This is a list of episodes from the fifth season of Alice.

Alice
Season 5
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseNovember 2, 1980 (1980-11-02) –
May 3, 1981 (1981-05-03)
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Episodes

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971"Mel and the Green Machine"Lee LochheadLinda Morris & Vic RauseoNovember 2, 1980 (1980-11-02)167201
Alice becomes Mel's conscience when he accidentally receives thousands of dollars from an automatic teller.
982"Dog Day Evening"Marc DanielsGeorge Arthur BloomNovember 9, 1980 (1980-11-09)167202
The staff is trapped in the diner with two guard dogs.
993"Hello Vegas, Goodbye Diner"Marc DanielsMark Egan & Mark Solomon (part 1)November 16, 1980 (1980-11-16)167203–167204
1004Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo (part 2)
Mel announces to the waitresses that he has gambled away the diner. Mel can get his diner back if he can convince Robert Goulet to perform at a run-down Vegas motel.
1015"Vera's Aunt Agatha"Marc DanielsBob Fisher & Arthur MarxNovember 23, 1980 (1980-11-23)167205
Mel ruins Vera's plans to take off for Mexico with her free-spirited aunt.
1026"Tommy's TKO"Marc DanielsLinda Morris & Vic RauseoNovember 30, 1980 (1980-11-30)167206
Tommy is dismissed from school after Mel shows him how to fight.
1037"The New Improved Mel"Marc DanielsMark Egan & Mark SolomonDecember 7, 1980 (1980-12-07)167207
Mel turns over a new leaf after attending an old Navy buddy's funeral.
1048"Carrie Sings the Blues"Christine Ballard & Linda LavinMark Egan & Mark SolomonDecember 21, 1980 (1980-12-21)167208
Carrie's marriage is almost destroyed because of Mel's selfishness.
1059"Henry's Bitter Half"Lee LochheadMark Egan & Mark SolomonJanuary 4, 1981 (1981-01-04)167209
Henry's wife Chloe (special guest star Ruth Buzzi) has been extra nice to him making him think she is having an affair, so to get back at her he claims he is having an affair with Alice.
10610"Alice Locks Belle Out"Nick HavingaBob Fisher & Arthur MarxJanuary 11, 1981 (1981-01-11)167210
Belle finds herself out on the doorstep until Alice's "Sam Butler" saves the day.
10711"Vera Goes Out on a Limb"Marc DanielsLinda Morris & Vic RauseoJanuary 18, 1981 (1981-01-18)167211
Vera chains herself to the limb of a tree to keep it from being chopped down.
10812"The Jerry Reed Fish Story"Marc DanielsBob Fisher & Arthur MarxFebruary 1, 1981 (1981-02-01)167214
Returning from a fishing trip with Charlie and Jerry Reed (in a return guest appearance), Mel's chance to meet Dolly Parton is almost ruined by a fish which was caught by Jerry, that the waitresses found in the refrigerator, and then cut up, not aware of whose it is.
10913"Bye Bye, Birdie"Marc DanielsGeorge Arthur BloomFebruary 8, 1981 (1981-02-08)167213
Vera is finally able to pay for her pet parrot, Birdie. When Birdie imitates everything Mel says, Mel yells and the parrot dies.
11014"Alice's Son, the Drop-Out"Marc DanielsBob Fisher & Arthur MarxFebruary 15, 1981 (1981-02-15)167212
Exhausted from working a night job, Tommy misses his first college class.
11115"Carrie Chickens Out"Marc DanielsBob Fisher & Arthur MarxFebruary 22, 1981 (1981-02-22)167215
Mel comes to work one day and is surprised to find his mother Carrie has come to town for another visit. She quickly takes over the diner and starts running the kitchen herself.
11216"Macho, Macho Mel"Marc DanielsMark Egan & Mark SolomonMarch 8, 1981 (1981-03-08)167216
While taking out the garbage, Mel has an encounter with a little old lady who catches him by surprise when she mugs him. However, when Mel recounts the story, she suddenly becomes four thugs. Mel quickly eats his words when the she is captured.
11317"The Great Escape"Marc DanielsVic Rauseo & Linda Morris and Mark Egan & Mark SolomonMarch 15, 1981 (1981-03-15)167217
A cross-country trucker's former partner (Celia Weston) gets a waitressing job at the diner.
11418"Alice Strikes Up the Band"Marc DanielsMark Egan & Mark SolomonMarch 29, 1981 (1981-03-29)167218
Alice's success as a substitute singer with a band forces her into a tough decision.
11519"Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?"Marc DanielsBob Fisher & Arthur MarxApril 5, 1981 (1981-04-05)167219
Mel kisses Vera, Vera takes the kiss seriously, not realizing it was just a ploy to make his girlfriend Marie jealous.
11620"Baby Makes Five"Christine Ballard & Linda LavinCharles Isaacs & Tom WhedonMay 3, 1981 (1981-05-03)167220
Vera finds an abandoned baby and soon becomes attached, refusing to give up the baby girl. She looks into adopting her.

Broadcast history

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The season originally aired Sundays at 9:00-9:30 pm (EST).[1][2]

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