Kiss Our Grits

In Season 3, Episode 13, Flo winds up without a date for New Year's Eve so Mel recruits her to work in the diner. When she blurts out over the telephone to a radio show that she's alone, she suddenly has more company than anyone could bargain for.

In Season 3 Episode 12, Alice causes problems for Tommy when she falls for his school principal.

Mel almost loses the diner in a bet, so Alice, Flo, and Vera all give up a bad habit to help Mel kick his.

In Season 3, Episode 4, Vera has a boyfriend and Alice, Flo and Mel can't wait to meet him.

Season 3, Ep 1: Alice's son, Tommy, is becoming a behavior problem at home. Mel thinks he can raise him but finds their lifestyles collide, with a bang.

An earthquake shakes up Mel's Diner, but the girls recover quickly when a surprise savings account is disclosed.

Mel tells Alice, Flo, and Vera he must fire one of them to cut overhead.

Singing star Jerry Reed comes to Mel's Diner with some concert tickets and gets stuck there.

The waitresses spend a holiday weekend locked up with Mel in the diner's storeroom.

Mel is celebrating his fiftieth birthday and is expecting a surprise party. When it seems it is not going to happen, he is disappointed; but alice and the gang finally get him, and the party becomes a roast.

Desi Arnaz guests as a famous philandering fashion photographer whose marriage is in trouble.

Flo gets swept off her feet and almost into a Middle Eastern potentate's harem.

Flo's rodeo-riding brother, Jimmy Joe, has his heart set on marrying Alice, all to the distress of his horse, Beatrice, who becomes emotionally upset at the wedding plans.

Alice and the gang at Mel's Diner are shocked when a young man voices his protest over food additives.

Alice's course in psychology causes a lot of friction at the diner, but with a happy ending.

Alice must delicately rebuff the romantic advances of basketball star Stretch Parker -- a high school senior.

Flo causes chaos at the diner with her failing eyesight, and then causes almost as much of a stir when she gets -- and loses -- her contact lens.

Vera believes that God is visiting Mel's Diner when George Burns drops in. She has seen his movie, "Oh God!", three times and her faith is unshakable; until Flo intervenes as only Flo can.

Mel ruins everyone's holiday -- until he thinks of a unique scheme to provide Alice and the others a white Christmas. The only problem is, their gets stuck in a snowstorm.

Alice finds herself in the middle of a miracle as Flo and Mel find themselves romantically attracted to each other.

At Alice's for a brunch, Mel injures his back and has to stay there for two weeks, so the girls bring his poker game to him -- with hilarious results.

Alice and the gang at the diner discover that one of their regular customers may be a notorious gangster and fugitive for the last 30 years -- who is now wanted by the FBI as a witness.

Alice, Flo, and Vera go to a new singles' bar in hopes of meeting Mr. Wonderful, who turns out to be a rat.

Alice is moonlighting as a singer while Mel is irate at her tardiness caused by lack of sleep.

Labor relations become severely strained at Mel's Diner when he hires a man to work as a waiter -- at more money than he's paying Alice, Flo, and Vera -- so the girls quit and leave Mel high and dry.

Alice and the gang at Mel's Diner meet an old Native American who claims the diner has been built on his ancestral burial grounds and who has returned there to die. Vera dates a man who makes her forget Clint Eastwood.

Alice is flashed outside Mel's Diner and Flo faces a handsome ex-husband who wants to get a divorce -- again.

When Alice is given the opportunity to star in a television commercial for Mel's Diner, her gold opportunity quickly turns to brass.

Everyone tries to convince Alice that "finders keepers, losers weepers" is their motto when Flo finds $40,000 under a chair in the diner.

When Alice can't convince Mel that charity should begin at home, she resorts to burglary to correct an innocent mistake.

Alice and Flo come to the aid of Vera's love life and send her off on a dangerous liaison.

When Alice and Flo temporarily become roommates, they hilariously overturn the adage, opposites attract.

Alice owes the government $2000 according to an IRS agents who wants more in return than back taxes.

When Alice's quick thinking prevents a bank robbery, Mel's diner becomes the target for the inept, would-be bandit.

Alice catches a gypsy stealing silverware, and has a string of bad luck after the woman curses her.

No one is hurt when Flo demolishes Mel's car in a freak accident--at least not until Mel finds out!

Alice is caught in the middle when Mel falls in love--three times in one week!

Everyone believes it's wedding bells for Vera and the local mortician. Everyone, that is, except Alice, who thinks there's something strange about Vera's new beau.

Pt. 1 - Alice discovers that her mother-in-law's idea of a "short visit" is 20 or 30 years. Pt. 2 - Alice sends for reinforcements when she is unable to move her "live-in" mother-in-law.

Alice is torn between letting her son be "one of the boys" and compromising her principles.

When Alice receives a proposal of marriage, Flo tries to convince her friend that the only bed of roses in marriage is the one in your garden.

Alice and Flo come to the rescue when Vera decides life isn't worth living.

When Alice tries to help Flo capture the man of her dreams, the result is a hilarious nightmare of good and bad intentions.

The time has come for Tommy to learn the facts of life, and although Alice knows the facts, she can't find the words.

A food critic eats at Mel's Diner and dies.

Alice is plagued by obscene phone calls and reluctantly becomes a pistol-packing mama.

Alice makes quite an impression after a one-night singing engagement in a local nightclub.

Alice is surprised to learn that her husband had purchased a life insurance policy before his death and shocked when she finds our that the beneficiary is another woman!

When Mel (Vic Tayback) decides to go fishing with an old college buddy who turns out to be a handsome football player, Alice (Linda Lavin) decides it's time to get back in the game of love.

Season 1 Episode 1 - Alice works at Mel's Diner with Flo and Vera. A talent agent comes to town and Alice is hoping for a big break.