Alice - Season 6
1 - Bet a Million, Mel
Air Date: October 4, 1981
Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.
2 - Guinness on Tap
Air Date: October 11, 1981
Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.
3 - Comrade Mel
Air Date: October 18, 1981
A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.
4 - Alice's Halloween Surprise
Air Date: October 25, 1981
On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.
5 - Alice's Big Four-Oh!
Air Date: November 8, 1981
It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.
6 - Mel's Cousin, Wendell
Air Date: November 15, 1981
Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.
7 - Vera's Bouncing Check
Air Date: November 29, 1981
Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.
8 - After Mel's Gone
Air Date: December 6, 1981
Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.
9 - Mel's Christmas Carol
Air Date: December 20, 1981
The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.
10 - The Wild One
Air Date: December 27, 1981
Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""
11 - Alice Calls the Shots
Air Date: January 3, 1982
Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.
12 - Not with My Niece You Don't
Air Date: January 17, 1982
Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.
13 - Queen of Soaps
Air Date: January 31, 1982
After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.
14 - Sharples vs. Sharples
Air Date: February 7, 1982
Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.
15 - Valentine's Day Massacre
Air Date: February 14, 1982
Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.
16 - The Best Little Waitress in the World
Air Date: February 21, 1982
A book on building self-confidence inspires Vera to become ""the best little waitress in the world!"" Later, Mel leaves a newly confident Vera in charge of the diner.
17 - Alice and the Acorns
Air Date: March 7, 1982
Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.
18 - Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker
Air Date: March 14, 1982
To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.
19 - Mel Wins By a Nose
Air Date: March 21, 1982
Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.
20 - Give My Regrets to Broadway
Air Date: April 4, 1982
Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.
21 - Vera's Reunion Romance
Air Date: April 11, 1982
Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.
22 - Monty Falls for Alice
Air Date: April 18, 1982
A jilted acquaintance flips for Alice on the first bounce and when she doesn't reciprocate his feelings he threatens to jump from the Mel's Diner sign.
23 - Spell Mel's
Air Date: May 2, 1982
To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.
24 - My Mother the Landlord
Air Date: May 16, 1982
Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.