Season 3

Sep 24, 1978 · 30 min

Alice takes Mel up on his boast that he can raise her son better than she.

Oct 1, 1978 · 30 min

Mel sells the girls a car that won't start.

Oct 8, 1978 · 30 min

Mel identifies a holdup man who has a record for assaulting a previous witness.

Oct 15, 1978 · 30 min

Vera meets a new boy friend at the movies, but refuses to bring him to the diner.

Oct 22, 1978 · 30 min

The diner personnel try to kick their bad habits.

Oct 29, 1978 · 30 min

Flo's night life interferes with her night-school studies.

Nov 5, 1978 · 30 min

While Mel is sleeping in the storeroom, Alice is robbed at gunpoint at the counter.

Nov 11, 1978 · 30 min

Mel mistakes Alice's intentions when she invites him for a family dinner.

Nov 19, 1978 · 30 min

Mel unwittingly buys stolen turkeys for a Thanksgiving dinner he is having for orphans.

Nov 26, 1978 · 30 min

Mel is unhappy because Alice's second job — delivering singing telegrams — makes her late for the diner.

Dec 3, 1978 · 30 min

Despite his skepticism, Mel tries to find a way to exploit Vera's knack for foretelling the future.

Dec 10, 1978 · 30 min

Tommy wants Alice to stop dating his school principal (Gary Collins).

Dec 31, 1978 · 30 min

Flo finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve.

Jan 14, 1979 · 30 min

Alice's date gets two extra tickets to a celebrity ball and everyone wants to go.

Jan 21, 1979 · 30 min

Flo and Mel's brother (Carmine Caridi) decide to take a chance at marriage — even though it's the fourth time for each.

Jan 28, 1979 · 30 min

Alice is angry when Tommy conducts his first romance on her telephone.

Feb 5, 1979 · 30 min

Mel's pushy mother winters nearby, and Mel's not sure that he'll make it to spring.

Feb 18, 1979 · 30 min

Vera is heartbroken after her boyfriend tells her that he's marrying someone else.

Feb 25, 1979 · 30 min

Alice's long-awaited break, a chance to fill a vacancy in a traveling trio will break her heart if she has to hit the road without Tommy.

Mar 11, 1979 · 30 min

Mel tells the girls to ""stow it"" for the last time, then sells the diner to a humorless martinet.

Mar 11, 1979 · 30 min

Unable to buy back his diner from the new restaurateur, Mel opens an eatery in Alice's apartment.

Mar 18, 1979 · 30 min

Alice and Vera vie for a role in a production being cast by an attractive director(Fred McCarren).

Mar 25, 1979 · 30 min

Acclaimed as ""brilliant"" in her role as Cinderella, Vera is asked to audition for a part in a supermarket commercial.

Apr 1, 1979 · 30 min

Alice tries to bridge the rift between Flo and her father, who is now sorry for deserting the family when she was a little girl.