7.9/10 66 votes#1 - Sorry, Wrong Lips
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/1982
Debbie Reynolds plays an actress whose torrid memoirs convince Mel he's the one she remembers as the greatest kisser in her life.
Director: Mel Ferber
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 57 votes
#2 - Do You Take . . . ?
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/1982
Mel tries to outdo an old buddy who shows up boasting a track record of fast living and sporting a blonde on his arm as proof.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 73 votes
#3 - The Secret of Mel's Diner
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/1982
There's gold in them there walls, or so Mel reckons after learning that the eccentric who built his diner left $20,000 stashed in another building.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10 58 votes
#4 - Alice at the Palace
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/1982
Joel Grey offers his services gratis as the leading man in a musical revue bankrolled by Mel and featuring Alice. Mel, however, has never heard of Grey and gives the role to his bookie.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 56 votes
#5 - Joel Grey Saves the Day
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/1982
Joel Grey walks out after producer Mel turns a revue about New York into a desert musical with tunes like ""Two Tootsies from Tucson"" and ""Ramona from Arizona.""
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 57 votes
#6 - Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/1982
Alice's meddlesome mother knocks the stuffing out of her daughter's Thanksgiving dinner.
Director: Mel Ferber
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 54 votes
#7 - Carrie on the Rebound
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 1/9/1983
Carrie is slow to come out of a depression after a quickie divorce.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Bob Bendetson
- 7.0/10 58 votes
#8 - Jolene's Brother Jonas
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 1/16/1983
Jolene's brother pays a surprise visit, but the surprise is on him, he gets an icy reception from his sister.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman
- 7.5/10 57 votes
#9 - Alice Sees the Light
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/1983
Everyone takes with a grain of salt Alice's claim that she saw a UFO.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Bob Bendetson
- 7.3/10 57 votes
#10 - Vera the Virtuoso
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/1983
Vera, whose cello playing can reduce a virtuoso to tears, is asked to play in a local string quartet.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman
- 7.4/10 54 votes
#11 - Alice Faces the Music
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/1983
The waitresses pit their musical knowledge against that of three plumbers on a TV quiz show.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman
- 6.8/10 56 votes
#12 - Tommy, the Jailbird
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/1983
Alice fears that freshman Tommy is abusing his new freedom away from home by majoring in extracurricular activities.
Director: Mel Ferber
Writer: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman
- 7.3/10 58 votes
#13 - Jolene and the Night Watchman
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 3/28/1983
Jolene can't bring herself to bruise the tender feelings of a bruiser who saved her life and now considers her his girl.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Bob Bendetson
- 7.0/10 54 votes
#14 - Mel's Dream Car
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 4/11/1983
Mel is stripping his gears over his jazzy new Porsche he purchased for a measly $20.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10 57 votes
#15 - Come Back Little Sharples
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 4/17/1983
Mel has had it up to his keister with the way things are going so he absconds to his apartment for a beer and pizza binge.
Director: Mel Ferber
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 56 votes
#16 - Vera, the Torch
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 4/24/1983
Vera wishes her landlady the worst for evicting her pets then feels responsible when the old crank's apartment catches on fire.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 56 votes
#17 - The Grass is Always Greener
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 5/1/1983
In role reversals, Mel becomes an employee by accepting an executive position with a catering firm, and the waitresses become owners by buying his diner.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
- 7.8/10 58 votes
#18 - Tommy Fouls Out
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 5/15/1983
Afraid that he's lost the ""right stuff,"" Tommy quits the basketball team.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: Michael Cassutt
- 7.2/10 52 votes
#19 - Vera on the Lam
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 5/22/1983
After Mel decides to have the waitresses bonded, Vera owns up to a criminal past and takes it on the lam.
Director: Marc Daniels
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10 58 votes
#20 - Mel's Cousin Wendy?
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 5/29/1983
To steal a competitor's secret sauce recipe, Mel persuades his cousin to pose as a woman and apply for a job as a Burger Baby.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo
- 7.3/10 58 votes
#21 - Sweet Erasable Mel
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 6/5/1983
Mel's experiment with a computer goes well until Vera enters a transaction and erases every trace of Mel's financial existance.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 56 votes
#22 - Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 6/12/1983
Using Tommy's marketing advice, Mel increases his business but also learns he's heading for bankruptcy.
Director: Mel Ferber
Writer: Bob Bendetson
- 6.9/10 57 votes
#23 - Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 9/18/1983
Jolene's hair is standing on end with a cat burglar prowling her neighborhood.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Alice Season 7
Every episode of Alice Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alice Season 7!
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Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Sorry, Wrong Lips" is the best rated episode of "Alice" season 7. It scored 7.9/10 based on 66 votes. Directed by Mel Ferber and written by N/A, it aired on 10/6/1982. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Do You Take . . . ?".