A = Alice Hyatt (duh!), the single mom of a young son who becomes a waitress at Mel's Diner in Phoenix.

Bar - where Flo liked to go on a Saturday night

C = Chili. Mel's is legendary for tasting awful. :lol:

D= diner...like mel's restaurant:)

E = Eat, which is what people tried to do at Mel's Diner. :lol:

Florence Jean Castleberry - the cool waitress

G = Gorman, Vera's last name.

Henry - one of the customers

I = In a mess, which the characters were most of the time. :lol:

Jolene - another waitress at Mels.

K = Kaye Ballard, who guest starred in Season 1.

Linda Lavin aka Alice

M = Mel Sharples, one of the funniest fry cooks ever!! :lol:

No...the word Flo couldn't tell any good-looking man. ;) :lol:

O = Oddballs, which most of Mel's clientele were (and so was Vera). :lol:

Pretty as in Vera's eyes.

Q = Queen of the Trailer Park (aka Flo) :lol:

Ralph - a character on the show

Sick...what the customers get when they eat Mel's cooking :)

T = Trailer park, where Flo lived. :lol:

U - Unloved: How Vera felt when her boyfriend Brian broke up with her.

V = Vera!

Wiggle - Flo's wiggle in her walk (lol!)

X- X-Rated: Flo's dates.

Y = Young, which is what Flo thought she was. :lol:

Z=zesty=Flo

A = Alfred Lutter, who played Tommy in the movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and reprised the role in the series pilot.

B=burnt coffee and chili...boy, that Mel's a great cook!

Close - they were pretty close except when they were fighting. lol!


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D = Dingy chick - what Mel called Vera. :lol:

E=Earl Hicks

Flowers - Alice often wore a flower in her hair

G=grumpy=what Mel is very often

Hanky panky...Flo's hobby.

I = Isabelle, Belle's real name.

Jokes - they liked to play jokes on each other.

K= Kiss my grits!!!! :lol:

L = Lutter, as in Alfred (Tommy in the movie and the TV pilot)

M=Mel

Novak - Vera's last name after she got married.

Open - Mel decided to stay open late to attract more business but got robbed instead.

Peanuts. The amount of money the girls made working for Mel.

Q = Queasy, which is what many people felt after eating Mel's food. :lol:

R=rotten cooking

m Mel

N=nervous (=Vera)

R=rotten cooking
Southern - What Flo was.
(The R's were where we were supposed to be last.)

T - Texas: Flo is from Cowtown, Texas.

Underpaid waitresses

V - Vera Louise Gorman

Wager - Mel was always making wagers on the horse races.

X-tra hot (Mel's chili)

Y = Yuck, for Mel's Chili. :rofl:

Z's (What Mel caught a lot of (eg: the "role reversal" and Christmas trucking episodes.))

A - Arizona: The state where Mel's Diner is supposed to be at.

Belle - The 2nd "3rd" waitress.

C - Cowtown, Texas: Flo's hometown.

D = Diane Ladd

Empty - the robber wanted Alice to empty the cash register.

"Freshhhh, freckled faccce..."

Game - Alice wanted them to play this trust game where you fell backward and someone was supposed to catch you.

H=Hash House (Mel's Diner)

Indian - that Indian claimed Mels Diner was on Sacred ground

Jack Newhouse - Alice's date that turned out to be gay.

Kitchen - Mel spent much of his time in the kitchen cooking.

L - Louise: Vera Louise Gorman's middle name.

Mom - Mel's mom was a funny character

N=Nutty=Vera, sometimes

Out - Mel threw his back out in an episode & his mother took over his cooking duties at the diner.

P - Phoenix, Arizona: where Mel's diner is supposed to be.

Quirky = Vera

Rode - they rode in a semi-truck in one episode.

S - Sassy. As in Flo.

T=Tayback, Vic

Under - Vera hung her clothes under the bed, her bed was really high up.

V=Vera

Wall - Mel had a picture of Farrah on his apartment wall.

X=Xtra awful=Mel's cooking!!!!

Yellow flower in Alice's hair

Z - Zoot suit: Mel wore a zoot suit in one episode

A=Alice

B=Bag it Blondie!

Christmas episodes, there were several of them

Dingy!!

Ears - Vera would cover her ears when she didn't want to hear certain things

Flo

God--Vera thought George Burns was really God

Henry

I=ION, stupid network taking off Alice!

J - Jolene Hunnicut

Kitchen, where Mel made his famous chili!

Lovey Dovey - Mel was all Lovey Dovey with Marie until she made him mad.

Menu, featuring chili.

N - Nausea, heartburn, indigestion: Mel's cooking.

