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Appearances
Alice
Main cast, played by Vic Tayback
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 31, 1976)
- Episode 1x02: Alice Gets a Pass (Sep 29, 1976)
- Episode 1x03: A Piece of the Rock (Oct 6, 1976)
- Episode 1x04: Pay the Fifty Dollars (Oct 13, 1976)
- Episode 1x05: A Call to Arms (Oct 20, 1976)
- Episode 1x06: The Last Review (Oct 27, 1976)
- Episode 1x07: Sex Education (Nov 6, 1976)
- Episode 1x08: Big Daddy Dawson's Coming (Nov 13, 1976)
- Episode 1x09: Good Night Sweet Vera (Nov 20, 1976)
- Episode 1x10: The Dilemma (Nov 27, 1976)
- Episode 1x11: Who Killed Bugs Bunny? (Dec 4, 1976)
- Episode 1x12: Mother-in-Law: Part 1 (Dec 11, 1976)
- Episode 1x13: Mother-in-Law: Part 2 (Dec 18, 1976)
- Episode 1x14: Vera's Mortician (Dec 25, 1976)
- Episode 1x15: Mel's in Love (Jan 15, 1977)
- Episode 1x16: The Accident (Jan 22, 1977)
- Episode 1x17: The Failure (Jan 29, 1977)
- Episode 1x18: The Hex (Feb 5, 1977)
- Episode 1x19: The Pain of No Return (Feb 12, 1977)
- Episode 1x20: The Odd Couple (Feb 26, 1977)
- Episode 1x21: A Night to Remember (Mar 5, 1977)
- Episode 1x22: Mel's Cup (Mar 12, 1977)
- Episode 1x23: The Bundle (Mar 19, 1977)
- Episode 1x24: Mel's Happy Burger (Mar 26, 1977)
- Episode 2x01: The Second Time 'Round (Oct 2, 1977)
- Episode 2x02: The Indian Taker (Oct 9, 1977)
- Episode 2x03: 86 the Waitresses (Oct 23, 1977)
- Episode 2x04: Alice by Moonlight (Oct 30, 1977)
- Episode 2x05: Single Belles (Nov 6, 1977)
- Episode 2x06: The Sixty Minutes Man (Nov 13, 1977)
- Episode 2x07: That Old Back Magic (Dec 4, 1977)
- Episode 2x08: Love is Sweeping the Counter (Dec 11, 1977)
- Episode 2x09: A Semi-Merry Christmas (Dec 18, 1977)
- Episode 2x10: Oh! George Burns (Jan 1, 1978)
- Episode 2x11: The Eyes of Texas (Jan 8, 1978)
- Episode 2x12: Love is a Free Throw (Jan 11, 1978)
- Episode 2x13: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (Jan 22, 1978)
- Episode 2x14: The Pharmacist (Jan 29, 1978)
- Episode 2x15: Love Me, Love My Horse (Feb 5, 1978)
- Episode 2x16: Florence of Arabia (Feb 19, 1978)
- Episode 2x17: The Cuban Connection (Feb 26, 1978)
- Episode 2x18: Mel's Big Five-0 (Mar 5, 1978)
- Episode 2x19: Don't Lock Now (Mar 12, 1978)
- Episode 2x20: The Star in the Storeroom (Mar 19, 1978)
- Episode 2x21: Mel's Recession (Apr 2, 1978)
- Episode 2x22: Earthquake (Apr 9, 1978)
- Episode 2x23: The Reporter ()
- Episode 2x24: The Bus ()
- Episode 3x01: Take Him, He's Yours (Sep 24, 1978)
- Episode 3x02: Car Wars (Oct 1, 1978)
- Episode 3x03: Citizen Mel (Oct 8, 1978)
- Episode 3x04: Vera's Popcorn Romance (Oct 15, 1978)
- Episode 3x05: Block Those Kicks (Oct 22, 1978)
- Episode 3x06: What Happened to the Class of '78? (Oct 29, 1978)
- Episode 3x07: Better Never Than Late (Nov 5, 1978)
- Episode 3x08: Mel's in a Family Way (Nov 11, 1978)
- Episode 3x09: Who Ordered the Hot Turkey? (Nov 19, 1978)
- Episode 3x10: The Happy Hoofers (Nov 26, 1978)
- Episode 3x11: A Slight Case of ESP (Dec 3, 1978)
- Episode 3x12: The Principal of the Thing (Dec 10, 1978)
- Episode 3x13: What're You Doing New Year's Eve? (Dec 31, 1978)
- Episode 3x14: Sweet Charity (Jan 14, 1979)
- Episode 3x15: The Fourth Time Around (Jan 21, 1979)
- Episode 3x16: Tommy's First Love (Jan 28, 1979)
- Episode 3x17: Mel Grows Up (Feb 5, 1979)
- Episode 3x18: Vera's Broken Heart (Feb 18, 1979)
- Episode 3x19: Alice's Decision (Feb 25, 1979)
- Episode 3x20: The Last Stow It: Part 1 (Mar 11, 1979)
- Episode 3x21: The Last Stow It: Part 2 (Mar 11, 1979)
