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Character DetailsProfessionAgentRomantic InvolvementsUnknownFirst AppearanceLast AppearanceCurrentStory RoleAgent & assistant to Alice in the field.BiographyA man of few words, ready to do whatever needs to be done, Ben is the quintessential 'cool guy'. He pursues his duties with a single-minded effectiveness and seems rarely to waste his energy on emotions. His remarks are dry and to the point. He worked as a medic in Korea during the war in order to finance his medical studies and find a cure for his sister’s illness. As her health deteriorated, and he was not granted leave, he left his battalion to visit her anyway. This absence got him sent to prison, where he first meets. Overcome with grief and guilt, haunted by his failure to save his sister and the horrors of the war, he takes the job on Alice’s team hoping to make up for the past in some way by saving lives.
All Items (55). #; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Other. Albert Aleksandr Alice Wallace Alustuz Amanda Tanner Amy. Alice was a leading party in the conflict against the Umbrella Corporation during the Global T-virus Pandemic. Originally a high-ranking Umbrella security operative, she joined a deep cover operation by members of the US law enforcement to reveal the company's illegal viral research data to the world.
Underneath his hard shell lies a deeply hurt man with a lingering need to open up and live again.SkillsBen is a combat-trained physician and medical expert. His military training means that he can react in a split-second and neutralize threats immediately. His imposing stature and superior strength signify that he also has the means to do so.Additional InformationBen grew up in Little Italy, New York and thereby knows some Italian.
Title card 1976–78Created byBased onbyStarring(1976–80)(1980–81)(1981–85)(1983–85)Theme music composer(music)(lyrics)Opening theme'There's a New Girl in Town'performed byCountry of originUnited StatesNo. Of seasons9No. Of episodes202 ProductionExecutive producer(s)(1976–77)William P. D'Angelo (1976–77)(1976–77)Thomas Kuhn (1977(?)–?)(1977(?)–?)Running time22–25 minutesProduction company(s)D'Angelo-Bullock-Allen Productions(1976-1977)(season 1)DistributorReleaseOriginal networkAudio formatOriginal releaseAugust 31, 1976 ( 1976-08-31) –March 19, 1985 ( 1985-03-19)ChronologyRelated showsAlice is an American television series that aired on from August 31, 1976, to March 19, 1985. The series is based on the 1974 film. The show stars in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner in,. Most of the episodes revolve around events at, where Alice is employed.
Contents.Series summary Alice Spivak Hyatt (Lavin) is an unemployed widow after her husband Donald is killed in a trucking accident, and with her young son Tommy (played by in the, reprising his role from the film, but portrayed by thereafter) heads from their home to to pursue a singing career. Her car breaks down in Phoenix (from a presumed engine fire, as seen in the opening credits), and we meet her soon after she has taken a job as a waitress at Mel's Diner, on the outskirts of Phoenix. (The later seasons' exterior shots were of a real diner, named Mel's, still in operation in Phoenix). Alice works alongside Mel Sharples , the grouchy, stingy owner and cook of the greasy spoon, and fellow waitresses and friends, sassy, man-hungry Florence Jean 'Flo' Castleberry , and neurotic, scatterbrained Vera Louise Gorman.Each episode invariably started inside the diner, and most if not all subsequent scenes took place there as well. A frequent set for non-diner scenes was Alice's one-bedroom apartment in the Desert Sun apartments.
(Tommy used the bedroom and Alice slept on a sleeper sofa in the living room.) Vera and Mel's studio apartments and Flo's trailer were occasionally seen. Two of the diner's biggest competitors, Barney's Burger Barn and Vinnie's House of Veal, were sometimes mentioned.The diner had its share of regular customers through the years, such as Tommy's basketball coach Earl Hicks , local trucker Chuck (Duane R. Campbell), and Henry Beesmeyer , a telephone repairman who always joked about Mel's cooking. Henry's oft-mentioned wife Chloe was seen in one episode, played. Celebrities playing either themselves or other characters (including, and ) were a hallmark of the show.Polly Holliday left the show to star in her own series,. In the episode airing February 24, 1980, Flo leaves to take a hostess job in. On the way to Houston, Flo stops at her hometown (which she refers to by its moniker 'Cowtown').
Flo decides to buy and run a failing roadhouse bar there, which she renames Flo's Yellow Rose. Polly Holliday never made a guest appearance on Alice after beginning Flo, although including Flo were shown in the final episode of Alice.
Vic Tayback made one guest appearance on Flo., who received an nomination for her portrayal of Flo in the film version joined the cast in 1980 as Isabelle 'Belle' Dupree, a hard-edged but kind-hearted woman. She had been a waitress of Mel's in the past, during which the two had a romantic relationship. Despite Ladd's - performance as Belle, the character was not retained for the duration of the series and was replaced early in 1981, the character making one last appearance in which she telephones the diner to inform everyone that she had taken a job as a backup singer in,. It has been said that Ladd clashed with her co-stars, and no flashbacks including Belle were shown during the series' final episode.
Season 8: (Alice), (Jolene), and (Vera)Theatre actress then joined the cast as the good-natured, boisterous truck driver Jolene Hunnicutt, who came from Myrtle Point, South Carolina. Jolene arrives as she and her male driving partner are in the midst of an argument over his unwelcome advances, during which she throws and breaks many of Mel's dishes. Mel agrees to hire her 'temporarily' to work off the cost of the dishes, but she stays until the end of the series. Jolene frequently mentions her grandmother, 'Granny Gums', who had only three or four teeth. Jolene also mentions her distant relative, a character from the concurrent CBS series. In one episode guest stars in this role, along with fellow Dukes character.The latter years of the show focused on some character development, such as the hasty courtship and marriage of Vera and lovable cop Elliot.
