Alice (series)

Alice is a sitcom which ran from 1976 to 1985 on CBS. Based on the Martin Scorsese film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, it focuses on waitress Alice Hyatt, a single mother who aspires to be a professional singer, and her travails at Mel's Diner. Sassy fellow waitress Flo starred in her own one season spinoff, Flo. 
==Muppet Mentions==
* In the second season episode "Alice by Moonlight", Flo asks Mel what the lunch special is, and Mel shows her a leg of lamb. She comments, "Looks like you cooked one of the Muppets!" 
* In the second season episode "The Sixty Minutes Man", Alice asks Mel if he saw an episode of 60 Minutes about a mobster, and Mel replies, "And miss the Muppets?"
* In the second season episode "The Cuban Connection", Flo and Vera are spending the night in Alice's apartment, and Vera has brought her hamster and two goldfish. Flo remarks, "I'm too old to chase around after Vera and her Muppets!"
==Connections==
*George Burns appeared in "Oh! George Burns" (1978)
*Ruth Buzzi played Chloe in "Henry's Bitter Half" (1981) 
*Art Carney appeared in "My Cousin, Art Carney" (1979)
*James Coco played Dr. Harvey Gordon in "Alice and the Devoted Dentist" (1984)
*Lloyd Garver wrote "Pay the Fifty Dollars" and "A Call to Arms" (1978)
*Jack Gilford played Jake in "Mel's Christmas Carol" (1981)
*Joel Grey appeared in "Alice at the Palace" and "Joel Grey Saves the Day" (both 1982)
*Florence Henderson played Sarah James in "It Had to Be Mel" (1983)
*Bruce Kirby played Mr. Lloyd in "Tommy's First Love" (1979)
*Linda Lavin played Alice Hyatt and co-directed a number of episodes
*Jay Leno played Bones in "The Wild One" (1981)
*Michael Loman co-wrote "The Pharmacist" and "The Reporter" (both 1978)
*Edie McClurg played Imogene in "Sharples vs. Sharples" (1982)
*Philip McKeon played Tommy Hyatt
*Thad Mumford co-wrote "Cabin Fever" (1979)
*James Murtaugh played Mr. Devlin in "Baby Makes Five" (1981)
*Robert Picardo played Freddie in "Vera's Reunion Romance" (1982) and Officer Maxwell (1983–84)
*Alan Rafkin directed 5 episodes (1977)
*Doris Roberts played Mona Spivak in "Alice's Big Four-Oh!" (1981) and "Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving" (1982)
*Telly Savalas appeared in "Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?" (1979)
*Dinah Shore appeared in "Mel's in the Kitchen with Dinah" (1979)
*Gary Shimokawa directed "Carrie's Wedding" (1980)
*Joe Silver played Mr. Parker in "Love Is a Free Throw" (1978)
*Jerry Stiller played Gordy in "Do You Take This Waitress?" (1982)
*Tom Trbovich directed "The Over-the-Hill Girls" (1983)
*Nancy Walker directed three episodes (1983-1985)
*George Wendt played Monty in "Monty Falls for Alice" (1982)
*Tom Whedon wrote a number of episodes
*Daniel Wilcox co-wrote "Cabin Fever" (1979)
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