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The Best Episodes of Alice

Every episode of Alice ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Alice!

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Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Alice Season 5 Episode 6 - Tommy's T.K.O.
    8.5/10(65 votes)

    #1 - Tommy's T.K.O.

    S5:E6

    Against Alce's expressed wishes, Mel secretly teaches Tommy how to take care of a school bully.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  2. Alice Season 3 Episode 5 - Block Those Kicks
    8.4/10(91 votes)

    #2 - Block Those Kicks

    S3:E5

    The diner personnel try to kick their bad habits.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Alice Season 3 Episode 13 - What're You Doing New Year's Eve?
    8.4/10(82 votes)

    #3 - What're You Doing New Year's Eve?

    S3:E13

    Flo finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Alice Season 2 Episode 9 - A Semi-Merry Christmas
    8.3/10(99 votes)

    #4 - A Semi-Merry Christmas

    S2:E9

    Alice and friends are snowbound en route to her cousin's for Christmas.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  5. Alice Season 3 Episode 12 - The Principal of the Thing
    8.3/10(72 votes)

    #5 - The Principal of the Thing

    S3:E12

    Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Alice Season 4 Episode 11 - Mel, the Magi
    8.3/10(77 votes)

    #6 - Mel, the Magi

    S4:E11

    A yule tale (with a touch of O. Henry's ""The Gift of the Magi"") finds the girls pooling their meager resources to celebrate Christmas at the diner.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Alice Season 5 Episode 3 - Vegas (1)
    8.3/10(66 votes)

    #7 - Vegas (1)

    S5:E3

    Robert Goulet makes an appearance when Vera wins a free trip to Las Vegas and Alice, Mel and Belle tag along to try their luck.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Alice Season 2 Episode 13 - Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
    8.2/10(88 votes)

    #8 - Close Encounters of the Worst Kind

    S2:E13

    Hostility rages at Mel's after the workers decide to vent their petty grievances.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Alice Season 4 Episode 1 - Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?
    8.2/10(97 votes)

    #9 - Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?

    S4:E1

    Telly Savalas gives star-struck Vera a thrill when he stops by the diner while she's working there alone. When no one believes her story, she quits in a huff.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  10. Alice Season 6 Episode 4 - Alice's Halloween Surprise
    8.2/10(74 votes)

    #10 - Alice's Halloween Surprise

    S6:E4

    On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Alice Season 1 Episode 3 - A Piece of the Rock
    8.1/10(113 votes)

    #11 - A Piece of the Rock

    S1:E3

    Alice meets her late husband's beneficiary.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Alice Season 2 Episode 11 - The Eyes of Texas
    8.1/10(83 votes)

    #12 - The Eyes of Texas

    S2:E11

    Flo's vanity keeps her from getting the eyeglasses she obviously needs.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Alice Season 5 Episode 1 - Mel and the Green Machine
    8.1/10(68 votes)

    #13 - Mel and the Green Machine

    S5:E1

    An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  14. Alice Season 6 Episode 12 - Not with My Niece You Don't
    8.1/10(57 votes)

    #14 - Not with My Niece You Don't

    S6:E12

    Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.

    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Alice Season 4 Episode 12 - Good Buddy Flo
    8.0/10(74 votes)

    #15 - Good Buddy Flo

    S4:E12

    Flo takes the wheel herself when she learns that her trucker beau has a female partner.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  16. Alice Season 1 Episode 2 - Alice Gets a Pass
    7.9/10(145 votes)

    #16 - Alice Gets a Pass

    S1:E2

    Alice falls for an ex-football player, who is now an actor.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Alice Season 3 Episode 2 - Car Wars
    7.9/10(73 votes)

    #17 - Car Wars

    S3:E2

    Mel sells the girls a car that won't start.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Alice Season 3 Episode 3 - Citizen Mel
    7.9/10(64 votes)

    #18 - Citizen Mel

    S3:E3

    Mel identifies a holdup man who has a record for assaulting a previous witness.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Alice Season 3 Episode 20 - The Last Stow It (1)
    7.9/10(60 votes)

    #19 - The Last Stow It (1)

    S3:E20

    Mel tells the girls to ""stow it"" for the last time, then sells the diner to a humorless martinet.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Alice Season 9 Episode 16 - Th-th-th-that's All, Folks
    7.9/10(79 votes)

    #20 - Th-th-th-that's All, Folks

    S9:E16

    On the final day at the diner, Mel closes the blinds and gives away the cow creamers as the gang reminisces about the last nine years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Alice Season 3 Episode 7 - Better Never Than Late
    7.8/10(81 votes)

    #21 - Better Never Than Late

    S3:E7

    While Mel is sleeping in the storeroom, Alice is robbed at gunpoint at the counter.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  22. Alice Season 3 Episode 21 - The Last Stow It (2)
    7.8/10(60 votes)

    #22 - The Last Stow It (2)

    S3:E21

    Unable to buy back his diner from the new restaurateur, Mel opens an eatery in Alice's apartment.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Alice Season 4 Episode 9 - Cabin Fever
    7.8/10(63 votes)

    #23 - Cabin Fever

    S4:E9

    Mel, his girlfriend and the waitresses spend the weekend packed like sardines in a fishing cabin.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writers:Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford

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  24. Alice Season 4 Episode 10 - My Cousin, Art Carney
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    #24 - My Cousin, Art Carney

    S4:E10

    Vera asks Art Carney, a sixth cousin on her father's side, to endorse Mel's chili, so it can be marketed frozen as Chili con Carney.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  25. Alice Season 4 Episode 18 - Flo's Farewell
    7.8/10(84 votes)

    #25 - Flo's Farewell

    S4:E18

    A wealthy Houston restaurateur offers Flo a job she finds hard to refuse.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Tommy's T.K.O." is the best rated episode of "Alice". It scored 8.5/10 based on 65 votes. Directed by Marc Daniels and written by Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo, it aired on 11/30/1980. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Block Those Kicks".