Season 5

1. Mel and the Green Machine

1980-11-02 · 30m

An automated bank teller accidentally spews out $24,675 to an astonished but delighted Mel.

2. Dog Day Evening

1980-11-09 · 30m

After his safe is stolen, Mel rents the services of two very efficient guard dogs.

3. Vegas (1)

1980-11-16 · 30m

Robert Goulet makes an appearance when Vera wins a free trip to Las Vegas and Alice, Mel and Belle tag along to try their luck.

4. Vegas (2)

1980-11-16 · 30m

Mel may get his diner back if Belle can get Robert Goulet to perform for a Las Vegas casino owner but when it seems she can't get him, Alice steps in and impersonates him.

5. Vera's Aunt Agatha

1980-11-23 · 30m

Vera's Aunt Agatha, a freewheeling sexagenarian, makes a pit stop in Phoenix while motorcycling to Mexico. This prompts Vera to make a life altering decision, whether or not to ride off into the sunset with her aunt.

6. Tommy's T.K.O.

1980-11-30 · 30m

Against Alce's expressed wishes, Mel secretly teaches Tommy how to take care of a school bully.

7. The New Improved Mel

1980-12-07 · 30m

The sparsely attended funeral of a buddy persuade Mel to become Mr. Nice Guy and ensure a decent turnout at his own burial.

8. Carrie Sings the Blues

1980-12-21 · 30m

Mel's mother is singing the blues because her husband of six months has just left her.

9. Henry's Bitter Half

1981-01-04 · 30m

Henry's convinced that his wife of 20 years is suddenly being nice because she's having an affair, so he tells her he's having one too, with Alice.

10. Alice Locks Belle Out

1981-01-11 · 30m

As the new manager of her apartment building, Alice has the unenviable task of locking out a delinquent fellow tenant, Belle.

11. Vera Goes Out On a Limb

1981-01-18 · 30m

Vera goes out on a limb to save a century old tree in front of the diner from being cut down for a road-widening project.

12. The Jerry Reed Fish Story

1981-02-01 · 30m

The waitresses cut up a huge fish they find in the refrigerator, unaware that singer Jerry Reed had left it there until he could have it stuffed.

13. Bye Bye, Birdie

1981-02-08 · 30m

Mel gets into a nose-to-beak yelling match with Vera's new pet parrot.

14. Alice's Son, the Drop-out

1981-02-15 · 30m

Tommy is cutting classes to pursue a singing career and his first job is singing at a juice saloon.

15. Carrie Chickens Out

1981-02-22 · 30m

During a visit, Carrie plans to help out at the diner and cook but a fed up Mel kicks her out and she goes to work for a competitor.

16. Macho, Macho Mel

1981-03-08 · 30m

When, Mel recounts the story of the little old lady who mugged him, the old lady becomes four thugs.

17. The Great Escape

1981-03-15 · 30m

A trucker chooses Mel's Diner as the place to tell her amorous driving partner to hit the road.

18. Alice Strikes Up the Band

1981-03-29 · 30m

Alice thinks she has found her main chance when she lands a gig singing at a big banquet with a 1940's theme and an influential audience of restaurant owners.

19. Who's Kissing the Great Chef of Phoenix?

1981-04-05 · 30m

Mel suddenly takes a romantic interest in Vera, who doesn't realize it's just a ploy to make his girlfriend, Marie, jealous.

20. Baby Makes Five

1981-05-03 · 30m

Vera refuses to give up the baby girl someone left in her pile of wash at the laundromat.