The Best Episodes of Alice Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(97 votes)

   #1 - Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?

   S4:E19/23/1979

   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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   Writer:Tom Whedon
2. 

   7.5/10(59 votes)

   #2 - Mona Lisa Alice

   S4:E29/30/1979

   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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   Director:Marc Daniels

   Writer:Tom Whedon
3. 

   6.9/10(52 votes)

   #3 - Mel Loves Marie

   S4:E310/7/1979

   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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   6.2/10(60 votes)

   #4 - Vera Robs the Cradle

   S4:E410/21/1979

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

   Director:Marc Daniels

   Writer:Unknown

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5. 

   7.4/10(61 votes)

   #5 - Flo's Chili Reception

   S4:E510/28/1979

   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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   6.6/10(60 votes)

   #6 - Little Alice Bluenose

   S4:E611/4/1979

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

   Director:Marc Daniels

   Writer:Tom Whedon

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   Writer:Tom Whedon
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   6.8/10(53 votes)

   #7 - Carrie Sharples Strikes Again

   S4:E711/11/1979

   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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   7.3/10(60 votes)

   #8 - Mel's in the Kitchen With Dinah

   S4:E811/18/1979

   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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   Writer:Tom Whedon
9. 

   7.8/10(63 votes)

   #9 - Cabin Fever

   S4:E912/2/1979

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

   Director:Marc Daniels

   Writers:Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford

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   Writers:Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford
10. 

    7.8/10(78 votes)

    #10 - My Cousin, Art Carney

    S4:E1012/9/1979

    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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    Writer:Tom Whedon
11. 

    8.3/10(77 votes)

    #11 - Mel, the Magi

    S4:E1112/23/1979

    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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12. 

    8.0/10(74 votes)

    #12 - Good Buddy Flo

    S4:E121/6/1980

    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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    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
13. 

    7.3/10(61 votes)

    #13 - Alice in TV Land

    S4:E131/13/1980

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

    Director:Norman Abbott

    Writer:Unknown

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14. 

    7.2/10(58 votes)

    #14 - Alice Beats the Clock

    S4:E141/27/1980

    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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    Writer:Katherine Green
15. 

    6.4/10(67 votes)

    #15 - Carrie's Wedding

    S4:E152/3/1980

    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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    Director:Gary Shimokawa

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16. 

    7.2/10(57 votes)

    #16 - My Funny Valentine Tux

    S4:E162/10/1980

    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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17. 

    6.3/10(55 votes)

    #17 - Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot

    S4:E172/17/1980

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

    Director:Marc Daniels

    Writer:Unknown

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18. 

    7.8/10(84 votes)

    #18 - Flo's Farewell

    S4:E182/24/1980

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

    Director:Marc Daniels

    Writer:Unknown

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19. 

    7.3/10(73 votes)

    #19 - For Whom the Belle Toils

    S4:E193/2/1980

    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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    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
20. 

    6.9/10(51 votes)

    #20 - One Too Many Girls

    S4:E203/9/1980

    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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21. 

    7.3/10(57 votes)

    #21 - Vera, the Vamp

    S4:E213/16/1980

    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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    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
22. 

    6.8/10(50 votes)

    #22 - Profit Without Honor

    S4:E223/23/1980

    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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23. 

    6.4/10(53 votes)

    #23 - Cook's Tour

    S4:E233/30/1980

    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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    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
24. 

    6.9/10(57 votes)

    #24 - Here Comes Alice Cottontail

    S4:E244/6/1980

    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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