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"The Pain of No Return"
Season 1, Episode # 19
#19 in series (202 episodes)
Episode Information
Series: Alice (TV series)
Network/Country: CBS-TV/USA
Air date: February 12, 1977
Written by: Rick Mittleman
Directed by Alan Rafkin
Guest stars: Warren Berlinger
Arlene Golonka
Tom Mahoney
Production code: 166569 (1x19)
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The Pain of No Return was 19th episode in Season 1 of Alice, and the 19th overall series episode; it first aired on CBS-TV on February 12, 1977. The episode was written by Rick Mittleman and was directed by Alan Rafkin.


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Synopsis[]

A seemingly mild-mannered IRS agent informs Alice that her late husband never paid his taxes.

Storyline[]

Alice gets an unexpected visit from Uncle Sam who in the form of an IRS agent shows up at Mel's Diner with the unpleasant news that Alice's deceased husband never paid his back taxes and now Alice must cough up $6000 in a week. Meanwhile, Alice finds yet another unexpected visitor in the diner, when the agent's jealous wife shows up and accuses Alice of having an affair with her husband.

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Trivia[]

  • The title is based on the common phrase "the point of no return" which is the point beyond which someone, or some group of people, must continue on their current course of action because there is no way (physically, emotionally or financially) to go back.

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Quotes

  • Flo: People sure make a livin' outta dyin', don't they?

  • Shiley Bartlett: [entering the diner and accusing Alice of seeing her husband] Stay away from my husband!
  • Flo: I promise! How'd you find out and who the hell are we talkin' about?

  • Mel: [Yelling] Flo, pickup!
  • Flo: [Looking at the dish] Ah! What is that?
  • Mel: Come on, pick it up, pick it up.
  • Flo: Without gloves?

[Still sickened]

  • Flo: What is it?
  • Mel: Roast beef.
  • Flo: You're kiddin'.
  • Mel: You asked for it rare.
  • Flo: I know, but that thing just stuck its tongue out at me!
  • Flo: [Talking to the dish] Get back on that plate!

  • Flo: Alice, this is America. You can do whatever you want to. [Referring to the IRS]
  • Flo: ...unless they catch you.

Cast[]

Main cast[]

Guest starring/Recurring cast[]

  • Warren Berlinger as Marion BartLett
  • Arlene Golonka as Shirley Bartlett, Marion's wife
  • Tom Mahoney as Travis

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