| Alice: Season 2 | ||||
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| Season 2 box cover | ||||
| First episode aired: | ||||
| "The Indian Taker", aired October 9, 1977 | ||||
| Season finale aired: | ||||
| "Earthquake", on April 9, 1978 | ||||
| Episodes aired: | ||||
| 24 aired during Season 2 | ||||
| Network | ||||
| CBS-TV | ||||
| Previous Season: | ||||
| Season 1 | ||||
| Next Season: | ||||
| Season 3 | ||||
This is a list of episodes for the second season of the CBS-TV series Alice.
Broadcast history[]
The season originally aired Sundays at 9:30-10:30 pm (EST).[1][2]
Season 2 (1977-78)[]
| Season 2 episodes | ||||||
| No. | No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod.code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "The Second Time 'Round" | Kim Friedman | Tom Whedon | October 2, 1977 | 166665 |
| Flo's third ex-husband comes to the diner along with a suspected flasher. | ||||||
| 26 | 2 | "The Indian Taker" | Marc Daniels | Tom Whedon | October 9, 1977 | 166667 |
| A Native American refuses to leave the diner because he believes it lies on sacred Indian ground. | ||||||
| 27 | 3 | "86 the Waitresses" | Marc Daniels | Sybil Adelman | October 23, 1977 | 166668 |
| The waitresses quit when Mel gives a new waiter more money than them. | ||||||
| 28 | 4 | "Alice by Moonlight" | Kim Friedman | Tom Whedon | October 30, 1977 | 166669 |
| Alice moonlights as a nightclub singer, which takes a toll on her waitressing job. | ||||||
| 29 | 5 | "Single Belles" | Kim Friedman | Bruce Howard | November 6, 1977 | 166670 |
| The girls go to a singles bar. | ||||||
| 30 | 6 | "The Sixty Minutes Man" | Kim Friedman | Teleplay by:: George Tibbles, Warren S. Murray & Tom Whedon Story by:: George Tibbles |
November 13, 1977 | 166666 |
| Alice suspects a customer (Michael V. Gazzo) of being a gangster. | ||||||
| 31 | 7 | "That Old Back Magic" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | December 4, 1977 | 166671 |
| Mel is unable to move out of Alice's place when his bad back gets worse. | ||||||
| 32 | 8 | "Love Is Sweeping the Counter" | Kim Friedman | Arthur S. Rabin | December 11, 1977 | 166672 |
| Flo and Mel's relationship improves after they go to an out-of-town game together. | ||||||
| 33 | 9 | "A Semi-Merry Christmas" | Marc Daniels | Madelyn Pugh Davis, Bob Carroll, Jr. & Tom Whedon | December 18, 1977 | 166674 |
| Alice and the gang are snowbound on their way to spend Christmas with her cousin. | ||||||
| 34 | 10 | "Oh! George Burns" | Marc Daniels | Seaman Jacobs & Fred S. Fox | January 1, 1978 | 166675 |
| When George Burns comes into Mel's, Vera thinks he's God after seeing the movie Oh, God! | ||||||
| 35 | 11 | "The Eyes of Texas" | Kim Friedman | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | January 8, 1978 | 166673 |
| Flo refuses to get glasses even though she needs them. | ||||||
| 36 | 12 | "Love Is a Free Throw" | Marc Daniels | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | January 15, 1978 | 166676 |
| A high-school basketball star develops a crush on Alice.
Note: First series appearance of Marvin Kaplan as Henry Beesmeyer | ||||||
| 37 | 13 | "Close Encounters of the Worst Kind" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | January 22, 1978 | 166677 |
| Everyone gets hostile at Mel's when the workers express their petty grievances. | ||||||
| 38 | 14 | "The Pharmacist" | Noam Pitlik | Teleplay: Michael Loman & Chris Hayward
Story: Michael Loman |
January 29, 1978 | 166661 |
| A pharmacist (Bob Dishy) threatens to commit suicide in Mel's Diner as he protests against food additives. | ||||||
| 39 | 15 | "Love Me, Love My Horse" | William Asher | Tom Whedon | February 5, 1978 | 166678 |
| Flo fixes Alice up with her cowboy brother. | ||||||
| 40 | 16 | "The Reporter" | Dennis Steinmetz | Michael Loman | February 12, 1978 | 166663 |
| An investigative reporter (Richard Erdman) hides out in Mel's Diner. | ||||||
| 41 | 17 | "Florence of Arabia" | Kim Friedman | Tom Whedon | February 19, 1978 | 166680 |
| Flo is courted by an Arab who already has three wives. | ||||||
| 42 | 18 | "The Cuban Connection" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | February 26, 1978 | 166681 |
| Alice tries to settle an argument between a womanizing photographer (special guest star Desi Arnaz) and his fed-up wife (Janis Paige). | ||||||
| 43 | 19 | "Mel's Big Five-0" | William Asher | Warren S. Murray | March 5, 1978 | 166679 |
| Mel insists he does not want a party for his fiftieth birthday. | ||||||
| 44 | 20 | "Don't Lock Now" | William Asher | Tom Whedon | March 12, 1978 | 166682 |
| Someone's stealing food and making long-distance calls from the diner. | ||||||
| 45 | 21 | "The Star in the Storeroom" | Marc Daniels | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | March 19, 1978 | 166683 |
| Flo is hounded for tickets to Jerry Reed's concert just because she was his babysitter. | ||||||
| 46 | 22 | "The Bus" | Marc Daniels | Teleplay: Erik Tarloff
Story: Chris Hayward |
March 26, 1978 | 166684 |
| The staff of Mel's Diner brace themselves for a busload of customers. | ||||||
| 47 | 23 | "Mel's Recession" | William Asher | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx and Tom Whedon | April 2, 1978 | 166685 |
| Mel thinks about letting a waitress go to save money. | ||||||
| 48 | 24 | "Earthquake" | Noam Pitlik | Teleplay: Chris Hayward and Gary Markowitz
Story: Chris Hayward |
April 9, 1978 | 166682 |
| A Native American predicts an earthquake will strike. | ||||||
References[]
| Alice (TV series) | |
| Seasons: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 | |
| Flo (TV series) | |
| Seasons: 1 - 2 |