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The Best Episodes of Alice Season 2

Every episode of Alice Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alice Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Alice Season 2 Episode 9 - A Semi-Merry Christmas
    8.2/10(99 votes)

    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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  2. Alice Season 2 Episode 11 - The Eyes of Texas
    8.1/10(81 votes)

    S2:E11

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

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Alice Season 2 Episode 13 - Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
    8.1/10(88 votes)

    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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  4. Alice Season 2 Episode 18 - The Cuban Connection
    7.7/10(68 votes)

    S2:E18

    Alice mediates a squabble between a womanizing photographer (Desi Arnaz)and his fed-up wife (Janis Paige).

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Alice Season 2 Episode 7 - That Old Back Magic
    7.6/10(75 votes)

    S2:E7

    Mel can't be moved after his bad back flares up at Alice's place.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Alice Season 2 Episode 10 - Oh! George Burns
    7.5/10(76 votes)

    S2:E10

    When George Burns stops into Mel's, Vera believes that he's actually the Deity he played in the movie Oh, God!

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Seaman Jacobs

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  7. Alice Season 2 Episode 6 - The Sixty Minutes Man
    7.2/10(65 votes)

    S2:E6

    Alice suspects that a diner regular is really an incognito mobster.

    Directors:Kim Friedman, George Tibbles
    Writers:George Tibbles, Tom Whedon

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  8. Alice Season 2 Episode 20 - Don't Lock Now
    7.2/10(82 votes)

    S2:E20

    Mel wants to know who's stealing food and making long-distance phone calls from the diner.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  9. Alice Season 2 Episode 19 - Mel's Big Five-0
    7.1/10(66 votes)

    S2:E19

    To Mel's disappointment, the girls take him at his word when he says he doesn't want a 50th-birthday party.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Alice Season 2 Episode 23 - Mel's Recession
    7.1/10(63 votes)

    S2:E23

    Mel considers firing a waitress to save money.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  11. Alice Season 2 Episode 22 - The Bus
    7.0/10(61 votes)

    S2:E22

    Mel and the staff prepare for a bus load of hungry customers.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Erik Tarloff

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  12. Alice Season 2 Episode 24 - Earthquake
    7.0/10(70 votes)

    S2:E24

    Everyone's rattled when a Native American predicts an earthquake.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writers:Chris Hayward, Gary Markowitz

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  13. Alice Season 2 Episode 5 - Single Belles
    6.9/10(72 votes)

    S2:E5

    The girls accept an invitation to visit a new singles bar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Alice Season 2 Episode 16 - The Reporter
    6.9/10(69 votes)

    S2:E16

    An investigative reporter seeks refuge in Mel's Diner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Alice Season 2 Episode 4 - Alice by Moonlight
    6.8/10(66 votes)

    S2:E4

    Alice's moonlighting job as a nightclub singer is taking its toll on her waitress job.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  16. Alice Season 2 Episode 8 - Love is Sweeping the Counter
    6.8/10(73 votes)

    S2:E8

    Endearments replace the insults in Flo and Mel's relationship after they attend an out-of-town game together.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Alice Season 2 Episode 17 - Florence of Arabia
    6.8/10(73 votes)

    S2:E17

    Flo is courted by a rich Arab (Richard Libertini) who, unknown to her, already has three wives.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  18. Alice Season 2 Episode 1 - The Second Time 'Round
    6.5/10(75 votes)

    S2:E1

    A suspected flasher and Flo's third ex-husband (Rod McCary) stir things up at Mel's Diner.

    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  19. Alice Season 2 Episode 3 - 86 the Waitresses
    6.5/10(73 votes)

    S2:E3

    Mel incites his waitresses to quit by giving a new waiter better wages than theirs.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Alice Season 2 Episode 14 - The Pharmacist
    6.5/10(69 votes)

    S2:E14

    A pharmacist protesting food additives threatens to take his life in Mel's Diner.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Chris Hayward

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  21. Alice Season 2 Episode 21 - The Star in the Storeroom
    6.5/10(60 votes)

    S2:E21

    Because she once baby-sat Jerry Reed, Flo is hounded for tickets to the singer's concert. Jerry plays himself.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Alice Season 2 Episode 15 - Love Me, Love My Horse
    6.3/10(63 votes)

    S2:E15

    Flo fixes up Alice with her bronco-busting brother (Burton Gilliam).

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  23. Alice Season 2 Episode 12 - Love is a Free Throw
    6.0/10(71 votes)

    S2:E12

    An amorous high-school basketball star starts putting the moves on Alice.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Alice Season 2 Episode 2 - The Indian Taker
    5.8/10(76 votes)

    S2:E2

    A Native American who claims Mel's diner is built on sacred ground refuses to leave.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"A Semi-Merry Christmas" is the best rated episode of "Alice" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 99 votes. Directed by Marc Daniels and written by Tom Whedon, it aired on 12/18/1977. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Eyes of Texas".