O=Overbearing=Mel, rather often

P - Philip McKeon: played role of Tommy Hyatt

Quirky = Vera, sometimes

Raise - the girls always asked for one but hardly ever got it

S - Sharples, Mel

T - Tommy Hyatt

Up in the air, Vera's bed was

Vera

Western Arizona: Where Mel's Diner is.

X-rated (some of Flo's adventures maybe)

Y - Yelling - Mel did it a lot!

Z - Zingers and insults that Flo had for Mel. :lol:

A=Awful cooking by Mel

B Beath Bera Real Name

C=Crabby=Mel, somewhat often

D - Diner that Mel owned

Eccentric and misery old lady who left a bag w a lot of $$$$$ at the diner.

F - Florence Jean Casselbury (Flo)

G=Grouchy=Mel

H Henry

Indigestion=a risk of eating Mel's cooking lol!

J - Jolene Hunnicut

K - Kitchen, where Mel did his cooking

L Lunch

M=Mel

N - New Jersey, Alice's home state

O=Overbearing=Mel, rather often

P - Phillip McKeon (Tommy Hyatt)

Q=Questionable cooking skills=Mel

R=Ravishing Red Head=Flo

S=Scatter-brained=Vera

T - Tommy Hyatt

U=Ugly disposition=Mel, at times

V=Victoria Carroll=The actress who played Mel's girlfriend Marie

Welching old-bag miser lady who left 25K behind and mooched many meals off of Mel

X=X-Rays=that Tommy requires when Mel is teaching him how to properly ride a dirt bike in the episode Take Him, He's Yours

Y=Yelling=Mel likes to yell A LOT

A - Arizona (where Mel's diner is at.)

B Boss Hogg Guest Stared on Alice

C- Cowtown, Texas- where Flo was from
(and where she would end up in 1980 on her own spin-off series, "Flo")

D - "Dingy" - what Mel often called Vera.

E- Earl, a Diner regular and Flo's sometime boyfriend (played by Dave Madden)

F - Florence Jean Casselbury

J Jolene

F - Florence Jean Casselbury
G - Gorman, Vera Louise

Hash - (I'm sure they serve this).

Interview= How did Linda get the job working for Mel at his diner??

Job - For Alice and the gang

K - Kitchen of Mel's diner.

L- Louise, Vera's middle name
Vera Louise Gorman

M = Mel

N - Nausea, heartburn, indigestion: Mel's cooking.

O- "The Odd Couple", episode from season 1:
Alice takes in Flo as a roommate when her trailer is stolen, but her welcome is worn out quickly when a flurry of guests begin coming in at all hours of the night.

P= Polly Holliday played the part of Flo, Alice's co-waitress making popular the saying, "Mel.. kiss my grits!"

Q- Quit! Something the waitresses did MANY times to Mel over the years.

Recieve= Mel's waitresses often were on the receiving end of his outbursts and tantrums!

S = S-P-A-M (Stomach Pains at Mel's) :lol:

T= Terrific place to eat... NOT!

S - Sharples, Mel

T= tasty... what Mel's food was NOT

Undeniably hot...what Flo was to the truckers and most other male patrons of the diner!

V - Vera Louise Gorman

w=wacky (at times) = Vera

Xmas at Mel's.

Y - Yuck, for Mel's cooking :lol:

Z=Zero tolerance for Mel's crap=Flo

A - Arizona (where Mel's is at.)

B=Bellowing often=Mel

C - Chili: Mel's specialty

D - Diane Ladd (Belle Dupree)

E - Eating at Mel's Diner

F=Flo

G - Gorman, Vera Louise

H=Howland, Beth

I - Icky=Mel's cooking

J=Jerk=Mel, sometimes

K - Kitchen at Mel's diner

Linda Lavin as Alice!

Mortician, Vera's - First Season Episode

N=Nutty=Vera

O = Over-eating at Mel's Diner could make you sick.

P - Pals: Vera, Alice & Flo

Q=Quarrelsome=Mel, sometimes

Rent - Alice pays rent on her apartment

S - Sharples, Mel

Thanksgiving episode where the turkeys are brought in alive.

Undercover Mel - Season 9 episode

V=Vera

Wedding, Vera's - Season 8 Ep

X = SeXy -Mel's girlfriend Marie was sort of sexy.

Hyatt - Alice and Tommy's last name

I=Indigestion=something you're likely to get from Mel's cooking lol

J - Jolene Hunnicut

I think we skipped some letters, I'll start with "A".

A Night To Remember

B - Belle Dupree

C - Cactus' in Pheonix

D - Diner (Mel's)

E - Eating done at Mel's diner.

