Alice Season 6, Episode 6: Mel's Cousin, Wendell

1

Bet a Million, Mel

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

30 min

2

Guinness on Tap

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

30 min

3

Comrade Mel

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

30 min

4

Alice's Halloween Surprise

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

30 min

5

Alice's Big Four-Oh!

It's Alice's 40th birthday, and for the milestone she gets a millstone, a visit from her meddling mother.

30 min

6

Mel's Cousin, Wendell

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

30 min

7

Vera's Bouncing Check

Against Mel's orders, Vera cashes a check for an old flame, who's nowhere to be found when it bounces.

30 min

8

After Mel's Gone

Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.

30 min

9

Mel's Christmas Carol

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

30 min

10

The Wild One

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

30 min

11

Alice Calls the Shots

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

30 min

12

Not with My Niece You Don't

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

30 min

13

Queen of Soaps

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

30 min

14

Sharples vs. Sharples

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

30 min

15

Valentine's Day Massacre

Valentine's Day promises anything but hearts and flowers for the diner staff, who all quarrel with their dates.

30 min

16

The 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.

30 min

17

Alice and the Acorns

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

30 min

18

Jolene 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.

30 min

19

Mel Wins By a Nose

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

30 min

20

Give My Regrets to Broadway

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

30 min

21

Vera's Reunion Romance

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

30 min

22

Monty 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.

30 min

23

Spell Mel's

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

30 min

24

My 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.

30 min