Ranked #11 of 24 in Season 4•+0.1 vs season avg
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.
Linda Lavin
Alice Hyatt
Philip McKeon
Tommy Hyatt
Vic Tayback
Mel Sharples
Beth Howland
Vera Louise Gorman-Novak
Polly Holliday
Florence Jean Castleberry
Diane Ladd
Belle Dupree
Linda Morris
Writer
Vic Rauseo
Writer
Marc Daniels
Director
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"For Whom the Belle Toils" is episode 19 of Alice season 4. It scored 7.3/10 from 71 votes, ranking #11 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Marc Daniels and written by Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo, it aired on March 2, 1980.