"A Call to Arms" | |
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Season 1, Episode # 5 #5 in series (202 episodes) | |
Episode Information | |
Series: | Alice (TV series) |
Network/Country: | CBS-TV/USA |
Air date: | October 20, 1976 |
Written by: | Lloyd Garver |
Directed by | Jim Drake |
Guest stars: | Lew Gallo Geoffrey Lewis Jack Riley William Neal Seals Emory Souza |
Production code: | 166554 (1x5) |
Episode guide | |
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A Call to Arms was the fifth episode in Season 1 of Alice, and the fifth overall series episode; it first aired on CBS-TV on October 20, 1976. The episode was written by Lloyd Garver and was directed by Bill Persky.
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Synopsis[]
Alice considers buying a gun when a heavy breather keeps calling her.
Summary[]
Alice is fed up with the obscene caller who has been harassing her and keeping her up all night with heavy breathing. Things begin to get out of hand when Alice borrows Vera's answering machine and gets a message that threatens her life. This prompts her to take Flo's advice, which is to get a gun.
Did You Know?[]
Scene excerpt[]
- Quote
- Alice: I'm not well. A person who tries to arrest a telephone is not well.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Linda Lavin as Alice Hyatt
- Vic Tayback as Mel Sharples
- Polly Holliday as Florence Jean Castleberry
- Beth Howland as Vera Louise Gorman
- Philip McKeon as Tommy Hyatt
Recurring cast/characters[]
- No recurring cast memebers appear in this episode.
Guest starring[]
- Lew Gallo as Customer in Mel's Diner
- Geoffrey Lewis as Deputy Barnes
- Jack Riley as Richard Atkins
- William Neal Seals as Rocky
- Emory Souza as Leslie