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Alice•Season 6•Episode 5

Alice's Big Four-Oh!

7.2/10 · 52 votesNov 8, 198130 min

Ranked #10 of 24 in Season 6•+0.1 vs season avg

It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.

Directed byMarc Daniels

Written byLinda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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Seasons9

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Season 6 Episodes24

Bet a Million, Mel

Guinness on Tap

Comrade Mel

Alice's Halloween Surprise

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Alice's Big Four-Oh!

Mel's Cousin, Wendell

Vera's Bouncing Check

After Mel's Gone

Mel's Christmas Carol

The Wild One

Alice Calls the Shots

Not with My Niece You Don't

Queen of Soaps

Sharples vs. Sharples

Valentine's Day Massacre

The Best Little Waitress in the World

Alice and the Acorns

Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker

Mel Wins By a Nose

Give My Regrets to Broadway

Vera's Reunion Romance

Monty Falls for Alice

Spell Mel's

My Mother the Landlord

Cast5

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

Crew3

L

Linda Morris

Writer

V

Vic Rauseo

Writer

Marc Daniels

Marc Daniels

Director

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Episode Summary

"Alice's Big Four-Oh!" is episode 5 of Alice season 6. It scored 7.2/10 from 52 votes, ranking #10 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by Marc Daniels and written by Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo, it aired on November 8, 1981.

Next: E6 · Mel's Cousin, Wendell Best of Season 6