Alice
Mel Grows Up
Season 3, Episode 17 · Aired 1979-02-05
Synopsis
Mel's pushy mother, Carrie, stops by Phoenix to visit her son and announces that she plans to stay for the entire winter. Mel quickly finds that living with his mother again is too close for comfort but is unable to stand up to her.
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