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Alice•Season 5•Episode 20

Baby Makes Five

6.5/10 · 47 votesMay 3, 198130 min

Ranked #16 of 20 in Season 5•−0.6 vs season avg

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

Written byTom Whedon
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E1 8.1

Mel and the Green Machine

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E2 7.2

Dog Day Evening

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E3 8.2

Vegas (1)

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E4 7.3

Vegas (2)

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E5 7.0

Vera's Aunt Agatha

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E6 8.4

Tommy's T.K.O.

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E7 7.3

The New Improved Mel

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E8 7.1

Carrie Sings the Blues

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E9 7.3

Henry's Bitter Half

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E10 6.8

Alice Locks Belle Out

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E11 6.9

Vera Goes Out On a Limb

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E12 7.7

The Jerry Reed Fish Story

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E13 6.7

Bye Bye, Birdie

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E14 6.4

Alice's Son, the Drop-out

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E15 6.7

Carrie Chickens Out

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E16 7.6

Macho, Macho Mel

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E17 6.3

The Great Escape

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E18 6.3

Alice Strikes Up the Band

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E19 6.4

Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?

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Baby Makes Five

Cast6

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

Celia Weston

Celia Weston

Jolene Hunnicutt

Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

Belle Dupree

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Tom Whedon

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Episode Summary

"Baby Makes Five" is episode 20 of Alice season 5. It scored 6.5/10 from 47 votes, ranking #16 of 20 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Written by Tom Whedon, it aired on May 3, 1981.

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