Alice

November 2, 1980

An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel.

November 9, 1980

After his safe is stolen, Mel rents the services of two very efficient guard dogs.

November 16, 1980

Robert Goulet makes an appearance when Vera wins a free trip to Las Vegas and Alice, Mel and Belle tag along to try their luck.

November 16, 1980

Mel may get his diner back if Belle can get Robert Goulet to perform for a Las Vegas casino owner but when it seems she can't get him, Alice steps in and impersonates him.

November 23, 1980

Vera's Aunt Agatha, a freewheeling sexagenarian, makes a pit stop in Phoenix while motorcycling to Mexico. This prompts Vera to make a life altering decision, whether or not to ride off into the sunset with her aunt.

November 30, 1980

Against Alce's expressed wishes, Mel secretly teaches Tommy how to take care of a school bully.

December 7, 1980

The sparsely attended funeral of a buddy persuade Mel to become Mr. Nice Guy and ensure a decent turnout at his own burial.

December 21, 1980

Mel's mother is singing the blues because her husband of six months has just left her.

January 4, 1981

Henry's convinced that his wife of 20 years is suddenly being nice because she's having an affair, so he tells her he's having one too, with Alice.

January 11, 1981

As the new manager of her apartment building, Alice has the unenviable task of locking out a delinquent fellow tenant, Belle.

January 18, 1981

Vera goes out on a limb to save a century old tree in front of the diner from being cut down for a road-widening project.

February 1, 1981

The waitresses cut up a huge fish they find in the refrigerator, unaware that singer Jerry Reed had left it there until he could have it stuffed.

February 8, 1981

Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot.

February 15, 1981

Tommy is cutting classes to pursue a singing career and his first job is singing at a juice saloon.

February 22, 1981

During a visit, Carrie plans to help out at the diner and cook but a fed up Mel kicks her out and she goes to work for a competitor.

March 8, 1981

When, Mel recounts the story of the little old lady who mugged him, the old lady becomes four thugs.

March 15, 1981

A trucker chooses Mel's Diner as the place to tell her amorous driving partner to hit the road.

March 29, 1981

Alice thinks she has found her main chance when she lands a gig singing at a big banquet with a 1940's theme and an influential audience of restaurant owners.

April 5, 1981

Mel suddenly takes a romantic interest in Vera, who doesn't realize it's just a ploy to make his girlfriend, Marie, jealous.

May 3, 1981

Vera refuses to give up the baby girl someone left in her pile of wash at the laundromat.