# Alice season 7

This is a list of episodes from the seventh season of Alice.

## Episodes

| 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 (1982-10-06) | 167625 |
| Mel believes he's the "best kisser" described in an actress's memoirs. |||||||
| 142 | 2 | "Do You Take This Waitress?" | Christine Ballard & Linda Lavin | Gail Honigberg | October 13, 1982 (1982-10-13) | 167478 |
| Jolene's bribed into pretending she's Mel's girlfriend when one of his old pals arrives for a visit and Mel wants to show off. |||||||
| 143 | 3 | "The Secret of Mel's Diner" | Marc Daniels | Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski | October 20, 1982 (1982-10-20) | 167484 |
| Mel and the girls believe that buried treasure lies somewhere in the diner and they set out to find it. |||||||
| 144 | 4 | "Alice at the Palace" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | October 27, 1982 (1982-10-27) | 167621 |
| Mel invests his track winnings in a musical starring Alice, and fires the show's star, Joel Grey, who guest stars. |||||||
| 145 | 5 | "Joel Grey Saves the Day" | Marc Daniels | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | November 3, 1982 (1982-11-03) | 167622 |
| Mel's musical gets less than rave reviews on opening night and the only person who can revive it is Joel Grey (who again guest stars). |||||||
| 146 | 6 | "Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving" | Mel Ferber | Gail Honigberg | November 10, 1982 (1982-11-10) | 167630 |
| Alice's Thanksgiving turns into a disaster when her meddlesome, bossy mother (Doris Roberts) arrives for a week's visit with an upsetting announcement. |||||||
| 147 | 7 | "Carrie on the Rebound" | Marc Daniels | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | January 9, 1983 (1983-01-09) | 167628 |
| Mel's newly-divorced mother Carrie (Martha Raye) arrives for a visit and falls for Earl. |||||||
| 148 | 8 | "Jolene's Brother Jonas" | John Pasquin | David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | January 16, 1983 (1983-01-16) | 167626 |
| Jolene thinks her brother Jonas (Guich Koock) is up to one of his schemes when he sells Mel a worm farm. |||||||
| 149 | 9 | "Alice Sees the Light" | Marc Daniels | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | February 28, 1983 (1983-02-28) | 167637 |
| Mel's Diner suddenly becomes popular after Alice spots a UFO. |||||||
| 150 | 10 | "Vera the Virtuoso" | Linda Lavin & John Pasquin | Robert Getchell & David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | March 7, 1983 (1983-03-07) | 167634 |
| Vera's debut as a cello player in a string quartet doesn't end on a melodic note. |||||||
| 151 | 11 | "Alice Faces the Music" | Marc Daniels & Vic Tayback | Robert Getchell & David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | March 14, 1983 (1983-03-14) | 167639 |
| Alice's compassionate nature is tested when she competes against Jolene and Vera on a game show. |||||||
| 152 | 12 | "Tommy, the Jailbird" | Mel Ferber | Robert Getchell & David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic | March 21, 1983 (1983-03-21) | 167631 |
| Tommy finds himself on the other side of the law when he and a college pal indulge in some wild reveling. |||||||
| 153 | 13 | "Jolene and the Night Watchman" | John Pasquin | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | March 28, 1983 (1983-03-28) | 167641 |
| When Artie (Tony Longo), a muscle-bound watchman who happens to be a regular customer at Mel's Diner, saves Jolene's life after she's almost run down by a car, he now believes that she's now his girlfriend. |||||||
| 154 | 14 | "Mel's Dream Car" | John Pasquin | Barry Gold | April 11, 1983 (1983-04-11) | 167627 |
| It's not a smooth ride for Mel when he learns that his prized car has been stolen. |||||||
| 155 | 15 | "Come Back Little Sharples" | Mel Ferber | Gail Honigberg | April 17, 1983 (1983-04-17) | 167638 |
| Mel locks himself in his apartment when everyone -- including his mother -- starts to bother him. |||||||
| 156 | 16 | "Vera, The Torch" | John Pasquin | Mark Egan & Mark Solomon | April 24, 1983 (1983-04-24) | 167642 |
| Vera believes she's responsible for the fire that swept through her landlord's apartment. |||||||
| 157 | 17 | "The Grass is Always Greener" | Marc Daniels | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | May 1, 1983 (1983-05-01) | 167629 |
| Mel sells the diner to the girls when he decides to accept an irresistible job offer. |||||||
| 158 | 18 | "Tommy Fouls Out" | Marc Daniels | Michael Cassutt & Lew Levy | May 15, 1983 (1983-05-15) | 167623 |
| Tommy's about to hang up his basketball uniform and forfeit his college scholarship. Guest star: Meadowlark Lemon. |||||||
| 159 | 19 | "Vera on the Lam" | Marc Daniels | Barry Gold | May 22, 1983 (1983-05-22) | 167632 |
| Vera has a few confessions to make when Mel decides to have the waitresses bonded. |||||||
| 160 | 20 | "Mel's Cousin Wendy?" | John Pasquin | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | May 29, 1983 (1983-05-29) | 167640 |
| Mel asks his cousin Wendell (David Rounds) for help in a crazy scheme to try to steal a "secret sauce" recipe from a competitor. |||||||
| 161 | 21 | "Sweet Erasable Mel" | John Pasquin | Betty Yahr | June 5, 1983 (1983-06-05) | 167635 |
| Mel's headed for trouble when he buys a computer to handle his bookkeeping tasks after Vera accidentally erases Mel's total existence while using it. |||||||
| 162 | 22 | "Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant" | Mel Ferber | Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson | June 12, 1983 (1983-06-12) | 167633 |
| Alice almost loses her job when Tommy gives Mel some marketing tips. |||||||
| 163 | 23 | "Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag" | Don Corvan & Linda Lavin | Gail Honigberg | September 18, 1983 (1983-09-18) | 167636 |
| Jolene's glad she learned self-defense from Vera when a cat burglar starts roaming the neighborhood. |||||||

## Broadcast history

The season was aired Wednesday nights at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST) from October 6 to November 10, 1982, before being moved to Sunday nights at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST) where it aired on January 9 and January 16, 1983 before being switched to Mondays at 9:00-9:30pm (EST). It was again moved to Sunday nights at 9:30-10-00 pm (EST) on May 1, 1983 before the airing time was switched to 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) on Sundays on September 18, 1983.