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The Best Episodes of Alice Season 4

Every episode of Alice Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alice Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Alice Season 4 Episode 11 - Mel, the Magi
    8.2/10(77 votes)

    S4:E11

    A yule tale (with a touch of O. Henry's ""The Gift of the Magi"") finds the girls pooling their meager resources to celebrate Christmas at the diner.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Alice Season 4 Episode 1 - Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?
    8.1/10(98 votes)

    S4:E1

    Telly Savalas gives star-struck Vera a thrill when he stops by the diner while she's working there alone. When no one believes her story, she quits in a huff.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  3. Alice Season 4 Episode 12 - Good Buddy Flo
    8.0/10(74 votes)

    S4:E12

    Flo takes the wheel herself when she learns that her trucker beau has a female partner.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  4. Alice Season 4 Episode 9 - Cabin Fever
    7.8/10(62 votes)

    S4:E9

    Mel, his girlfriend and the waitresses spend the weekend packed like sardines in a fishing cabin.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writers:Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox

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  5. Alice Season 4 Episode 10 - My Cousin, Art Carney
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    S4:E10

    Vera asks Art Carney, a sixth cousin on her father's side, to endorse Mel's chili, so it can be marketed frozen as Chili con Carney.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  6. Alice Season 4 Episode 18 - Flo's Farewell
    7.8/10(83 votes)

    S4:E18

    A wealthy Houston restaurateur offers Flo a job she finds hard to refuse.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Alice Season 4 Episode 2 - Mona Lisa Alice
    7.5/10(57 votes)

    S4:E2

    Alice's sour reaction to Tommy's matchmaking efforts threatens Mel's new promotional gimmick which is free meals to customers if his waitresses don't smile.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  8. Alice Season 4 Episode 5 - Flo's Chili Reception
    7.4/10(59 votes)

    S4:E5

    Mel is convinced that his chief competitor is romancing Flo just to get the recipe for Mel's Texas-style chili, rated by a food critic as being ""the best in the West.""

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Alice Season 4 Episode 8 - Mel's in the Kitchen With Dinah
    7.3/10(59 votes)

    S4:E8

    Things get hotter than Mel's chili when Dinah Shore invites Mel to prepare his recipe on her show and bring along one, but only one waitress.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  10. Alice Season 4 Episode 13 - Alice in TV Land
    7.3/10(61 votes)

    S4:E13

    Tommy stirs up trouble by candidly discussing his elders on a TV talk show.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Alice Season 4 Episode 19 - For Whom the Belle Toils
    7.3/10(71 votes)

    S4:E19

    Mel hires Belle, a Mississippi belle who rings Mel's chimes as ""one of the best waitresses I've ever had."" However, Belle is now aiming for lusher pastures as a country-music writer.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  12. Alice Season 4 Episode 14 - Alice Beats the Clock
    7.2/10(57 votes)

    S4:E14

    Mel installs a time clock which prompts the waitresses to demand overtime for the Sunday cleanup they used to do for nothing.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Katherine Green

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  13. Alice Season 4 Episode 16 - My Funny Valentine Tux
    7.2/10(56 votes)

    S4:E16

    Tommy has his heart set on taking his girl to a formal Valentine's dance and he needs a tuxedo.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  14. Alice Season 4 Episode 21 - Vera, the Vamp
    7.2/10(55 votes)

    S4:E21

    Heartbroken over her boy friend's sudden lack of attention, Vera begs Belle to transform her into a sex goddess.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  15. Alice Season 4 Episode 3 - Mel Loves Marie
    6.9/10(51 votes)

    S4:E3

    Mel gives a big engagement ring to his girlfriend Marie, but the sparkle quickly fades when he insists that she sign a premarital agreement.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Alice Season 4 Episode 20 - One Too Many Girls
    6.9/10(49 votes)

    S4:E20

    The new waitress Belle is making big points with her old boss Mel, but she's scoring zero with Alice and Vera.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Alice Season 4 Episode 24 - Here Comes Alice Cottontail
    6.9/10(55 votes)

    S4:E24

    Alice allows Tommy to stay with Mel, prompting a wager between Alice and Mel, she bets that he will kick Tommy out and Mel bets that Alice will snoop on her son.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Alice Season 4 Episode 22 - Profit Without Honor
    6.8/10(49 votes)

    S4:E22

    Mel signs a profit-sharing agreement with the girls just before learning he'll get a tidy sum for letting the city condemn his property.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Alice Season 4 Episode 7 - Carrie Sharples Strikes Again
    6.7/10(52 votes)

    S4:E7

    The return of Mel's domineering mother does nothing for his ego because after his back goes out, the customers flock in, for his mother's cooking.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Alice Season 4 Episode 6 - Little Alice Bluenose
    6.5/10(58 votes)

    S4:E6

    Vera's boyfriend objects to her sketching nude males in art class.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  21. Alice Season 4 Episode 15 - Carrie's Wedding
    6.4/10(65 votes)

    S4:E15

    Mel is delighted that his mother is planning to remarry until he meets his prospective stepfather.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Alice Season 4 Episode 23 - Cook's Tour
    6.4/10(52 votes)

    S4:E23

    Mel is receptive to an infatuated tour guide, as long as she keeps steering tourists into his diner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  23. Alice Season 4 Episode 4 - Vera Robs the Cradle
    6.3/10(58 votes)

    S4:E4

    Just one dance lesson and Tommy falls head over heels for his instructor, Vera.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Alice Season 4 Episode 17 - Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot
    6.3/10(53 votes)

    S4:E17

    Mel plays host to a buddy whose wife has just left him.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Mel, the Magi" is the best rated episode of Alice season 4. It scored 8.2/10 from 77 votes. Directed by Marc Daniels and written by Unknown, it aired on December 23, 1979. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?".