Season 2
Alice
Episodes
1. The Second Time 'Round
October 2, 1977
A suspected flasher and Flo's third ex-husband (Rod McCary) stir things up at Mel's Diner.
Guest Stars: Lewis Arquette
2. The Indian Taker
October 9, 1977
A Native American who claims Mel's diner is built on sacred ground refuses to leave.
Guest Stars: Larry Hovis, Victor Jory, Don Chastain
3. 86 the Waitresses
October 23, 1977
Mel incites his waitresses to quit by giving a new waiter better wages than theirs.
Guest Stars: Bill Fiore, Dave Shelley
4. Alice by Moonlight
October 30, 1977
Alice's moonlighting job as a nightclub singer is taking its toll on her waitress job.
Guest Stars: Morey Amsterdam, Gloria LeRoy, Patrick Cranshaw
5. Single Belles
November 6, 1977
The girls accept an invitation to visit a new singles bar.
Guest Stars: Charles Thomas Murphy, Patrick Cranshaw
6. The Sixty Minutes Man
November 13, 1977
Alice suspects that a diner regular is really an incognito mobster.
Guest Stars: Michael V. Gazzo, Bruce Kimmel, Patrick Cranshaw
7. That Old Back Magic
December 4, 1977
Mel can't be moved after his bad back flares up at Alice's place.
Guest Stars: Edward Winter
8. Love is Sweeping the Counter
December 11, 1977
Endearments replace the insults in Flo and Mel's relationship after they attend an out-of-town game together.
Guest Stars: Clifford A. Pellow
9. A Semi-Merry Christmas
December 18, 1977
Alice and friends are snowbound en route to her cousin's for Christmas.
Guest Stars: Patrick Cranshaw
10. Oh! George Burns
January 1, 1978
When George Burns stops into Mel's, Vera believes that he's actually the Deity he played in the movie Oh, God!
Guest Stars: George Burns
11. The Eyes of Texas
January 8, 1978
Flo's vanity keeps her from getting the eyeglasses she obviously needs.
Guest Stars: Ron Masak, Bob McClurg
12. Love is a Free Throw
January 15, 1978
An amorous high-school basketball star starts putting the moves on Alice.
Guest Stars: Marvin Kaplan, Patrick Cranshaw, Joe Silver
13. Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
January 22, 1978
Hostility rages at Mel's after the workers decide to vent their petty grievances.
Guest Stars: Larry Hovis, Charles Cyphers, Avery Schreiber
14. The Pharmacist
January 29, 1978
A pharmacist protesting food additives threatens to take his life in Mel's Diner.
Guest Stars: Florida Friebus, Patrick Cranshaw, Peter Hobbs
15. Love Me, Love My Horse
February 5, 1978
Flo fixes up Alice with her bronco-busting brother (Burton Gilliam).
Guest Stars: Burton Gilliam
16. The Reporter
February 12, 1978
An investigative reporter seeks refuge in Mel's Diner.
17. Florence of Arabia
February 19, 1978
Flo is courted by a rich Arab (Richard Libertini) who, unknown to her, already has three wives.
Guest Stars: Richard Libertini
18. The Cuban Connection
February 26, 1978
Alice mediates a squabble between a womanizing photographer (Desi Arnaz)and his fed-up wife (Janis Paige).
Guest Stars: Janis Paige, Desi Arnaz
19. Mel's Big Five-0
March 5, 1978
To Mel's disappointment, the girls take him at his word when he says he doesn't want a 50th-birthday party.
Guest Stars: Marvin Kaplan, Noble Willingham, Patrick Cranshaw
20. Don't Lock Now
March 12, 1978
Mel wants to know who's stealing food and making long-distance phone calls from the diner.
Guest Stars: Nedra Volz
21. The Star in the Storeroom
March 19, 1978
Because she once baby-sat Jerry Reed, Flo is hounded for tickets to the singer's concert. Jerry plays himself.
Guest Stars: Marvin Kaplan, Graham Jarvis, Jerry Reed
22. The Bus
March 26, 1978
Mel and the staff prepare for a bus load of hungry customers.
23. Mel's Recession
April 2, 1978
Mel considers firing a waitress to save money.
Guest Stars: Marvin Kaplan
24. Earthquake
April 9, 1978
Everyone's rattled when a Native American predicts an earthquake.
Guest Stars: Ancel Cook, Edward Binns
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