E1 - Sorry, Wrong Lips

Aired: October 06, 1982

Debbie Reynolds plays an actress whose torrid memoirs convince Mel he's the one she remembers as the greatest kisser in her life.

E2 - Do You Take . . . ?

Aired: October 13, 1982

Mel tries to outdo an old buddy who shows up boasting a track record of fast living and sporting a blonde on his arm as proof.

E3 - The Secret of Mel's Diner

Aired: October 20, 1982

There's gold in them there walls, or so Mel reckons after learning that the eccentric who built his diner left $20,000 stashed in another building.

E4 - Alice at the Palace

Aired: October 27, 1982

Joel Grey offers his services gratis as the leading man in a musical revue bankrolled by Mel and featuring Alice. Mel, however, has never heard of Grey and gives the role to his bookie.

E5 - Joel Grey Saves the Day

Aired: November 03, 1982

Joel Grey walks out after producer Mel turns a revue about New York into a desert musical with tunes like ""Two Tootsies from Tucson"" and ""Ramona from Arizona.""

E6 - Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving

Aired: November 10, 1982

Alice's meddlesome mother knocks the stuffing out of her daughter's Thanksgiving dinner.

E7 - Carrie on the Rebound

Aired: January 09, 1983

Carrie is slow to come out of a depression after a quickie divorce.

E8 - Jolene's Brother Jonas

Aired: January 16, 1983

Jolene's brother pays a surprise visit, but the surprise is on him, he gets an icy reception from his sister.

E9 - Alice Sees the Light

Aired: February 28, 1983

Everyone takes with a grain of salt Alice's claim that she saw a UFO.

E10 - Vera the Virtuoso

Aired: March 07, 1983

Vera, whose cello playing can reduce a virtuoso to tears, is asked to play in a local string quartet.

E11 - Alice Faces the Music

Aired: March 14, 1983

The waitresses pit their musical knowledge against that of three plumbers on a TV quiz show.

E12 - Tommy, the Jailbird

Aired: March 21, 1983

Alice fears that freshman Tommy is abusing his new freedom away from home by majoring in extracurricular activities.

E13 - Jolene and the Night Watchman

Aired: March 28, 1983

Jolene can't bring herself to bruise the tender feelings of a bruiser who saved her life and now considers her his girl.

E14 - Mel's Dream Car

Aired: April 11, 1983

Mel is stripping his gears over his jazzy new Porsche he purchased for a measly $20.

E15 - Come Back Little Sharples

Aired: April 17, 1983

Mel has had it up to his keister with the way things are going so he absconds to his apartment for a beer and pizza binge.

E16 - Vera, the Torch

Aired: April 24, 1983

Vera wishes her landlady the worst for evicting her pets then feels responsible when the old crank's apartment catches on fire.

E17 - The Grass is Always Greener

Aired: May 01, 1983

In role reversals, Mel becomes an employee by accepting an executive position with a catering firm, and the waitresses become owners by buying his diner.

E18 - Tommy Fouls Out

Aired: May 15, 1983

Afraid that he's lost the ""right stuff,"" Tommy quits the basketball team.

E19 - Vera on the Lam

Aired: May 22, 1983

After Mel decides to have the waitresses bonded, Vera owns up to a criminal past and takes it on the lam.

E20 - Mel's Cousin Wendy?

Aired: May 29, 1983

To steal a competitor's secret sauce recipe, Mel persuades his cousin to pose as a woman and apply for a job as a Burger Baby.

E21 - Sweet Erasable Mel

Aired: June 05, 1983

Mel's experiment with a computer goes well until Vera enters a transaction and erases every trace of Mel's financial existance.

E22 - Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant

Aired: June 12, 1983

Using Tommy's marketing advice, Mel increases his business but also learns he's heading for bankruptcy.

E23 - Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag

Aired: September 18, 1983

Jolene's hair is standing on end with a cat burglar prowling her neighborhood.