| "Love Is Sweeping the Counter" | |
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| Season 2, Episode # 8 #32 in series (202 episodes) | |
| Episode Information | |
| Series: | Alice (TV series) |
| Network/Country: | CBS-TV/USA |
| Air date: | December 11, 1977 |
| Written by: | Arthur S. Rabin |
| Directed by | Kim Friedman |
| Guest stars: | Clifford A. Pellow |
| Production code: | 166672 (2x8) |
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Love Is Sweeping the Counter was the eighth episode in Season 2 of Alice, and the 32nd overall series episode; it first aired on CBS-TV on December 11, 1977. Written by Arthur S. Rabin, the episode was directed by Kim Friedman.
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Synopsis[]
Flo and Mel's relationship improves after they go to an out-of-town game together.
Storyline[]
Flo has plans to go to a big football game in Tucson with a boyfriend of hers, however; first she must get Mel to let her off of work. When Mel agrees to let her leave work early, she discovers her boyfriend cannot take her and she asks Mel to come with her instead. Later, Alice and Vera are both stunned when it seems that Mel and Flo have suddenly become more than just friends, but neither one of them wants to be the one to break the new found relationship off, so they each turn to Alice to play the middle man.
Did You Know?[]
Trivia[]
- Flo has a picture of Paul Newman taped in her locker.
- The title is based on the song "Love is Sweeping the Country" by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the musical "Of Thee I Sing."
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[]
- Clifford A. Pellow as Bobby Jack "Whizzer" Wallace (as Cliff Pellow)
