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The Worst Episodes of Alice

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Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Alice Season 9 Episode 14 - One on One
    5.2/10(41 votes)

    #1 - One on One

    S9:E14

    Mel is a taskmaster in training Jolene for tryouts with a pro basketball team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  2. Alice Season 9 Episode 8 - Vera's Anniversary Blues
    5.6/10(54 votes)

    #2 - Vera's Anniversary Blues

    S9:E8

    Vera yearns for a romantic first wedding anniversary, but it gets off to anything but a romantic start and goes rapidly downhill from there.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Lisa A. Bannick, Jack Carrerow

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  3. Alice Season 9 Episode 13 - The Night They Raided Debbie's
    5.6/10(44 votes)

    #3 - The Night They Raided Debbie's

    S9:E13

    Answering a room-to-rent ad, Vera and Elliot's pushy landlady pushes herself and her kitschy furniture into their home and lives.

    Director:Nancy Walker
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Alice Season 2 Episode 2 - The Indian Taker
    5.8/10(76 votes)

    #4 - The Indian Taker

    S2:E2

    A Native American who claims Mel's diner is built on sacred ground refuses to leave.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  5. Alice Season 9 Episode 4 - Houseful of Hunnicutts
    5.8/10(44 votes)

    #5 - Houseful of Hunnicutts

    S9:E4

    Jolene loves her family, but finds it too much of a good thing when her father, five brothers, grandmother and family dog park themselves in her one-bedroom apartment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Lisa A. Bannick, Jack Carrerow

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  6. Alice Season 2 Episode 12 - Love is a Free Throw
    6.0/10(71 votes)

    #6 - Love is a Free Throw

    S2:E12

    An amorous high-school basketball star starts putting the moves on Alice.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Alice Season 8 Episode 14 - Lies My Mother Told Me
    6.0/10(45 votes)

    #7 - Lies My Mother Told Me

    S8:E14

    After 40 years, Mel learns that his mother lied when she told him his dog was a war hero.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Sid Dorfman

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  8. Alice Season 7 Episode 12 - Tommy, the Jailbird
    6.2/10(51 votes)

    #8 - Tommy, the Jailbird

    S7:E12

    Alice fears that freshman Tommy is abusing his new freedom away from home by majoring in extracurricular activities.

    Director:Mel Ferber
    Writers:Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman

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  9. Alice Season 8 Episode 6 - The Over-the-Hill Girls
    6.2/10(75 votes)

    #9 - The Over-the-Hill Girls

    S8:E6

    Both Carrie and Alice are turned down as singers by a supper club owner who thinks they're too old for the job.

    Director:Tom Trbovich
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Alice Season 8 Episode 15 - Alice and the Devoted Dentist
    6.2/10(44 votes)

    #10 - Alice and the Devoted Dentist

    S8:E15

    When Alice chips a tooth eating Mel's chili, he sends her to his dentist who takes one look at her X-rays and falls madly in love.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Alice Season 8 Episode 18 - My Dinner with Debbie
    6.2/10(48 votes)

    #11 - My Dinner with Debbie

    S8:E18

    By proving she's a better cook than Mel, Vera's acerbic landlady may have found the elusive way to his heart through his stomach.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Alice Season 2 Episode 15 - Love Me, Love My Horse
    6.3/10(63 votes)

    #12 - Love Me, Love My Horse

    S2:E15

    Flo fixes up Alice with her bronco-busting brother (Burton Gilliam).

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Tom Whedon

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  13. Alice Season 4 Episode 4 - Vera Robs the Cradle
    6.3/10(58 votes)

    #13 - Vera Robs the Cradle

    S4:E4

    Just one dance lesson and Tommy falls head over heels for his instructor, Vera.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Alice Season 4 Episode 17 - Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot
    6.3/10(53 votes)

    #14 - Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot

    S4:E17

    Mel plays host to a buddy whose wife has just left him.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Alice Season 5 Episode 17 - The Great Escape
    6.3/10(57 votes)

    #15 - The Great Escape

    S5:E17

    A trucker chooses Mel's Diner as the place to tell her amorous driving partner to hit the road.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  16. Alice Season 5 Episode 18 - Alice Strikes Up the Band
    6.3/10(49 votes)

    #16 - Alice Strikes Up the Band

    S5:E18

    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:Unknown

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  17. Alice Season 7 Episode 7 - Carrie on the Rebound
    6.3/10(47 votes)

    #17 - Carrie on the Rebound

    S7:E7

    Carrie is slow to come out of a depression after a quickie divorce.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Bob Bendetson

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  18. Alice Season 8 Episode 21 - Don't Play It Again, Elliot
    6.3/10(43 votes)

    #18 - Don't Play It Again, Elliot

    S8:E21

    A gift piano comes between Vera and Elliot when she can't pry him away from it.

    Directors:Nancy Walker, Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Alice Season 1 Episode 15 - Mel's in Love
    6.4/10(72 votes)

    #19 - Mel's in Love

    S1:E15

    Mel falls in love with a young nature hiker from New Jersey.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Alice Season 1 Episode 19 - The Pain of No Return
    6.4/10(74 votes)

    #20 - The Pain of No Return

    S1:E19

    Alice might be in trouble with Uncle Sam when she learns that her recently decease husband never paid his back taxes.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Alice Season 4 Episode 15 - Carrie's Wedding
    6.4/10(65 votes)

    #21 - Carrie's Wedding

    S4:E15

    Mel is delighted that his mother is planning to remarry until he meets his prospective stepfather.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Alice Season 4 Episode 23 - Cook's Tour
    6.4/10(52 votes)

    #22 - Cook's Tour

    S4:E23

    Mel is receptive to an infatuated tour guide, as long as she keeps steering tourists into his diner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo

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  23. Alice Season 5 Episode 14 - Alice's Son, the Drop-out
    6.4/10(49 votes)

    #23 - Alice's Son, the Drop-out

    S5:E14

    Tommy is cutting classes to pursue a singing career and his first job is singing at a juice saloon.

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Alice Season 5 Episode 19 - Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?
    6.4/10(44 votes)

    #24 - Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?

    S5:E19

    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:Unknown

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  25. Alice Season 6 Episode 10 - The Wild One
    6.4/10(64 votes)

    #25 - The Wild One

    S6:E10

    Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""

    Director:Marc Daniels
    Writer:Michael Weinberger

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Worst Episodes Summary

"One on One" is the worst rated episode of "Alice". It scored 5.2/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo, it aired on 3/5/1985. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Vera's Anniversary Blues".