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The Best Episodes of Alice Season 2

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Network:CBS

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

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...
Episodes
24
Avg. Rating
7.2
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6.8
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  • A Semi-Merry Christmas
    8.2/10(86)
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    #1 - A Semi-Merry Christmas

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 12/18/1977

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

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: Tom Whedon

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  • Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
    8.0/10(84)
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    #2 - Close Encounters of the Worst Kind

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 1/22/1978

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

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Eyes of Texas
    7.9/10(73)
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    #3 - The Eyes of Texas

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 1/8/1978

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

    Director: Kim Friedman

    Writer: N/A

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  • That Old Back Magic
    7.6/10(76)
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    #4 - That Old Back Magic

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 12/4/1977

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

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Cuban Connection
    7.6/10(69)
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    #5 - The Cuban Connection

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 2/26/1978

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

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Sixty Minutes Man
    7.5/10(67)
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    #6 - The Sixty Minutes Man

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 11/13/1977

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

    Director: Kim Friedman, George Tibbles

    Writer: Tom Whedon, George Tibbles

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  • The Bus
    7.5/10(62)
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    #7 - The Bus

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 3/26/1978

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

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: Erik Tarloff

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  • Oh! George Burns
    7.4/10(71)
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    #8 - Oh! George Burns

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 1/1/1978

    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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  • Mel's Recession
    7.4/10(65)
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    #9 - Mel's Recession

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 4/2/1978

    Mel considers firing a waitress to save money.

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: Tom Whedon

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  • Mel's Big Five-0
    7.3/10(65)
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    #10 - Mel's Big Five-0

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 3/5/1978

    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: N/A

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  • Love is Sweeping the Counter
    7.2/10(73)
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    #11 - Love is Sweeping the Counter

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 12/11/1977

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

    Director: Kim Friedman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Don't Lock Now
    7.2/10(74)
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    #12 - Don't Lock Now

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 3/12/1978

    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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  • Single Belles
    7.1/10(75)
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    #13 - Single Belles

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 11/6/1977

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Reporter
    7.1/10(67)
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    #14 - The Reporter

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 2/12/1978

    An investigative reporter seeks refuge in Mel's Diner.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Earthquake
    7.1/10(72)
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    #15 - Earthquake

    Season 2 Episode 24

    Aired 4/9/1978

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

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Chris Hayward, Gary Markowitz

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  • Alice by Moonlight
    7.0/10(69)
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    #16 - Alice by Moonlight

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/30/1977

    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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  • Florence of Arabia
    6.9/10(71)
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    #17 - Florence of Arabia

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 2/19/1978

    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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  • The Star in the Storeroom
    6.9/10(61)
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    #18 - The Star in the Storeroom

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 3/19/1978

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

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Second Time 'Round
    6.8/10(78)
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    #19 - The Second Time 'Round

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 10/2/1977

    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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  • Love Me, Love My Horse
    6.8/10(63)
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    #20 - Love Me, Love My Horse

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 2/5/1978

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

    Director: William Asher

    Writer: Tom Whedon

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  • 86 the Waitresses
    6.7/10(77)
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    #21 - 86 the Waitresses

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 10/23/1977

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

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Pharmacist
    6.6/10(69)
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    #22 - The Pharmacist

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 1/29/1978

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

    Director: Noam Pitlik

    Writer: Chris Hayward

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  • Love is a Free Throw
    6.3/10(74)
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    #23 - Love is a Free Throw

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 1/15/1978

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

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Indian Taker
    6.2/10(78)
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    #24 - The Indian Taker

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 10/9/1977

    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 86 votes. Directed by Marc Daniels and written by Tom Whedon, it aired on 12/18/1977. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Close Encounters of the Worst Kind".