Season 3
1978 · 24 episodes
Episodes
1. Take Him, He's Yours
September 24, 1978 · 30m
Alice takes Mel up on his boast that he can raise her son better than she.
2. Car Wars
October 1, 1978 · 30m
Mel sells the girls a car that won't start.
3. Citizen Mel
October 8, 1978 · 30m
Mel identifies a holdup man who has a record for assaulting a previous witness.
4. Vera's Popcorn Romance
October 15, 1978 · 30m
Vera meets a new boy friend at the movies, but refuses to bring him to the diner.
5. Block Those Kicks
October 22, 1978 · 30m
The diner personnel try to kick their bad habits.
6. What Happened to the Class of '78?
October 29, 1978 · 30m
Flo's night life interferes with her night-school studies.
7. Better Never Than Late
November 5, 1978 · 30m
While Mel is sleeping in the storeroom, Alice is robbed at gunpoint at the counter.
8. Mel's in a Family Way
November 11, 1978 · 30m
Mel mistakes Alice's intentions when she invites him for a family dinner.
9. Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?
November 19, 1978 · 30m
Mel unwittingly buys stolen turkeys for a Thanksgiving dinner he is having for orphans.
10. The Happy Hoofers
November 26, 1978 · 30m
Mel is unhappy because Alice's second job — delivering singing telegrams — makes her late for the diner.
11. A Slight Case of ESP
December 3, 1978 · 30m
Despite his skepticism, Mel tries to find a way to exploit Vera's knack for foretelling the future.
12. The Principal of the Thing
December 10, 1978 · 30m
Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).
13. What're You Doing New Year's Eve?
December 31, 1978 · 30m
Flo finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve.
14. Sweet Charity
January 14, 1979 · 30m
Alice's date gets two extra tickets to a celebrity ball and everyone wants to go.
15. The Fourth Time Around
January 21, 1979 · 30m
Flo and Mel's brother (Carmine Caridi) decide to take a chance at marriage — even though it's the fourth time for each.
16. Tommy's First Love
January 28, 1979 · 30m
Alice is angry when Tommy conducts his first romance on her telephone.
17. Mel Grows Up
February 5, 1979 · 30m
Mel's pushy mother winters nearby, and Mel's not sure that he'll make it to spring.
18. Vera's Broken Heart
February 18, 1979 · 30m
Vera is heartbroken after her boyfriend tells her that he's marrying someone else.
19. Alice's Decision
February 25, 1979 · 30m
Alice's long-awaited break, a chance to fill a vacancy in a traveling trio will break her heart if she has to hit the road without Tommy.
20. The Last Stow It (1)
March 11, 1979 · 30m
Mel tells the girls to ""stow it"" for the last time, then sells the diner to a humorless martinet.
21. The Last Stow It (2)
March 11, 1979 · 30m
Unable to buy back his diner from the new restaurateur, Mel opens an eatery in Alice's apartment.
22. If the Shoe Fits
March 18, 1979 · 30m
Alice and Vera vie for a role in a production being cast by an attractive director(Fred McCarren).
23. My Fair Vera
March 25, 1979 · 30m
Acclaimed as ""brilliant"" in her role as Cinderella, Vera is asked to audition for a part in a supermarket commercial.
24. Flo Finds Her Father
April 1, 1979 · 30m
Alice tries to bridge the rift between Flo and her father, who is now sorry for deserting the family when she was a little girl.