Alice
Love is a Free Throw
Season 2, Episode 12 · Aired 1978-01-11
Synopsis
A high school basketball player falls for Alice when Tommy invites him over for dinner. He slips into depression when she refuses to go to the prom with him.
In the series
This episode is part of Alice (1976–1985) on CBS.
Kiss my grits — Mel's Diner as working-class stage and catchphrase factory.
Key cast
- Linda Lavin as Alice Hyatt
- Vic Tayback as Mel Sharples
- Polly Holliday as Flo Castleberry
- Beth Howland as Vera Louise Gorman
- Philip McKeon as Tommy Hyatt