Season 4

1979–1980

Sep 23, 1979 · 30m

Telly Savalas gives star-struck Vera a thrill when he stops by the diner while she's working there alone. When no one believes her story, she quits in a huff.

E2. Mona Lisa Alice

Sep 30, 1979 · 30m

Alice's sour reaction to Tommy's matchmaking efforts threatens Mel's new promotional gimmick which is free meals to customers if his waitresses don't smile.

E3. Mel Loves Marie

Oct 7, 1979 · 30m

Mel gives a big engagement ring to his girlfriend Marie, but the sparkle quickly fades when he insists that she sign a premarital agreement.

E4. Vera Robs the Cradle

Oct 21, 1979 · 30m

Just one dance lesson and Tommy falls head over heels for his instructor, Vera.

E5. Flo's Chili Reception

Oct 28, 1979 · 30m

Mel is convinced that his chief competitor is romancing Flo just to get the recipe for Mel's Texas-style chili, rated by a food critic as being ""the best in the West.""

E6. Little Alice Bluenose

Nov 4, 1979 · 30m

Vera's boyfriend objects to her sketching nude males in art class.

E7. Carrie Sharples Strikes Again

Nov 11, 1979 · 30m

The return of Mel's domineering mother does nothing for his ego because after his back goes out, the customers flock in, for his mother's cooking.

E8. Mel's in the Kitchen With Dinah

Nov 18, 1979 · 30m

Things get hotter than Mel's chili when Dinah Shore invites Mel to prepare his recipe on her show and bring along one, but only one waitress.

E9. Cabin Fever

Dec 2, 1979 · 30m

Mel, his girlfriend and the waitresses spend the weekend packed like sardines in a fishing cabin.

E10. My Cousin, Art Carney

Dec 9, 1979 · 30m

Vera asks Art Carney, a sixth cousin on her father's side, to endorse Mel's chili, so it can be marketed frozen as Chili con Carney.

E11. Mel, the Magi

Dec 23, 1979 · 30m

A yule tale (with a touch of O. Henry's ""The Gift of the Magi"") finds the girls pooling their meager resources to celebrate Christmas at the diner.

E12. Good Buddy Flo

Jan 6, 1980 · 30m

Flo takes the wheel herself when she learns that her trucker beau has a female partner.

E13. Alice in TV Land

Jan 13, 1980 · 30m

Tommy stirs up trouble by candidly discussing his elders on a TV talk show.

E14. Alice Beats the Clock

Jan 27, 1980 · 30m

Mel installs a time clock which prompts the waitresses to demand overtime for the Sunday cleanup they used to do for nothing.

E15. Carrie's Wedding

Feb 3, 1980 · 30m

Mel is delighted that his mother is planning to remarry until he meets his prospective stepfather.

E16. My Funny Valentine Tux

Feb 10, 1980 · 30m

Tommy has his heart set on taking his girl to a formal Valentine's dance and he needs a tuxedo.

E17. Auld Acquaintances Should Be Forgot

Feb 17, 1980 · 30m

Mel plays host to a buddy whose wife has just left him.

E18. Flo's Farewell

Feb 24, 1980 · 30m

A wealthy Houston restaurateur offers Flo a job she finds hard to refuse.

E19. For Whom the Belle Toils

Mar 2, 1980 · 30m

Mel hires Belle, a Mississippi belle who rings Mel's chimes as ""one of the best waitresses I've ever had."" However, Belle is now aiming for lusher pastures as a country-music writer.

E20. One Too Many Girls

Mar 9, 1980 · 30m

The new waitress Belle is making big points with her old boss Mel, but she's scoring zero with Alice and Vera.

E21. Vera, the Vamp

Mar 16, 1980 · 30m

Heartbroken over her boy friend's sudden lack of attention, Vera begs Belle to transform her into a sex goddess.

E22. Profit Without Honor

Mar 23, 1980 · 30m

Mel signs a profit-sharing agreement with the girls just before learning he'll get a tidy sum for letting the city condemn his property.

E23. Cook's Tour

Mar 30, 1980 · 30m

Mel is receptive to an infatuated tour guide, as long as she keeps steering tourists into his diner.

E24. Here Comes Alice Cottontail

Apr 6, 1980 · 30m

Alice allows Tommy to stay with Mel, prompting a wager between Alice and Mel, she bets that he will kick Tommy out and Mel bets that Alice will snoop on her son.