"Good Night, Sweet Vera" | |
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Season 1, Episode # 9 #9 in series (202 episodes) | |
Episode Information | |
Series: | Alice (TV series) |
Network/Country: | CBS-TV/USA |
Air date: | November 20, 1976 |
Written by: | Simon Munter |
Directed by | Norman Abbott |
Guest stars: | Norman Alden Patrick Cronin |
Production code: | 166560 (1x9) |
Episode guide | |
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Good Night, Sweet Vera was the ninth episode in Season 1 of Alice, and the ninth overall series episode; it first aired on CBS-TV on November 20, 1976. The episode was written by Simon Munter and was directed by Norman Abbott.
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"Good Night, Sweet Vera" | ||
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Synopsis[]
Alice and Flo try to help Vera when she takes too many sleeping pills.
Summary[]
Vera has a falling out with her latest boyfriend Calvin (Darrell Zwerling) and she decides to end it all by swallowing a bottle of sleeping pills. When Flo discovers that Vera has tried to kill herself, her and Alice must come up with different ways to keep Vera awake until the paramedics arrive. To compound matters, a heavy rainstorm hits Phoenix, impeding the paramedics' arrival.
Did You Know?[]
Trivia[]
The title comes from William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet": Now cracks a noble heart. Good-night, sweet prince.
Scene excerpt[]
- Quotes from scene
- Vera: Flo?
- Flo: Yeah?
- Vera: How do you discourage a man from making physical advances to you?
- Flo: I don't.
- Vera: How do I stop him from chasing me just for my body?
- Alice: Let him catch ya.
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 members aor characters appear in this episode.
Guest starring[]
- Darrell Zwerling as Calvin, Vera's boyfriend