Better Never Than Late

Name: Better Never Than Late
Genre: Comedy, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Kids
Released: November 5, 1978
Cast: Linda Lavin, Polly Holliday, Philip McKeon, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland

Alice (1985): Season 3: Episode 7

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CBS | Air Date: November 5, 1978

Starring: Linda Lavin, Polly Holliday, Philip McKeon, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland

Summary: Hoping to draw in a crowd, Mel decides to keep the diner open later on Saturday nights. Alice agrees to pick up the late shift; however, both Mel and Alice are bored to tears due to lack of customers. When Mel decides to take a nap in the storeroom, Alice plans to run the place herself but she soon comes face to face with a pistol waivingHoping to draw in a crowd, Mel decides to keep the diner open later on Saturday nights. Alice agrees to pick up the late shift; however, both Mel and Alice are bored to tears due to lack of customers. When Mel decides to take a nap in the storeroom, Alice plans to run the place herself but she soon comes face to face with a pistol waiving robber who demands all money including the money locked in the safe in the storeroom.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Kids

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Air Date: April 1, 1979
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Air Date: March 25, 1979
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Air Date: March 18, 1979

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 9

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- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: October 14, 1984
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 1983
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 1982
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 4, 1981
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: November 2, 1980
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1979
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 1978
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  S3:E24. Flo Finds Her Father
  Air Date: April 1, 1979
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  S3:E23. My Fair Vera
  Air Date: March 25, 1979
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  S3:E22. If the Shoe Fits
  Air Date: March 18, 1979
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  S3:E21. The Last Stow It (2)
  Air Date: March 11, 1979
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  S3:E20. The Last Stow It (1)
  Air Date: March 11, 1979
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  S3:E19. Alice's Decision
  Air Date: February 25, 1979
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  S3:E18. Vera's Broken Heart
  Air Date: February 18, 1979
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  S3:E17. Mel Grows Up
  Air Date: February 5, 1979
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  S3:E16. Tommy's First Love
  Air Date: January 28, 1979
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  S3:E15. The Fourth Time Around
  Air Date: January 21, 1979
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  S3:E14. Sweet Charity
  Air Date: January 14, 1979
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  S3:E13. What're You Doing New Year's Eve?
  Air Date: December 31, 1978
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  S3:E12. The Principal of the Thing
  Air Date: December 10, 1978
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  S3:E11. A Slight Case of ESP
  Air Date: December 3, 1978
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  S3:E10. The Happy Hoofers
  Air Date: November 26, 1978
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  S3:E9. Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?
  Air Date: November 19, 1978
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  S3:E8. Mel's in a Family Way
  Air Date: November 11, 1978
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  S3:E7. Better Never Than Late
  Air Date: November 5, 1978
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  S3:E6. What Happened to the Class of '78?
  Air Date: October 29, 1978
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  S3:E5. Block Those Kicks
  Air Date: October 22, 1978
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  S3:E4. Vera's Popcorn Romance
  Air Date: October 15, 1978
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  S3:E3. Citizen Mel
  Air Date: October 8, 1978
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  S3:E2. Car Wars
  Air Date: October 1, 1978
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  S3:E1. Take Him, He's Yours
  Air Date: September 24, 1978
Season 2

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  Air Date: October 2, 1977
Season 1

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  Air Date: August 31, 1976