Season 6

E1. Bet a Million, Mel

Oct 4, 1981 · 30m

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

E2. Guinness on Tap

Oct 11, 1981 · 30m

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

E3. Comrade Mel

Oct 18, 1981 · 30m

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

E4. Alice's Halloween Surprise

Oct 25, 1981 · 30m

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

E5. Alice's Big Four-Oh!

Nov 8, 1981 · 30m

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

Nov 15, 1981 · 30m

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

E7. Vera's Bouncing Check

Nov 29, 1981 · 30m

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

Dec 6, 1981 · 30m

Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.

E9. Mel's Christmas Carol

Dec 20, 1981 · 30m

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

E10. The Wild One

Dec 27, 1981 · 30m

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

E11. Alice Calls the Shots

Jan 3, 1982 · 30m

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

E12. Not with My Niece You Don't

Jan 17, 1982 · 30m

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

E13. Queen of Soaps

Jan 31, 1982 · 30m

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

E14. Sharples vs. Sharples

Feb 7, 1982 · 30m

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

E15. Valentine's Day Massacre

Feb 14, 1982 · 30m

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

Feb 21, 1982 · 30m

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

Mar 7, 1982 · 30m

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

E18. Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker

Mar 14, 1982 · 30m

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

Mar 21, 1982 · 30m

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

E20. Give My Regrets to Broadway

Apr 4, 1982 · 30m

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

E21. Vera's Reunion Romance

Apr 11, 1982 · 30m

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

E22. Monty Falls for Alice

Apr 18, 1982 · 30m

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

May 2, 1982 · 30m

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

E24. My Mother the Landlord

May 16, 1982 · 30m

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