Alice
Carrie Sharples Strikes Again
Season 4, Episode 7 · Aired 1979-11-11
Synopsis
Bedridden from a bad back, Mel lets his mother run the diner and she doubles the business.
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