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Alice: Season 8
Alice - Season 8 DVD cover
Season 8 box cover
First episode aired:
"Mel is Hogg-Tied", aired on October 2, 1983
Season finale aired:
"Be It Ever So Crowded", aired on May 20, 1984
Episodes aired:
23 aired during Season 8
Network
CBS-TV
Previous Season:
Season 7
Next Season:
Season 9

This is a list of episodes from the eighth season of Alice.

Broadcast history[]

Alice began the season airing Sunday nights at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) from October 6 to October 2, 1983,[1] before being moved to the 9:30-10:00 pm (EST) time slot on February 12, 1984,[2] where it remained for the remainder of the TV season.[3]

Season 8 (1983-84)[]

Season 8 episodes
No. No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.code
164 1 "Mel is Hogg-Tied" John Pasquin Mark Egan & Mark Solomon October 2, 1983 185206
Boss Hogg (special guest star Sorrell Booke), who's a distant cousin of Jolene's, arrives from Hazzard County and tries to swindle Mel into selling his diner to him for $1. Sonny Shroyer also guest stars as Deputy Enos Strate.
165 2 "Vera's Secret Lover" Marc Daniels Gail Honigberg October 9, 1983 167624
Presents and love poems come Vera's way and everyone's trying to find out who's sending them.
166 3 "Jolene Gets Her Wings" Marc Daniels Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo October 16, 1983 185204
Jolene realizes her childhood dream of becoming a flight attendant.

Guest star: Dick Gautier as Airline Pilot

167 4 "Alice's Blind Date" Dolores Ferraro Bob Stevens October 23, 1983 185203
Alice's social life gets a lift when she makes a date with her old high-school flame (Dennis Holahan), who's in town on a business trip, and, as she then discovers, is now blind.
168 5 "It Had to Be Mel" Marc Daniels Lindsay Harrison October 30, 1983 185205
Mel falls for a famous singer (special guest star Florence Henderson) who stops in for directions. When she proposes, Mel accepts and prepares to move to Los Angeles.
169 6 "The Over-the-Hill Girls" Tom Trbovich Mark Egan & Mark Solomon November 6, 1983 185208
Alice tries to help Mel's mother fight the tedium of old age by suggesting that she start a singing career.
170 7 "Vera Gets Engaged" Marc Daniels Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson November 20, 1983 185210
Vera falls for Elliot Novak (Charles Levin), a police officer who she met after jaywalking and within two weeks they are engaged and planning a wedding.
171 8 "Vera's Wedding" Marc Daniels Story by : Mark Solomon
Teleplay by : Gail Honigberg
November 20, 1983 185211
Vera's marriage plans take a detour when she and Mel mistakenly exchange wedding vows.
172 9 "The Robot Wore Pink" Marc Daniels Peter Noah December 18, 1983 185212
When Alice quits, Mel replaces her with a robot that wins the customers' approval.
173 10 "'Tis the Season to Be Jealous" Don Corbin & Linda Lavin Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson December 25, 1983 185214
Vera's former boyfriend Steve (Kip Niven) stops by the diner and sparks Elliot's jealousy.
174 11 "Tommy Goes Overboard" Oz Scott Nick Gore & Jerry Jacobius January 1, 1984 185201
Tommy's home from college feeling down,due to bad grades and a failed romance. Also,Mel gets a visit,his old Navy buddy Frank (Donnelly Rhodes), who's a recruiter, who ends up inspiring Tommy to consider joining the Navy, which Alice isn't to thrilled about.
175 12 "Vera, the Horse Thief" John Pasquin Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson January 8, 1984 185202
Vera kidnaps a circus horse when she believes it is being mistreated by its owner (Robert Englund).
176 13 "Jolene Throws a Curve" Marc Daniels Sid Dorfman & Harvey Weitzman January 15, 1984 185213
Jolene's loyalty is put to the test when she pitches for the diner's softball team.
177 14 "Lies My Mother Told Me" Marc Daniels Sid Dorfman & Harvey Weitzman January 29, 1984 185216
Mel's enraged when he learns that his mother Carrie told a white lie about his childhood pet.
178 15 "Alice and the Devoted Dentist" Marc Daniels Duncan Scott McGibbon February 12, 1984 185209
Mel's dentist (James Coco) falls for Alice when she goes to have a chipped tooth repaired.
179 16 "Alice's Hot Air Romance" Marc Daniels Michael Cassutt March 4, 1984 185220
Alice's date with Zack (Jed Allan), a balloonist friend of Mel's, gets out of hand when she and the gang become trapped in a runaway balloon.
180 17 "Dollars to Donuts" Oz Scott David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic March 11, 1984 185207
Tommy catches gambling fever when Mel's mother takes him to the race track.
181 18 "My Dinner with Debbie" Marc Daniels Mark Egan & Mark Solomon March 18, 1984 185218
Ms. Walden (Linda Lavin in dual role), Vera and Elliot's landlady, falls in love with Mel after she invites him to her apartment for dinner.
182 19 "Vera's Fine Feathered Friends" Marc Daniels David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic March 25, 1984 185215
Vera ends up in the hospital when she attempts to save some baby birds.
183 20 "Jolene is Stuck on Mel" Don Corvan & Linda Lavin Gail Honigberg April 1, 1984 185219
Jolene's whirlwind plans to marry a TV game show host come unglued when she becomes stuck to Mel, which may threaten her impending nuptials, as she then begins to have second thoughts.
184 21 "Don't Play it Again, Elliott" Marc Daniels & Nancy Walker Larry Balmagia April 15, 1984 185221
Elliot ignores an already annoyed Vera when he becomes glued to the piano that his parents give them as a wedding gift all day and night, as he then tries to play it for his friends.
185 22 "Mel Spins His Wheels" Marc Daniels Richard Marcus & Michael Poryes May 13, 1984 185217
Mel has always disliked the idea of providing handicap access, until he ends up in a wheelchair himself with two sprained ankles.
186 23 "Be It Ever So Crowded" Marc Daniels David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic May 20, 1984 185222
Vera and Elliott buy a charming old house that comes complete with fireplace, furniture, antiques and a border, Rev. Bragg, the forgetful old minister who married them. Vera and Elliot soon must work up the nerve to kick him out.

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