Alice: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Alice Season 2.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Take Him, He's Yours
Sep 24, 1978 · 30 min
Alice takes Mel up on his boast that he can raise her son better than she.
Citizen Mel
Oct 8, 1978 · 30 min
Mel identifies a holdup man who has a record for assaulting a previous witness.
Vera's Popcorn Romance
Oct 15, 1978 · 30 min
Vera meets a new boy friend at the movies, but refuses to bring him to the diner.
Block Those Kicks
Oct 22, 1978 · 30 min
The diner personnel try to kick their bad habits.
What Happened to the Class of '78?
Oct 29, 1978 · 30 min
Flo's night life interferes with her night-school studies.
Better Never Than Late
Nov 5, 1978 · 30 min
While Mel is sleeping in the storeroom, Alice is robbed at gunpoint at the counter.
Mel's in a Family Way
Nov 11, 1978 · 30 min
Mel mistakes Alice's intentions when she invites him for a family dinner.
Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?
Nov 19, 1978 · 30 min
Mel unwittingly buys stolen turkeys for a Thanksgiving dinner he is having for orphans.
The Happy Hoofers
Nov 26, 1978 · 30 min
Mel is unhappy because Alice's second job — delivering singing telegrams — makes her late for the diner.
A Slight Case of ESP
Dec 3, 1978 · 30 min
Despite his skepticism, Mel tries to find a way to exploit Vera's knack for foretelling the future.
The Principal of the Thing
Dec 10, 1978 · 30 min
Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).
What're You Doing New Year's Eve?
Dec 31, 1978 · 30 min
Flo finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve.
Sweet Charity
Jan 14, 1979 · 30 min
Alice's date gets two extra tickets to a celebrity ball and everyone wants to go.
The Fourth Time Around
Jan 21, 1979 · 30 min
Flo and Mel's brother (Carmine Caridi) decide to take a chance at marriage — even though it's the fourth time for each.
Tommy's First Love
Jan 28, 1979 · 30 min
Alice is angry when Tommy conducts his first romance on her telephone.
Mel Grows Up
Feb 5, 1979 · 30 min
Mel's pushy mother winters nearby, and Mel's not sure that he'll make it to spring.
Vera's Broken Heart
Feb 18, 1979 · 30 min
Vera is heartbroken after her boyfriend tells her that he's marrying someone else.
Alice's Decision
Feb 25, 1979 · 30 min
Alice's long-awaited break, a chance to fill a vacancy in a traveling trio will break her heart if she has to hit the road without Tommy.
The Last Stow It (1)
Mar 11, 1979 · 30 min
Mel tells the girls to ""stow it"" for the last time, then sells the diner to a humorless martinet.
The Last Stow It (2)
Mar 11, 1979 · 30 min
Unable to buy back his diner from the new restaurateur, Mel opens an eatery in Alice's apartment.
If the Shoe Fits
Mar 18, 1979 · 30 min
Alice and Vera vie for a role in a production being cast by an attractive director(Fred McCarren).
My Fair Vera
Mar 25, 1979 · 30 min
Acclaimed as ""brilliant"" in her role as Cinderella, Vera is asked to audition for a part in a supermarket commercial.
Flo Finds Her Father
Apr 1, 1979 · 30 min
Alice tries to bridge the rift between Flo and her father, who is now sorry for deserting the family when she was a little girl.