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Bet a Million, Mel

Episode number: 1

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

Guinness on Tap

Episode number: 2

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

Comrade Mel

Episode number: 3

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

Alice's Halloween Surprise

Episode number: 4

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

Alice's Big Four-Oh!

Episode number: 5

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

Mel's Cousin, Wendell

Episode number: 6

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

Vera's Bouncing Check

Episode number: 7

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

After Mel's Gone

Episode number: 8

Overview: Mel becomes despondent when he realizes he has no heirs.

Mel's Christmas Carol

Episode number: 9

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

The Wild One

Episode number: 10

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

Alice Calls the Shots

Episode number: 11

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

Not with My Niece You Don't

Episode number: 12

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

Queen of Soaps

Episode number: 13

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

Sharples vs. Sharples

Episode number: 14

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

Valentine's Day Massacre

Episode number: 15

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

The Best Little Waitress in the World

Episode number: 16

Overview: 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.

Alice and the Acorns

Episode number: 17

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

Jolene Hunnicutt, Dynamite Trucker

Episode number: 18

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

Mel Wins By a Nose

Episode number: 19

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

Give My Regrets to Broadway

Episode number: 20

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

Vera's Reunion Romance

Episode number: 21

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

Monty Falls for Alice

Episode number: 22

Overview: 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.

Spell Mel's

Episode number: 23

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

My Mother the Landlord

Episode number: 24

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