- Episode 3x22: If the Shoe Fits (Mar 18, 1979)
- Episode 3x23: My Fair Vera (Mar 25, 1979)
- Episode 3x24: Flo Finds Her Father (Apr 1, 1979)
- Episode 4x01: Has Anyone Here Seen Telly? (Sep 23, 1979)
- Episode 4x02: Mona Lisa Alice (Sep 30, 1979)
- Episode 4x03: Mel Loves Marie (Oct 7, 1979)
- Episode 4x04: Vera Robs the Cradle (Oct 21, 1979)
- Episode 4x05: Flo's Chili Reception (Oct 28, 1979)
- Episode 4x06: Little Alice Bluenose (Nov 4, 1979)
- Episode 4x07: Carrie Sharples Strikes Again (Nov 11, 1979)
- Episode 4x08: Mel's in the Kitchen with Dinah (Nov 18, 1979)
- Episode 4x09: Cabin Fever (Dec 2, 1979)
- Episode 4x10: My Cousin, Art Carney (Dec 9, 1979)
- Episode 4x11: Mel, the Magi (Dec 23, 1979)
- Episode 4x12: Good Buddy Flo (Jan 6, 1980)
- Episode 4x13: Alice in TV Land (Jan 13, 1980)
- Episode 4x14: Alice Beats the Clock (Jan 27, 1980)
- Episode 4x15: Carrie's Wedding (Feb 3, 1980)
- Episode 4x16: My Funny Valentine Tux (Feb 10, 1980)
- Episode 4x17: Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot (Feb 17, 1980)
- Episode 4x18: Flo's Farewell (Feb 24, 1980)
- Episode 4x19: For Whom the Belle Toils (Mar 2, 1980)
- Episode 4x20: One Too Many Girls (Mar 9, 1980)
- Episode 4x21: Vera, the Vamp (Mar 16, 1980)
- Episode 4x22: Profit Without Honor (Mar 23, 1980)
- Episode 4x23: Cook's Tour (Mar 30, 1980)
- Episode 4x24: Here Comes Alice Cottontail (Apr 6, 1980)
- Episode 5x01: Mel and the Green Machine (Nov 2, 1980)
- Episode 5x02: Dog Day Evening (Nov 9, 1980)
- Episode 5x03: Vegas: Part 1 (Nov 16, 1980)
- Episode 5x04: Vegas: Part 2 (Nov 16, 1980)
- Episode 5x05: Vera's Aunt Agatha (Nov 23, 1980)
- Episode 5x06: Tommy's T.K.O. (Nov 30, 1980)
- Episode 5x07: The New Improved Mel (Dec 7, 1980)
- Episode 5x08: Carrie Sings the Blues (Dec 21, 1980)
- Episode 5x09: Henry's Bitter Half (Jan 4, 1981)
- Episode 5x10: Alice Locks Belle Out (Jan 11, 1981)
- Episode 5x11: Vera Goes Out on a Limb (Jan 18, 1981)
- Episode 5x12: The Jerry Reed Fish Story (Feb 1, 1981)
- Episode 5x13: Bye Bye, Birdie (Feb 8, 1981)
- Episode 5x14: Alice's Son, the Drop-out (Feb 15, 1981)
- Episode 5x15: Carrie Chickens Out (Feb 22, 1981)
- Episode 5x16: Macho, Macho Mel (Mar 8, 1981)
- Episode 5x17: The Great Escape (Mar 15, 1981)
- Episode 5x18: Alice Strikes Up the Band (Mar 29, 1981)
- Episode 5x19: Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix? (Apr 5, 1981)
- Episode 5x20: Baby Makes Five (May 3, 1981)
- Episode 6x01: Bet a Million, Mel (Oct 4, 1981)
- Episode 6x02: Guinness on Tap (Oct 11, 1981)
- Episode 6x03: Comrade Mel (Oct 18, 1981)
- Episode 6x04: Alice's Halloween Surprise (Oct 25, 1981)
- Episode 6x05: Alice's Big Four-Oh! (Nov 8, 1981)
- Episode 6x06: Mel's Cousin, Wendell (Nov 15, 1981)
- Episode 6x07: Vera's Bouncing Check (Nov 29, 1981)
- Episode 6x08: After Mel's Gone (Dec 6, 1981)
- Episode 6x09: Mel's Christmas Carol (Dec 20, 1981)
- Episode 6x10: The Wild One (Dec 27, 1981)
- Episode 6x11: Alice Calls the Shots (Jan 3, 1982)
- Episode 6x12: Not with My Niece You Don't (Jan 17, 1982)
- Episode 6x13: Queen of Soaps (Jan 31, 1982)
- Episode 6x14: Sharples vs. Sharples (Feb 7, 1982)
- Episode 6x15: The Valentine's Day Massacre (Feb 14, 1982)
- Episode 6x16: The Best Little Waitress in the World (Feb 21, 1982)
- Episode 6x17: Alice and the Acorns (Mar 7, 1982)
- Episode 6x18: Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker (Mar 14, 1982)
- Episode 6x19: Mel Wins by a Nose (Mar 21, 1982)
- Episode 6x20: Give My Regrets to Broadway (Apr 4, 1982)
