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The Best Episodes of Alice Season 3

Every episode of Alice Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alice Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Alice Season 3 Episode 5 - Block Those Kicks
    8.4/10(92 votes)

    S3:E5

    The diner personnel try to kick their bad habits.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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

    S3:E13

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

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Alice Season 3 Episode 12 - The Principal of the Thing
    8.2/10(69 votes)

    S3:E12

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

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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

    S3:E2

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

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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

    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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  6. Alice Season 3 Episode 3 - Citizen Mel
    7.8/10(64 votes)

    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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  7. Alice Season 3 Episode 7 - Better Never Than Late
    7.8/10(80 votes)

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

    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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  9. Alice Season 3 Episode 1 - Take Him, He's Yours
    7.7/10(68 votes)

    S3:E1

    Alice takes Mel up on his boast that he can raise her son better than she.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Alice Season 3 Episode 4 - Vera's Popcorn Romance
    7.7/10(63 votes)

    S3:E4

    Vera meets a new boy friend at the movies, but refuses to bring him to the diner.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  11. Alice Season 3 Episode 11 - A Slight Case of ESP
    7.6/10(68 votes)

    S3:E11

    Despite his skepticism, Mel tries to find a way to exploit Vera's knack for foretelling the future.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Alice Season 3 Episode 19 - Alice's Decision
    7.6/10(57 votes)

    S3:E19

    Alice's long-awaited break, a chance to fill a vacancy in a traveling trio will break her heart if she has to hit the road without Tommy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  13. Alice Season 3 Episode 17 - Mel Grows Up
    7.3/10(57 votes)

    S3:E17

    Mel's pushy mother winters nearby, and Mel's not sure that he'll make it to spring.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Alice Season 3 Episode 24 - Flo Finds Her Father
    7.2/10(62 votes)

    S3:E24

    Alice tries to bridge the rift between Flo and her father, who is now sorry for deserting the family when she was a little girl.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Alice Season 3 Episode 6 - What Happened to the Class of '78?
    7.1/10(59 votes)

    S3:E6

    Flo's night life interferes with her night-school studies.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  16. Alice Season 3 Episode 15 - The Fourth Time Around
    7.1/10(62 votes)

    S3:E15

    Flo and Mel's brother (Carmine Caridi) decide to take a chance at marriage — even though it's the fourth time for each.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Alice Season 3 Episode 8 - Mel's in a Family Way
    7.0/10(58 votes)

    S3:E8

    Mel mistakes Alice's intentions when she invites him for a family dinner.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  18. Alice Season 3 Episode 9 - Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?
    7.0/10(79 votes)

    S3:E9

    Mel unwittingly buys stolen turkeys for a Thanksgiving dinner he is having for orphans.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  19. Alice Season 3 Episode 16 - Tommy's First Love
    7.0/10(60 votes)

    S3:E16

    Alice is angry when Tommy conducts his first romance on her telephone.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Alice Season 3 Episode 10 - The Happy Hoofers
    6.9/10(56 votes)

    S3:E10

    Mel is unhappy because Alice's second job — delivering singing telegrams — makes her late for the diner.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Alice Season 3 Episode 22 - If the Shoe Fits
    6.9/10(54 votes)

    S3:E22

    Alice and Vera vie for a role in a production being cast by an attractive director(Fred McCarren).

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  22. Alice Season 3 Episode 18 - Vera's Broken Heart
    6.8/10(54 votes)

    S3:E18

    Vera is heartbroken after her boyfriend tells her that he's marrying someone else.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Alice Season 3 Episode 14 - Sweet Charity
    6.7/10(62 votes)

    S3:E14

    Alice's date gets two extra tickets to a celebrity ball and everyone wants to go.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Alice Season 3 Episode 23 - My Fair Vera
    6.5/10(52 votes)

    S3:E23

    Acclaimed as ""brilliant"" in her role as Cinderella, Vera is asked to audition for a part in a supermarket commercial.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Block Those Kicks" is the best rated episode of "Alice" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 92 votes. Directed by William Asher and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/22/1978. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "What're You Doing New Year's Eve?".