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Mel's Diner is the setting for the 1976−1985 American TV series Alice. It is a fictional roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona , that serves locals and truckers. It has a counter, two large booths and a couple of tables.
Victor Tayback (January 6, 1930 – May 25, 1990) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples on the television sitcom Alice (1976–1985), as well as his multiple guest appearances on The Love Boat (1977–1987).
The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.
Season and series finale: Vera announces she's pregnant as husband Elliot gets promoted to police detective, Jolene decides to open a beauty shop, and Alice sets off to be a singer. Mel is offered a bundle from a land developer to sell the diner and he decides to jump at the chance, even though Mel's Diner will be demolished.
Recently widowed mother Alice Hyatt, who works as a waitress at Mel's Diner, hopes for a big break when a man claiming to be a talent agent (Dennis Dugan) arrives. 2 "Alice Gets a Pass"
The title was shortened to "Alice," and Lavin became a role model for working moms as Alice Hyatt, a widowed mother with a 12-year-old son working in a roadside diner outside Phoenix. The show ...
Alice began the season airing Sunday nights at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST) from October 6 to October 2, 1983, [1] before being moved to the 9:30-10:00 pm (EST) time slot on February 12, 1984, [2] where it remained for the remainder of the TV season.
When Artie , a muscle-bound watchman who happens to be a regular customer at Mel's Diner, saves Jolene's life after she's almost run down by a car, he now believes that she's now his girlfriend. 154 14