Season 6

Season 6

Alice

24 episodes04/10/1981★ 8.0

Episodes

Episode 1
S6 · E1 · 04/10/1981 · 30 min

Bet a Million, Mel

Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.

Episode 2
S6 · E2 · 11/10/1981 · 30 min

Guinness on Tap

Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.

Episode 3
S6 · E3 · 18/10/1981 · 30 min

Comrade Mel

A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.

Episode 4
S6 · E4 · 25/10/1981 · 30 min

Alice's Halloween Surprise

On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.

Episode 5
S6 · E5 · 08/11/1981 · 30 min

Alice's Big Four-Oh!

It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.

Episode 6
S6 · E6 · 15/11/1981 · 30 min

Mel's Cousin, Wendell

Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.

Episode 7
S6 · E7 · 29/11/1981 · 30 min

Vera's Bouncing Check

Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.

Episode 8
S6 · E8 · 06/12/1981 · 30 min

After Mel's Gone

Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.

Episode 9
S6 · E9 · 20/12/1981 · 30 min

Mel's Christmas Carol

The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.

★ 8.0 · 1 votes
Episode 10
S6 · E10 · 27/12/1981 · 30 min

The Wild One

Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""

Episode 11
S6 · E11 · 03/01/1982 · 30 min

Alice Calls the Shots

Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.

Episode 12
S6 · E12 · 17/01/1982 · 30 min

Not with My Niece You Don't

Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.

Episode 13
S6 · E13 · 31/01/1982 · 30 min

Queen of Soaps

After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.

Episode 14
S6 · E14 · 07/02/1982 · 30 min

Sharples vs. Sharples

Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.

Episode 15
S6 · E15 · 14/02/1982 · 30 min

Valentine's Day Massacre

Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.

Episode 16
S6 · E16 · 21/02/1982 · 30 min

The Best Little Waitress in the World

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.

Episode 17
S6 · E17 · 07/03/1982 · 30 min

Alice and the Acorns

Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.

Episode 18
S6 · E18 · 14/03/1982 · 30 min

Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker

To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.

Episode 19
S6 · E19 · 21/03/1982 · 30 min

Mel Wins By a Nose

Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.

Episode 20
S6 · E20 · 04/04/1982 · 30 min

Give My Regrets to Broadway

Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.

Episode 21
S6 · E21 · 11/04/1982 · 30 min

Vera's Reunion Romance

Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.

Episode 22
S6 · E22 · 18/04/1982 · 30 min

Monty Falls for Alice

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.

Episode 23
S6 · E23 · 02/05/1982 · 30 min

Spell Mel's

To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.

Episode 24
S6 · E24 · 16/05/1982 · 30 min

My Mother the Landlord

Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.

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