980 | 166944 |
| 90 | 18 | "Flo's Farewell" | Marc Daniels | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | February 24, 1980 | 166848 |
| 91 | 19 | "For Whom the Belle Toils" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | March 2, 1980 | 166949 |
| 92 | 20 | "One Too Many Girls" | Marc Daniels | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | March 9, 1980 | 166950 |
| 93 | 21 | "Vera, the Vamp" | Linda Lavin and Lee Lochhead | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | March 16, 1980 | 166951 |
| 94 | 22 | "Profit Without Honor" | Lee Lochhead | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | March 23, 1980 | 166952 |
| 95 | 23 | "Cook's Tour" | Linda Lavin and Lee Lochhead | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | March 30, 1980 | 166953 |
| 96 | 24 | "Here Comes Alice Cottontail" | Marc Daniels | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | April 6, 1980 | 166954 |
Season 5 (1980–81)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 1 | "Mel and the Green Machine" | Lee Lochhead | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | November 2, 1980 | 167201 |
| 98 | 2 | "Dog Day Evening" | Marc Daniels | George Arthur Bloom | November 9, 1980 | 167202 |
| 99 | 3 | "Hello Vegas, Goodbye Diner" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon (part 1) | November 16, 1980 | 167203–167204 |
| 100 | 4 | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo (part 2) | ||||
| 101 | 5 | "Vera's Aunt Agatha" | Marc Daniels | Bob Fisher & Arthur Marx | November 23, 1980 | 167205 |
| 102 | 6 | "Tommy's TKO" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | November 30, 1980 | 167206 |
| 103 | 7 | "The New Improved Mel" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | December 7, 1980 | 167207 |
| 104 | 8 | "Carrie Sings the Blues" | Christine Ballard & Linda Lavin | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | December 21, 1980 | 167208 |
| 105 | 9 | "Henry's Bitter Half" | Lee Lochhead | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | January 4, 1981 | 167209 |
| 106 | 10 | "Alice Locks Belle Out" | Nick Havinga | Bob Fisher & Arthur Marx | January 11, 1981 | 167210 |
| 107 | 11 | "Vera Goes Out on a Limb" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | January 18, 1981 | 167211 |
| 108 | 12 | "The Jerry Reed Fish Story" | Marc Daniels | Bob Fisher & Arthur Marx | February 1, 1981 | 167214 |
| 109 | 13 | "Bye Bye, Birdie" | Marc Daniels | George Arthur Bloom | February 8, 1981 | 167213 |
| 110 | 14 | "Alice's Son, the Drop-Out" | Marc Daniels | Bob Fisher & Arthur Marx | February 15, 1981 | 167212 |
| 111 | 15 | "Carrie Chickens Out" | Marc Daniels | Bob Fisher & Arthur Marx | February 22, 1981 | 167215 |
| 112 | 16 | "Macho, Macho Mel" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | March 8, 1981 | 167216 |
| 113 | 17 | "The Great Escape" | Marc Daniels | Vic Rauseo & Linda Morris and Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | March 15, 1981 | 167217 |
| 114 | 18 | "Alice Strikes Up the Band" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | March 29, 1981 | 167218 |
| 115 | 19 | "Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?" | Marc Daniels | Bob Fisher & Arthur Marx | April 5, 1981 | 167219 |
| 116 | 20 | "Baby Makes Five" | Christine Ballard & Linda Lavin | Charles Isaacs & Tom Whedon | May 3, 1981 | 167220 |
Season 6 (1981–82)
[edit]| 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 | 167462 |
| 118 | 2 | "Guinness on Tap" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | October 11, 1981 | 167467 |
| 119 | 3 | "Comrade Mel" | Marc Daniels | Prudence Fraser & Robert Sternin | October 18, 1981 | 167466 |
| 120 | 4 | "Alice's Halloween Surprise" | Marc Daniels | Gail Honigberg | October 25, 1981 | 167464 |
| 121 | 5 | "Alice's Big Four-Oh!" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | November 8, 1981 | 167463 |
| 122 | 6 | "Mel's Cousin, Wendell" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo & Mark Solomon | November 15, 1981 | 167222 |
| 123 | 7 | "Vera's Bouncing Check" | Marc Daniels | Bob Brunner & Ken Hecht | November 29, 1981 | 167221 |
| 124 | 8 | "After Mel's Gone" | Stockton Briggle | Bob Bruner & Ken Hecht | December 6, 1981 | 167465 |
| 125 | 9 | "Mel's Christmas Carol" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | December 20, 1981 | 167474 |
| 126 | 10 | "The Wild One" | Marc Daniels | Mike Weinberger | December 27, 1981 | 167461 |
| 127 | 11 | "Alice Calls the Shots" | Marc Daniels | Gail Honigberg | January 3, 1982 | 167469 |
| 128 | 12 | "Not with My Niece You Don't" | John Pasquin | Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinsky | January 17, 1982 | 167473 |
| 129 | 13 | "Vera, Queen of Soaps" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | January 31, 1982 | 167475 |
