Season 6 (1981)
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Episodes 24
Bet a Million, Mel
Mel borrows $10,000 against the diner to bet on a 90-to-1 nag.
Read MoreGuinness on Tap
Determined to leave her mark on the world, Vera sets out to break the tap dancing endurance record.
Read MoreComrade Mel
A towel boy from the Russian ballet takes refuge in Mel's storeroom.
Read MoreAlice's Halloween Surprise
On Halloween, Alice's latest heartthrob asks her to shepherd his four kids for the evening.
Read MoreAlice's Big Four-Oh!
It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.
Read MoreMel's Cousin, Wendell
Smooth operator Mel teaches his shy cousin, Wendell, how to score with Vera.
Read MoreVera's Bouncing Check
Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.
Read MoreAfter Mel's Gone
Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.
Read MoreMel's Christmas Carol
The ghost of a partner past gives Mel the dickens on Christmas Eve after Mel fired Alice, Jolene and Vera.
Read MoreThe Wild One
Alice's spirit inspires a biker to recruit her as his ""old lady.""
Read MoreAlice Calls the Shots
Alice blows the whistle on Tommy's basketball playing when his grades start to slip.
Read MoreNot with My Niece You Don't
Mel gives Tommy advice on how to charm the ladies, which Tommy promptly applies to Mel's niece.
Read MoreQueen of Soaps
After getting hooked on soap operas, Vera becomes a washout at work and later quits.
Read MoreSharples vs. Sharples
Mel has a beef with his mother who wants to publish his secret chili recipe in her new cookbook.
Read MoreValentine's Day Massacre
Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.
Read MoreThe Best Little Waitress in the World
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.
Read MoreAlice and the Acorns
Alice is visited by a high-school chum who's still suffering from her teenage inferiority complex.
Read MoreJolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker
To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.
Read MoreMel Wins By a Nose
Mel considers getting a nose job while undergoing surgery for a deviated septum.
Read MoreGive My Regrets to Broadway
Alice's actress friend from New York persuades Tommy that he has a brilliant future on Broadway.
Read MoreVera's Reunion Romance
Vera returns from her high-school reunion with stars in her eyes and a sparkler on her finger.
Read MoreMonty Falls for Alice
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.
Read MoreSpell Mel's
To counter a competitor whose contest is drawing customers, Mel launches one too and ups the ante to $3000.
Read MoreMy Mother the Landlord
Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.
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