Debbie Reynolds plays an actress whose torrid memoirs convince Mel he's the one she remembers as the greatest kisser in her life.
Guest Stars:
Lucille Benson, Elvia Allman, Debbie Reynolds
Mel tries to outdo an old buddy who shows up boasting a track record of fast living and sporting a blonde on his arm as proof.
Guest Stars:
Jerry Stiller
There's gold in them there walls, or so Mel reckons after learning that the eccentric who built his diner left $20,000 stashed in another building.
Joel Grey offers his services gratis as the leading man in a musical revue bankrolled by Mel and featuring Alice. Mel, however, has never heard of Grey and gives the role to his bookie.
Guest Stars:
Joel Grey, Susan George
Joel Grey walks out after producer Mel turns a revue about New York into a desert musical with tunes like ""Two Tootsies from Tucson"" and ""Ramona from Arizona.""
Guest Stars:
Joel Grey
Alice's meddlesome mother knocks the stuffing out of her daughter's Thanksgiving dinner.
Carrie is slow to come out of a depression after a quickie divorce.
Guest Stars:
Martha Raye, Mykelti Williamson, Dave Madden
Jolene's brother pays a surprise visit, but the surprise is on him, he gets an icy reception from his sister.
Everyone takes with a grain of salt Alice's claim that she saw a UFO.
Guest Stars:
Lucille Benson, Elvia Allman, Tony Longo, James O'Sullivan
Vera, whose cello playing can reduce a virtuoso to tears, is asked to play in a local string quartet.
Guest Stars:
Frank Aletter, Paul Sand
The waitresses pit their musical knowledge against that of three plumbers on a TV quiz show.
Guest Stars:
Susan Tolsky, John McCook
Alice fears that freshman Tommy is abusing his new freedom away from home by majoring in extracurricular activities.
Guest Stars:
Robert Picardo
Jolene can't bring herself to bruise the tender feelings of a bruiser who saved her life and now considers her his girl.
Guest Stars:
Daniel Greene
Mel is stripping his gears over his jazzy new Porsche he purchased for a measly $20.
Guest Stars:
Cassandra Peterson, Dave Madden
Mel has had it up to his keister with the way things are going so he absconds to his apartment for a beer and pizza binge.
Guest Stars:
Martha Raye
Vera wishes her landlady the worst for evicting her pets then feels responsible when the old crank's apartment catches on fire.
Guest Stars:
Robert Picardo, Dave Madden
In role reversals, Mel becomes an employee by accepting an executive position with a catering firm, and the waitresses become owners by buying his diner.
Guest Stars:
Joy Garrett, Richard Deacon
Afraid that he's lost the ""right stuff,"" Tommy quits the basketball team.
Guest Stars:
Meadowlark Lemon, Dave Madden
After Mel decides to have the waitresses bonded, Vera owns up to a criminal past and takes it on the lam.
Guest Stars:
Carol Arthur, Dave Madden
To steal a competitor's secret sauce recipe, Mel persuades his cousin to pose as a woman and apply for a job as a Burger Baby.
Guest Stars:
David Rounds
Mel's experiment with a computer goes well until Vera enters a transaction and erases every trace of Mel's financial existance.
Guest Stars:
Richard Moll, Howard Morton
Using Tommy's marketing advice, Mel increases his business but also learns he's heading for bankruptcy.
23 Episodes