Alice: Season 6
Season 6 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 5.
- 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 6 Progress Shield
Bet a Million, Mel
Oct 4, 1981 · 30 min
Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.
Guinness on Tap
Oct 11, 1981 · 30 min
Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.
Comrade Mel
Oct 18, 1981 · 30 min
A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.
Alice's Halloween Surprise
Oct 25, 1981 · 30 min
On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.
Alice's Big Four-Oh!
Nov 8, 1981 · 30 min
It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.
Mel's Cousin, Wendell
Nov 15, 1981 · 30 min
Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.
Vera's Bouncing Check
Nov 29, 1981 · 30 min
Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.
After Mel's Gone
Dec 6, 1981 · 30 min
Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.
Mel's Christmas Carol
Dec 20, 1981 · 30 min
The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.
The Wild One
Dec 27, 1981 · 30 min
Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""
Alice Calls the Shots
Jan 3, 1982 · 30 min
Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.
Not with My Niece You Don't
Jan 17, 1982 · 30 min
Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.
Queen of Soaps
Jan 31, 1982 · 30 min
After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.
Sharples vs. Sharples
Feb 7, 1982 · 30 min
Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.
Valentine's Day Massacre
Feb 14, 1982 · 30 min
Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.
The Best Little Waitress in the World
Feb 21, 1982 · 30 min
A book on building self-confidence inspires Vera to become ""the best little waitress in the world!"" Later, Mel leaves a newly confident Vera in charge of the diner.
Alice and the Acorns
Mar 7, 1982 · 30 min
Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.
Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker
Mar 14, 1982 · 30 min
To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.
Mel Wins By a Nose
Mar 21, 1982 · 30 min
Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.
Give My Regrets to Broadway
Apr 4, 1982 · 30 min
Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.
Vera's Reunion Romance
Apr 11, 1982 · 30 min
Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.
Monty Falls for Alice
Apr 18, 1982 · 30 min
A jilted acquaintance flips for Alice on the first bounce and when she doesn't reciprocate his feelings he threatens to jump from the Mel's Diner sign.
Spell Mel's
May 2, 1982 · 30 min
To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.
My Mother the Landlord
May 16, 1982 · 30 min
Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.