| 130 | 14 | "Sharples vs. Sharples" | Linda Day | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | February 7, 1982 | 167472 |
| 131 | 15 | "The Valentine's Day Massacre" | John Pasquin | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | February 14, 1982 | 167479 |
| 132 | 16 | "The Best Little Waitress in the World" | Mel Ferber | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | February 21, 1982 | 167471 |
| 133 | 17 | "Alice and the Acorns" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | March 7, 1982 | 167470 |
| 134 | 18 | "Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker" | Marc Daniels | Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski | March 14, 1982 | 167476 |
| 135 | 19 | "Mel Wins By a Nose" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | March 21, 1982 | 167480 |
| 136 | 20 | "Give My Regrets to Broadway" | John Pasquin | Gail Honigberg | April 4, 1982 | 167482 |
| 137 | 21 | "Vera's Reunion Romance" | Christine Ballard & Linda Lavin | Mark Egan & Gail Honigberg & Mark Solomon | April 11, 1982 | 167485 |
| 138 | 22 | "Monty Falls for Alice" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo & Mark Solomon | April 18, 1982 | 167468 |
| 139 | 23 | "Spell Mel's" | Marc Daniels | Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski | May 2, 1982 | 167477 |
| 140 | 24 | "My Mother the Landlord" | Marc Daniels | Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski | May 16, 1982 | 167481 |
Season 7 (1982–83)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | 1 | "Sorry, Wrong Lips" | Mel Ferber | Howard Liebling & Lloyd Turner | October 6, 1982 | 167625 |
| 142 | 2 | "Do You Take This Waitress?" | Christine Ballard & Linda Lavin | Gail Honigberg | October 13, 1982 | 167478 |
| 143 | 3 | "The Secret of Mel's Diner" | Marc Daniels | Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski | October 20, 1982 | 167484 |
| 144 | 4 | "Alice at the Palace" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | October 27, 1982 | 167621 |
| 145 | 5 | "Joel Grey Saves the Day" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | November 3, 1982 | 167622 |
| 146 | 6 | "Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving" | Mel Ferber | Gail Honigberg | November 10, 1982 | 167630 |
| 147 | 7 | "Carrie on the Rebound" | Marc Daniels | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | January 9, 1983 | 167628 |
| 148 | 8 | "Jolene's Brother Jonas" | John Pasquin | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | January 16, 1983 | 167626 |
| 149 | 9 | "Alice Sees the Light" | Marc Daniels | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | February 28, 1983 | 167637 |
| 150 | 10 | "Vera the Virtuoso" | Linda Lavin & John Pasquin | Robert Getchell & David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | March 7, 1983 | 167634 |
| 151 | 11 | "Alice Faces the Music" | Marc Daniels & Vic Tayback | Robert Getchell & David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | March 14, 1983 | 167639 |
| 152 | 12 | "Tommy, the Jailbird" | Mel Ferber | Robert Getchell & David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | March 21, 1983 | 167631 |
| 153 | 13 | "Jolene and the Night Watchman" | John Pasquin | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | March 28, 1983 | 167641 |
| 154 | 14 | "Mel's Dream Car" | John Pasquin | Barry Gold | April 11, 1983 | 167627 |
| 155 | 15 | "Come Back Little Sharples" | Mel Ferber | Gail Honigberg | April 17, 1983 | 167638 |
| 156 | 16 | "Vera, The Torch" | John Pasquin | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | April 24, 1983 | 167642 |
| 157 | 17 | "The Grass is Always Greener" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | May 1, 1983 | 167629 |
| 158 | 18 | "Tommy Fouls Out" | Marc Daniels | Michael Cassutt & Lew Levy | May 15, 1983 | 167623 |
| 159 | 19 | "Vera on the Lam" | Marc Daniels | Barry Gold | May 22, 1983 | 167632 |
| 160 | 20 | "Mel's Cousin Wendy?" | John Pasquin | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | May 29, 1983 | 167640 |
| 161 | 21 | "Sweet Erasable Mel" | John Pasquin | Betty Yahr | June 5, 1983 | 167635 |
| 162 | 22 | "Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant" | Mel Ferber | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | June 12, 1983 | 167633 |
| 163 | 23 | "Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag" | Don Corvan & Linda Lavin | Gail Honigberg | September 18, 1983 | 167636 |
Season 8 (1983–84)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | 1 | "Mel is Hogg-Tied" | John Pasquin | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | October 2, 1983 | 185206 |
| 165 | 2 | "Vera's Secret Lover" | Marc Daniels | Gail Honigberg | October 9, 1983 | 167624 |
| 166 | 3 | "Jolene Gets Her Wings" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | October 16, 1983 | 185204 |
