Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag. Air Date : 4th-Oct-1981  Read More

Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record. Air Date : 11th-Oct-1981  Read More

A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom. Air Date : 18th-Oct-1981  Read More

On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening. Air Date : 25th-Oct-1981  Read More

It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother. Air Date : 8th-Nov-1981  Read More

Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera. Air Date : 15th-Nov-1981  Read More

Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces. Air Date : 29th-Nov-1981  Read More

Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs. Air Date : 6th-Dec-1981  Read More

The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera. Air Date : 20th-Dec-1981  Read More

Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady."" Air Date : 27th-Dec-1981  Read More

Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip. Air Date : 3rd-Jan-1982  Read More

Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece. Air Date : 17th-Jan-1982  Read More

After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits. Air Date : 31st-Jan-1982  Read More

Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook. Air Date : 7th-Feb-1982  Read More

Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates. Air Date : 14th-Feb-1982  Read More

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. Air Date : 21st-Feb-1982  Read More

Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex. Air Date : 7th-Mar-1982  Read More

To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite. Air Date : 14th-Mar-1982  Read More

Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum. Air Date : 21st-Mar-1982  Read More

Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway. Air Date : 4th-Apr-1982  Read More

Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger. Air Date : 11th-Apr-1982  Read More

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. Air Date : 18th-Apr-1982  Read More

To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000. Air Date : 2nd-May-1982  Read More

Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase. Air Date : 16th-May-1982  Read More