6.9/10 135 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/1976
Alice gets her hopes up to be a big star when a talent agent comes to town.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Robert Getchell
8.1/10 118 votes#2 - Alice Gets a Pass
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1976
Alice falls for an ex-football player, who is now an actor.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 96 votes#3 - A Piece of the Rock
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1976
Alice meets her late husband's beneficiary.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 92 votes#4 - Pay the Fifty Dollars
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1976
Alice is mistakenly picked up by the five-0 for prostitution when she is performing in a nightclub.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: Lloyd Garver
7.0/10 87 votes#5 - A Call to Arms
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1976
A sleepless night of obscene phone calls prompts Alice into considering packing a piece.
Director: Jim Drake
Writer: Lloyd Garver
7.7/10 89 votes#6 - The Last Review
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1976
A famous food critic dies in Mel's Diner, which freaks out everyone.
Director: James Sheldon
Writer: Harvey Bullock
7.1/10 88 votes#7 - Sex Education
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1976
Aliec feels that Tommy is learning about sex too early when she finds a picture of a naked woman in Tommy's wallet.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 79 votes#8 - Big Daddy Dawson's Coming
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1976
When Alice helps Flo get a man, the Man tries to help himself to Alice.
Director: Norman Abbott
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 83 votes#9 - Good Night Sweet Vera
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1976
Alice and Flo try to keep Vera from O'Ding on sleeping pills.
Director: Norman Abbott
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 76 votes#10 - The Dilemma
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1976
Alice is proposed marriage from an old boyfriend from the old neighborhood.
Director: James Sheldon
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 75 votes#11 - Who Killed Bugs Bunny?
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1976
Alice is thrilled that Mel is taking Tommy camping, until she finds out that it involves hunting as well. Alice refuses to let Tommy go, but he runs away to go camping anyway. It isn't until he shoots an animal that he realizes that his mother was right all along.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 77 votes#12 - Mother-in-Law (1)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1976
Rose Hyatt comes to visit Alice and Tommy, much to Alice's chagrin. And now she's talking about staying there....
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 74 votes#13 - Mother-in-Law (2)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1976
Alice does all that she can to stop Rose from becoming a permanent Phoeniz resident.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 77 votes#14 - Vera's Mortician
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/25/1976
Vera's boyfriend might very well be a married man.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 76 votes#15 - Mel's in Love
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1977
Mel falls in love with a young nature hiker from New Jersey.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 75 votes#16 - The Accident
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1977
Mel leaves Alice and Flo his car when he goes on a trip, but Flo gets it totaled in an accident that is spread out over several blocks. Will they fix it time before Mel gets back? Nope, Mel comes home early and finds out about his car from an angry Hispanic neighbor!
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Harvey Bullock
7.3/10 82 votes#17 - The Failure
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1977
A robbery heist gets messed up when the cash register is stuck. The robber thinks he is a failure, but he gets a chance to redeem himself when he helps a lady deliver a baby in the diner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 83 votes#18 - The Hex
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1977
A fake Gypsy is caught stealing the silverware by Alice, and she puts a curse on the gang.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 75 votes#19 - The Pain of No Return
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1977
Alice might be in trouble with Uncle Sam when she learns that her recently decease husband never paid his back taxes.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 89 votes#20 - The Odd Couple
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1977
Flo's trailer is stolen, and Alice has the heart to let her stay at her house for a spell. The spell is broken when Alice finds out that Flo is an all-out slob and have unwelcomed visitors (Flo's latest boyfriend, not roaches).
Director: N/A
Writer: Harvey Bullock
7.3/10 73 votes#21 - A Night to Remember
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/5/1977
Alice and Flo try to find Vera a man.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 71 votes#22 - Mel's Cup
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/12/1977
Alice unknowingly donates Mel's old Navy Trophy to a rummage sale.
Director: Norman Abbott
Writer: Harvey Bullock
7.7/10 79 votes#23 - The Bundle
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/19/1977
A Bag full of money is found in the diner, and Alice is the only one who wants to find the owner.
Director: Norman Abbott
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 71 votes#24 - Mel's Happy Burger
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/26/1977
Alice gets her chance at stardom as a hamburger on a TV commercial for the diner.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Alice Season 1
Every episode of Alice Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alice Season 1!
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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Alice" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 135 votes. Directed by Paul Bogart and written by Robert Getchell, it aired on 8/31/1976. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Alice Gets a Pass".