Episodes 24

1 The Second Time 'Round

October 2, 1977

30m

A suspected flasher and Flo's third ex-husband (Rod McCary) stir things up at Mel's Diner.

2 The Indian Taker

October 9, 1977

30m

A Native American who claims Mel's diner is built on sacred ground refuses to leave.

3 86 the Waitresses

October 23, 1977

30m

Mel incites his waitresses to quit by giving a new waiter better wages than theirs.

4 Alice by Moonlight

October 30, 1977

30m

Alice's moonlighting job as a nightclub singer is taking its toll on her waitress job.

5 Single Belles

November 6, 1977

30m

The girls accept an invitation to visit a new singles bar.

6 The Sixty Minutes Man

November 13, 1977

30m

Alice suspects that a diner regular is really an incognito mobster.

7 That Old Back Magic

December 4, 1977

30m

Mel can't be moved after his bad back flares up at Alice's place.

8 Love is Sweeping the Counter

December 11, 1977

30m

Endearments replace the insults in Flo and Mel's relationship after they attend an out-of-town game together.

9 A Semi-Merry Christmas

December 18, 1977

30m

Alice and friends are snowbound en route to her cousin's for Christmas.

10 Oh! George Burns

January 1, 1978

30m

When George Burns stops into Mel's, Vera believes that he's actually the Deity he played in the movie Oh, God!

11 The Eyes of Texas

January 8, 1978

30m

Flo's vanity keeps her from getting the eyeglasses she obviously needs.

12 Love is a Free Throw

January 15, 1978

30m

An amorous high-school basketball star starts putting the moves on Alice.

13 Close Encounters of the Worst Kind

January 22, 1978

30m

Hostility rages at Mel's after the workers decide to vent their petty grievances.

14 The Pharmacist

January 29, 1978

30m

A pharmacist protesting food additives threatens to take his life in Mel's Diner.

15 Love Me, Love My Horse

February 5, 1978

30m

Flo fixes up Alice with her bronco-busting brother (Burton Gilliam).

16 The Reporter

February 12, 1978

30m

An investigative reporter seeks refuge in Mel's Diner.

17 Florence of Arabia

February 19, 1978

30m

Flo is courted by a rich Arab (Richard Libertini) who, unknown to her, already has three wives.

18 The Cuban Connection

February 26, 1978

30m

Alice mediates a squabble between a womanizing photographer (Desi Arnaz)and his fed-up wife (Janis Paige).

19 Mel's Big Five-0

March 5, 1978

30m

To Mel's disappointment, the girls take him at his word when he says he doesn't want a 50th-birthday party.

20 Don't Lock Now

March 12, 1978

30m

Mel wants to know who's stealing food and making long-distance phone calls from the diner.

21 The Star in the Storeroom

March 19, 1978

30m

Because she once baby-sat Jerry Reed, Flo is hounded for tickets to the singer's concert. Jerry plays himself.

22 The Bus

March 26, 1978

30m

Mel and the staff prepare for a bus load of hungry customers.

23 Mel's Recession

April 2, 1978

30m

Mel considers firing a waitress to save money.

24 Earthquake

April 9, 1978

30m

Everyone's rattled when a Native American predicts an earthquake.

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