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Sorry, Wrong Lips

Episode number: 1

Overview: Debbie Reynolds plays an actress whose torrid memoirs convince Mel he's the one she remembers as the greatest kisser in her life.

Do You Take . . . ?

Episode number: 2

Overview: Mel tries to outdo an old buddy who shows up boasting a track record of fast living and sporting a blonde on his arm as proof.

The Secret of Mel's Diner

Episode number: 3

Overview: There's gold in them there walls, or so Mel reckons after learning that the eccentric who built his diner left $20,000 stashed in another building.

Alice at the Palace

Episode number: 4

Overview: Joel Grey offers his services gratis as the leading man in a musical revue bankrolled by Mel and featuring Alice. Mel, however, has never heard of Grey and gives the role to his bookie.

Joel Grey Saves the Day

Episode number: 5

Overview: Joel Grey walks out after producer Mel turns a revue about New York into a desert musical with tunes like ""Two Tootsies from Tucson"" and ""Ramona from Arizona.""

Alice's Turkey of a Thanksgiving

Episode number: 6

Overview: Alice's meddlesome mother knocks the stuffing out of her daughter's Thanksgiving dinner.

Carrie on the Rebound

Episode number: 7

Overview: Carrie is slow to come out of a depression after a quickie divorce.

Jolene's Brother Jonas

Episode number: 8

Overview: Jolene's brother pays a surprise visit, but the surprise is on him, he gets an icy reception from his sister.

Alice Sees the Light

Episode number: 9

Overview: Everyone takes with a grain of salt Alice's claim that she saw a UFO.

Vera the Virtuoso

Episode number: 10

Overview: Vera, whose cello playing can reduce a virtuoso to tears, is asked to play in a local string quartet.

Alice Faces the Music

Episode number: 11

Overview: The waitresses pit their musical knowledge against that of three plumbers on a TV quiz show.

Tommy, the Jailbird

Episode number: 12

Overview: Alice fears that freshman Tommy is abusing his new freedom away from home by majoring in extracurricular activities.

Jolene and the Night Watchman

Episode number: 13

Overview: Jolene can't bring herself to bruise the tender feelings of a bruiser who saved her life and now considers her his girl.

Mel's Dream Car

Episode number: 14

Overview: Mel is stripping his gears over his jazzy new Porsche he purchased for a measly $20.

Come Back Little Sharples

Episode number: 15

Overview: Mel has had it up to his keister with the way things are going so he absconds to his apartment for a beer and pizza binge.

Vera, the Torch

Episode number: 16

Overview: Vera wishes her landlady the worst for evicting her pets then feels responsible when the old crank's apartment catches on fire.

The Grass is Always Greener

Episode number: 17

Overview: In role reversals, Mel becomes an employee by accepting an executive position with a catering firm, and the waitresses become owners by buying his diner.

Tommy Fouls Out

Episode number: 18

Overview: Afraid that he's lost the ""right stuff,"" Tommy quits the basketball team.

Vera on the Lam

Episode number: 19

Overview: After Mel decides to have the waitresses bonded, Vera owns up to a criminal past and takes it on the lam.

Mel's Cousin Wendy?

Episode number: 20

Overview: To steal a competitor's secret sauce recipe, Mel persuades his cousin to pose as a woman and apply for a job as a Burger Baby.

Sweet Erasable Mel

Episode number: 21

Overview: Mel's experiment with a computer goes well until Vera enters a transaction and erases every trace of Mel's financial existance.

Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant

Episode number: 22

Overview: Using Tommy's marketing advice, Mel increases his business but also learns he's heading for bankruptcy.

Jolene Lets the Cat Out of the Bag

Episode number: 23

Overview: Jolene's hair is standing on end with a cat burglar prowling her neighborhood.