| 167 | 4 | "Alice's Blind Date" | Dolores Ferraro | Bob Stevens | October 23, 1983 | 185203 |
| 168 | 5 | "It Had to Be Mel" | Marc Daniels | Lindsay Harrison | October 30, 1983 | 185205 |
| 169 | 6 | "The Over-the-Hill Girls" | Tom Trbovich | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | November 6, 1983 | 185208 |
| 170 | 7 | "Vera Gets Engaged" | Marc Daniels | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | November 20, 1983 | 185210 |
| 171 | 8 | "Vera's Wedding" | Marc Daniels | Story by : Mark Solomon Teleplay by : Gail Honigberg | November 20, 1983 | 185211 |
| 172 | 9 | "The Robot Wore Pink" | Marc Daniels | Peter Noah | December 18, 1983 | 185212 |
| 173 | 10 | "'Tis the Season to Be Jealous" | Don Corbin & Linda Lavin | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | December 25, 1983 | 185214 |
| 174 | 11 | "Tommy Goes Overboard" | Oz Scott | Nick Gore & Jerry Jacobius | January 1, 1984 | 185201 |
| 175 | 12 | "Vera, the Horse Thief" | John Pasquin | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | January 8, 1984 | 185202 |
| 176 | 13 | "Jolene Throws a Curve" | Marc Daniels | Sid Dorfman & Harvey Weitzman | January 15, 1984 | 185213 |
| 177 | 14 | "Lies My Mother Told Me" | Marc Daniels | Sid Dorfman & Harvey Weitzman | January 29, 1984 | 185216 |
| 178 | 15 | "Alice and the Devoted Dentist" | Marc Daniels | Duncan Scott McGibbon | February 12, 1984 | 185209 |
| 179 | 16 | "Alice's Hot Air Romance" | Marc Daniels | Michael Cassutt | March 4, 1984 | 185220 |
| 180 | 17 | "Dollars to Donuts" | Oz Scott | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | March 11, 1984 | 185207 |
| 181 | 18 | "My Dinner with Debbie" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | March 18, 1984 | 185218 |
| 182 | 19 | "Vera's Fine Feathered Friends" | Marc Daniels | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | March 25, 1984 | 185215 |
| 183 | 20 | "Jolene is Stuck on Mel" | Don Corvan & Linda Lavin | Gail Honigberg | April 1, 1984 | 185219 |
| 184 | 21 | "Don't Play it Again, Elliott" | Marc Daniels & Nancy Walker | Larry Balmagia | April 15, 1984 | 185221 |
| 185 | 22 | "Mel Spins His Wheels" | Marc Daniels | Richard Marcus & Michael Poryes | May 13, 1984 | 185217 |
| 186 | 23 | "Be It Ever So Crowded" | Marc Daniels | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | May 20, 1984 | 185222 |
Season 9 (1984–85)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | 1 | "Romancing Mister Stone" | Marc Daniels | Cindy Begel & Lesa Kite | October 14, 1984 | 185574 |
| 188 | 2 | "Space Sharples" | Marc Daniels | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | October 28, 1984 | 185577 |
| 189 | 3 | "Big, Bad Mel" | Marc Daniels | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | November 4, 1984 | 185571 |
| 190 | 4 | "Houseful of Hunnicutts" | Don Corvan | Lisa A. Bannick & Jack Carrerow | November 18, 1984 | 185576 |
| 191 | 5 | "Tommy's Lost Weekend" | Marc Daniels | Story by : Arnold Schmidt Teleplay by : Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | November 25, 1984 | 185578 |
| 192 | 6 | "Undercover Mel" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | December 16, 1984 | 185580 |
| 193 | 7 | "Footloose Mel" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | December 23, 1984 | 185573 |
| 194 | 8 | "Vera's Anniversary Blues" | Don Corvan | Lisa A. Bannick & Jack Carrerow | January 8, 1985 | 185579 |
| 195 | 9 | "Kiss the Grill Goodbye" | Nancy Walker | Cindy Begel & Lesa Kite | January 15, 1985 | 185582 |
| 196 | 10 | "Vera, the Nightbird" | Don Corvan | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | January 22, 1985 | 185581 |
| 197 | 11 | "Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore: Part 1" | Don Corvan | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | January 29, 1985 | 185583 |
| 198 | 12 | "Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore: Part 2" | Don Corvan | Story by : Mark Solomon & Mark Egan Teleplay by : Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | February 5, 1985 | 185584 |
| 199 | 13 | "The Night They Raided Debbie's" | Nancy Walker | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | February 6, 1985 | 185575 |
| 200 | 14 | "One on One" | Don Corvan | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | March 5, 1985 | 185585 |
| 201 | 15 | "Vera's Grounded Gumshoe" | Marc Daniels | Cindy Begel & Lesa Kite | March 12, 1985 | 185572 |
| 202 | 16 | "Th-th-th-that's All, Folks" | Don Corvan | Bob Carroll Jr. & Madelyn Davis | March 19, 1985 | 185586 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1982-83 Ratings History". TV Rating Guide (www.tvratingsguide.com). October 2017. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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