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Alice•Season 3•Episode 2

Car Wars

7.9/10 · 73 votesOct 1, 197830 min

Ranked #4 of 24 in Season 3•+0.5 vs season avg

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

Directed byWilliam Asher
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E1 7.7

Take Him, He's Yours

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E3 7.8

Citizen Mel

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E4 7.7

Vera's Popcorn Romance

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E5 8.4

Block Those Kicks

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E6 7.1

What Happened to the Class of '78?

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E7 7.8

Better Never Than Late

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E8 7.0

Mel's in a Family Way

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E9 7.0

Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?

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E10 6.9

The Happy Hoofers

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E11 7.6

A Slight Case of ESP

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E12 8.2

The Principal of the Thing

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E13 8.4

What're You Doing New Year's Eve?

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E14 6.7

Sweet Charity

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E15 7.1

The Fourth Time Around

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E16 7.0

Tommy's First Love

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E17 7.3

Mel Grows Up

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E18 6.8

Vera's Broken Heart

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E19 7.6

Alice's Decision

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E20 7.9

The Last Stow It (1)

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E21 7.8

The Last Stow It (2)

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E22 6.9

If the Shoe Fits

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E23 6.5

My Fair Vera

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E24 7.2

Flo Finds Her Father

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Linda Lavin

Linda Lavin

Alice Hyatt

Philip McKeon

Philip McKeon

Tommy Hyatt

Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback

Mel Sharples

Beth Howland

Beth Howland

Vera Louise Gorman-Novak

Polly Holliday

Polly Holliday

Florence Jean Castleberry

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William Asher

William Asher

Director

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Episode Summary

"Car Wars" is episode 2 of Alice season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 73 votes, ranking #4 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by William Asher, it aired on October 1, 1978.

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