November 2, 1980 • 30m
An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel.
November 9, 1980 • 30m
After his safe is stolen, Mel rents the services of two very efficient guard dogs.
November 16, 1980 • 30m
Robert Goulet makes an appearance when Vera wins a free trip to Las Vegas and Alice, Mel and Belle tag along to try their luck.
November 16, 1980 • 30m
Mel may get his diner back if Belle can get Robert Goulet to perform for a Las Vegas casino owner but when it seems she can't get ...Read more
November 23, 1980 • 30m
Vera's Aunt Agatha, a freewheeling sexagenarian, makes a pit stop in Phoenix while motorcycling to Mexico. This prompts Vera to m...Read more
November 30, 1980 • 30m
Against Alce's expressed wishes, Mel secretly teaches Tommy how to take care of a school bully.
December 7, 1980 • 30m
The sparsely attended funeral of a buddy persuade Mel to become Mr. Nice Guy and ensure a decent turnout at his own burial.
December 21, 1980 • 30m
Mel's mother is singing the blues because her husband of six months has just left her.
January 4, 1981 • 30m
Henry's convinced that his wife of 20 years is suddenly being nice because she's having an affair, so he tells her he's having one too, with Alice.
January 11, 1981 • 30m
As the new manager of her apartment building, Alice has the unenviable task of locking out a delinquent fellow tenant, Belle.
January 18, 1981 • 30m
Vera goes out on a limb to save a century old tree in front of the diner from being cut down for a road-widening project.
February 1, 1981 • 30m
The waitresses cut up a huge fish they find in the refrigerator, unaware that singer Jerry Reed had left it there until he could have it stuffed.
February 8, 1981 • 30m
Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot.
February 15, 1981 • 30m
Tommy is cutting classes to pursue a singing career and his first job is singing at a juice saloon.
February 22, 1981 • 30m
During a visit, Carrie plans to help out at the diner and cook but a fed up Mel kicks her out and she goes to work for a competitor.
March 8, 1981 • 30m
When, Mel recounts the story of the little old lady who mugged him, the old lady becomes four thugs.
March 15, 1981 • 30m
A trucker chooses Mel's Diner as the place to tell her amorous driving partner to hit the road.
March 29, 1981 • 30m
Alice thinks she has found her main chance when she lands a gig singing at a big banquet with a 1940's theme and an influential au...Read more
April 5, 1981 • 30m
Mel suddenly takes a romantic interest in Vera, who doesn't realize it's just a ploy to make his girlfriend, Marie, jealous.
May 3, 1981 • 30m
Vera refuses to give up the baby girl someone left in her pile of wash at the laundromat.