7.9/1089 votes#1 - Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1979
Telly Savalas gives star-struck Vera a thrill when he stops by the diner while she's working there alone. When no one believes her story, she quits in a huff.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 7.2/1060 votes
#2 - Mona Lisa Alice
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1979
Alice's sour reaction to Tommy's matchmaking efforts threatens Mel's new promotional gimmick which is free meals to customers if his waitresses don't smile.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 7.2/1056 votes
#3 - Mel Loves Marie
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1979
Mel gives a big engagement ring to his girlfriend Marie, but the sparkle quickly fades when he insists that she sign a premarital agreement.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1063 votes
#4 - Vera Robs the Cradle
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1979
Just one dance lesson and Tommy falls head over heels for his instructor, Vera.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1064 votes
#5 - Flo's Chili Reception
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1979
Mel is convinced that his chief competitor is romancing Flo just to get the recipe for Mel's Texas-style chili, rated by a food critic as being ""the best in the West.""
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1064 votes
#6 - Little Alice Bluenose
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1979
Vera's boyfriend objects to her sketching nude males in art class.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 7.0/1055 votes
#7 - Carrie Sharples Strikes Again
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1979
The return of Mel's domineering mother does nothing for his ego because after his back goes out, the customers flock in, for his mother's cooking.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1066 votes
#8 - Mel's in the Kitchen With Dinah
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1979
Things get hotter than Mel's chili when Dinah Shore invites Mel to prepare his recipe on her show and bring along one, but only one waitress.
Director: Norman Abbott
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 7.9/1067 votes
#9 - Cabin Fever
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/1979
Mel, his girlfriend and the waitresses spend the weekend packed like sardines in a fishing cabin.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Dan Wilcox, Thad Mumford
- 7.8/1071 votes
#10 - My Cousin, Art Carney
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1979
Vera asks Art Carney, a sixth cousin on her father's side, to endorse Mel's chili, so it can be marketed frozen as Chili con Carney.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 7.9/1064 votes
#11 - Mel, the Magi
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/23/1979
A yule tale (with a touch of O. Henry's ""The Gift of the Magi"") finds the girls pooling their meager resources to celebrate Christmas at the diner.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1075 votes
#12 - Good Buddy Flo
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/1980
Flo takes the wheel herself when she learns that her trucker beau has a female partner.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
- 7.5/1062 votes
#13 - Alice in TV Land
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/1980
Tommy stirs up trouble by candidly discussing his elders on a TV talk show.
Director: Norman Abbott
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1060 votes
#14 - Alice Beats the Clock
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/1980
Mel installs a time clock which prompts the waitresses to demand overtime for the Sunday cleanup they used to do for nothing.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Katherine Green
- 6.7/1070 votes
#15 - Carrie's Wedding
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/3/1980
Mel is delighted that his mother is planning to remarry until he meets his prospective stepfather.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1059 votes
#16 - My Funny Valentine Tux
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1980
Tommy has his heart set on taking his girl to a formal Valentine's dance and he needs a tuxedo.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 7.0/1058 votes
#17 - Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1980
Mel plays host to a buddy whose wife has just left him.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1076 votes
#18 - Flo's Farewell
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/1980
A wealthy Houston restaurateur offers Flo a job she finds hard to refuse.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1066 votes
#19 - For Whom the Belle Toils
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/1980
Mel hires Belle, a Mississippi belle who rings Mel's chimes as ""one of the best waitresses I've ever had."" However, Belle is now aiming for lusher pastures as a country-music writer.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
- 7.4/1054 votes
#20 - One Too Many Girls
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/9/1980
The new waitress Belle is making big points with her old boss Mel, but she's scoring zero with Alice and Vera.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1058 votes
#21 - Vera, the Vamp
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/16/1980
Heartbroken over her boy friend's sudden lack of attention, Vera begs Belle to transform her into a sex goddess.
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
- 7.2/1051 votes
#22 - Profit Without Honor
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/23/1980
Mel signs a profit-sharing agreement with the girls just before learning he'll get a tidy sum for letting the city condemn his property.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1054 votes
#23 - Cook's Tour
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 3/30/1980
Mel is receptive to an infatuated tour guide, as long as she keeps steering tourists into his diner.
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
- 7.1/1057 votes
#24 - Here Comes Alice Cottontail
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 4/6/1980
Alice allows Tommy to stay with Mel, prompting a wager between Alice and Mel, she bets that he will kick Tommy out and Mel bets that Alice will snoop on her son.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Alice Season 4
Every episode of Alice Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alice Season 4!
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Has Anyone Here Seen Telly?" is the best rated episode of "Alice" season 4. It scored 7.9/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by Marc Daniels and written by Tom Whedon, it aired on 9/23/1979. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Mona Lisa Alice".