"Alice" (1976) TV series 1976-1985

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Creator:

Robert Getchell

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

31 August 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A greasy-spoon diner in Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this long-running series. The title character...

Plot Keywords:

Diner | Aspiring Singer | Spunky | Phoenix Arizona | Waitress

Awards:

Won 8 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 22 nominations

Cast

Linda Lavin	...	Alice Hyatt (202 episodes, 1976-1985)
Beth Howland	...	Vera Louise Gorman (202 episodes, 1976-1985)
Vic Tayback	...	Mel Sharples (200 episodes, 1976-1985)
Philip McKeon	...	Tommy Hyatt (105 episodes, 1976-1985)
Polly Holliday	...	Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry (90 episodes, 1976-1980)
Celia Weston	...	Jolene Hunnicutt (90 episodes, 1981-1985)
Marvin Kaplan	...	Henry (81 episodes, 1977-1985)

Runtime:

30 min (202 episodes) | West Germany:30 min (113 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

Flo's favorite expression was "Kiss my grits!"

Quotes:

Vera Louise Gorman: [Repeated Line]
[about five seconds after realizing she's in a situation involving her and a motorized vehicle]
Vera Louise Gorman: Wait a minute. I don't know how to drive.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Thin Blue Line (1988)

Drop those straws, Vera!

"Alice" was one of the most delightfully trashy sitcoms ever to grace the airwaves. I discovered the show when The Nashville Network (R.I.P.) was rerunning it two years ago, and I couldn't help but fall madly in love with Alice, Flo, Vera, Belle, and wildly underappreciated makeup-maven Jolene. The size of that name-tag contraption/travesty that Flo is always wearing was enough to make me laugh-out-loud every time I saw it - and I finally understood how a bizarre phrase like "Kiss My Grits" could take the country by storm after hearing its immaculately trashtastic delivery.

All in all, a tasty camp treat that should be dished out with a greasy spoon by TV Land nightly.