Alice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Alice
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1976-08-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-03-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 7553
• IMDb ID: tt0073955
• TVDB ID: 77406

Cast and credited roles

• Linda Lavin — Alice Hyatt
• Beth Howland — Vera Louise Gorman
• Vic Tayback — Mel Sharples
• Philip McKeon — Tommy Hyatt
• Alfred Lutter III — Tommy Hyatt
• Polly Holliday — Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry
• Celia Weston — Jolene Hunnicutt
• Diane Ladd — Belle Dupree
• Charles Levin — Elliot Novak

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1976-08-31; final listed air date 1977-03-26; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1977-10-02; final listed air date 1978-04-09; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 1978-09-24; final listed air date 1979-04-01; episode order: 24.
• Season 4: premiered 1979-09-23; final listed air date 1980-04-06; episode order: 24.
• Season 5: premiered 1980-11-02; final listed air date 1981-05-03; episode order: 20.
• Season 6: premiered 1981-10-04; final listed air date 1982-05-16; episode order: 24.
• Season 7: premiered 1982-10-06; final listed air date 1983-09-18; episode order: 23.
• Season 8: premiered 1983-10-02; final listed air date 1984-05-20; episode order: 23.
• Season 9: premiered 1984-10-14; final listed air date 1985-03-19; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Alice on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.