Episodes List
Ep.1 Bet a Million, Mel
Air Date: 1981-10-04
Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.
Ep.2 Guinness on Tap
Air Date: 1981-10-11
Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.
Ep.3 Comrade Mel
Air Date: 1981-10-18
A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.
Ep.4 Alice's Halloween Surprise
Air Date: 1981-10-25
On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.
Ep.5 Alice's Big Four-Oh!
Air Date: 1981-11-08
It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.
Ep.6 Mel's Cousin, Wendell
Air Date: 1981-11-15
Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.
Ep.7 Vera's Bouncing Check
Air Date: 1981-11-29
Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.
Ep.8 After Mel's Gone
Air Date: 1981-12-06
Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.
Ep.9 Mel's Christmas Carol
Air Date: 1981-12-20
The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.
Ep.10 The Wild One
Air Date: 1981-12-27
Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""
Ep.11 Alice Calls the Shots
Air Date: 1982-01-03
Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.
Ep.12 Not with My Niece You Don't
Air Date: 1982-01-17
Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.
Ep.13 Queen of Soaps
Air Date: 1982-01-31
After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.
Ep.14 Sharples vs. Sharples
Air Date: 1982-02-07
Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.
Ep.15 Valentine's Day Massacre
Air Date: 1982-02-14
Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.
Ep.16 The Best Little Waitress in the World
Air Date: 1982-02-21
A book on building self-confidence inspires Vera to become ""the best little waitress in the world!"" Later, Mel leaves a newly confident Vera in charge of the diner.
Ep.17 Alice and the Acorns
Air Date: 1982-03-07
Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.
Ep.18 Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker
Air Date: 1982-03-14
To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.
Ep.19 Mel Wins By a Nose
Air Date: 1982-03-21
Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.
Ep.20 Give My Regrets to Broadway
Air Date: 1982-04-04
Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.
Ep.21 Vera's Reunion Romance
Air Date: 1982-04-11
Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.
Ep.22 Monty Falls for Alice
Air Date: 1982-04-18
A jilted acquaintance flips for Alice on the first bounce and when she doesn't reciprocate his feelings he threatens to jump from the Mel's Diner sign.
Ep.23 Spell Mel's
Air Date: 1982-05-02
To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.
Ep.24 My Mother the Landlord
Air Date: 1982-05-16
Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.
