Alice was based on the 1975 film, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. After her husband, Donald, was killed in a truck accident, Alice Hyatt and her 12-year-old son, Tommy, moved out of their home in New Jersey and headed for Hollywood. Alice's dream was to become a singer but for the time being she got work as a waitress in a greasy spoon, Mel's Diner after her car breaks down in Phoenix. Mel was gruff and demanding and constantly bossing his three waitresses around. The other two waitresses, in the beginning were Flo and Vera. Flo was the man-hungry southern belle, who's favorite saying was "Kiss My Grits." The other waitress, Vera, was shy and quiet and somewhat, as Mel put it, "dingy." Flo left in 1980 for her own series and was replaced by Belle who was later replaced by Jolene. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: 7.2/10 | |
Released: | August 31, 1976 | |
Runtime: | 30 min | |
Genres: | Comedy | |
Countries: | United States | |
Companies: | CBS Warner Bros. Television | |
Cast: | Diane Ladd Linda Lavin Vic Tayback Polly Holliday Celia Weston Charles Levin Beth Howland Alfred Lutter III Philip McKeon | |
Crew: | Bruce Johnson Robert Getchell David Susskind | |
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