Alice season 7

*Alice*
Alice
Season 7
No. of episodes	23
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	October 6, 1982 –; September 18, 1983
Season chronology
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	List of episodes

This is a list of episodes from the seventh season of Alice.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
141	1	"Sorry, Wrong Lips"	Mel Ferber	Howard Liebling & Lloyd Turner	October 6, 1982 (1982-10-06)	167625
Mel believes he's the "best kisser" described in an actress's memoirs.
142	2	"Do You Take This Waitress?"	Christine Ballard & Linda Lavin	Gail Honigberg	October 13, 1982 (1982-10-13)	167478
Jolene's bribed into pretending she's Mel's girlfriend when one of his old pals arrives for a visit and Mel wants to show off.
143	3	"The Secret of Mel's Diner"	Marc Daniels	Chet Dowling & Sandy Krinski	October 20, 1982 (1982-10-20)	167484
Mel and the girls believe that buried treasure lies somewhere in the diner and they set out to find it.
144	4	"Alice at the Palace"	Marc Daniels	Mark Egan & Mark Solomon	October 27, 1982 (1982-10-27)	167621
Mel invests his track winnings in a musical starring Alice, and fires the show's star, Joel Grey, who guest stars.
145	5	"Joel Grey Saves the Day"	Marc Daniels	Mark Egan & Mark Solomon	November 3, 1982 (1982-11-03)	167622
Mel's musical gets less than rave reviews on opening night and the only person who can revive it is Joel Grey (who again guest stars).
146	6	"Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving"	Mel Ferber	Gail Honigberg	November 10, 1982 (1982-11-10)	167630
Alice's Thanksgiving turns into a disaster when her meddlesome, bossy mother (Doris Roberts) arrives for a week's visit with an upsetting announcement.
147	7	"Carrie on the Rebound"	Marc Daniels	Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson	January 9, 1983 (1983-01-09)	167628
Mel's newly-divorced mother Carrie (Martha Raye) arrives for a visit and falls for Earl.
148	8	"Jolene's Brother Jonas"	John Pasquin	David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic	January 16, 1983 (1983-01-16)	167626
Jolene thinks her brother Jonas (Guich Koock) is up to one of his schemes when he sells Mel a worm farm.
149	9	"Alice Sees the Light"	Marc Daniels	Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson	February 28, 1983 (1983-02-28)	167637
Mel's Diner suddenly becomes popular after Alice spots a UFO.
150	10	"Vera the Virtuoso"	Linda Lavin & John Pasquin	Robert Getchell & David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic	March 7, 1983 (1983-03-07)	167634
Vera's debut as a cello player in a string quartet doesn't end on a melodic note.
151	11	"Alice Faces the Music"	Marc Daniels & Vic Tayback	Robert Getchell & David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic	March 14, 1983 (1983-03-14)	167639
Alice's compassionate nature is tested when she competes against Jolene and Vera on a game show.
152	12	"Tommy, the Jailbird"	Mel Ferber	Robert Getchell & David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic	March 21, 1983 (1983-03-21)	167631
Tommy finds himself on the other side of the law when he and a college pal indulge in some wild reveling.
153	13	"Jolene and the Night Watchman"	John Pasquin	Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson	March 28, 1983 (1983-03-28)	167641
When Artie (Tony Longo), a muscle-bound watchman who happens to be a regular customer at Mel's Diner, saves Jolene's life after she's almost run down by a car, he now believes that she's now his girlfriend.
154	14	"Mel's Dream Car"	John Pasquin	Barry Gold	April 11, 1983 (1983-04-11)	167627
It's not a smooth ride for Mel when he learns that his prized car has been stolen.
155	15	"Come Back Little Sharples"	Mel Ferber	Gail Honigberg	April 17, 1983 (1983-04-17)	167638
Mel locks himself in his apartment when everyone -- including his mother -- starts to bother him.
156	16	"Vera, The Torch"	John Pasquin	Mark Egan & Mark Solomon	April 24, 1983 (1983-04-24)	167642
Vera believes she's responsible for the fire that swept through her landlord's apartment.
157	17	"The Grass is Always Greener"	Marc Daniels	Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	May 1, 1983 (1983-05-01)	167629
Mel sells the diner to the girls when he decides to accept an irresistible job offer.
158	18	"Tommy Fouls Out"	Marc Daniels	Michael Cassutt & Lew Levy	May 15, 1983 (1983-05-15)	167623
Tommy's about to hang up his basketball uniform and forfeit his college scholarship. Guest star: Meadowlark Lemon.
159	19	"Vera on the Lam"	Marc Daniels	Barry Gold	May 22, 1983 (1983-05-22)	167632
Vera has a few confessions to make when Mel decides to have the waitresses bonded.
160	20	"Mel's Cousin Wendy?"	John Pasquin	Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo	May 29, 1983 (1983-05-29)	167640
Mel asks his cousin Wendell (David Rounds) for help in a crazy scheme to try to steal a "secret sauce" recipe from a competitor.
161	21	"Sweet Erasable Mel"	John Pasquin	Betty Yahr	June 5, 1983 (1983-06-05)	167635
Mel's headed for trouble when he buys a computer to handle his bookkeeping tasks after Vera accidentally erases Mel's total existence while using it.
162	22	"Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant"	Mel Ferber	Bob Bendetson & Howard Bendetson	June 12, 1983 (1983-06-12)	167633
Alice almost loses her job when Tommy gives Mel some marketing tips.
163	23	"Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag"	Don Corvan & Linda Lavin	Gail Honigberg	September 18, 1983 (1983-09-18)	167636
Jolene's glad she learned self-defense from Vera when a cat burglar starts roaming the neighborhood.

Broadcast history

The season was aired Wednesday nights at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST) from October 6 to November 10, 1982,^[1] before being moved to Sunday nights at 9:30-10:00 pm (EST) where it aired on January 9 and January 16, 1983 ^[2]^[3] before being switched to Mondays at 9:00-9:30pm (EST). It was again moved to Sunday nights at 9:30-10-00 pm (EST) on May 1, 1983 ^[4] before the airing time was switched to 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) on Sundays on September 18, 1983.^[5]

References

[1] TV Listings for November 10, 1982

[2] TV Listings for January 9, 1983

[3] TV Listings for January 16, 1983

[4] TV Listings for May 1, 1983

[5] TV Listings for September 18, 1983

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