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The Best Episodes of Alice Season 5

Every episode of Alice Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alice Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Alice Season 5 Episode 1 - Mel and the Green Machine
    8.1/10(69 votes)

    #1 - Mel and the Green Machine

    S5:E1

    An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  2. Alice Season 5 Episode 2 - Dog Day Evening
    7.3/10(58 votes)

    #2 - Dog Day Evening

    S5:E2

    After his safe is stolen, Mel rents the services of two very efficient guard dogs.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Alice Season 5 Episode 3 - Vegas (1)
    8.3/10(66 votes)

    #3 - Vegas (1)

    S5:E3

    Robert Goulet makes an appearance when Vera wins a free trip to Las Vegas and Alice, Mel and Belle tag along to try their luck.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Alice Season 5 Episode 4 - Vegas (2)
    7.3/10(62 votes)

    #4 - Vegas (2)

    S5:E4

    Mel may get his diner back if Belle can get Robert Goulet to perform for a Las Vegas casino owner but when it seems she can't get him, Alice steps in and impersonates him.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  5. Alice Season 5 Episode 5 - Vera's Aunt Agatha
    7.0/10(54 votes)

    #5 - Vera's Aunt Agatha

    S5:E5

    Vera's Aunt Agatha, a freewheeling sexagenarian, makes a pit stop in Phoenix while motorcycling to Mexico. This prompts Vera to make a life altering decision, whether or not to ride off into the sunset with her aunt.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Alice Season 5 Episode 6 - Tommy's T.K.O.
    8.5/10(65 votes)

    #6 - Tommy's T.K.O.

    S5:E6

    Against Alce's expressed wishes, Mel secretly teaches Tommy how to take care of a school bully.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  7. Alice Season 5 Episode 7 - The New Improved Mel
    7.3/10(53 votes)

    #7 - The New Improved Mel

    S5:E7

    The sparsely attended funeral of a buddy persuade Mel to become Mr. Nice Guy and ensure a decent turnout at his own burial.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Alice Season 5 Episode 8 - Carrie Sings the Blues
    7.1/10(55 votes)

    #8 - Carrie Sings the Blues

    S5:E8

    Mel's mother is singing the blues because her husband of six months has just left her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Alice Season 5 Episode 9 - Henry's Bitter Half
    7.3/10(53 votes)

    #9 - Henry's Bitter Half

    S5:E9

    Henry's convinced that his wife of 20 years is suddenly being nice because she's having an affair, so he tells her he's having one too, with Alice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Alice Season 5 Episode 10 - Alice Locks Belle Out
    6.8/10(54 votes)

    #10 - Alice Locks Belle Out

    S5:E10

    As the new manager of her apartment building, Alice has the unenviable task of locking out a delinquent fellow tenant, Belle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Alice Season 5 Episode 11 - Vera Goes Out On a Limb
    6.9/10(59 votes)

    #11 - Vera Goes Out On a Limb

    S5:E11

    Vera goes out on a limb to save a century old tree in front of the diner from being cut down for a road-widening project.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  12. Alice Season 5 Episode 12 - The Jerry Reed Fish Story
    7.8/10(68 votes)

    #12 - The Jerry Reed Fish Story

    S5:E12

    The waitresses cut up a huge fish they find in the refrigerator, unaware that singer Jerry Reed had left it there until he could have it stuffed.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Alice Season 5 Episode 13 - Bye Bye, Birdie
    6.8/10(55 votes)

    #13 - Bye Bye, Birdie

    S5:E13

    Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Alice Season 5 Episode 14 - Alice's Son, the Drop-out
    6.4/10(50 votes)

    #14 - Alice's Son, the Drop-out

    S5:E14

    Tommy is cutting classes to pursue a singing career and his first job is singing at a juice saloon.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Alice Season 5 Episode 15 - Carrie Chickens Out
    6.6/10(52 votes)

    #15 - Carrie Chickens Out

    S5:E15

    During a visit, Carrie plans to help out at the diner and cook but a fed up Mel kicks her out and she goes to work for a competitor.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Alice Season 5 Episode 16 - Macho, Macho Mel
    7.6/10(61 votes)

    #16 - Macho, Macho Mel

    S5:E16

    When, Mel recounts the story of the little old lady who mugged him, the old lady becomes four thugs.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Alice Season 5 Episode 17 - The Great Escape
    6.2/10(55 votes)

    #17 - The Great Escape

    S5:E17

    A trucker chooses Mel's Diner as the place to tell her amorous driving partner to hit the road.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  18. Alice Season 5 Episode 18 - Alice Strikes Up the Band
    6.3/10(50 votes)

    #18 - Alice Strikes Up the Band

    S5:E18

    Alice thinks she has found her main chance when she lands a gig singing at a big banquet with a 1940's theme and an influential audience of restaurant owners.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Alice Season 5 Episode 19 - Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?
    6.5/10(46 votes)

    #19 - Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?

    S5:E19

    Mel suddenly takes a romantic interest in Vera, who doesn't realize it's just a ploy to make his girlfriend, Marie, jealous.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Alice Season 5 Episode 20 - Baby Makes Five
    6.6/10(48 votes)

    #20 - Baby Makes Five

    S5:E20

    Vera refuses to give up the baby girl someone left in her pile of wash at the laundromat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Mel and the Green Machine" is the best rated episode of "Alice" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo, it aired on 11/2/1980. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Dog Day Evening".