- Episode 6x21: Vera's Reunion Romance (Apr 11, 1982)
- Episode 6x22: Monty Falls for Alice (Apr 18, 1982)
- Episode 6x23: Spell Mel's (May 2, 1982)
- Episode 6x24: My Mother the Landlord (May 16, 1982)
- Episode 7x01: Sorry, Wrong Lips! (Oct 6, 1982)
- Episode 7x02: Do You Take . . . ? (Oct 13, 1982)
- Episode 7x03: The Secret of Mel's Diner (Oct 20, 1982)
- Episode 7x04: Alice at the Palace (Oct 27, 1982)
- Episode 7x05: Joel Grey Saves the Day (Nov 3, 1982)
- Episode 7x06: Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving (Nov 10, 1982)
- Episode 7x07: Carrie on the Rebound (Jan 9, 1983)
- Episode 7x08: Jolene's Brother Jonas (Jan 16, 1983)
- Episode 7x09: Alice Sees the Light (Feb 28, 1983)
- Episode 7x10: Vera the Virtuoso (Mar 7, 1983)
- Episode 7x11: Alice Faces the Music (Mar 14, 1983)
- Episode 7x12: Tommy, the Jailbird (Mar 21, 1983)
- Episode 7x13: Jolene and the Night Watchman (Mar 28, 1983)
- Episode 7x14: Mel's Dream Car (Apr 11, 1983)
- Episode 7x15: Come Back Little Sharples (Apr 17, 1983)
- Episode 7x16: Vera, the Torch (Apr 24, 1983)
- Episode 7x17: The Grass is Always Greener (May 1, 1983)
- Episode 7x18: Tommy Fouls Out (May 15, 1983)
- Episode 7x19: Vera on the Lam (May 22, 1983)
- Episode 7x20: Mel's Cousin Wendy? (May 29, 1983)
- Episode 7x21: Sweet Erasable Mel (Jun 5, 1983)
- Episode 7x22: Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant (Jun 12, 1983)
- Episode 7x23: Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag (Sep 18, 1983)
- Episode 8x01: Mel is Hogg-Tied (Oct 2, 1983)
- Episode 8x02: Vera's Secret Lover (Oct 9, 1983)
- Episode 8x03: Jolene Gets Her Wings (Oct 16, 1983)
- Episode 8x04: Alice's Blind Date (Oct 23, 1983)
- Episode 8x05: It Had to Be Mel (Oct 30, 1983)
- Episode 8x07: Vera Gets Engaged (Nov 20, 1983)
- Episode 8x08: Vera's Wedding (Nov 20, 1983)
- Episode 8x09: The Robot Wore Pink (Dec 18, 1983)
- Episode 8x10: 'Tis the Season to Be Jealous (Dec 25, 1983)
- Episode 8x11: Tommy Goes Overboard (Jan 1, 1984)
- Episode 8x12: Vera, the Horse Thief (Jan 8, 1984)
- Episode 8x13: Jolene Throws a Curve (Jan 15, 1984)
- Episode 8x14: Lies My Mother Told Me (Jan 29, 1984)
- Episode 8x15: Alice and the Devoted Dentist (Feb 12, 1984)
- Episode 8x16: Alice's Hot Air Romance (Mar 4, 1984)
- Episode 8x18: My Dinner with Debbie (Mar 18, 1984)
- Episode 8x19: Vera's Fine Feathered Friends (Mar 25, 1984)
- Episode 8x20: Jolene is Stuck on Mel (Apr 1, 1984)
- Episode 8x21: Don't Play It Again, Elliot (Apr 15, 1984)
- Episode 8x22: Mel Spins His Wheels (May 13, 1984)
- Episode 8x23: Be It Ever So Crowded (May 20, 1984)
- Episode 9x01: Romancing Mister Stone (Oct 14, 1984)
- Episode 9x02: Space Sharples (Oct 28, 1984)
- Episode 9x03: Big, Bad Mel (Nov 4, 1984)
- Episode 9x04: Houseful of Hunnicutts (Nov 18, 1984)
- Episode 9x05: Tommy's Lost Weekend (Nov 25, 1984)
- Episode 9x06: Undercover Mel (Dec 16, 1984)
- Episode 9x07: Footloose Mel (Dec 23, 1984)
- Episode 9x08: Vera's Anniversary Blues (Jan 8, 1985)
- Episode 9x09: Kiss the Grill Goodbye (Jan 15, 1985)
- Episode 9x10: Vera, the Nightbird (Jan 22, 1985)
- Episode 9x11: Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore: Part 1 (Jan 29, 1985)
- Episode 9x12: Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore: Part 2 (Feb 5, 1985)
- Episode 9x13: The Night They Raided Debbie's (Feb 6, 1985)
- Episode 9x14: One on One (Mar 5, 1985)
- Episode 9x15: Vera's Grounded Gumshoe (Mar 12, 1985)
- Episode 9x16: Th-th-th-that's All, Folks (Mar 19, 1985)