E1 - Bet a Million, Mel

Aired: October 04, 1981

Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.

E2 - Guinness on Tap

Aired: October 11, 1981

Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.

E3 - Comrade Mel

Aired: October 18, 1981

A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.

E4 - Alice's Halloween Surprise

Aired: October 25, 1981

On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.

E5 - Alice's Big Four-Oh!

Aired: November 08, 1981

It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.

E6 - Mel's Cousin, Wendell

Aired: November 15, 1981

Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.

E7 - Vera's Bouncing Check

Aired: November 29, 1981

Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.

E8 - After Mel's Gone

Aired: December 06, 1981

Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.

E9 - Mel's Christmas Carol

Aired: December 20, 1981

The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.

E10 - The Wild One

Aired: December 27, 1981

Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""

E11 - Alice Calls the Shots

Aired: January 03, 1982

Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.

E12 - Not with My Niece You Don't

Aired: January 17, 1982

Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.

E13 - Queen of Soaps

Aired: January 31, 1982

After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.

E14 - Sharples vs. Sharples

Aired: February 07, 1982

Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.

E15 - Valentine's Day Massacre

Aired: February 14, 1982

Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.

E16 - The Best Little Waitress in the World

Aired: February 21, 1982

A book on building self-confidence inspires Vera to become ""the best little waitress in the world!"" Later, Mel leaves a newly confident Vera in charge of the diner.

E17 - Alice and the Acorns

Aired: March 07, 1982

Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.

E18 - Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker

Aired: March 14, 1982

To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.

E19 - Mel Wins By a Nose

Aired: March 21, 1982

Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.

E20 - Give My Regrets to Broadway

Aired: April 04, 1982

Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.

E21 - Vera's Reunion Romance

Aired: April 11, 1982

Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.

E22 - Monty Falls for Alice

Aired: April 18, 1982

A jilted acquaintance flips for Alice on the first bounce and when she doesn't reciprocate his feelings he threatens to jump from the Mel's Diner sign.

E23 - Spell Mel's

Aired: May 02, 1982

To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.

E24 - My Mother the Landlord

Aired: May 16, 1982

Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.