Flo

G - Gorman, Vera Louise

H = Heartburn - one of Mel's specialties lol

I - Ill feelings after eating Mel's chili.

J = Jolene Hunnicut

K = "Kiss My Grits!":lol:

L = Love Is Sweeping the Counter (episode 8, season 2)

M = Marie, Mel's girlfriend

N = Nausea from Mel's cooking. :lol:

O- Owned (Mel owned his diner).

P = Polly Holiday (Flo)

Q = Quarrelsome = Mel

R = Raunchy: The truck drivers that came to Mel's diner.

S-Sexy , How Flo acted around the men!!

T - Tommy Hyatt

U- Utensils ( forks, spoons , knives in the diner)

V -Vera (the waitress portrayed by Beth Howland)

C = Chili (Mel's specialty at the diner.)

W - Wig--Polly Holliday wore a wig to play Flo.

X - Xrated nighties that Flo would always order.

Yucky - What the waitresses said about Mel's food!

Zesty and spicy chili from Mel's.

A- Aspiring to be a professional singer ,Alice didn't plan to be a diner waitress as a career!

Belle - the waitress who tried to replace Flo

C- Cheeseburger = I'm sure this was a popular menu item at Mel's

D = Dim = Vera, somewhat

E-Eggs, sausage and hash browns - Todays breakfast special!

F = Fry cook Mel Sharple

G-Grits ,Kiss my grits ! What Flo always said to Mel! :D

H= Henry, the phone repairman.

I- Irritable - Mel, lots of times

J = Jolene Hunnycut

K- Kid- Tommy was Alice's kid/Son!

L - Linda Lavin (Alice)

M- Mel!!! Our dear , big, gruff (but sweet) lovable Mel!!!! :) :heart:

N = Novack, Elliot :heart: :heart: :heart:

N = Novack, Elliot :heart: :heart: :heart:

Yes!!!!! ;) :wave:


O- Orders , the waitresses took the diner customer's food Orders!

P = Pickle Springs is where the tornado struck during the "Cabin Fever" episode.

P = Pickle Springs is where the tornado struck during the "Cabin Fever" episode.


And they all got into that big old bathtub!!!! That was funny!!!!! :lol:


Q- Quick , friendly service at Mel's was a plus at the diner being that the food wasn't that great! :D

R = Rodents: Vera's little hampsters that Mel called "RODENTS"! :lol:

S- Soup of the day ! Did they have a different soup they served each day at Mel's ?

S- Soup of the day ! Did they have a different soup they served each day at Mel's ?
I know Mel's vegetable soup tasted like dishwater according to Jolene! :lol:

T = Tayback, Vic (Mel Sharples)

U- Uppity - IMO Belle was a little too uppity to be a waitress at Mel's, where as all the other girls were more down to earth!:)

(Don't get me wrong, I liked Belle, she was OK but the four others Alice, Vera , Flo and Jolene I liked better and I think that they fit better as Mel's waitresses)!;)

U- Uppity - IMO Belle was a little too uppity to be a waitress at Mel's, where as all the other girls were more down to earth!:)

(Don't get me wrong, I liked Belle, she was OK but the four others Alice, Vera , Flo and Jolene I liked better and I think that they fit better as Mel's waitresses)!;)
Definitely agree!!!

V - Volkswagen buggy is the car that Mel sold to Alice, Flo and Vera

W- Welcome - All the customers were made to feel very welcome at Mel's ! They treated the customers like family!:) :heart:

Xmas tree = The diner had a pink Xmas tree (Arizona style) in one of the earlier episodes with Flo!

Y- Yelling!! Mel did a lot of yelling at the waitresses ! But it was just his way, he truly loved them and was a good guy!;) :heart:

Z = Zoo: Vera ran away to the zoo when her "criminal past" caught up with her in the episode about the waitresses getting bonded.

A- Apple pie for dessert after the meal!!

B - Belle DuPree

C- Chili - Mell is very famous for his chili!!

D = Donald O'Connor was a guest star on the show

E = Earl Hicks, basketball coach and regular at Mel's diner!

F- Fat - The running joke about Mel's weight ! He wasn't fat really, just had a big belly, but I thought he looked fine for a middle aged man!

F- Fat - The running joke about Mel's weight ! He wasn't fat really, just had a big belly, but I thought he looked fine for a middle aged man!
So fine! I wouldn't mind spending a romantic weekend with that great, big hunk of man! :heart: :love:

G = Gorman, Vera's last name.

H = Henry Beasmyer the telephone guy and a regular at Mel's.

I = Irritable = Mel very often

J - Jingle bells when Mel drove the girls up to Colorado at Christmas.