Episodes List
Ep.1 Sorry, Wrong Lips
Air Date: 1982-10-06
Debbie Reynolds plays an actress whose torrid memoirs convince Mel he's the one she remembers as the greatest kisser in her life.
Ep.2 Do You Take . . . ?
Air Date: 1982-10-13
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.
Ep.3 The Secret of Mel's Diner
Air Date: 1982-10-20
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.
Ep.4 Alice at the Palace
Air Date: 1982-10-27
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.
Ep.5 Joel Grey Saves the Day
Air Date: 1982-11-03
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.""
Ep.6 Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving
Air Date: 1982-11-10
Alice's meddlesome mother knocks the stuffing out of her daughter's Thanksgiving dinner.
Ep.7 Carrie on the Rebound
Air Date: 1983-01-09
Carrie is slow to come out of a depression after a quickie divorce.
Ep.8 Jolene's Brother Jonas
Air Date: 1983-01-16
Jolene's brother pays a surprise visit, but the surprise is on him, he gets an icy reception from his sister.
Ep.9 Alice Sees the Light
Air Date: 1983-02-28
Everyone takes with a grain of salt Alice's claim that she saw a UFO.
Ep.10 Vera the Virtuoso
Air Date: 1983-03-07
Vera, whose cello playing can reduce a virtuoso to tears, is asked to play in a local string quartet.
Ep.11 Alice Faces the Music
Air Date: 1983-03-14
The waitresses pit their musical knowledge against that of three plumbers on a TV quiz show.
Ep.12 Tommy, the Jailbird
Air Date: 1983-03-21
Alice fears that freshman Tommy is abusing his new freedom away from home by majoring in extracurricular activities.
Ep.13 Jolene and the Night Watchman
Air Date: 1983-03-28
Jolene can't bring herself to bruise the tender feelings of a bruiser who saved her life and now considers her his girl.
Ep.14 Mel's Dream Car
Air Date: 1983-04-11
Mel is stripping his gears over his jazzy new Porsche he purchased for a measly $20.
Ep.15 Come Back Little Sharples
Air Date: 1983-04-17
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.
Ep.16 Vera, the Torch
Air Date: 1983-04-24
Vera wishes her landlady the worst for evicting her pets then feels responsible when the old crank's apartment catches on fire.
Ep.17 The Grass is Always Greener
Air Date: 1983-05-01
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.
Ep.18 Tommy Fouls Out
Air Date: 1983-05-15
Afraid that he's lost the ""right stuff,"" Tommy quits the basketball team.
Ep.19 Vera on the Lam
Air Date: 1983-05-22
After Mel decides to have the waitresses bonded, Vera owns up to a criminal past and takes it on the lam.
Ep.20 Mel's Cousin Wendy?
Air Date: 1983-05-29
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.
Ep.21 Sweet Erasable Mel
Air Date: 1983-06-05
Mel's experiment with a computer goes well until Vera enters a transaction and erases every trace of Mel's financial existance.
Ep.22 Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant
Air Date: 1983-06-12
Using Tommy's marketing advice, Mel increases his business but also learns he's heading for bankruptcy.
Ep.23 Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag
Air Date: 1983-09-18
Jolene's hair is standing on end with a cat burglar prowling her neighborhood.
