Episodes
1. Take Him, He's Yours
September 24, 1978
30 min
Alice takes Mel up on his boast that he can raise her son better than she.
Guest Stars:
Bob McClurg
2. Car Wars
October 1, 1978
30 min
Mel sells the girls a car that won't start.
Guest Stars:
Bob McClurg
3. Citizen Mel
October 8, 1978
30 min
Mel identifies a holdup man who has a record for assaulting a previous witness.
Guest Stars:
William Pierson, Bob McClurg
4. Vera's Popcorn Romance
October 15, 1978
30 min
Vera meets a new boy friend at the movies, but refuses to bring him to the diner.
Guest Stars:
Steve Nevil
5. Block Those Kicks
October 22, 1978
30 min
The diner personnel try to kick their bad habits.
Guest Stars:
Bob McClurg
6. What Happened to the Class of '78?
October 29, 1978
30 min
Flo's night life interferes with her night-school studies.
Guest Stars:
Lyman Ward, Harvey J. Goldenberg
7. Better Never Than Late
November 5, 1978
30 min
While Mel is sleeping in the storeroom, Alice is robbed at gunpoint at the counter.
Guest Stars:
Jim Varney, Dave Madden
8. Mel's in a Family Way
November 11, 1978
30 min
Mel mistakes Alice's intentions when she invites him for a family dinner.
Guest Stars:
Michael Pataki, Dave Shelley, Shirley Mitchell
9. Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?
November 19, 1978
30 min
Mel unwittingly buys stolen turkeys for a Thanksgiving dinner he is having for orphans.
Guest Stars:
Nancy McKeon, Corey Feldman, Peter Leeds, Owen Bush, James Cromwell
10. The Happy Hoofers
November 26, 1978
30 min
Mel is unhappy because Alice's second job — delivering singing telegrams — makes her late for the diner.
Guest Stars:
Bob McClurg
11. A Slight Case of ESP
December 3, 1978
30 min
Despite his skepticism, Mel tries to find a way to exploit Vera's knack for foretelling the future.
12. The Principal of the Thing
December 10, 1978
30 min
Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).
Guest Stars:
Gary Collins, Miriam Byrd-Nethery, Joseph V. Perry
13. What're You Doing New Year's Eve?
December 31, 1978
30 min
Flo finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve.
Guest Stars:
Dave Madden
14. Sweet Charity
January 14, 1979
30 min
Alice's date gets two extra tickets to a celebrity ball and everyone wants to go.
Guest Stars:
Ron Rifkin
15. The Fourth Time Around
January 21, 1979
30 min
Flo and Mel's brother (Carmine Caridi) decide to take a chance at marriage — even though it's the fourth time for each.
Guest Stars:
Roger Bowen, Dick Wilson, Bob McClurg, Carmine Caridi
16. Tommy's First Love
January 28, 1979
30 min
Alice is angry when Tommy conducts his first romance on her telephone.
Guest Stars:
Olivia Barash, Bruce Kirby, Dave Madden
17. Mel Grows Up
February 5, 1979
30 min
Mel's pushy mother winters nearby, and Mel's not sure that he'll make it to spring.
Guest Stars:
Martha Raye
18. Vera's Broken Heart
February 18, 1979
30 min
Vera is heartbroken after her boyfriend tells her that he's marrying someone else.
19. Alice's Decision
February 25, 1979
30 min
Alice's long-awaited break, a chance to fill a vacancy in a traveling trio will break her heart if she has to hit the road without Tommy.
Guest Stars:
Karen Morrow
20. The Last Stow It (1)
March 11, 1979
30 min
Mel tells the girls to ""stow it"" for the last time, then sells the diner to a humorless martinet.
Guest Stars:
Hans Conried, Don Chastain, Dave Madden, Bob Hastings
21. The Last Stow It (2)
March 11, 1979
30 min
Unable to buy back his diner from the new restaurateur, Mel opens an eatery in Alice's apartment.
Guest Stars:
Hans Conried
22. If the Shoe Fits
March 18, 1979
30 min
Alice and Vera vie for a role in a production being cast by an attractive director(Fred McCarren).
Guest Stars:
Danny Goldman
23. My Fair Vera
March 25, 1979
30 min
Acclaimed as ""brilliant"" in her role as Cinderella, Vera is asked to audition for a part in a supermarket commercial.
Guest Stars:
Lew Horn, Don Chastain, Bryan O'Byrne
