Alice: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Alice Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Take Him, He's Yours
Sep 24, 1978
Alice takes Mel up on his boast that he can raise her son better than she.
Citizen Mel
Oct 8, 1978
Mel identifies a holdup man who has a record for assaulting a previous witness.
Vera's Popcorn Romance
Oct 15, 1978
Vera meets a new boy friend at the movies, but refuses to bring him to the diner.
What Happened to the Class of '78?
Oct 29, 1978
Flo's night life interferes with her night-school studies.
Better Never Than Late
Nov 5, 1978
While Mel is sleeping in the storeroom, Alice is robbed at gunpoint at the counter.
Mel's in a Family Way
Nov 11, 1978
Mel mistakes Alice's intentions when she invites him for a family dinner.
Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?
Nov 19, 1978
Mel unwittingly buys stolen turkeys for a Thanksgiving dinner he is having for orphans.
The Happy Hoofers
Nov 26, 1978
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
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
Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).
What're You Doing New Year's Eve?
Dec 31, 1978
Flo finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve.
Sweet Charity
Jan 14, 1979
Alice's date gets two extra tickets to a celebrity ball and everyone wants to go.
The Fourth Time Around
Jan 21, 1979
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
Alice is angry when Tommy conducts his first romance on her telephone.
Mel Grows Up
Feb 5, 1979
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
Vera is heartbroken after her boyfriend tells her that he's marrying someone else.
Alice's Decision
Feb 25, 1979
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
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
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
Alice and Vera vie for a role in a production being cast by an attractive director(Fred McCarren).
My Fair Vera
Mar 25, 1979
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
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.