Tommy eventually goes to college and is seen less frequently. In the final season, the character of Alice was absent several times due to Lavin's directing a number of episodes and playing the character of Mrs.
Walden, Vera's wizened, abrasive landlady of arbitrary foreign origin. The final story arc began in the spring of 1985, when country singer Travis Marsh (played by Lavin's real-life husband Kip Niven), discovering that he's falling for Alice, 'kidnaps' her to take her to Nashville, telling her it's time to follow her dream there. Bewildered at the thought of her dreams finally coming true, Alice agrees, but not without extracting a promise from Travis to drive her back to Phoenix so she can get her affairs in order, including ending her current relationship with a writer.In the, which aired March 19, 1985, typical of sitcoms of the era, news of several life-changing events is revealed within a matter of minutes.
After 9 years of trying, Alice finally gets a recording contract and is moving to Nashville with Travis Marsh. Vera announces she is pregnant and decides to be a full-time mother, Elliott having been promoted from officer to detective. Jolene's 'Granny Gums' dies and leaves her enough money to open her own beauty parlor in her hometown. Besides all three waitresses suddenly leaving simultaneously, by an amazing coincidence Mel has just sold the diner for a large amount of money to a real-estate developer and must close within days.
On closing day, he surprisingly gives each waitress a $5,000 farewell bonus. The remainder of the episode shows to humorous and major events, and many of the big stars who had appeared on the show, including. Finally, while cleaning out her locker, Alice finds the 'Waitress Wanted' sign that first drew her to the diner. The series' regular customers, including Henry, Chuck, and Earl, say their emotional farewells, followed by Elliot, and finally the principal characters Tommy, Jolene, Vera, and Alice.
The last thing we see is Mel putting up the 'Closed' sign and locking up. The waitresses at Mel's Diner from left: Vera (Beth Howland), Alice (Linda Lavin), Flo (Polly Holliday). Ongoing gags and catchphrases Flo's, 'Kiss my grits!' , enjoyed widespread popularity at the time the character appeared on Alice. According to Polly Holliday, the line was originally written as, 'Kiss my honeydew!' , but did not get any laughs.
(In the original film, Flo, as played by Diane Ladd, tells Mel in one scene to, 'Kiss me where the sun don't shine.' ) Another of Flo's catchphrases was, 'When donkeys fly!'
Since her portrayal of Flo, Polly Holliday has refused to repeat her famous 'grits' line.In an attempt to duplicate the success of Flo's 'Kiss my grits!' , Belle began using a new put-down: 'Butter my biscuits!'
Belle often used the phrase, 'My little voice', who called her 'Isabelle', which she usually used when starting to tell others what she thinks is best.Mel would snipe, 'Stow it!' At anyone he had qualms with, especially his waitstaff. Was usually followed by either 'Alice', 'Vera', 'Flo' 'Belle', or 'Blondie' (in reference to Jolene). He would also bark, 'Bag it, Blondie!' He eventually gave Vera the nickname 'Dingy' and would occasionally bellow 'Stow it, Dingy' at her.
Jolene would sometimes say, 'When pigs wear perfume.' In a handful of episodes, Alice put on a double-breasted suit and fedora to assume the character of husky-voiced 'Sam Butler', a mobster she made up as a ruse to fool her intended target. Linda Lavin also played the role of Mrs. Walden in the last season, once even playing both Alice and Mrs. Walden in a split-screen dual role.Part of Mel's Diner was often destroyed, such as by Flo's crashing a truck through the front, Mel chopping down a tree which landed on the diner, Mel accidentally having the building targeted for demolition, and the waitresses crashing a through the roof (upon which Jolene cries, 'We went to the bad place and it looks just like Mel's!'
In one episode, a wrecking ball destroyed the front of the diner because someone could not read Mel's handwriting.Mel was a for punctuality. In the fourth season, he installs a time clock, which ends up working to the waitresses' advantage due to significant overtime, and he finally smashes it onto the floor. Mel also had a strict rule against, often leading to one or more waitresses getting fired, but he always rehired them before the end of each episode.Although he had a fairly loyal clientele, Mel's food and cooking were constantly criticized by his waitresses and customers alike—especially Henry, who always blamed it for his. However, Mel's was popular and became a of several episodes.
During the first season, a newspaper food critic (played by ) dropped dead while eating Mel's chili, but it turned out that tainted from a was to blame. Guest star in one episode was to be the spokesman for retail distribution of Mel's Chili ('Chili con Carney') but backed out when he discovered Vera was a distant relative with part ownership in the venture. The popularity of Mel's Chili also led to an appearance on 's talk show, which led to some bickering among the waitresses because Mel could take only one person along, but everyone ended up going. ^ Tied with. Tied with The CBS Tuesday Night Movie, andSyndication and international broadcasts Alice was seen in:. from June 2, 1980, to September 17, 1982, on daytime at 10:30 a.m. (EST), replacing (before it was itself replaced with );.
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The show returned to ION on November 24, 2007, with two back-to-back episodes at 7:00pm EST Monday through Thursday, and continued until the entire series' episodes had been aired. It was replaced by on April 7, 2008. started airing episodes in April 2017.
starting airing episodes in January 2018.International Alice was shown in the UK by, starting on 27 August 1984. At first, the series was shown each weekday at 5.00pm, before moving to a twice-weekly slot later. No breaks between seasons were made and the final episode was shown in October 1986.Home media On June 27, 2006, six episodes of Alice were released on DVD by as part of the Warner Bros.' Television Favorites compilation series. on. 2009-02-24 at the at the Internet Movie Database. ^ 2009-01-10 at the at the Internet Movie Database.
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