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Alice: Season 6
Alice - Season 6 DVD cover
Season 6 box cover
First episode aired:
"Bet a Million, Mel", aired on October 6, 1981
Season finale aired:
"My Mother the Landlord", on April 16, 1982
Episodes aired:
24 aired during Season 6
Network
CBS-TV
Previous Season:
Season 5
Next Season:
Season 7

This is a list of episodes from the sixth season of the CBS-TV series Alice.

Broadcast history[]

The season originally aired Sundays at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST).[1][2]

Season 6 (1981-82)[]

Season 6 episodes
No. No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.code
117 1 "Bet a Million, Mel" Nick Havinga Bob Fisher & Arthur Marx October 4, 1981 167462
Mel gets a hot tip on a horse and decides to borrow $10,000 to bet with. If he loses, he will lose the diner. The waitresses try to prevent Mel from making the bet.
118 2 "Guinness on Tap" Marc Daniels Mark Egan & Mark Solomon October 11, 1981 167467
Vera becomes depressed when she realizes she has worked at Mel's for 8 years. She decides to leave her mark on the world by competing for the world record in tap dance endurance.
119 3 "Comrade Mel" Marc Daniels Prudence Fraser & Robert Sternin October 18, 1981 167466
Mel gives asylum to a defecting towel boy (Robert Pierce) for the Russian ballet.
120 4 "Alice's Halloween Surprise" Marc Daniels Gail Honigberg October 25, 1981 167464
Alice takes her new boyfriend Mitch's (Phillip R. Allen) four children out trick-or-treating and returns with one imposter.
121 5 "Alice's Big Four-Oh!" Marc Daniels Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo November 8, 1981 167463
On the eve of Alice's 40th birthday, her mother visits and convinces her that she's over the hill.
122 6 "Mel's Cousin, Wendell" Marc Daniels Mark Egan, Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo & Mark Solomon November 15, 1981 167222
Mel's is not looking forward to his nerdy cousin Wendell's visit, but when Vera catches his eye Wendell turns to Mel for advice on how to woo her.
123 7 "Vera's Bouncing Check" Marc Daniels Bob Brunner & Ken Hecht November 29, 1981 167221
Vera causes trouble for Mel when she cashes an old school friend's check at the diner.
124 8 "After Mel's Gone" Stockton Briggle Bob Bruner & Ken Hecht December 6, 1981 167465
Mel's beneficiaries start squabbling over what they will get when he passes away.
125 9 "Mel's Christmas Carol" Marc Daniels Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo December 20, 1981 167474
The ghost of Mel's former partner Jake (Jack Gilford) returns to haunt him when Mel fires the waitresses for refusing to work on Christmas Eve.
126 10 "The Wild One" Marc Daniels Mike Weinberger December 27, 1981 167461
Alice impresses the leader of a biker gang when she stands up to him for refusing to pay his check.
127 11 "Alice Calls the Shots" Marc Daniels Gail Honigberg January 3, 1982 167469
At Mel and Earl's urging, Tommy sneaks out to play in a championship basketball game.
128 12 "Not with My Niece You Don't" John Pasquin Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinsky January 17, 1982 167473
Tommy's dates with Mel's niece cause anxious moments for both Alice and Mel.
129 13 "Vera, Queen of Soaps" Marc Daniels Mark Egan & Mark Solomon January 31, 1982 167475
Vera becomes hooked on daytime soap operas and quits the diner to watch her favorite show.
130 14 "Sharples vs. Sharples" Linda Day Mark Egan & Mark Solomon February 7, 1982 167472
Mel explodes when he learns that his mother Carrie (Martha Raye) is including his secret chili recipe in a cookbook.
131 15 "The Valentine's Day Massacre" John Pasquin Mark Egan & Mark Solomon February 14, 1982 167479
It's Valentine's Day, and everyone in the diner is planning on spending the evening with their dates.
132 16 "The Best Little Waitress in the World" Mel Ferber Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo February 21, 1982 167471
Full of self-confidence, Vera is left in charge of the diner for a few minutes.
133 17 "Alice and the Acorns" Marc Daniels Mark Egan & Mark Solomon March 7, 1982 167470
Alice tries to boost the confidence of an old high-school friend who is visiting.
134 18 "Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker" Marc Daniels Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski March 14, 1982 167476
Jolene offers to help her former trucking partner finish his haul.
135 19 "Mel Wins By a Nose" Marc Daniels Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo March 21, 1982 167480
Mel returns from the doctor and announces that he has to have surgery for a deviated septum and his doctor suggested that if wanted a nose job, now would be the best time. This leads Mel to seriously consider getting a nose job.
136 20 "Give My Regrets to Broadway" John Pasquin Gail Honigberg April 4, 1982 167482
When Tommy wins a part in a local theatrical production, he decides to leave school and become an actor.
137 21 "Vera's Reunion Romance" Christine Ballard & Linda Lavin Mark Egan & Gail Honigberg & Mark Solomon April 11, 1982 167485
After attending her class reunion in Boston, Vera returns to Phoenix engaged.
138 22 "Monty Falls for Alice" Marc Daniels Mark Egan, Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo & Mark Solomon April 18, 1982 167468
A Las Vegas busboy arrives in Phoenix after breaking up with his fiancee and falls for Alice.
139 23 "Spell Mel's" Marc Daniels Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski May 2, 1982 167477
To keep up with a competitor, Mel runs a contest offering a $3,000 prize.
140 24 "My Mother the Landlord" Marc Daniels Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski May 16, 1982 167481
Mel's mother Carrie buys the building his apartment is in and raises his rent by $50.

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