Season 6

1. Bet a Million, Mel

1981-10-04 · 30m

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

2. Guinness on Tap

1981-10-11 · 30m

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

3. Comrade Mel

1981-10-18 · 30m

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

4. Alice's Halloween Surprise

1981-10-25 · 30m

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

5. Alice's Big Four-Oh!

1981-11-08 · 30m

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

6. Mel's Cousin, Wendell

1981-11-15 · 30m

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

7. Vera's Bouncing Check

1981-11-29 · 30m

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

8. After Mel's Gone

1981-12-06 · 30m

Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.

9. Mel's Christmas Carol

1981-12-20 · 30m

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

10. The Wild One

1981-12-27 · 30m

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

11. Alice Calls the Shots

1982-01-03 · 30m

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

12. Not with My Niece You Don't

1982-01-17 · 30m

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

13. Queen of Soaps

1982-01-31 · 30m

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

14. Sharples vs. Sharples

1982-02-07 · 30m

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

15. Valentine's Day Massacre

1982-02-14 · 30m

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

16. The Best Little Waitress in the World

1982-02-21 · 30m

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.

17. Alice and the Acorns

1982-03-07 · 30m

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

18. Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker

1982-03-14 · 30m

To help Jolene's exhausted good buddy, the girls drive his rig to a mining town, blissfully unaware that they're hauling dynamite.

19. Mel Wins By a Nose

1982-03-21 · 30m

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

20. Give My Regrets to Broadway

1982-04-04 · 30m

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

21. Vera's Reunion Romance

1982-04-11 · 30m

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

22. Monty Falls for Alice

1982-04-18 · 30m

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.

23. Spell Mel's

1982-05-02 · 30m

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

24. My Mother the Landlord

1982-05-16 · 30m

Mel happily envisions a rent-free future when his mother buys his apartment building but surprises him when she announces a $50 rent increase.