| "Close Encounters of the Worst Kind" | |
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| Season 2, Episode # 13 #37 in series (202 episodes) | |
| Episode Information | |
| Series: | Alice (TV series) |
| Network/Country: | CBS-TV/USA |
| Air date: | January 22, 1978 |
| Written by: | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx |
| Directed by | William Asher |
| Guest stars: | Boyd Bodwell Charles Cyphers Larry Hovis Barbara Sharma |
| Production code: | 166677 (2x13) |
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Close Encounters of the Worst Kind was the 13th episode in Season 2 of Alice, and the 37th overall series episode; it first aired on CBS-TV on January 22, 1978. Written by Robert Fisher and Arthur Marx, the episode was directed by William Asher.
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Synopsis[]
Everyone gets hostile at Mel's when the workers express their petty grievances.
Storyline[]
Alice has been taking a psychology course and one day she tells the gang that she has been studying repression. However, her explanation of what repression is soon brings forth petty grievances that each Mel's Diner employee has been repressing from one another. However, this leads to a major blowout and soon everyone is fighting with one another and Alice calls for an intervention at her apartment to work through it.
Did You Know?[]
Trivia/Notes[]
- The episode's title comes from the box-office blockbuster 1977 sci-fi/fantasy film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Connections[]
- References
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) - The movie's title is referenced
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- 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
Guest starring/Recurring cast[]
- Boyd Bodwell as Sam Fox
- Charles Cyphers as Allen Wolf
- Larry Hovis as Bill Dovey
- Barbara Sharma as Helen Dovey
