7.9/10 68 votes#1 - Mel and the Green Machine
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/1980
An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel.
Director: N/A
Writer: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
- 7.5/10 63 votes
#2 - Dog Day Evening
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/1980
After his safe is stolen, Mel rents the services of two very efficient guard dogs.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 63 votes
#3 - Vegas (1)
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/1980
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: N/A
- 7.4/10 64 votes
#4 - Vegas (2)
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/1980
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
Writer: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
- 7.3/10 59 votes
#5 - Vera's Aunt Agatha
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/23/1980
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: N/A
- 8.0/10 59 votes
#6 - Tommy's T.K.O.
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/30/1980
Against Alce's expressed wishes, Mel secretly teaches Tommy how to take care of a school bully.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
- 7.5/10 59 votes
#7 - The New Improved Mel
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/1980
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: N/A
- 7.3/10 62 votes
#8 - Carrie Sings the Blues
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/21/1980
Mel's mother is singing the blues because her husband of six months has just left her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 59 votes
#9 - Henry's Bitter Half
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/1981
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10 59 votes
#10 - Alice Locks Belle Out
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/1981
As the new manager of her apartment building, Alice has the unenviable task of locking out a delinquent fellow tenant, Belle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10 63 votes
#11 - Vera Goes Out On a Limb
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/1981
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
Writer: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
- 7.3/10 62 votes
#12 - The Jerry Reed Fish Story
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/1981
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: N/A
- 7.0/10 59 votes
#13 - Bye Bye, Birdie
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/1981
Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10 55 votes
#14 - Alice's Son, the Drop-out
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/1981
Tommy is cutting classes to pursue a singing career and his first job is singing at a juice saloon.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 59 votes
#15 - Carrie Chickens Out
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/1981
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: N/A
- 7.4/10 59 votes
#16 - Macho, Macho Mel
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/8/1981
When, Mel recounts the story of the little old lady who mugged him, the old lady becomes four thugs.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/10 57 votes
#17 - The Great Escape
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/1981
A trucker chooses Mel's Diner as the place to tell her amorous driving partner to hit the road.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
- 6.6/10 54 votes
#18 - Alice Strikes Up the Band
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/29/1981
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: N/A
- 6.9/10 53 votes
#19 - Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/5/1981
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: N/A
- 6.7/10 54 votes
#20 - Baby Makes Five
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/1981
Vera refuses to give up the baby girl someone left in her pile of wash at the laundromat.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
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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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Mel and the Green Machine" is the best rated episode of "Alice" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 68 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo, it aired on 11/2/1980. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Dog Day Evening".