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Alice•Season 9•Episode 3

Big, Bad Mel

7.4/10 · 51 votesNov 4, 198430 min

Ranked #3 of 16 in Season 9•+0.7 vs season avg

Mel gets an F for buying a day school to raze for a parking lot.

Directed byMarc Daniels

Written byStephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman

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Seasons9

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Season 9 Episodes16

Romancing Mister Stone

Space Sharples

E3 7.4Now viewing

Big, Bad Mel

Houseful of Hunnicutts

Tommy's Lost Weekend

Undercover Mel

Footloose Mel

Vera's Anniversary Blues

Kiss the Grill Goodbye

Vera, the Nightbird

Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore (1)

Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore (2)

The Night They Raided Debbie's

One on One

Vera's Grounded Gumshoe

Th-th-th-that's All, Folks

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

Charles Levin

Charles Levin

Elliot Novak

Crew3

Marc Daniels

Marc Daniels

Director

S

Stephen Sustarsic

Writer

D

David Adam Silverman

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Big, Bad Mel" is episode 3 of Alice season 9. It scored 7.4/10 from 51 votes, ranking #3 of 16 episodes this season (season average 6.7). Directed by Marc Daniels and written by Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman, it aired on November 4, 1984.

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