# Alice season 1

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

## Broadcast history

The first episode originally aired Tuesday, August 31, 1976, at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST). The rest of the season aired Wednesdays at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST) from September 29 to October 27, 1976 and Saturdays at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST) from November 6, 1976 to March 26, 1977.

## Episodes

| 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 (1976-08-31) | 000001 |
| Recently widowed mother Alice Hyatt, who works as a waitress at Mel's Diner, hopes for a big break when a man claiming to be a talent agent (Dennis Dugan) arrives. |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Alice Gets a Pass" | Jim Drake | Martin Donovan | September 29, 1976 (1976-09-29) | 166552 |
| A quarterback-turned-actor (Denny Miller) is set up on a date with Alice and takes a liking to Tommy, but he has a secret that threatens their new friendship. |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "A Piece of the Rock" | Bill Persky | Ben Joelson & Art Baer | October 6, 1976 (1976-10-06) | 166551 |
| Alice learns that her late husband named another woman as the beneficiary of his life insurance, then the woman pays her a visit. |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Pay the Fifty Dollars" | Bill Persky | Lloyd Garver | October 13, 1976 (1976-10-13) | 166556 |
| Alice gets arrested for prostitution while singing at a nightclub. Guest starring Gordon Jump as Sheriff McElroy. |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "A Call to Arms" | Jim Drake | Lloyd Garver | October 20, 1976 (1976-10-20) | 166554 |
| Alice considers buying a gun when a heavy breather keeps calling her. Guest starring Jack Riley as Richard Atkins. |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Last Review" | James Sheldon | Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen | October 27, 1976 (1976-10-27) | 166557 |
| Alice invites a newspaper food critic (Victor Buono) to eat at Mel's Diner, where he unfortunately has his last meal. |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Sex Education" | Bruce Bilson | Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker | November 6, 1976 (1976-11-06) | 166558 |
| When Alice finds a picture of a naked woman in Tommy's wallet, she decides to teach him about the birds and the bees. Guest starring Adam West as Mr. Turner, Tommy's teacher. |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Big Daddy Dawson's Coming" | Norman Abbott | Arnold Kane & Bruce Johnson | November 13, 1976 (1976-11-13) | 166559 |
| Flo's ex-husband, a womanizer known as "Big Daddy" Dawson (Norman Alden), tries to court Alice. |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Good Night, Sweet Vera" | Norman Abbott | Simon Muntner | November 20, 1976 (1976-11-20) | 166560 |
| Alice and Flo try to help Vera after she attempts suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Dilemma" | James Sheldon | Martin Donovan | November 27, 1976 (1976-11-27) | 166561 |
| Alice is faced with a dilemma when an old boyfriend she doesn't love proposes to her. |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Who Killed Bugs Bunny?" | Bruce Bilson | Lloyd J. Schwartz | December 4, 1976 (1976-12-04) | 166562 |
| Alice talks Mel into taking Tommy on a camp-out that turns out to be a hunting trip. |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Mother-in-Law: Part 1" | William P. D'Angelo | Martin Donovan | December 11, 1976 (1976-12-11) | 166563 |
| Alice's self-centered mother-in-law (Eileen Heckart) pays a visit. |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Mother-in-Law: Part 2" | William P. D'Angelo | Arnold Kane & Bruce Johnson and R.S. Allen | December 18, 1976 (1976-12-18) | 166564 |
| Alice's mother-in-law says she wants to stay in Phoenix. |||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Vera's Mortician" | Bill Hobin | Bruce Kane | December 25, 1976 (1976-12-25) | 166555 |
| Vera dates a mortician (Tom Poston) whom Alice suspects is married. |||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Mel's in Love" | Alan Rafkin | Gary David Goldberg | January 15, 1977 (1977-01-15) | 166565 |
| Mel falls in love with a woman who hiked all the way from New Jersey (Susan Lanier). |||||||
| 16 | 16 | "The Accident" | Alan Rafkin | Roy Kammerman and Harvey Bullock | January 22, 1977 (1977-01-22) | 166566 |
| Flo wrecks Mel's car in an accident after he entrusts it to Alice. |||||||
| 17 | 17 | "The Failure" | William P. D'Angelo | Art Baer & Ben Joelson | January 29, 1977 (1977-01-29) | 166567 |
| A robber considers himself a failure when he tries to hold up the diner. |||||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Hex" | Alan Rafkin | R.S. Allen & Arnold Kane | February 5, 1977 (1977-02-05) | 166568 |
| A gypsy (Kaye Ballard) places a curse on the diner after she's caught stealing silverware. |||||||
| 19 | 19 | "The Pain of No Return" | Alan Rafkin | Rick Mittleman | February 12, 1977 (1977-02-12) | 166569 |
| A seemingly mild-mannered IRS agent informs Alice that her late husband never paid his taxes. |||||||
| 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 (1977-02-26) | 166570 |
| Flo and her boyfriend drive Alice crazy when they bunk at her house after Flo's trailer is stolen. |||||||
| 21 | 21 | "A Night to Remember" | Alan Rafkin | Arnold Kane and R.S. Allen | March 5, 1977 (1977-03-05) | 166571 |
| Alice and Flo set out to find a man for Vera. |||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Mel's Cup" | Norman Abbott | Roy Kammerman and Harvey Bullock | March 12, 1977 (1977-03-12) | 166572 |
| Alice realizes that the silver cup she donated to a rummage sale belongs to Mel from his days in the Navy. |||||||
| 23 | 23 | "The Bundle" | Norman Abbott | Ben Joelson & Art Baer | March 19, 1977 (1977-03-19) | 166573 |
| Alice is the only one to return the $40,000 somebody left in the diner. |||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Mel's Happy Burger" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Arnold Kane | March 26, 1977 (1977-03-26) | 166553 |
| Alice wears a hamburger costume to promote Mel's Happy Burgers in a TV commercial. |||||||